marinw

I hadn't even thought about that! LOL.

Yes, but someone has to go out to clean.

I think the fact that Paradise is so extravagant with the big houses and cars is the point. They COULD have included more people if they went with apartment buildings and fewer cars, but that's not what they wanted. We get the impression that three years in the place is a little underpopulated, so everyone has what they want (except for Wii consoles) at least for now. We need to jump ahead a few years. My prediction for next season: It will take X years to find Teri, when they return they will notice things are different. Jeremy will take over from Harry (peacefully or not). Presley will be the First Lady, but she won't call herself that. As for what makes the community "Work" there is going to have be be zero toleration for refusing vaccines. Both for the known things like measles and covid, and also for any new things that are going to occur in a closed system. Also, if you bring new people in, the kids will have no immunity. One of the many reasons the ban on pets is stupid, among the mental health benefits of pets they also help children develop an immune system.

It seems a little convenient that Trent had to impersonate a librarian (a job that requires education, but can maybe be faked) instead of a surgeon or something like that. And that the original librarian wife wasn’t something similar. I could see him impersonating a mechanic or construction worker who maintains the McMansions.

That’s a great explanation. I’ve also handwaved X just taking off in the plane, I think he did a pre-flight check offscreen. What I can’t explain is how the fuel hasn’t gone bad. Unless there is a little refinery somewhere?

Who is the second person? Someone new?

It seemed weird that a community of 25,000 would need that many security people. Even if everyone was carefully selected, Sinatra has serious trust issues. Are the agents supposed to protect Paradise from the Outside, or just the President and Sinatra from those inside?

Another reason why Morgan Freeman is the best fictional President Ever: In Deep Impact, he selected the engineers and scientists, but also artists and writers. He also randomly chose a bunch of people based on Social Security Numbers to keep things balanced. In the case of Paradise, it looks like the spouses and children of those selected for their skills are the random elements.

X isn't wearing glasses, so either he has a lifetime supply of contact lenses, has had corrective eye surgery, or his vision is not that poor, just not good enough to be a commercial pilot.

You are going to have to treat your SEALS very well or they will take over.

Yet he could become a secret service agent?

I was wondering about the Worker's Coverall in the glass case at the Library, that must have been something Trent added.

Aren't there already a bunch of doomsday bunkers in the US already? The other billionaires would use those.

I'm very biased here, but bicycles are the ideal vehicle for this situation. An analog or even electric an bike can outlast a car. For those who can't or don't want to walk or bike you can have electric golf carts. In terms of the class structure, Sinatra was being served by a maid!! I wonder how she got on the approved list. Or if Sinatra snuck her in because god forbid Sinatra would have to make her own coffee. Coffee! Hope they can grow some. I can live without alcohol, but coffee is non-negotiable.

X did shoot two other agents. I think non-fatally, like in the shoulder or something? He didn't face any consequences. X is a good, even heroic person, I don't want him to have moral injury of killing two guys who were just following orders.