S03.E05: The Light of Day

[AnimeMania]

Victor must face a painful reminder of his past while Julie looks for ways to cope with her trauma. Boyd struggles to keep the town safe as the residents begin to question his judgement. Tabitha tries to adjust to her new surroundings.

Premiere Date: October 20, 2024        MGM+     9pm

[babyrambo]

The CGI on Dale and the wall made my skin crawl.

But I’m not sure why I even expected anything of use to come out of Tabitha’s return or that meeting because of course it amounted to nothing. Right now, Julie’s comment to Elgin about there being no point to what they’re going through and everything happening just to mess with them is a perfect summation of the show. So much happens yet everyone pretty much ends up in the same place and there’s little relevant change. 

[tired and hungry]

It always ends up like this.. Everyone turns on Boyd that he's not doing anything to help them get home but everytime he comes up with some plan they say he's crazy and dismiss him or someone ends up doing something stupid and dying and then they are all like "Please help us Boyd". 

I feel like those things purposely left Randall alive. They didn't seem to rip his chest or limbs so don't know what their plan is with him..

I'm glad Fatima actually started speaking out about the baby. Just what frustates me about everyone, you're all stuck there in a small town, the least you can do is communicate and talk to each other. I get that you're scared and don't want to freak anyone out but geez..

[ShellsandCheese]

This show is falling into the same trap that befalls shows like it. Lack of forward momentum to extend its run. 
 

it has now been 2.5 seasons and the residents/captives are no closer to figuring out anything than they were episode one. Not to mention that we are supposed to believe that some of these people have been there for years even decades. 
 

There needs to be some forward momentum, some “victory”, no matter how small, for our wayward town residents. It’s starting to get stale and repetitive. The monsters are evolving it seems but the people are not. 

[Chardee MacDennis]

I completely agree with the argument that some forward progress needs to be made. All that’s happening so far is they’ve piled on more and more questions without resolving any one thing. 
I REALLY hope this doesn’t go the way of Lost and end up being completely horrible at the end. 
That all being said, I did get teary when Victor finally saw his dad. He’s such a sad, tragic character. 

[tired and hungry]

10 hours ago, ShellsandCheese said:

There needs to be some forward momentum, some “victory”, no matter how small, for our wayward town residents. It’s starting to get stale and repetitive. The monsters are evolving it seems but the people are not. 

Agreed. There maybe some hope for answers this season. The last two episodes in S3 are titled- Revelations: Chapter One and Revelations: Chapter Two. So fingers crossed I guess...

[PurpleTentacle]

Guess if you are going through a far away tree you better be a main character.

Or the numbers on the tree influenced the destination and they messed it up by taking them down.

[PurpleTentacle]

On 10/21/2024 at 5:21 AM, ShellsandCheese said:

This show is falling into the same trap that befalls shows like it. Lack of forward momentum to extend its run. 
 

it has now been 2.5 seasons and the residents/captives are no closer to figuring out anything than they were episode one. Not to mention that we are supposed to believe that some of these people have been there for years even decades. 

That's why I only watch once the entire season is done now. Throughout the season at least a little bit happens. It's slightly less frustrating than watching them tread the same ground week by week.

[kn51]

Ah this show has been ticking me off.

I think I had every character except for Victor at this point.  And his dad seems ok.

 

[Anela]

On 10/20/2024 at 12:52 PM, tired and hungry said:

It always ends up like this.. Everyone turns on Boyd that he's not doing anything to help them get home but everytime he comes up with some plan they say he's crazy and dismiss him or someone ends up doing something stupid and dying and then they are all like "Please help us Boyd". 

I feel like those things purposely left Randall alive. They didn't seem to rip his chest or limbs so don't know what their plan is with him..

I'm glad Fatima actually started speaking out about the baby. Just what frustates me about everyone, you're all stuck there in a small town, the least you can do is communicate and talk to each other. I get that you're scared and don't want to freak anyone out but geez..

I think they left Randall alive, so that he would tell everyone that Boyd sacrificed him. Of course that happened, after Randall finally started to be a team player, and to trust someone.  And this is another way those monsters can turn people against Boyd. 

Edited November 29, 2024 by Anela