S01.E03: The Architect Of Social Well-Being

[AnimeMania]

Isolated, Xavier seeks answers on his own and cautiously turns to Dr. Gabriela Torabi. Meanwhile, Billy and Jane feel the pressure from Robinson's investigation.

Premiere Date: January 28, 2025   Hulu     

[Snazzy Daisy]

We have Cal’s dad with dementia and Xavier’s dad with Parkinson. Sinatra’s son is dead. Any more critical illnesses in store to pull our heartstrings? Manipulative storytelling. 

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“I have a message from the president. He said if something should happen to him, I should find you. He said Billy Pace is dangerous.”

Yeah, Billy is sus and he should be included in the list of prime suspects from the beginning. Agent Robinson is so incompetent. But it’s too early for him to be the killer. And he doesn’t seem bright enough to be a mastermind.

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“Xavier, you are here because I chose you. Everyone’s here because I chose them.”

Gabriela Torabi is an architect of social well-being because she’s the gatekeeper. Her manipulative streak is a major red flag. 🚩 

I wonder if Gabriela had something to do with Teri couldn’t make it to the plane to Paradise? She says Xavier is her wild card. Xavier being in a vulnerable state (after losing his wife) makes him easy to be exploited. Just a theory.

 

Edited Tuesday at 11:17 PM by Snazzy Daisy

[TiffanyNichelle]

I guess I should have watched this episode first before posting in the second episode thread. I wondered who picked the people and it turns out it was just Sinatra's therapist. The fact that it was just down to 1 person is kind of crazy.

The story that Billy and Jane were turning off the security footage so they could play with the President's stuff was too silly for them to be believed. They were definitely doing something else.

[HelloooKitty]

So there are some GREAT actors in this and I’m enjoying it but I definitely have to use some suspension of disbelief. If I think about logistics questions things start to fall apart so I just try not to. 

[nilyank]

On 1/29/2025 at 1:48 AM, TiffanyNichelle said:

The story that Billy and Jane were turning off the security footage so they could play with the President's stuff was too silly for them to be believed. They were definitely doing something else.

Yeah I thought it was sex as they were kissing earlier.

[bilgistic]

16 hours ago, HelloooKitty said:

So there are some GREAT actors in this and I’m enjoying it but I definitely have to use some suspension of disbelief. If I think about logistics questions things start to fall apart so I just try not to. 

I can't stop thinking about how the town "works", and it does my head in. There were plastic containers in the grocery store. Do they take them back and refill them? Do they grow cotton to harvest and weave to make more clothes? They established that dairy is plant based when they said the cheese on the cheese fries is nut cheese, but how do they get water for processing nuts into "dairy"? Do they have a power plant and water processing plant?

Are the blue-collar workers paid living wages? Do they even use money in the town? Why do they want more babies to be born when there has to be finite resources? I CAN'T STOP THINKING!

Edited 10 hours ago by bilgistic

[SeanBug]

I've decided not to think about the logistics of the town too much. 

I'm assuming we're going to find out what Sinatra's role in the gov't is, and how she got so much power, and what her actual position is. Is this a riff on Musk? 

How does she get to boss everyone around like this? 

Marsden is doing a great job playing Cal as kind of a dick, but a charming one nonetheless. 

And Sterling K Brown is great.  I can't believe they're exposing the other agent as a bad guy so quickly. Is it a misdirect?