Synopsis: Manousos begins a dangerous trek to meet Carol. Returning home from Las Vegas, Carol gets creative with her rebellion.
Directed by: Adam Bernstein
Written by: Jenn Carroll
evlogiy @lemmy.zip - 14hr
Nothing on this planet is truly yours. You cannot give me anything because all that you have was stolen.
9
Ada - 14hr
I haven't watched it yet, but at the end of the last episode, when he jumped in the car planning to drive to North America, I wondered how they're going to deal with the Darien Gap. I'm guessing from the title, it's going to be a pretty important part of the journey!
5
Stern - 12hr
I'd imagine that without the human element it probably gets a lot easier, though he could just use a boat and circumvent it entirely.
3
Pluribus @lemmy.zip - 14hr
Ok, creators of this show really like to torture us: THE SAME PLURBIN VOICEMAIL THREE TIMES IN A ROW!
I don't find obvious product placement to be an issue there, it adds realism. It's the same case as in Like a Dragon video game series.
Manousos has amazing mental fortitude, but he's still just a human and not truly independent. Maybe his rescue will make him change his mind a bit. He may sway Carol to return to her rebellious streak, as she has currently given up.
4
MimicJar @lemmy.world - 6hr
The voicemail is all Carol has. The rest of the world won't listen to Carol, but the voicemail and in turn the hive will.
It also shows that Carol has infinite time. She doesn't need or want to speed up the voicemail.
2
evlogiy @lemmy.zip - 14hr
That song playing during Manousos’s journey is “Esperanza” by Hermanos Gutiérrez
I've seen elsewhere people say that the hive manipulated Carol, but did they?
The hive was nothing but helpful, Carol attacked one of them, nearly killed one of them, and they backed off, but still helped her. Carol did something wrong, Carol showed remorse, the hive came back.
Both Carol and Manousos want the hive to be "evil", but they're not. Diabaté doesn't view them as evil and he's enjoying life... but as we saw last episode with the fake storyline and the sandwich something isn't quite right either. They're not evil... But they're not human either. The world isn't at peace, the world no longer exists.
3
Pluribus @lemmy.zip - 5hr
I agree, hive can manipulate people by omiting truth, but it wasn't a case this time.
3
teft - 9hr
Sure would be nice to have an episode with some action or story.
These super long no talking cuts are really annoying. I found myself fast forwarding through most of this episode.
2
MimicJar @lemmy.world - 6hr
I understand where this viewpoint is coming from, but this episode had both action and story. We saw just how defiant Manousos is, willing to torch his car in defiance. We saw how determined he was during his hike, repeating his mantra that he'll deliver to Carol. We saw him fail, fall into the tree, try and recover, and fail some more. For Carol we saw her grow truly alone to the point of suicide.
The slow scenes are slow so that you really feel them.
Pluribus in pluribus @lemmy.zip
Pluribus - 1x07 "The Gap" - Episode Discussion
Season 1 Episode 7: The Gap
Air Date: December 12, 2025
Synopsis: Manousos begins a dangerous trek to meet Carol. Returning home from Las Vegas, Carol gets creative with her rebellion.
Directed by: Adam Bernstein
Written by: Jenn Carroll
Nothing on this planet is truly yours. You cannot give me anything because all that you have was stolen.
I haven't watched it yet, but at the end of the last episode, when he jumped in the car planning to drive to North America, I wondered how they're going to deal with the Darien Gap. I'm guessing from the title, it's going to be a pretty important part of the journey!
I'd imagine that without the human element it probably gets a lot easier, though he could just use a boat and circumvent it entirely.
Ok, creators of this show really like to torture us: THE SAME PLURBIN VOICEMAIL THREE TIMES IN A ROW!
I don't find obvious product placement to be an issue there, it adds realism. It's the same case as in Like a Dragon video game series.
Manousos has amazing mental fortitude, but he's still just a human and not truly independent. Maybe his rescue will make him change his mind a bit. He may sway Carol to return to her rebellious streak, as she has currently given up.
The voicemail is all Carol has. The rest of the world won't listen to Carol, but the voicemail and in turn the hive will.
It also shows that Carol has infinite time. She doesn't need or want to speed up the voicemail.
That song playing during Manousos’s journey is “Esperanza” by Hermanos Gutiérrez
https://youtu.be/DrIQLiB3HPI
https://lemmy.zip/pictrs/image/e76359e1-6be4-4b8b-8c77-726c40dee503.webp
I've seen elsewhere people say that the hive manipulated Carol, but did they?
The hive was nothing but helpful, Carol attacked one of them, nearly killed one of them, and they backed off, but still helped her. Carol did something wrong, Carol showed remorse, the hive came back.
Both Carol and Manousos want the hive to be "evil", but they're not. Diabaté doesn't view them as evil and he's enjoying life... but as we saw last episode with the fake storyline and the sandwich something isn't quite right either. They're not evil... But they're not human either. The world isn't at peace, the world no longer exists.
I agree, hive can manipulate people by omiting truth, but it wasn't a case this time.
Sure would be nice to have an episode with some action or story.
These super long no talking cuts are really annoying. I found myself fast forwarding through most of this episode.
I understand where this viewpoint is coming from, but this episode had both action and story. We saw just how defiant Manousos is, willing to torch his car in defiance. We saw how determined he was during his hike, repeating his mantra that he'll deliver to Carol. We saw him fail, fall into the tree, try and recover, and fail some more. For Carol we saw her grow truly alone to the point of suicide.
The slow scenes are slow so that you really feel them.