The fact that the Battle of New York seems to have been the unofficial signal for mad scientists and evil corporations to just go wild with human experimentation is an interesting concept that needs to be played with some more, too.
Fear reaction. They're faced with beings who can swat them like bugs and it terrifies them. So what do the unscrupulous-and-terrified do? Create weapons to even the playing field.
I'm really liking the psychological implications of this show. Mike's speech at the end, about how tough it was already for people like him, and then gods turn up, that kind of put it in a nutshell.
I'm also a sucker for the extraordinary and the ordinary meeting the conflict that results - see all the Common People Project stuff I did - so this show is very much up my alley.
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Date: 2013-09-27 11:05 pm (UTC)Fear reaction. They're faced with beings who can swat them like bugs and it terrifies them. So what do the unscrupulous-and-terrified do? Create weapons to even the playing field.
I'm really liking the psychological implications of this show. Mike's speech at the end, about how tough it was already for people like him, and then gods turn up, that kind of put it in a nutshell.
I'm also a sucker for the extraordinary and the ordinary meeting the conflict that results - see all the Common People Project stuff I did - so this show is very much up my alley.