Spoiler: show
-The way the opening misleads you into thinking that Marsden's character is human is pretty masterful. The writer on either AVClub or Vulture pointed out that it's basically a masterful way to introduce the idea that we will be siding with the robots instead of the guests, unlike the movie -- we empathize with Marsden because he's more "real"-seeming than Evan Rachel Wood's character, before we get the rug yanked out from under us by Ed Harris.
-Also, Ed Harris is TERRIFYING in this.
-That said, we should have known James Marsden was a robot. The real James Marsden never actually gets the girl.
-God, the scenery is gorgeous. Whatever budget they're spending on landscapes is well-spent.
-Evan Rachel Wood's acting is amazing. She's both likeable/engaging and completely unnerving when she shows off her robotic side. It seems like she's set to lead whatever catastrophe is about to come (notice the symbolism of her pointing out the Judas steer) and I'm all set to enjoy her performance for it.
-That said, the guy playing her father was the MVP for the episode. His monologue of scattershot Shakespeare quotes was completely fascinating and eerie, and easily the best scene of the pilot. ("I will have such revenges on you both / That all the world shall—I will do such things— / What they are yet I know not, but they shall be /The terrors of the earth")
-Character I want to know more about: Rodrigo Santoro's bandit character. He looks like he's going to be fun.
-Apparently there's a lot of fighting about this online, but for what it's worth, I like the saloon piano covers of 'Black Hole Sun' and 'Paint It Black'.
-The one sour note I'd throw in -- the female scientist randomly kissing a host for no reason.
-Something people online are fiercely debating that I didn't even think about: are any of the employees actually robots in disguise?
-Also, Ed Harris is TERRIFYING in this.
-That said, we should have known James Marsden was a robot. The real James Marsden never actually gets the girl.
-God, the scenery is gorgeous. Whatever budget they're spending on landscapes is well-spent.
-Evan Rachel Wood's acting is amazing. She's both likeable/engaging and completely unnerving when she shows off her robotic side. It seems like she's set to lead whatever catastrophe is about to come (notice the symbolism of her pointing out the Judas steer) and I'm all set to enjoy her performance for it.
-That said, the guy playing her father was the MVP for the episode. His monologue of scattershot Shakespeare quotes was completely fascinating and eerie, and easily the best scene of the pilot. ("I will have such revenges on you both / That all the world shall—I will do such things— / What they are yet I know not, but they shall be /The terrors of the earth")
-Character I want to know more about: Rodrigo Santoro's bandit character. He looks like he's going to be fun.
-Apparently there's a lot of fighting about this online, but for what it's worth, I like the saloon piano covers of 'Black Hole Sun' and 'Paint It Black'.
-The one sour note I'd throw in -- the female scientist randomly kissing a host for no reason.
-Something people online are fiercely debating that I didn't even think about: are any of the employees actually robots in disguise?