Our soldier Travante Cole( Shamier Anderson) is utterly alone now. The smaller group will allow for more backstory for each of them and give time to explore how and why Casper is affected by the alien signal. Now that the children have splintered into the chocolate lovers and the hikers, their narrative should crystalize further. Jamila(India Brown), who is Casper’s crush, is the glue that holds the group together even as it falls apart. Equally fun to watch is Monty(Paddy Holland), who has found himself in the uncomfortable position of losing control of his fiefdom.Īs with most bullies, he has a backstory that we are only just learning about. He conveys the danger these children are in without having to say much. There is something so heartbreakingly vulnerable about Casper(Billy Barratt). As the hierarchy broke down, it became even more compelling. The English schoolchildren have easily always been the most watchable even from the slow beginning. Courtesy of Apple TV Plus Billy Barratt at Casper and Paddy Holland as Monty Since both Luke and Casper have shown some unusual symptoms, it will be interesting to see how their abilities play out. Casper appears to have epilepsy, and I will be curious to see if the differences in his brain chemistry and makeup make him more susceptible. Both of the boys have been affected by the alien signal. The only thing we know for sure is Luke can hear the aliens, and it appears that Casper can as well. A Chekhov’s gun that hinted at important things without revealing any details yet, the artifact is fascinating. We still don’t know how he got it, where he found it, or how long he has had it, but we now have confirmation it is important. Why did Luke’s piece of alien artifact kill the giant black spider alien? It also laid an intriguing question on the table. Her poor decision led to many deaths and finally gave Aneesha the push she needed to break free of her disappointment, shock, and hurt. Sometimes people panic and react badly to crises. This scene works so well because as bone-crunchingly, oozing, seemingly unstoppable as the aliens appear, the homeowner’s wife is just as deadly.Īll of the exposition and methodical world-building allowed this scene to resonate because although her response is abhorrent, it is understandable. Unfortunately, Aneesha had the bad luck of returning just in time to greet them. The homeowners and Ahmed with the children hid in the attic when the aliens broke in. That finally changed when Aneesha returned to the house to find it was under attack by the creatures from outer space. For five episodes, we only got the smallest glimpses of what might have dropped from the sky. The horrifying final act of the episode was spectacular. In Invasion Episode 6, she stopped being a victim and started being a hero, and she became immensely more interesting. All of that changes when she chooses to embrace her agency. After finding out what her husband really is, she still seems stuck in a loveless marriage, a thankless job, and in a dynamic that isn’t working for anyone. For a while, he turns Aneesha into the shrill archetype of a helicopter mom intent on controlling her world by an iron will and organics alone. Ahmed is so irritatingly awful he makes those around him hideous. Her story, while the most relatable, was also the hardest to watch until Episode 6. Not only did we get extended views of the massive spiderlike creatures, but we got up close and personal with one, and it was a game-changer.Īneesha, played brilliantly by Golshifteh Farahani, is a married mother of two who found out in the worst possible way at the worst possible time that her husband is cheating. The slow-burn approach that required viewers to suspend their need for alien glimpses paid off in a big way in Invasion Episode 6. This has led to some less patient viewers annoyance. The thoughtful series is character-driven and alien lite. Somewhere around Invasion Episode 3, I began to really care about the four central storylines. Without beats of intensity, it is just one big drama-laden hour of irritating people. Science fiction doesn’t have to be space monsters and lightsabers, but there needs to be enough action to make me care about the emotionality of the character’s plight. There were nuggets there that kept me coming back, but there was too much talking and not enough action for the most part. I will be the first to admit the first several episodes were a little tedious. For those of us who have stuck around for Apple TV Plus’s Invasion, the road has been long.
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