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Like humanity, our final moments have arrived for the Childhood’s End Event Podcast with Night 3: The Children. This time around we try to figure out how Karellen really feels about Stormgren and why he meets his fate in the manner in which he does. That Ellie sure is a saint, and we also were impressed by Jennifer in this episode!
The Children
If the children have left, does that justify the actions of the mayor-of-sorts of New Athens? Rachel’s sacrifice was heartfelt, and Milo’s single-mindedness made us wonder if his ego got the better of him. The Overlords stole the show in this final night, and Charles Dance as Karellen gets MVP for the miniseries.
Our opinions of this episode evolved once again during the discussion. How did you feel about this somewhat depressing ending to the miniseries? Oh, and yes, we know this podcast released earlier than we originally indicated. Some audience members encouraged us to do so – thanks for that feedback!
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Hi guys,
sorry for being late, but plain and simply, the ending just ruined the whole thing for me. It’s like Lost. The ending is that bad, that I probably never will have the wish to rewatch this. And it’s not just the fact, that the ending is very depressing. No, the problem is, that all the explanations given in the end just feel like far-fetched nonsense, even for Sci-Fi. What a crap to introduce that “Overmind”, who just needs to suck up the magically “enhanced” children, and worse, also needs a blown-up planet to succeed finally. I could go on, but it’s already a lost cause, so I just drop it …
Seriously, last year’s Syfy mini series Ascension was way better and would have deserved a continuation instead of this wast of time Childhood’s End …
Sorry for sounding that harsh, and I’m glad that you could enjoy it more, but in this case I can’t help …