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- Channel 4
- May 17, 2018
- Channel 4
- May 17, 2018
Summary The sci-fi show based on the Swedish series "Real Humans" is focused on a universe where the latest gadget to have is a Synth, an android robot. Joe Hawkins (Tom Goodman-Hill) buys a Synth named Anita (Gemma Chan), hoping it will help his relationship with his wife Laura (Katherine Parkinson), who is skeptical.
- Channel 4
- May 17, 2018
- Channel 4
- May 17, 2018
Humans
Season 3
Season Premiere: May 17, 2018
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7.0
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Summary The sci-fi show based on the Swedish series "Real Humans" is focused on a universe where the latest gadget to have is a Synth, an android robot. Joe Hawkins (Tom Goodman-Hill) buys a Synth named Anita (Gemma Chan), hoping it will help his relationship with his wife Laura (Katherine Parkinson), who is skeptical.
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Based on 17 User Ratings
7.0
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 17 User Ratings
7.0
71% Positive
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
12% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
18% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
Humans is a well written interesting story. It was easy to engage in this tale of struggle and adaptation. Characters are complex with fascinating story arcs acted very well by all of the actors. Some of the story arcs at the end of season three have left room to continue to a season four and I hope to see that
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SEASON 3
(Note: There are no spoilers for this season, but I will be mentioning the basic setup if you still want to be surprised for the end of season 2).
Liked this season more than 2 and less than 1.
This is what season 2 should have been, which suffered from muddled antagonists. All the Synths (robots) have finally obtained consciousness. Of course, this leads to resistance and persecution from the human population. I kind of appreciate how dark this goes. The show really delves into the conflict, and the little guys just trying to be decent above it all.
The cast remains good. I particularly liked Laura's evolution having now become a lawyer representing Synth rights despite the backlash. Actress Katherine Parkinson (also from the IT Crowd) does a wonderfully determined performance. Plus, this season managed to elevate two of the less interesting characters. Laura's husband Joe, who was a bit **** last season, has a really emotional arch. And Max, who was always the positive/partially naive Synth, is now the leader of a faction of his kind and is forced to make the hard choices.
The reason I don't like this as much as the first season is because I thought that it was better plotted. The first couple of seasons allowed the audience time to breathe and see the characters live their lives. Here everything is focused on the conflict and the creators seem more interested in looking at the extremes than the middle ground.
Also, some of the characters aren't served that well. Niska has a rather drawn out subplot that isolates her from the rest of the cast. Joe and Laura's son Theo barely gets any screen time. It probably doesn't help that his entire plot last season was his relationship with a character played by a pre-Black Panther Letitia Wright, and I think we all know she doesn't need to be back in a minor TV role.
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SEASON 3
I'm on the fence about the first episode of Season 3. Some scenes were great, others put me to sleep. It's definitely taken a dark turn, which I respect as a choice. My problem is with how we got here. The Synths really brought this on themselves by waking up all the synchs in order to save Mia's "life." It's hard for me to sympathize with our main characters at this point because they caused a worldwide catastrophe rather than lose one of their own. While I like the take on current events I have a hard time believing that all they synths wouldn't have been turned off at this point since they have been the cause of so many fatalities. This is different from say WestWorld or Jurassic Park, where the number of deaths is a lot smaller and for a time the repercussions can be put off by controlling the information. I'm willing to give it another episode, but I'm really concerned that the series has jumped the shark at this point.
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SEASON 3
First off, great acting, just as in the seasons before. The writing is another story. The pacing of the character arcs is hasty, inconsistent. But that's not a major issue. The major issue is that the last three episodes were given to the intern to write over night. It's awful story writing. Completely unfaithful to the characters we've been shown before. Irrational decision making, without telling us the reasoning. And everything else is completely predictable. It's like they realized this and irrational arbitrary choices were their attempt at subversion. Really disappointing. Reminds me of Westworld.
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