's most recent fall is the return of the second season of "Black Robe Pickets".
However, this time Amazon has changed the traditional release of the season, but chose the " first three episodes first, and the next five episodes to broadcast weekly". Although
really wants to go straight to the finale in one day, it is still very cool to finish the first three episodes in one go!
The second season of "Black Robe Pickets" can be said to be a comprehensive upgrade of the first season. The scores of the new season of
also fully prove this:
Douban score increased from 8.6 in the first season to 9.0 in the second season;
Rotten Tomatoes ratings from 84% to 97%;
has always been harsh MTC score It has also risen from 76 to 80:
and this score is also the highest score so far in the fall of American TV series.
turned out to be the first season of "Black Robe Pickets" last year, which was a big surprise for fans of American dramas.
In a market saturated with superhero themes, creators are trying to dig out new story angles and plot space on this theme. As a result, more and more anti-superhero works have emerged.
However, most of the so-called anti-superheroes are more of a rebellion in personal settings, and the core of their story is still the old routine of superheroes. The emergence of
"Black Robe Pickets" completed a complete rebellion against the superhero type, and also pushed those mythical characters off the altar. The
series constructs a superhero group "The Seven" similar to "Justice League". Compared with Marvel and DC, the idealistic setting of "the greater the ability and the greater the responsibility" given to superheroes by Marvel and DC , The members of this team in the play fully demonstrated the alienation and distortion of human nature brought about by superpowers.
In fact, most of the superheroes on the team are perverts wearing tight uniforms.
Peeping, drug abuse, misogyny... The most perverted, and the most capable leader in the team, the "Homelander" (Homelander), he regards civilians as ants, and he is a god who can manipulate others at will.
However, the most terrifying thing is not the abuse of privileges by superheroes, but the connivance, protection and whitewashing of these privileges by the super company "Vought" behind the superheroes.
"Water" is a company similar to Marvel and DC, and superheroes are actually wage earners who work for the Water Group. In addition to solving problems for American citizens on a daily basis, they also participate in filming movies and TV series and attend various promotional activities.
company managers turned a blind eye to all kinds of corruption within superheroes, allowing gender and racial discrimination to spread and worsen. They are more concerned about how to use this group of mascots to obtain more money and power.
In the age of entertainment to death, the ideals and beliefs represented by superheroes are Water's precision marketing and brainwashing for the public, and people's worship and love for superheroes has also become the company's dense revenue report. The so-called popular culture is just an endless consumption trap under the commodity economy. The story of the first season of
began with an accident. Huey (played by Jack Quaid)’s girlfriend was accidentally hit and killed by a “locomotive” resembling a copy of Fast Silver/Flash in the group of seven, and the Water Company exerted its power The crisis public relations, want to use money to settle the scandal. The death of his girlfriend
allowed Huey to discover the true face of the Walter Company and superheroes. He joined a secret organization dedicated to destroying superheroes, the "Black Picket Team", and explained that the butcher, breast milk, and Frankie were in Civilian comrades within.
The four of them and the superpower Kimiko (Kimiko) who later joined the team tried to uncover the dirty secret of the Water Group to the world: the
superhero is not born, but a biological weapon made by man.
is an American drama produced by the gangsters, although "Black Robe Pickets" has a serious and reflective characterThe title, but obviously not as deep as "Watchmen", but more entertaining. The
drama is full of ironic black humor, and the "bad boy gang"'s usual evil taste-cult full of yellow dirt. In the second season of
, the creator's love for plasma is more than that of the first season, and the game is even more free. The beginning of the
series is a fancy torture scene. There are many plots that make headshots if they don’t agree with each other, even animals: the whale in the third episode of
was perforated by the speedboat driven by the butcher. The members of the "Black Robe" have turned into Pinocchio to swim inside the whale, completing a baptism of blood and flesh.
In terms of plot, the second season took over the ending of the first season, and the black picket team is still committed to overthrowing the superheroes and the Walter group behind them. The story of the first three episodes of
can basically be summarized in one word: abuse.
series producer Eric Klapko also mentioned that the starting point of the second season's story is to put each character in their own worst dilemma.
Really, everyone is miserable.
Huey and the other team members are wanted in the United States. Everyone is bored with this protracted war and hopes to end their life of escape without seeing the sky as soon as possible.
The butcher who had been looking for his wife in the last season was happy to wear a green hat at the finale:
not only found that his wife was not dead, but also found that his wife and his old enemy had a son in the motherland.
This season, the butcher continues to embark on the sad journey of finding his wife. Not only does he look for it alone, but he also pulls up the black robe and the whole team to look for with him.
superheroes have a hard time.
was expelled from the group of seven and his career plummeted and joined the superhero cult organization, fighting with heaven and man every day, trying to overcome the low self-esteem caused by physical defects.
The first brother of the seven-member group also encountered new troubles. The arrival of new members of the team seriously threatened his status in the team and in front of the public.
This is absolutely intolerable to him who longs to be admired by everyone.
A superhero civil war seems to be brewing.
Eric Klapko said that the story of "Black Robe Pickets" started with this core concept:
If there are real superheroes in our current real world, then what kind of picture will this look like? The
series blends fantasy characters with realism, making the audience realize how absurd the public’s indulge in and devotion to the popular culture of superheroes is.
What people put into enthusiasm and admiration is just a fictitious image created by shrewdness.
The public unconsciously over-believe in the absolute beauty of the heroes being shaped, and ignore the dark truth behind them.
even the superhero itself is based on a huge lie-
they are artificially created tools of interest.
"Black Robe Pickets" used sharp and ironic strokes to tear open the dangerous sugar coat of this vain national carnival. In the first season of
, the series made no secret of its ambitions. The story involved reflections on popular culture, the me too movement, privilege, religion, and the hypocrisy of the mass media. Superheroes face the same social environment. They are the perpetrators and victims of various phenomena. In the second season of
, the firepower of the drama turned to focus on racism and white supremacy.
It is worth mentioning that "Black Pickets" does not follow the style of mainstream Hollywood film and television works in cutting into hot topics, carefully avoiding minefields and singing odes of political correctness and harmony.
On the contrary, to a certain extent, it is simply "politically incorrect" to the extreme, poke the public sensitive G spot. z1In the first episode of z
, Walter ushered in a new member of the group of seven. He is blind but has a keen hearing and a "Blindspot" (Blindspot). He is a superhero similar to the brave man, but he is An Asian hero. The staff of
eloquently explained that the addition of blind spots will enhance the diversity of the team and what benefits it has to the public image of the seven-member group. Before the voice of
was over, the people of the motherland unexpectedly sent out a meeting gift, ending the life of a blind spot superhero.
Afterwards, the big man said lightly:
In the later episodes, the Water Group cultivated a super terrorist with powerful superpowers to move things in the air.
Actually, this so-called "terrorist" is not a psychopathic antisocial personality. He has no intention of harming civilians or threatening public safety. He came to the United States, only wanting to avenge his parents, and it was the natives of the motherland that killed his parents in the first place.
However, he invisibly became a pawn by Walter to incite public panic. The moment when super terrorists appear in the United States is the moment when the people and the US government most need superheroes.
And this "terrorist" is also an Asian superpower.
These seemingly "politically incorrect" plot arrangements in "Black Robe Picket" are essentially a candid projection of reality without any softening of whitewashing. The uniform of
is enough to show the group and position he represents. Wearing the American flag, he represents the most traditional nationalism. And the arrogance and superiority of this character also symbolizes the image of a part of privileged white people.
The motherland’s brutal and cruel treatment of blind spots may not contain any racist emotions-he just looks down on any superheroes other than him, or even anyone.
However, to a certain extent, it does constitute a metaphor for reality. After all, in some corners of real society, there are also minorities who are bullied for no reason like blind spots.
The Water Group's training of "terrorists" reflects the public opinion environment in the United States on racial issues.
Eric Klapko revealed in an interview, “We live in a world where authority figures incite people’s fear and aversion to outsiders, but in fact, the white instigators standing next to people, He is the most dangerous person. We hope to reflect a similar situation in the episode, and the Water Group and some superheroes in the story are advocating public anxiety, racism, and xenophobia.”
As the plot unfolds, we We can learn the true identity of this "terrorist" and the unfortunate story behind him.
But the one who has the right to speak is always the strong side. Walter concocted such a big anti-terrorism show. Under the guidance of strong public opinion, the public has become a puppet at the mercy of others. No one tries to dig out and pursue what this tragic outsider has experienced, and where his hatred comes from.
The second season of "Black Robe Pickets" has added a new main character-Stromfront (Stromfront), played by the heroine Aya Kash of "The Person I Fall In Love with". The appearance of
is the biggest highlight of the new season. At the same time, it also deepens the core theme that this season's story tries to explore.
Storm Front is a new member of the seven-member group appointed by the executives of the Water Group to replace the superhero Transparent Man who died in the first season. When the role of
first appeared on the stage, it was simply a new wall for the audience:
was cynical, neither humble nor arrogant, just like an alien among superheroes.
When interviewed by the media, she was shockingly speaking, publicly criticizing the media’s treatment of superhero gender, and the public relations team on the side was shocked when she heard her words;
She warned her teammate Starlight not to become a doll of the company, and to ignore other people’s opinions and judgments. You only need to follow your own heart when doing anything;
. What's more, she is absolutely not authoritative in the care team. People from the motherland embarrassed him in public in the live broadcast, and the other party quit the group chat directly with anger.
You should know that the Seven-member group has always had serious gender discrimination problems. Female members are trampled on and even harassed by men. Even if they are dissatisfied, they can only swallow their voices.
The addition of the storm frontline changed the gender pattern within the team, and female superheroes finally had their first days.
So it seems, the frontline of the storm is simply the face of feminism! Free, free and easy, cool and fearless.
When I was about to add her to the "Favorite Characters of the Show" column, I didn't expect-
reverse! Turn! Come on!
Storm Front is not the anti-privilege and anti-patriarchal equal fighter.
She is a more terrifying and extreme racist than the people of the motherland.
and all her previous mavericks and bohemians are actually her extreme and abnormal sense of self-superiority.
In fact, the original work of "Black Robe Pickets" The Storm Front in the comics is a male character, a superhero created by the German Nazis during World War II.
He follows the Nazi racial view, upholds the principle of Aryan supremacy, and extreme discrimination against all minorities.
Although the drama version of Storm Frontline has changed its gender, it retains the character core of the original comic.
It’s just that the screenwriter is cunningly revealing the true face of this character in the third episode.
When the seven-man group hunts down super terrorists , She broke into the apartment of black residents, wrecked and killed innocent people.
is more cold-blooded than the motherland.
and immediately after her torture of Asian superpowers, it is also very cruel.
should be screwed. When she broke the other party’s neck, she showed an expression of disgust and said-
To a certain extent, she is the female version of the motherland. Even, the motherland is in front of her, her face is no longer so abominable.
passed the third In this episode of shocking the chin, the reputation of the new wall was reversed in an instant. During the discussion, many fans said that the lady of the storm frontline had successfully surpassed the motherland and became the most annoying character in the show.
However, she In the story of the drama, it has a very high popularity. Because of the merits of destroying "terrorists", she has become the new favorite of the people. She used the public's fear and aversion to terrorism to incite racism and xenophobia, and at the same time, she has established step by step. The heroic image of her own anti-terrorist hero.
Undoubtedly, Storm Front is the new villain in the second season, and the contradiction between her and the motherland will also be one of the highlights of the subsequent series.
However, judging from the trailer, The frontline of the storm does not seem to be afraid of the laser eyes of the motherland, why the two people’s battle still smells of sm???
For the butcher and Huey, the halfway killing of the frontline of the storm is not good news. After all,
In the first season, I managed to kill a transparent person. I was worried about not being able to get the natives of the motherland. I didn’t expect that in the second season, a new Boss with the same ability as the natives of the motherland came directly. Bad luck continues. In the future story, can they achieve bottoming out and complete a perfect counterattack?
everything, can only wait for the next plot to be announced.
