We witness the eerie, terrifying force of Auggie's invention, and we think this futuristic invention is mind blowingly powerful. But then the aliens show us that the technologically superior race is capable of feats so far beyond our understanding, that it creates this fear of the unknown and brings forth sheer existential horror and dread.
This is exactly the kind of science fiction I'd like to see. Humans rarely ever think of themselves as animals because we can overwhelm the other animals with our minds and technological might. Many of us have forgotten the fear of what it was once like out there in the wild, fighting for our survival just like every other animal.
And so in this episode, we can now see possibilities that threaten our very existence; powers that are so far beyond our understanding that we now begin to feel what it's like from the perspective of an ant staring at a boot, knowing we are about to be squashed, and that there is nothing we can do about it.
This is exactly the kind of science fiction I'd like to see. Humans rarely ever think of themselves as animals because we can overwhelm the other animals with our minds and technological might. Many of us have forgotten the fear of what it was once like out there in the wild, fighting for our survival just like every other animal.
And so in this episode, we can now see possibilities that threaten our very existence; powers that are so far beyond our understanding that we now begin to feel what it's like from the perspective of an ant staring at a boot, knowing we are about to be squashed, and that there is nothing we can do about it.