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[Stalker0]

It’s also interesting that this is all taking place in the hotel room where Elvis was controlled by his minders in the later years of his life, which mirrors what’s happening to Koumba. And makes me wonder if he’s manipulating the hive, or is this just an elaborate prison built out of one’s own vanity?

Right now the hive motivations for the 12 seem pretty open. They are respecting them as individual beings until they learned how to bring them into the hive, and then in they go. Even if they object, I assume their mandate to procreate outweighs the desire to please.

There could be a deeper motive, but for now the hive isn’t hiding its intentions. Your in the waiting room to get plugged in, it’s the most pleasant waiting room you’ve ever seen but when your number is called it’s on

 

[Older Beholder]

No shade on Carol, but Kim Wexler would have beat the hive mind and saved humanity within the first week.

 

[Older Beholder]

Right now the hive motivations for the 12 seem pretty open. They are respecting them as individual beings until they learned how to bring them into the hive, and then in they go. Even if they object, I assume their mandate to procreate outweighs the desire to please.

There could be a deeper motive, but for now the hive isn’t hiding its intentions. Your in the waiting room to get plugged in, it’s the most pleasant waiting room you’ve ever seen but when your number is called it’s on

One of the biggest things I see being talked about across social media after last episode is how the hive specifically say they won't harvest cells from Carol's body. When, in a previous episode Carol had mentioned that she'd had her eggs frozen.

 

[JDazzle]

I predict we are going to lose Carol to the hivemind shortly and Manousos will take over the lead character role

 

[BookTenTiger]

I predict we are going to lose Carol to the hivemind shortly and Manousos will take over the lead character role

That would be so funny.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

I predict we are going to lose Carol to the hivemind shortly and Manousos will take over the lead character role

Using a different survivor each series would be a way to extend it to multiple series.

Having rewatched episode one I’m fairly convinced the virus is not a weapon (or if it was it destroyed its creators long ago). Nor is it sentient separate to its host species. Hence its random and self destructive behaviour traits. The host will simply build its “dish the size of Africa” then die off.

I think the Fermi Paradox is being addressed here: “if the universe is full of intelligent life, why haven’t we detected it?” The solution being that this virus has been around for billions of years wiping them out when they become technologically advanced enough.

 

[Older Beholder]

Amazing episode of television.
That ending got me in the feels.

 

[Aeson]

See, Carol. It's possible for you to be nice and friendly. I knew you could do it.

 

[BookTenTiger]

This was my favorite episode yet, but I think it only works with last week's incredible episode. They finally answered so many questions, but the whole episode still brings up so many thoughts about individuality, the value of art, and adapting to a changing world. What a fascinating show.

 

[Morrus]

We're approaching the end of the season. So, confirmation (though we figured it anyway, but good to have it specifically confirmed) that the hivemind doesn't know any more than Carol does. I wonder if we'll end the season on cliffhanger or something? Some big reveal?