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    I don't actually like everything explained immediately, in fact I often find it interesting if some things aren't explained at all. The problem here, for me, was not that but that I kept seeing things that didn't seem to make sense. Some of them would have made sense if I had read the description, though, so I guess that was my mistake.

    We have incurable diseases, sure, but they haven't been declared incurable and then left on their own as hopeless. Those diseases are being studied and possible causes and treatments developed. With some conditions more than others. I don't anymore remember the exact details that made it seem like in this series world the society had given up, except for the MC's group, who places all of their hopes on the Doctor. Placing all of their hopes on a single person is silly, but on the other hand, if the whole world is more or less broken already, there's not much choice.

    Before I knew the details, that is, before reading this thread, I was also annoyed by how the situation in the town didn't make any sense. Now that I know, it's not so bad, though I still can't say I'd like those petty James Bond villains who seemingly want everybody to die and the world destroyed just because. It's kind of annoying because at first it looked like a terrorist organisation founded by the sick and ostracised, for a purpose. But when they start killing and destroying indiscriminately, they aren't working for any cause anymore. Of course they could be madmen being used by the true villain for something, but they look far too organised and with too much resources for that.

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    Even if I might sound biased in my "answers" I will from now on refrain from pointing out that I still believe that this show could turn out horrible in the next few episode. In fact, I don't remember a WHOLE lot from what is happening. When I played the game, not much was actually *answered* but lots of things were heavily implied and the origin of this all and what certain things are was still a mystery
    I'm just mentioning this to make my position clear here that I think 2 episodes are too early for most of these questions. It's basically a "reverse" build up. You get the action first, and the explanation later. "We" can't remember stuff after all. I think the Doctor is a great medium for that type of storytelling.

    Well, that is that.


    We have incurable diseases, sure, but they haven't been declared incurable and then left on their own as hopeless. Those diseases are being studied and possible causes and treatments developed. With some conditions more than others. I don't anymore remember the exact details that made it seem like in this series world the society had given up, except for the MC's group, who places all of their hopes on the Doctor. Placing all of their hopes on a single person is silly, but on the other hand, if the whole world is more or less broken already, there's not much choice.
    Hmmm.. I can't tell what could have made that impression either.
    The Doctor was hyped up as someone special who had his mind set on curing the disease. But to me it was more about how the Doctor might have made some progress in the past and that is why he is important. It hasn't been implied that research in the world, overall, has been canceled.
    I don't think they even placed *all* their hope on him. But he is obviously a very important person that could potentially get results.

    It's worth mentioning that OUR world is a world of relative peace. In a world infested by war and disputes, coordination might be harder to do. I believe in one or two more episodes, you will realize what a "nomadic city" truely is. You should give it a try. MAYBE it will help, but I can't tell for sure myself, it depends on how they present it in the show after all.

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    All I can say is that it reminds me of Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak
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