John Doe's Reviews
Very cool conceptual idea
I think that the concept of uploading your consciousness and possessing an impermanent body has really interesting implications not only societally but also as a method of storytelling.
I don't see any woke elements at all - in fact, because of the facts that consciousness is uploaded into a new body or "sleeve" - critical race theory (CRT) or "woke" is inherently undermined because every conscious being can experience being any race, any gender, or any myriad of human archetypes.
The idea is really cool but the execution could definitely use some help from better direction.
Created: 10-21-2023
It's pretty woke, but actually really entertaining and well done
I can't deny that there are definitely strong woke elements to this one, but in the end I rather enjoyed it.
Think "Being John Malkovich" but a horror version
One of my guilty pleasures perhaps, but it definitely kept me on the edge of my seat
Created: 09-13-2023
Undeniably some woke but still worth watching
There's a lot of shoehorning of gay/lesbian characters into the mix, which is especially odd and out of place it feels given how hostile 1960s America was to those folks and how open they are about it.
However, there is a compelling story that unfolds and our protagonist is very relatable in being both a genius and a kind of broken character.
Even if you aren't into chess, I'd still say that the story is interesting and at the very least they are good at building atmosphere
Created: 05-29-2023
Pretty good show, but definitely a lot of wokeness
I'm a bit conflicted on this. The storytelling is solid, if not a bit silly now and then (it was, afterall, made for kids).
Initially I thought it was an Asian import but I could tell that it was not because of the woke elements such as all the "girl power" stuff and the boys all being sexist, dumb strawmen for the girls to "put in their place."
I'd be lying if I said there wasn't an explicit woke agenda here, and it's obvious that this show was written in the U.S. and not Asia.
Created: 05-29-2023
Damn good show
Crazy realistic, gritty, and compelling.
Almost too realistic in its depiction of street life in Baltimore.
From the gangs, to the cops, to the docks, to the education system, to the media, you get the feeling about how all of Baltimore is corrupt to the core.
And anyone who tries to make a difference is ultimately swept under the rug.
Created: 05-29-2023
The show is OK, but I don't see any wokeness
I don't get where the other reviewers are seeing wokeness.
There are dumb male (Jerry) and female (Summer) characters, smart male (Rick) and female (Beth) characters.
Stereotypes of teenagers (Morty, the horny loser-ish incel similar to Bud Bundy from MWC or Summer's female friends who are all shallow Gen Z types whose interests don't go beyond social media).
The humor is raunchy and offensive and not afraid to hurt anyone's feelings.
I mean it's an ok show, but definitely no wokeness I see. If anything it's explicitly anti-woke
Created: 05-29-2023
Classic Star Trek at its finest
Star Trek is, and always has been, a really great example of being able to include all of the features that woke media nowadays shoehorns into everything - diverse colored aliens and humans, male and female leaders, and genderless aliens.
But it does so in a way that's natural, goes organically with the theme of living in a ScIFi future, and never once feeling woke, phony, or contrived.
Created: 05-29-2023
One of the greatest shows of all time
One of the reasons why the SciFI genre, in my opinion, tends to rate so low on the woke scale is because it's beyond all the petty BS.
Nobody has to force any message down your throat or make you think one way as if it's the only way of thinking.
This show does a great job of presenting some scenarios and letting the viewer judge for themselves based on their own ideas of right and wrong.
I would not watch this with kids, though, as the show tackles some deep issues
Created: 05-29-2023
