Clearly, karakalpak2001 knows about the "spoiler" rule; that knowledge is implicit in the comment, however brief.
What bothers you, apparently, is that karakalpak2001 *disagrees* with the "spoiler" rule, or at least has doubts about it. That's not the same thing as being ignorant of it.
My favorite episode is #1 (personal computer as God). Although I suppose this is unsurprising, given that so far I have seen only episodes 1, 8 and 10.
Most reviwers feel episode 8 (the ethics professor, and the Jewish woman who barely survived the Nazi era) is weak, particularly in light of the potentially explosive subject matter. A common criticism is that the actors' performances lack sufficient emotional impact.
I have read descriptions which demean this episode as "sentimental". This is difficult for me to understand.
Suppose the actors had screamed and cried. I find it hard to believe that this would not have been interpreted as overly "sentimental"--or at least histrionic, and perhaps rightfully so!
The story is--in part--about the fact that both characters' lives were radically changed by the event. Ultimately, however, this led to both of them to "move on". (Not entirely, though: otherwise the meeting would never have taken place.)
Approximately 40 years have passed. Even the most pivotal event in your life loses at least some of its emotional impact, decades later.
In my opinion, the performers find the correct tone, given what the screenplay asks of them. If the material is not deeply moving, it is because an emotional distance is inherent in the script.
Yes, episode 8 could have been better. But I believe the fault lies more in the writing than the acting. It doesn't help that the most significant "bearing of false witness" occurred off-screen, if I am interpreting correctly.
Adding yet another topic to this increasingly-unwieldy post: I too am puzzled by the precise connection of the commandments to each episode.
Does the "graven image" commandment apply to episode 1 or 10? This would also assume that the "lord thy God's name in vain" commandment applies to 2, which doesn't fit. (I am aware that others have made different assignments regarding these commandments, tentative though they are.)
Part of the problem here--pardon the blasphemy--is that there really should have been only Nine Commandments. The "no other gods before me" and "graven images" commandments are similar and interwoven.
The author of Exodus "padded" his material to reach a count of ten, so as to coincide with the number of digits on our hands.
I suppose I am beginning to stray from the topic.
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