3 BODY PROBLEM Netflix Ending Explained

[@BrainPilot]

What did you think of 3 Body Problem? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below!

[@ssotkow]

Thank you BrainPlot for picking up this series. I've just started listening to the audiobook version of the English translated The Three-Body Problem sci-fi book by computer programmer/author CiXin Liu. The first novel of three books. The harmful environmental effects caused by pesticides as depicted by the book Silent Spring, was a metaphor for the insidiousness of the Cultural Revolution. The failed movement, which inevitably resulted in famine that killed 30 million Chinese, harmed the society more than it was intended to cure (via purging of reactionary literati as pests). The learned disillusionment imprinted Ye's pessimistic worldview mindset. The impetus for Ye to seek first contact, despite the warning from the alien conquerors.

[@weneedcriticalthinking]

The fist season of 3 Body Problem was mind blowing fun and thought provoking. looking forward and hoping for more seasons.

[@abraham0014]

I think the mystery of who was controlling this technology and what their motives were was the intriguing part. The show took a melancholic and almost cheesy/generic turn after that. I only finished the episodes because I felt that I should. Big let-down.

[@longdongsilver1255]

Reminds me of the peripheral over on amazon prime

[@heyheymey8405]

been so long since. brain picking plot has hit the shelves. unlike what others say, i found it interesting after episode 5. decent start too. im now hooked with the genius little group of scientists, RIP to one though.

[@FoOtFoOt542]

I just finished watching this season. Looking forward to season two in 400 years

[@yusufali7589]

Is it good

[@yusufali7589]

?

[@mathsoof]

Yes

[@tsarbombawithinternetconne875]

DEHYDRATE

[@LordLuyi81]

😂😂😂😂😂 this was super funny and accurate.

[@bobhawke7373]

80% of this first season is just necessary set up. All readers of the trilogy know that the 2nd and 3rd books are where minds are melted.

[@Daniel-lq5qq]

I hope so its slow burn my critic: The most underwhelming show of the year the writing is pretty weak 80% its boring because of predictable actors are mediocre but the whole show has no heart and soul. There is just Something not right so i can enjoy it fully maybe make this show one Seasion would be better

[@bobhawke7373]

@@Daniel-lq5qq Ah you're a copy paste snowflake I see. Sorry but don't throw a banner at me and pretend it's a reply to what I said. Your are like an ignored child shouting from the rooftop until someone cares. I've read hundreds of book series. This is probably the one I enjoyed the most of all. Are you a GOT nerd who likes boobs and dragons and are upset because your favourite author couldn't finish his book in time? There is no way you believe what you said, if you have any taste. The Netflix adaptation has been solidly well done. Your comment history seems like you are just a constant whiny snowflake. That's what people without talent, or any love do. So I'm guessing Incel GOT fan.

[@hanyolo2041]

Even the first book blew my mind at times. I loved this show too. Episode 5 might be among my favorire episodes or television ever. Im not sure snything has played out how i imagined it would while reading but that scene with Judgement Day felt like the ripped it straight from the book.

[@Daniel-lq5qq]

@@hanyolo2041 yes Episode 5 was the best from this season If you want to watch a good show than watch bodies

[@britneygaines9894]

Its comments like these that make me so excited to get into the books. Such an intriguing story set up in the show, and to know there’s more in store from the books is exciting.

[@beelzebob23]

Newton flipping the double bird while bragging about inventing calculus was my favorite scene.

[@shinbi6009]

My comeback would be “if you’re so smart then hows your stock profile?” 😂

[@vincentdaniels7818]

Which he never did.

[@rickstarwars]

Why is no one talking about the Einstein joke? That was clearly a cypher for Saul to figure out. Definitely explains why they chose him at the end

[@akarshana8131]

So who are the angels that told Einstein not to play music and who is that God that kicked Einstein and destroyed guitar?

[@dlogic6781]

She was saying that a joke is understood by 2 people can be very unique to them only. Meaning you can talk in code by using jokes/stories and only the two talking would understand the inner message. In other words if you want to get a message across without the Tri solarians intercepting you need to speak like that.

[@ericb2017]

this Einstein joke made absolutely no sense. how in the hell does this tip Saul off so that he figures out the dark forest theory and then sends out his “spell”??? it was waaaaayy too vague

[@setsunatenma9467]

@@akarshana8131 spoiler other aliens. The angels refer to other alien races.

[@Rio..o7..]

​@setsunatenma9467 more specifically the 'pacifist' aliens that told her to stay quiet

[@tommdunman]

Personally loved it. Quality TV...Just hope there'll be a season 2 - Binge watched all 8 over the weekend. Loved the script writing too.

[@Kawada-rk4hf]

Same here!

[@medaherf9462]

Saaaaaaame!!!!

[@maynotbe]

try the Chinese version too, more character development, the detective is excellent

[@KrytenSpaceToaster]

I feel like season 2 is where the story will really take off, fingers crossed

[@ExplainingBioMedical43]

What's the name of Chinese one?​@@maynotbe

[@JR-eu9zi]

Wonder if the goldfish is symbolic to Wills brain in a box Just floating around in space Nothingness just floating around in space ?

[@blankname6629]

I feel like he will return but I have not read the books

[@tracyhill4686]

It always came back to if one of us survives we all survive. Maybe the human race would be doomed but by Will being out there it gives us all a chance in the long run..

[@johnc007]

If 1 person survives, then they all survive. So humanity is saved lol.

[@rorschach723]

I thought the fishbowl symbolized Will being a “pet” to the Santi. Stuck in a place, surrounded by far more advanced creatures and stuck in a place where they have his life in their hands. I think Sophon will save Will.

[@Selnid]

It's a sprinkle in the show for the book readers. We may see goldfish referenced again, who knows? Read the books sometime, they will warp your mind

[@Jamierice139]

Literally watching every breakdown. This show got me hooked

[@isthatyoursomnomnom]

I cannot fathom how they're going to put this entire story on screen.

[@axelg5]

It's going to need a godly budget to say the least. I hope they keep some of the quirkier parts of the next two books like all the femboys and the whole black hole insurance payout bit.

[@fairamir1]

They got 1 1/2 books in season one

[@isthatyoursomnomnom]

@@fairamir1 yeah.. the easy parts to put on screen.

[@jordielearns]

The dark domain will be interesting to implement. I wonder if the dimensional flattener will just be earth from a distance turning into a line/pancake

[@kenpaul895]

You know the original chinese version exists too. I wanted to watch that one

[@rikorobinson]

I loved this beginning to end. I have been waiting for something that satisfied my sci-fi itch like this did for a long, long time. If it keeps being this great, it's definitely going to be my favorite show of all time.

[@Wabi-sabi8551]

The Expanse is a great Sci-fi show if you've not watched it before. 💪🏽🤙🏽

[@rikorobinson]

@@Wabi-sabi8551 I've started it a twice, but I end up only watching a few episodes. I'm saving for the next time I have a long overseas flight. Thanks for the rec!

[@tylerlyons4943]

Give us season two. Don’t pull another 1899

[@BrainPilot]

True! I was gutted when 1899 got cancelled

[@justjeff386]

I've got bad news for you. It's definitely going to be canceled.

[@conmore1]

@@BrainPilot a huge statistic Netflix pays close attention to is completion rates in the first two weeks. 1899 had tons of hours viewed but not a lot of people finishing the show from start to finish which played a major factor in its cancellation. I just hope people watch all 8 episodes 😢

I will forever be mad at Netflix for canceling the show 😢

[@xguti001]

I'm still salty about 1899 lol...

[@CreativeVibes.]

I've just finished watching through eight episodes of "3 Body Problem. This show is freaking awesome! I love the sci fi elements, and futuristic tech adventure story this is turning out to be. One of the coolest scenes ever happens about halfway through season 1 that has elements of Ghost Ship if anyone has watch that, and physics mystery. It's a lot of fun!

[@boss_niko]

All good shows get cancelled. I hope this does not. A great series after a long time.

[@spectreapex2803]

That's my first thought too I guess some actor there played in Ghost ship too?

[@googsthefresh]

I loved the adaptation. My only qualm was the moral self righteousness of Auggie who I found to be extremely annoying and a walking contradiction. She stops her research for her own self-preservation. Then, with the whole planet facing extinction, 99.9% of people would have worked towards a goal to subvert this, putting all of their conflicted emotions to the side. She does not. Then, she is seen assisting the villagers? It's like buying sandwiches for people you know are about to be wiped out by a tsunami. What's the point? So SHE can feel better about HERSELF. Not going to lie, I was hoping for a nanofiber mishap to take her out.

[@pedrol.decarvalho8408]

Yeah, Auggie is hypocritical af Also, she was a b*tch to everyone.

[@susandelgado6926]

I agree! The actress is pretty bad too.

[@RoadToStrength-nv8ei]

She was a terrible character. A feminist with a superiority complex

[@brotherlone]

A despicable lawful good character 😅

[@S1ipperyJim]

Plus she sliced and diced 1000 plus people including little children then for some reason blamed her friends boyfriend who was just there as security

[@echofoxyful]

If they’re making illusions they are capable of lying

[@kiaser21]

They understand lying perfectly fine. What they did not understand is that humans can communicate something that is opposite their intention. A Trisolaran communicates natively in only one way, it's thought automatically shows as light on their body/face. They are not able to think first and then communicate something else later, or even communicate what they exactly thought later. What they think is immediately communicated real time on the light on their body/face. A Trisolaran seeing another Trisolaran can immediately read the true thought of each other, neither can communicate opposite of what they thought, nor can they stop the other from viewing that thought. That's why they were afraid when Mike explained the Red Riding Hood story. They can't fathom a being that could think and THEN communicate a opposite intention. They can't fathom that the story isn't true, because communicating something means truth (to a Trisolaran). So the wolf, with the intention to eat the children, telling the children it has big arms, legs, ears, eyes for reasons that are not for the intention and finally springing that intention at the end with the answer to big teeth would have fundamentally shocked the Trisolaran into fear. So, ultimately, a Trisolaran cannot lie to a Trisolaran in person, but it learned from Mike that it can use communication with Humans over text/audio/produced illusions that do not have to match their intention.

[@spectreapex2803]

Yes this! Finally

[@echofoxyful]

@@kiaser21excellent breakdown!

[@worldtitan927]

Thay how you now it's a.i machines dont know what lying is the old man had to explain what it was if it were a real organism it would have known what it was .😂

[@MikeMachAttackJenkin]

I knew something was happening toward the end with everybody doing stuff with no explanation but it will likely be explained in the seasons to come @@kiaser21

[@slavd.4450]

I hope this show has an end and not dragged out for multiple seasons and never have a real ending.

[@amarnasia]

I hope so. But if it is, you can read the original book instead

[@slavd.4450]

@@amarnasia I will do exactly that as I can't wait possibly 2 years for sequel.

[@DeMonDog68]

My one burning question, as someone who has not read the books, is the scene where Dr. Ye received her first communication from the San-Ti. The individual warned her not to communicate with them again as if she did, their species would come and conquer humans. This leads me to believe, obviously, that the San-Ti never had any intention of co-existing with humans as Dr. Ye and Mr. Evans seemed to be under the impression of. This in turn would lead to the idea that if Dr. Ye and Evans believed the San-Ti were going to co-exist with or "save" humanity, does that mean the San-Ti were lying to them this whole time and only using them to get information? If that is the case, why would Dr. Ye not be suspicious of the San-Ti's motives given her first communication from them was a warning to not pursue this course. She is an intelligent woman so to me it seems very odd that she would be shocked or confounded when the San-Ti called humanity bugs. Does she have a different idea for what "saving" humanity means? Is her idea of "saving" humanity just saving them from themselves and ending it? While possible, that would then contradict with her joke to Saul. I'm assuming the punch-line will have meaning going further with the intention of helping humanity against the San-Ti, but if so, why the change of heart? Something about the whole situation doesn't sit right with me.

[@Jan-qc8bx]

I was thinking the same.

[@RoadToStrength-nv8ei]

Yes it doesn't make sense

[@alekisighl7599]

Ye wenjies motivations are made much clearer in the book. She was a bit delusional and naive at the same time

[@NJ-LS-RV-BP.]

If I remember correctly, Dr Ye was communicating with a pacifist on that world. That’s why she believed they will come without conquering the earth and they will coexist with humans.

[@egauci1]

My take is that she believed that humanity will ruin everything we touch. She saw humanity being brutal. She gambled that having rulers would be better than not. Not saying she was justified. But I think that’s what went into her decision

[@minzungopa]

the concept of wallfacer is so cool.

[@BrainPilot]

Yeah it really is!

[@TemplarX2]

It's insane that even at 3000 km/s (1 % light speed) it will still take 400 years to reach proxima Centauri from Earth.

[@harrymartin1]

Really makes me admire how fucking stupid we are fucking up our only realistic habitat for the forseeable future so a small group cunts can live even more extravagantly then they already do.

[@TemplarX2]

@shockwave9916 You completely missed the point. It went over your head.

[@alexanderheim9690]

@shockwave9916you are such a sad person. All your yt comments show it. Just knowing people like you exist almost makes me want to contact the San-Ti myself.

[@itmeeeez]

None of the actors except the detective are likeable

[@youtubemom497]

I agree. The casting was bad, acting was meh and writing was uninspired. I liked the show but it could have been so much better !

[@jonalex9002]

I think we love him bcz is a wizar... I mean a detective

[@tgreening]

@@youtubemom497. Let me guess. You’ve read the books?

[@YearoftheMosquito]

Excellent show. Looking forward to another season.

[@jool5941]

20 million per episode??? Why?? Who embezzled the other 19 million? It was good but I feel like the same thing could’ve been done with 3 million per episode.

[@bloodaonadeline8346]

the CGI is not that good, I can’t believe it cost $20 million inflation is out of control.

[@meow20192]

Some budget went to a star

[@shinbi6009]

Yea it is in my opinion, a cable tv network like Scifi would have made a better show. Its still good tho.

[@vladymasiian5125]

Well, who are you to say they could have done it with 3 mil? Dont say bs

So when they said that you could buy a star for ~19 million it was just a metaphor for a episode

[@okay_then3337]

Just finished binging the show and I’m shook. I hate reading novels and haven’t since school but I’m considering reading the books.

[@BrainPilot]

Yeah it is a real interesting one!

[@ca14772]

Do it! The show has kinda crammed the 3 books together mind

[@Foden5354]

I thought the joke told to Saul was her way of telling him that the San-ti cant understand jokes or sarcasm, so that would be a way to communicate with other people without the San-ti knowing exactly what they mean, this seems pretty likely because how on earth could they do anything if they cant communicate, communication is key to beating them but scientists cant even do that, but with jokes and sarcasm they could, thats pretty powerful, would definitely be knowledge the San-ti would try to protect from spreading

[@crazycowpoke]

Just watched this, heavy stuff and I love it. Season 2 will come once we’re on a stable era.

[@gutspraygore]

This is a great synopsis. There is a lot of exposition in this season that is crucial for what's going to happen in the second season. Loved the video!

[@georgem.6076]

Why did the San-Ti order Tatiana to kill Dr. Ye? Was she a threat to their arrival?

[@atticradio]

one thing that bugs me (maybe I missed the explanation) is how the hell can the wallfacers actually make their ideas happen if they can't speak outloud or share their ideas with others as the aliens will then know their plans? Once they start needing others to help make their idea a reality, then the whole idea falls apart.

[@fty-ys4ni]

They can do and ask for anything they want/need but they don’t need to explain why. Presumably, everyone will think everything they do is a step towards reaching their goals, but no one will know for sure. They could spend 10 years on something that has nothing to do with saving the human race and the whole world will think otherwise.

[@CharlesCarranza]

Your summary and analysis were spot on. Great job

[@BrainPilot]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@i1mz]

I started watching it when it first came out and never finished the first episode. Started watching it again recently and ended up binge watching it over three days. Loved it and I’m delighted seasons 2 and 3 have been confirmed. Can’t wait!

[@ergohash2517]

I came in slightly sceptical, but ended up liking the show quite a bit. Although i am still baffled at why the current movies and tv shows cost so much. 20 mils per episode is crazy. P.S. 5:41 - I thought the Sophons werent the all knowing entities encompasing the entire world, because Wade said that he started all the colliders on earth to keep one of the Sophons busy. So i guess they cant hear everything at once, they just have to jump around the planet very quickly ?

[@charlie8458]

Yes, from my understanding, they can encompass the whole planet to hide the sky if they want to, but to travel and spy at the speed of light, they fold back onto themselves. That's why it "unfolds" during the epic earth-wide reveal scene. It's not always covering the earth.

[@commieswine]

They are multidimensional and are normally 'folded' to be the size of a proton. When the 'unfold' they can massive, but normally they are zipping around in a tiny size. It's trippy but protons can move a lot faster than something the size of a planet.

[@charlie8458]

I find it weird that they consider we will be able to create stuff such as sophons in barely 400 years 😂

[@DrKritter]

I mean think about it. Think about the video games in the 1990's and compare it to now, just on a graphics level the jump is insane. Not to mention the tech behind it, how much our devices can hold to even run the thing. And that's just one small section of life. Think of all the medical advancements, we have self driving cars. Who knows how we'll look in 20 years. It does depend on if we can live in relative peace of course but I think we're on track towards that(at least the realistic parts, I can't touch the theoretical physics). @@charlie8458

[@weneedcriticalthinking]

Here is a notion, the aliens think of us as bugs and what is bugs to us on earth, well note, we don't know how our bugs communicate and they the aliens don't understand why humans lie or joke and Humans can use that to an advantage fighting forward. Ye Wenjie seemed to try to convey that to Saul in a Einstein joke.

[@EyePropsStudios]

This show was one of the most novel and entertaining ideas for a science fiction series. That being said there were some problems for me. The first is if the San-ti had the knowledge to unfold a proton to higher dimensions, which is unimaginable to us 3 dimensional beings. They should have the knowledge to manipulate space. There is no way they would have such a slow means of travel at 1 percent the speed of light. Also wouldn't they still be 400 years more advanced by the time they reach earth? Wouldn't they still be progressing their science while on the trip? The other is when they destroyed the ship Judgement Day that was some catastrophic damage. How that drive survived was utterly up to chance. I don't know. There were some other weird plot points. But I guess it had to drive the plot forward. Still a fresh riveting take on the alien invasion storyline.

[@xpurpled]

The sophons are not the size of the planet. They are the size of a sub atomic particle. Can teleport anywhere

[@ca14772]

And change dimensions

[@RoadToStrength-nv8ei]

They can grow to cover the earth though

[@Rio..o7..]

Im surprised Wade wasn't more chuffed with the meeting on the plane, open threat, displays of power, gloating! He really has the trisols worried

[@rootyroot]

Great series, binged it in 2 days can't wait for the next one

[@BrainPilot]

Yeah it was a good one!

[@botortamas]

Big sci-fi fan and although I wasn’t hooked instantly, from episode 5 onwards it blew my mind. For me the moment that had me hooked was the sequence when the AI woman was describing their evolution and technology vs ours and from that point onwards the show just elevated for me and the stakes became clear. It levelled things up from the mysterious hints of impending danger. It was only upon rewatching that I was able to appreciate it in its entirety so I’d disagree on your take. The first few eps were a bit slow and then from 5 onwards it really picked up. Definitely worth a watch for any true sci-fi fan.

[@PlasmaCoolantLeak]

Jin's answers about how long it took us as a species to get to certain technological points. Did you see the timeline was getting shorter and shorter? Very clever, these bugs.

[@kac2868]

That was Very Sad at the end where Will's Spaceship went off course and he could be lost forever in space. I hope the Writers of Season 2 find a way to bring Will back into the story rather than just write him off. He could end up saving the Human race somehow. I'm looking forward to seeing how everything plays out though.

[@TemplarX2]

Coexist or not coexist. Game theory suggests to conquer and not coexist.

[@edwardmitton4603]

I personally loved the emotion they brought into at the end of the season, it was a phenomenal set up for the seasons to come!

[@BrainPilot]

Yeah the emotion was such a big thing!

[@nandhinidhamodharan657]

The review is on point ☝🏽 I felt the same about the starting and ending of the show... But yeah let's see in season 2.

[@0230Raveena]

The ending was very fitting. Even though each person can be viewed as a bug that could easily be eradicated, coming together as a whole organism could ensure survival for the human race.

[@NotoriousLegend]

I might’ve missed this during the show, but how did they know in which direction to launch the probe?

[@lepidoptera9337]

Not that many star systems in that distance with the known properties. Having said that... any such probe would miss an incoming fleet by dozens, if not hundreds of astronomical units. It's completely pointless.

[@NotoriousLegend]

@@lepidoptera9337 ohh I got ya, thank you for the clarification!

[@clothedwiththesun]

You ask too many real questions….. just believe 😉

[@evethel]

Yeahh Mrs Frederic is back 🎉❤

[@daworstone]

Great show but I have a question. Why were all the scientist killed or were killing themselves from that countdown "by the Santi' before the Santi change their mind about us on that ship?

[@kuakilyissombroguwi]

I have more questions than answers after watching this show. 1. How come the San-Ti never bug Jin, who’s a pretty large threat to them? They show Auggie the countdown, and by the end try to kill Saul. Jin though? Totally untouched. 2. How come on first contact back in the 1960s they immetiately responded, which implies a common understanding of the Mandarin language? I beleive the two Sophons hadn’t arrived at Earth yet, so this makes no sense. 3. How come the countdowns stopped being shown to scientists after they revealed themselves and their intentions to the world? 4. Why would they reveal their intentions to the world to begin with? That doesn’t seem very advanced. I know they’re incapable of lying and they want humans to live in fear/chaos, but it’s just a bad strategy. 5. How come the Sophons, which can unfold themselves to the size of an entire planet, don’t just go inside people and unfold themselves to kill them? That would make the elimination of threats way more efficient.

[@whodywei]

Sophon is a super computer made of a proton, it can unfold itself to planet size but it's still a subatomic particle, it doesn't have enough energy to kill a person by itself. Trisolarans responded after like ~8 years after the initial broadcast, they are from Alpha Centauri system which is 4 light years away from Earth.

[@YY-ct2gw]

Many of your questions you can find answer in the three body problems trilogy novels

[@kuakilyissombroguwi]

@anonymousone6075 Interesting. Can you explain how these mystery photons can expand into the size of an entire planet leveraging dimensions that are unknown to humans without having density/mass?

[@haowu6749]

the countdown mystery is already solved, even if sophon puts a countdown on Jin's brain, Jin is no longer afraid by it

[@haowu6749]

@@kuakilyissombroguwi they have the technology to turn a something from 3d into 2d, it becomes very large, but no thickness, then they used the 2d surface as circuit board for a sentient super computer. then they can fold it back into 3d, which is the size of a proton

[@goblin3810]

I read the three books in about a month or 2 and watched the show in 1 day. Very very good adaptation. Intelligent changes. It's set up everything it needed to.

[@carlosponchio1869]

5 episodes about a guy dying of cancer lying about in a beach made out of rocks. Totally tired of that line in the plot.

[@jonalex9002]

It was boring, i don't understand how you guys love this

[@ninamatthews8747]

Yeah, that was something i was ok with if he somehow made it and they rebuilt him. But it doesnt seem as though that will happen unless it does somehow. Idk, i havent read the books.

[@weneedcriticalthinking]

Here is a notion, the aliens think of us as bugs and what is bugs to us on earth, well note, we don't know how our bugs communicate and they the aliens don't understand why humans lie or joke and Humans can use that to an advantage fighting and surviving forward. Ye Wenjie seemed to try to convey that to Saul in a Einstein joke.

[@abhik4545]

Very nice analysis 👍

[@BrainPilot]

Thanks!

[@0Mitzuio]

A Chinese producer of the show was sentenced to death for murdering another producer of the show. Apparently, he was inspired by Breaking Bad and experimented with chemicals on animals to poison him. That sounds insane.

[@SalvatoreEscoti]

so, the Trisolarians are technologically advanced, they reached a level of technology we cant even imagine. Why dont they simply build a huge habitat, or many smal habitats, far away from their solar systems. And they could live on those habitats, they dont need to invade another planet.

[@mmassey05]

It is one of the best scifi shows seen after a long time.

[@kroon275]

Was pleasantly surprised by the show. The millennial science geniuses were a bit unbelievable and it wasnt as good as the Chinese version, but still well worth a watch

[@youtubemom497]

I agree it’s hard to believe that a genius scientist would feel the need to get lip injections. It took away from the story.

[@oulawithsoul]

Is there chinese version translated to English?

[@kroon275]

@@oulawithsoul its subtitled to English

[@arckocsog253]

@@youtubemom497yeah, Auggie’s fish lips are distracting

[@timreeves8937]

I agree with the review. What I liked: It looks gorgeous. Special effects were really well done, probably because the kept them to a few big "wow" moments. Acting was terrific. The flashbacks were well done and surprisingly moving. What I did not like. The implication the santi decided to kill us because "we lie". I thought that was basic and absurd. They launched a whole fleet towards us before they knew a thing about us. It would have been more powerful if that "reason" was exposed as a lie itself. I thought the video game stuff did not land. It was too complex and did not see how it could "recruit" people. The whole thing was metaphorical, but they also clearly stated the santi did not get metaphors..so um, huh? They needed a real reason Saul was picked as a wallfacer. It reeked of "main character syndrome" where he was picked..because he is a main character and they needed something for him to do. Mixed? Character plots. Some like Will and Ye were well done. But others like Auggie not so much. Some of the characters being so against violence when they knew aliens were trying to kill them, and did kill their friends and want to kill everyone, just seemed like creating conflict for the sake of it.

[@sophiaclairedelacruz4849]

Main reason for Saul (罗辑) being selected as wallfacer is that Ye Wenjie implied him how to fight back. I'm not gonna spoil your watching experience, you will know if there's 2nd season.

[@JoffesThoughts]

SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS DON'T READ THIS COMMENT IF YOU DON'T WANT THE BOOKS SPOILED FOR YOU The Santi must break our scientific progress and invade us because by virtue of both our existence and our knowledge of them (as revealed by a very naughty Santi) we are a threat to their existence. The universe is actively hostile to any civilisation which announces its presence. If the Santi do not break our scientific progress in the 21st century, then we will continue to develop more and more powerful technology until we are a threat to their civilisation. Saul is a threat to the Santi because Ye gave him a clue as to the nature of the universe in that strange *joke*.

[@rexibhazoboa7097]

@@sophiaclairedelacruz4849 When Ye said something about jokes. I assumed the Sanji didn't understand jokes so they could communicate their plans undetected through jokes. Am I right or wrong?

[@jingbow7496]

That's why a person like Wade is a better choice for human beings. The next season will be Saul's greatest show. I wonder how those insane scenes in the 2nd book can be brought to TV, not to mention the 3rd book that is more insane.

[@susandelgado6926]

I think the videogame wasn‘t metaphorical at all. We don‘t know what the Santi look like, but I really think that they can hydrate and dehydrate. They looked like humans in the game because they seem to be too scary for us. I imagine them like insects or worms or something like that. So the game showed the reality of their planet. And it seems to be important that they always say „If one survives, we all survive .“

[@Treeplanter73]

Loved it!!!! Very smart and it scares the hell out of me.

[@BrainPilot]

Yeah it was a really cool story!

[@tshepomotsamai6780]

this series was insanely good

[@r-eazygaming]

This is not ending explained tho. This is last episode summary lol. Still, it was a good summary of the last episode.

[@luangu]

I hope they cover Saul's spell that he casts upon a nearby star, and it's result.

[@ianbuenav]

Can you explain?

[@luangu]

@@ianbuenav in the books: We don’t know how the Chinese scientist woman contracted the aliens. A scientist figures out out. We can ring our star like a bell and the universe will see it. So where is everyone? This leads to the dark forest theory. So he “rings” another star that is nearby. He goes into cryo sleep, they wake him up later. The star he rang was destroyed by another undetected alien force. He uses this knowledge as leverage against the trisolarans and they sue for peace sorta. But it all goes sideways because all of these shenanigans has caused greater entities to take notice and Trisolaris and Earth are destroyed. Earth is flattened by a 2 dimensional bomb. Trisolaran is wiped out by an unknown alien fleet.

[@darkseid9391]

This series has put me onto to a lot of good books

[@jared6470]

Didn’t read the books, enjoyed the show. One of the better sci fi shows in a while. I think that’s based on the perspective of the writer. Not an everyday American literature novel.

[@lepidoptera9337]

I kind of doubt that. I talked to people who were in the labor camps during the cultural revolution. I can not imagine of them approving of or even borderline understanding Dr. Ye Wenjie's thinking and actions. The experience of violence does not make you lust for revenge or destruction. It makes you long for peace and a betterment of mankind.

[@sharadchandakacherla8268]

Thanks for saving some of my time 😂 , the show requires a lot of time commitment

[@chadfuller3820]

You didn’t explain the ending at all. This is just a synopsis of the whole show. Lame

[@kierantv9857]

He explained the ending about the bugs that symbolise the humans.

[@S1ipperyJim]

I havent read the books but surely Will's still on course for sure and the san ti just manipulated their readouts to falsely show it went off course which is kinda their whole thing

[@aztekdummy]

however, we as viewers saw the support for the sail snap and the sail not being correctly deployed. If "our" only info was coming from the humans in the story, I might agree with you, but we are narratively led to believe this is true. I also believe that Will's story is far from over, tho, either he will still be collected by the Shan Ti or somebody else. you don't waste that much set up on a dead end.

[@aboutthisproduct7674]

Dune part 1 cost 130-150 million. Dune the second half of the movie cost 190 million at the most.... Who is the hell is in charge of the budget because I like the show and it should never cost $20 million an episode. Someone should be fired.

[@themistero]

I couldn't watch 3 min of Dune.. This was awesome

[@aboutthisproduct7674]

I really liked this show and now I plan to buy the book. Also Dune is not for everyone so I get it. All I am saying is why did it cost so much to produce? @@themistero

[@ianbuenav]

They are probably embezzling it.

[@sugarwaterpurple5280]

I wish they had just made a longer season because it ended with more questions than answers. Seemed to include a lot of filler but maybe that sets up other seasons.

[@moreFIEND_]

I loved the sci-fi and I think it's absolutely criminal that the season ended on that. so then I inevitably spoiled myself the ending cuz i wanted to know more. Oh well, looking forward for more tho

[@musicmann1967]

I haven't read the books, so i didn't realize that there was more story that could be coming. So at first I thought the ending played very weirdly, and it felt to me that it just abruptly ended with a little coda about bugs surviving. Once I realized that the story continues on in the books, I adjusted my view, and think the ending was good. Of course, now I have to hope that there's another season coming!

[@nokia5779]

Classic D&D. Prepare to be disappointed of the ending. "Best season ever" 😅

[@vjhicks8533]

Well. At least in this case the book is already completed. So hopefully this doesn’t fall into the issues when they didn’t have GRRMs help anymore with Game of Thrones last seasons.

[@jordinometry1589]

I think the show did an amazing job setting up the story in season one especially for a western audience. I’m currently watching the Chinese version on KZbin and it goes into great depth explaining scientific concepts and giving context to the story which was interesting…but if your not interested in the book then you might find it a slow. Anyways I’ve heard people talk bad on the show because of the GOT directors but honestly I think they are doing a good job here

[@dee-wreck]

Your comment is very on point. The chinese version goes deep into the scientific concepts and giving context. The Netflix version is very watered down in comparison, but it has great Drama.

[@kidofdarkness4581]

Honestly some of the most interesting subjects explored in a tv show. It had me gripped from the start.

[@Ronariverah]

Yeah did not see it as a GOT reunion- Every show with British actors is bound to have either a Doctor Who Actor , A GOT actor or a Harry Potter actor.

[@davidj9977]

The Sophonts do not "observe everything because they are the size of the world" (unfolded). They can observe many things because in their small form they are the size of a proton, and a proton moves at 99.9999991% the speed of light, so the tiny proton sophonts can zoom around to be wherever they want to be on Earth within a few seconds, but there are only two of them, so they are limited to what they can see.

[@RoadToStrength-nv8ei]

Light travels around the earth in less than a second

[@lepidoptera9337]

One of the hallmarks of intellectually lazy sci-fi and phantasy writing is when science and magic are constantly being used as deus-ex-machina toolboxes to propel an otherwise stuck plot forward. It's painfully clear that that is all that is happening in this material.

[@CasTro-ex6zi]

Exactly, the beginning was more than the ending

[@waterteafan9264]

I feel like Will would land to another alien civilization and there's Dark Forest starts getting war around

[@blankname6629]

The whole the Santi are worried that humans will surpass them does not make sense. The reason the santis growth was slower was due to them constantly being wiped out by the harsh conditions. But if they are all on ships now they are not facing the harsh conditions of there home planet there for the threat of being wiped out and progressing more slowly is nonexistent

[@s1n4m1n]

A lot didn’t make sense.

[@blankname6629]

@@s1n4m1n the launch the brain into space so that it can be a spy was dumb as hell too lol

[@2days_rewind]

What abt that headset who and how that alien tech is on earth??

[@gaylecheung3087]

Pleasantly surprised, yes I’ll be watching, slowly 🌎❤️🇨🇦

[@bamhamer]

The story is just so intriguing

[@timbell6870]

I loved it too for the most part. Can't wait to re-binge! Nice recap as always BrainPilot. Ah yes, tomorrow Shogun!

[@leonardobraynen1524]

1 more episode of Shogūn left. So good. 😢

[@iCanHasRandomness]

one of the biggest questions for me is the origin of the headset(s). Unless it's also a sophon "deepfake", which I doubt, who made them? Couldn't be the aliens. Couldnt be the humans. So, any book readers wanna spoil me?

[@girlsposecomeya2649]

made in china 😂 this is where book was written

[@bobhawke7373]

In the book, the organisation on the ship judgement day is called the ETO. The ETO receive technological information via Sophon communication, and Mike Evans owns the worlds biggest oil company, so has the money to have that tech realised with advanced alien advisement. In the Netflix show, it is really only touched upon when Clarence Shi says he suspect the headset looks expensive and Mike Evans is rich. The character, Clarence Shi has one main attribute above all others. His ginstinct. That's why he's there with the PDC besides getting himself fired from everywhere else. Thomas Wade is aware that Clarence Shi is usually correct when he goes with his gut instinct l.

[@iCanHasRandomness]

@@bobhawke7373 wow that's a load of bull from the author :D but all right, consider my dispelief suspended, I suppose

[@bobhawke7373]

@anonymousone6075 The tencent series doesn't even show the Chinese revolution or the reasons for ye wenjies betrayal against humanity. Censorship ruined the tencent version

[@bobhawke7373]

@@iCanHasRandomness I don't see what's hard to believe. They have the finances for the hardware and scientists to create it and the aliens on the phone telling them how to do it. These guys sent a proton to earth at light speed and can change it's dimensional form at will. The sophons can make anyone see what they want them to see. You don't think this helps with the tech working?

[@respectultimate28]

the thing that encase the earth makes an illusion so did the spacecraft really go off course?

[@bluefalcon2958]

Ohhhhh good question. Even if it stayed on course though they didn’t detonate all of the bombs so it would be traveling far too slowly right?

[@Jasondurgen]

The particle only unfolded to surround earth and reveal itself in episode 5. Most of the time, both protons are flying around at basically light speed and folded to the size of an actual proton to different parts of the earth and so is not actively surrounding the planet as a ball. So the brain did make it into space

[@ca14772]

Have you read the spin off about the brains journey? Semi Canon I think cuz liu really liked it, worth a read

[@zxn-hn4tv]

how many seasons before the show speed up to 400 years later?

[@BrainPilot]

I'm hoping it's gonna happen in the next season!

[@Elegon-nl7uh]

Do they accually try to destroy the proton somehow, or make a research facility on mars to avoid it(giving that war brings advancement)

[@Jeevanm71]

How are the santi creating their Vision Pro headsets?

[@ardiolgjonaj]

Headsets are just Made in china

[@LilOak]

Seriously who’s producing them

[@rorschach723]

I keep thinking Sofon will save Will because they’re so curious about learning from humans. Maybe they’ll send one or both of theirs to put it back on course/take it with them.

[@GlubySnotGlubbiest]

How in the world did it cost $20M per episode?? Where did those funds go

[@HIPHOPRNBBABY]

Towards the fight that's going to happen in 400 years...

[@PlayDunya]

Money laundering

[@jdsguam]

I must have Season 2 right now!

[@mrgerbeck]

The show started off very thought provoking and ended up sub-par drama with a touch of action here and there. Given the history of the writers, not too confident on this ending well.

[@jamesonstalanthasyu]

I haven't read the books, but I feel wade whispered to jin that the seeds are on the other hidden ship launched earlier, Ala Contact.

[@93siguy]

Does anyone else think that wall facer is a stupid name?

[@mikeuk2000]

Amazing Prime has the Tencent tv series of the 3 Body Problem which is far closer to the books which had a good budget and set mainly in China with English subtitles

[@squamish4244]

Character development and the internal perspective aren't the author's strong suit and the show definitely corrected for that in its second half. It OVER-corrected, meaning that it lost some focus on the sci-fi, but it is still a damn good adaptation.

[@lfyoung]

Loved the first season. I’m hoping that each season will jump 100 years from the last one. Showing the point they’re at and whats going on in the world. It’s also a great way to add new actors and characters to the show.

[@BrainPilot]

Yeah that would be a cool way to establish the time periods!

[@skysyrup]

the staircase project is so ridiculous. 300 nuclear bombs?and they think the craft can survive that?

[@neotizzo]

Ok. What would you have to make out better?

[@sidensvans67]

The Chinese series of 3 Body made by Tencent , cost only $ 10 million total for 30 episodes . 👀

[@talkingheadsforever]

Can someone explain why the sophons were messing with the super colliders BEFORE the aliens decided they could not trust humans and co-exist?

[@abraham0014]

Exactly 😂

[@Jasondurgen]

Well, they may have had somewhat good intentions at first, but it would probably be best from their perspective if they were the ones most advanced out of the two species should the situation sour.

[@ca14772]

They knew the nature of the dark forest, understood that our technology advanced faarr faster than theirs, safest thing to do is restrict our progress so we have no hope of fighting back j when they come to take over. I don't know but imagine there initial intentions was to take over by force, maybe leave a small population in Australia like pets

[@rxh241]

because humans will not welcome coexistence regardless if invaders have good intentions or not.

[@bigdallyc]

They weren't simply saying "You are bugs". What they were really trying to say is "We're not bugs, you are!" (I'm pretty sure they are bugs)

[@naz1462]

If the aliens haven't arrived on earth how does it explain the virtual reality headgear

[@lepidoptera9337]

One can't even explain the need for the video game to communicate. ;-)

[@fmainier]

If they are 400 years away, how did those VR devices got here? What about the two sophons on earth?

[@joehayes8795]

Wonderful first season but it felt way too short. This could easily have been 12 episodes if they didn’t just SPRINT through the story