Pantheon Is A COMPLETED Masterpiece 🌐

[@DanielGreeneReviews]

You can get the book that inspired it all here: bookshop.org/a/89948/9781982134044

[@pratikmandal1350]

Ah a rare case of "Daniel reviewing something I've been trying to get my friends to watch/read, but they never will so I'll watch his review and hope he likes it so I feel like my close friends also love it. "

[@robinronin]

I can confirm that I saw Daniel in Tim’s house watching S2 of Pantheon. I was hiding under Tim’s floorboards at the time.

[@TheFrigidMidget]

As a Kiwi, I can also confirm that Daniel was there. NZ is a very small place, so you can't walk down the street without going through Tim's living room. Needless to say I was very surprised when I saw Daniel just chilling and watching season 2 of this godly show.

[@fernandozavaletabustos205]

This and the Scavenger's Reign deserve more attention.

[@thefriesofLockeLamora]

Added to my watchlist

[@joshuabenton3785]

Scavengers Reign is a wonderful thing!

[@AlexanderJWF]

Exuberantly seconded!

[@dannyslag]

Scavengers Reign is the most beautiful thing I've seen in years.

[@BingusMcdingus57]

Scavengers reign is so underrated!

[@JoeAuerbach]

"Your mind would be the same" I actually just talked about this over on Bluesky this morning, but it absolutely would not. People who talk about this stuff always ignore just how much of your personality is based on hormones. You are a different person when you're hungry. Horny. Tired. When your adrenaline is high, when your adrenaline is low, when your cortisol is high or low, etc. The impact that hormones have on who you are cannot be overstated.

[@vaidasmasys3764]

I 100 percent agree. But hormone activity could also be simulated as well perhaps. It would only be simulated so that a human would think like a human and not like a machine that is based on human memories. So UI's in Pantheon I assumed did that kind of simulating because they were emotional.

[@dcgamers]

In the show they mention that all the SIs have completely simulated bodies. It's not just their minds, it's the whole deal. So hormones would be included.

[@Jhaldmer]

You are your body, if your body don’t exist, you do not exist. Uploading yourself to the digital world is just creating a digital clone. You need to belive that souls exist and they are tangible things to be convinced of something like that is actually you.

[@VeritatisQ]

The thing is that to prove to ourselves that uploading your mind would be a 1:1 transfer, we'd first have to demonstrate that we could _make_ a full-on human from scratch that could reproduce because that is the only reliable proof we have that they're a reliable human. Then we could use that same code to simulate a physical body. I believe in "souls", whatever that means to you personally, so this whole thing would be quite complicated. Could we create beings from scratch that are so complex and intelligent that they would have their own souls?

[@alexhunt6034]

As an Australian who watched this ages ago and wondered why the hell nobody was talking about it, it's nice that a couple of KZbinrs I follow have gotten around to it and are gushing about it. Phenomenal show.

[@strixytom]

I truly enjoy obeying the law and watching shows through legal means by applying for residency in New Zealand and by acquiring shows in absolutely no other way, shape, or form. I fully support and enjoy the corporate process of television production, and I hope that more shows will have exclusive releases in brave new locations such as Antarctica.

[@MARU_BATSU]

A Big Tech-critical show about *selfish factions ruining something for everyone as they fight over who gets to control it* being dismembered and denied an audience the way it was is too ironic for words. Somehow, despite it all, it turned out to be a genuinely very good piece of science fiction. Highly recommended! If you can *"send a clone to New Zealand"* it's well worth it! It's not like there's a legitimate alternative.

[@skeletonnewroman4277]

Saw the video, saw the headline, listened to the first .54 seconds. Yeah, okay, I'll watch it.

[@TheJacknitro]

To be very honest, that twist in s02e08 came out of nowhere, delivered a haymaker of a third arm and I LOVED IT

[@Mr-Ranch-Fingers]

Man, love the framing in the start of the video. I think reviews of fantasy / science fiction should inherently make us look towards our own personhood and society we live in. Keep up the good work

[@UdyKumra]

8 minutes in (I watch at double speed) and you are cooking. This is what I mean when I tell people that you’re one of the best reviewers on KZbin!

[@Blate1]

YES. Been waiting on you to review this beautiful show

[@mostlyvoid.partiallystars]

I mean, sure, my anxiety needed more fodder haha

[@lol3xtrach3353]

Ok but despite the scary premise the show is fairly optimistic about the human nature

[@MullOver.]

Off topic: How cool would be a video about all your KZbin gears? Which camera/mic/lights are you using now? What have you used early on? What would you suggest to use to a newbie KZbinr? (Me) P.S. I love EVERYTHING about your channel

[@smileyest09]

Yessss!! Glad to see you enjoyed it! I’m been trying to convince other people to give this one a watch bc it blew me away!!!

[@allengainzmma]

I’ve been a huge fan since the channel started and it’s what got me into reading and finding out how much I love reading horror and fantasy. Lately I’ve been going through a rough patch in life so I’ve been drowning myself in reading (found the poppy war and am obsessed with it now reading the second book) and it’s insane to me that I wouldn’t have this hobby that lets me forget stressful things in life without this channel. Not only did I fall in love with reading but it’s also helped me learn because I was always a terrible reader and now I can definitely say I’m above average and it’s something I’m proud of. Sorry for the long message but I really wanted to thank you, you’re the best.💪

[@kia-yj3vp]

I think adding two new shelves under the current shelves will make the background look better. Great vid btw

[@altoguy16499]

I remember hearing about this showna few years ago but never really heard anyone talk about it. This is the best advertisement I've seen for a show ever. Just someone gushing about a show foe 30 minutes

[@ctimegodb658]

Had to stop video once i heard i can find season 2. Ill be back for the video atfer i watch. Thank you Daniel for the information

[@パンダの死体]

As a sailor of the seven seas, I can watch S2 actually pretty easy

[@fernandodecarlosmalcher7977]

I am soooo glad that you're giving this series some well deserved attention, pantheon is criminally underrated, and deserves much more attention than the one it got, hopefully in time more people will start noticing it

[@Frogotron]

the game of thrones horse stirrup bit is killing me. dogmatic commitment to realism with no real purpose beyond 'because its realistic' is so exhausting

[@JeraWizard]

I do like the curtain, I think it is a healthy reminder for people that you live in a house and not an L-corner with bookshelves, floating in some void XD

[@Jrdn357]

For the love of god, everyone watching this, PLEASE download season 2. This whole show is amazing, we were absolutely robbed by this, and you all deserve to experience this amazing show! So literally just go download it, lmao. I don't even consider it unethical at this point, because there is no other way to watch it. I am certain that the creators and animators who put so much blood, sweat, and tears into this fantastic show, would rather you just download it than not watch it at all.

[@Struggler12349]

bro, the time skip blew my mind time skip level: fuck you and your expectations lol

[@neetfreek9921]

It’s on KZbin. That’s how I watched it

[@Severian1]

Didn’t think the review will drop this quickly. I hope more people give Pantheon a try. Phenomenal show.

[@3choblast3r4]

Coincidentally recently watched this series. First season is on Netflix, had to "download" the second one. Bro, it's absolutely BRILLIANT. I'm so happy to see you talk about it so a wider audience gets to see this. Because it seems to me the show never got the recognition it should have had. It's one of the best sci fi shows I've ever seen. I watched this after eating truffles. When I found out it was by Ken Liu, who's name I recognized as the guy that translated three body problem (if I'm not mistaken). I decided his name was going on my TBR and I had to read some of his books now. Because holy f the show is well written

[@MrBenfranz]

I have never clicked on a Mr. Greene video so fast. Such a nu-classic of animated television.

[@QuigProQuo]

Thank You for Shouting out this Amazing Series! It deserves way more recognition than it got due to a lack of faith from the show backers.

[@Blate1]

**SPOILER** Nobody talks about how Maddie becomes possibly one of the greatest villains in fiction at the end. She literally creates billions upon billions of sentient beings who experience tremendous suffering - billions of hitters, Dalmers, countless victims of the most heinous crimes imaginable - all in an attempt to recreate the real world as accurately as possible just to bring back her loved ones.

[@redhusky7439]

Both campaigns spending a Billion from rich donors is insane. Shows whos really incharge

[@soullessgintoki3226]

Pantheon is one of my favorite shows of all time, had a friend beg me to watch it but I put it off forever because it wasn’t on any streaming services. (this was before netflix licensed season 1) So happy your bringing more attention to it it needs more attention.

[@Mithartis]

This premise sounds like the anime Serial Experiments Lain (1998) applied to the modern corporate oligarchy setting. If you liked Pantheon. Watch Lain, its a classic 😉

[@anonsmith510]

The ending of season 2 actually had me shook, it's gonna be something I 🏴‍☠ for friends and family so they can experience it too

[@twopintsofmilk]

Pantheon is incredible. I don't like to explain any part of the show to anyone and just tell people I think will enjoy it to watch it. Pretty much everything relevant to the plot is a mistery at some point in the story.

[@maggyfrog]

😭😭no i needed this show to keep going for at least 2 more seasons. the ending we got was more like a speedrun through what should have been more seasons

[@darrenkersey2448]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for bringing attention to this incredible show! I've been trying for years to get other people to watch this show and have even tried to encourage Saberspark to review it. Due to the challenges of streaming it and poor marketing, it has not been the easiest to share.

[@vaidasmasys3764]

Good review. One of my favourite shows ever :)

[@kv4648]

Finally someone talks about this. I've been commenting and recommending this for ages now

[@SilverThreads]

I'm thankful that someone with interests similar to mine will keep up with all the new stuff for me and tell me what's worth experiencing. Never heard of it before this videos but Pantheon sounds great, I'm gonna watch it tonight :)

[@L.J.McEachern]

Yay, I'm glad you watched Pantheon. I am still mad at AMC for ditching this show for a tax write off. And this doesn't include the poor marketing surround the show. However, it was one of the best things I watched in a long time. It's on of those shows that I can't explain other than, "you need to watch it."

[@akumakilla4]

I can't tell you how long I've been waiting for someone to rave about this show as much, if not significantly more than me. Watched this show as it was airing and lost count of the amount of times I've audibly gasped per episode. I do remember that there was an upload error during season 2 that made it a bit difficult to watch. The problem being that episodes aired out of order. Truly believe this is one of the best sci-fi shows I've seen in a long time, aside from The Foundation which is a bit of a guilty pleasure for its visuals.

[@IAmShniff]

Omg finally. Been waiting for years for you to cover this show :')

[@jamrollz]

Pantheon is the greatest show I've seen since Avatar

[@NicholasHale-oc7hr]

Thank you for covering this! So underwatched

[@JohnBogna]

So glad to see someone else talking about this show. I discovered it when it came on Netflix and liked it so much I'm working on an essay about it.

[@OHCandP]

I've seen both seasons and I have to agree, Pantheon is an amazing story adapted amazingly from the page to the screen. I'm glad they chose to use hand-drawn animation over CGI or live-action.

[@anthonywritesfantasy]

"Should it vote?" gave me the shivers.

[@FelixM86]

this truly is a masterpiece. the ONLY flaw is that they didn't get a S3 and had to cram everything into S2. It's pretty obvious after watching, that this was supposed to be 3 Seasons, and would've flowed perfectly with just a tinsy tiny bit more time

[@matthewecho9061]

I truly do love this show. Ending of season 2 gave me an existential crisis.

[@jackwriter1908]

Wow, didn't expect this to drop.

[@bradleyprice8886]

I wish the series had a bigger following for how incredible every episode was. It's my new go-to recommend show.

[@AuraXp_]

Aren’t both seasons available on Netflix now?

[@lethentucker]

Nice Tim drop. Love a good Tim drop, almost as much as Gandalf likes... what does Gandalf like?

[@jackinthebox1993]

Thank you for shouting out this show. I keep forgetting to watch it but it's a very hidden gem among the animation department

[@The-Euroclydon]

Heyyy, just finished Pantheon last week. Had to watch second season on KZbin. What a great show!

[@hua_tetsu_cat]

*_PANTHEON WILL NOT BE CHAINED_*

[@beebeebees]

I do think the curtain IS cozy, and the new layout is nice and warm ❤ anway I'm mostly leaving this here as a way of apologizing for not watching the full thing, as you have successfully sold me on watching the show and maybe making a trip to NZ just so I can watch S2.

[@radicalpasta7040]

Yes. I have been a Pantheon fan since day 1. It's my second favorite show ever. I watched s2 weeks after it came out. Im so glad people are finally seeing and talking about this show again. It has so many interesting themes, compelling characters, emotional moments and overall excellent animation. In my personal opinion, s1 is perfection and season 2 is flawed but still very good. Spoilers. My criticisms of s2. These are mostly nitpicks. 1. I had issues with the main romance in s2. I liked the chemistry, I thought the relationship was sweet. However, the age difference... bothers me. One character is 17-18 and the other is 14-15. That bothers me. It feels like there was supposed to be a bigger timeskip in the show but they had to change it. The younger character looks much older than she did but she is canonically only months older. 2. I think they should have used the main antagonist from s1 (UI Magneto) more in s2. It feels like he is shelved. 3. The ending feels a bit rushed. I would have liked to spend more time in the "utopian" future. 4. They had some odd commentary about Palestine/Israel. Not completely sure what they were trying to say. 5. There are aspects of UI that I think should have been explored more. In s2, you find out they can do a Fusion Dance and merge together. I think this mechanic could have been used to explore aspects of gender and s*xuality. That aspect of fusion was briefly touched on but not explored further. It would have been interesting if one of the UIs was openly LGBTQ so we can explore how that interacts with the UI experience. As an LGBTQ person myself, it felt like the writers are cishet and didn't consider that possible avenue of philosophical exploration. 6. The main character becoming a time god felt a little out of left field. The twist is really cool and interesting but it should have been foreshadowed better. 7. I think the show had some political blindspots. The utopian future seemed to me like a liberal's idea of how a post-scarcity society could be achieved, through technological advancement. The writers are clearly aware of class conflict and socialist critique. They have an openly Maoist character. It would have been interested to learn more about the political and sociological implications of the future utopia. Would have made the future society stand out from the typical Star Trek like sci-fi utopia. Outside of my nitpicks, it's still a great show. I would say s1 is a 10/10 and s2 is a 8/10. I love this show. Kinda wish we got 3 seasons instead of 2. The last part of s2 could have been its own seasons, fixing the minor pacing issues.

[@ajwaddanwarr3409]

FINALLY !! I am always happy when more people discovers this show!

[@cwstatic]

What a great show! I remember reading an article about how good the series was and sought it out on Amazon and bought the first season and devoured it. when i found out there was a 2nd season i remember searching everywhere to find it. what an amazing piece of scifi!

[@LiminalLogic]

Great review and you're absolutely right about the quality of the show. One of the best things I've watched. For me, I really enjoyed how it got me thinking about consciousness and selfhood. A good follow up on these questions (though a little dark!) is the game SOMA.

[@ankithg3101]

Dammit Daniel, just when I fully resolve not read books and watch shows for a while and here you come and make me break my promise 😢.

[@DanteTheRedPossum]

The setup is very nice but overall I agree with the three points you mentioned: It should be slightly less symmetrical, for example, the center of the shelves a little bit to the right and you sligh bit to the left, closer to the curtains (they work nicely btw, it let us know you are in a nice space and not in a "spaceship" studio; Also, definetly filling those spaces in the back with something not too visually heavy would help.

[@MysticXombie]

Maybe get a small table for the plant to sit behind you. Would fill out the space and make the shelf look less cramped

[@Com1xguy]

Liking this video before watching it. Just started this show and will be back later to watch once I’ve finished it.

[@ZeinaIan]

I binge watched this show in 2 days a week ago cause FriendlySpaceNinja made a video about it. Luckily, I'm in Australia, so I could easily watch season 2, and it was amazing. I hope even more people watch it cause of videos like this.

[@ummon]

I recommend Pantheon to people all the time, and I found it very fun and cool but also quite flawed. The cartoony conflict was just stupid to me and took me completely out of the otherwise extremely well done reasons for the conflict. Your review has inspired me to travel to New Zealand where I will consume the second season.

[@piciaxel]

it hurts me how cursed pantheon was from a marketing standpoint, but i believe that this story will become a cult classic

[@TheARESxGOD]

Just finished the series yesterday it was fantastic and I love the ending.

[@kurathchibicrystalkitty5146]

When most people go to New Zealand, they go for the scenery and LotR reenactments. Daniel, I mean, Ganiel Dreene, went for the second season of a sci-fi show. 😛😛😛 I loved Tim's little skit. As far as bookshelf nook aesthetics look, I like the addition of the curtain, and I have a suggestion of what to do with the empty bottom space: set up some little tables with Lego. But only if it's easy to do, and doesn't make it hard for you to get at the books and get in and out for filming. 😀

[@personwhohasnoname]

This has got to be the first time being in Australia has been a positive for streaming content,

[@Artagars]

Australian here who binged it. However amazon tried to screw me. Originally I only had access to season 2 (it did not say season 2, then an update happened tot he tv app) and I watched like 2 episodes really confused.... Then I realised there was a season 1 and binged. Made much more sense ahahah

[@makcraft]

Hugely underrated show! I'm doing my best to promote this where I can, but people just don't take this seriously how actually good this show is, due to YA-protagonists (and regional bullshittery of streaming service drama). My go-to AI-centric original recommendations are Pantheon and Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song.

[@TheBigKaiju]

FINALLY!!!!! SOMEONE ELSE TALKED ABOUT THIS SHOW

[@timp6834]

Best show of the past couple decades bar none.

[@Francisluther-p3x]

Yay from New Zealand!

[@icaro_andstuff]

The one thing that was pulling me back was the animation, but this sold it to me ❤

[@hellbin]

criminally forgotten series

[@reminiscentoss681]

Pantheon was such an excellent viewing experience.

[@simulanger]

i havent even watched this will soon but daniel ive been waiting for this video for so long 🙏🙏🙏🙏 pantheon is so underappreciated

[@doodlenator4308]

This show is soo sosos good. I found it through Friendly Space Ninja. I binged season 1 in one evening/night.

[@0reo2]

Surprisingly season 2 is available for purchase on prime in Germany as well

[@aksharaghav9657]

A week without fant... Oh, wrong video! But yeah, Pantheon is awesome, please watch it.

[@Yannis-dq6ri]

Me stopping the video after 3 and a half minutes because I’m already hooked and need to start watching it right away 😂 will return with my thoughts after I’ve seen it!

[@ramseylandry1876]

I was in a soft rock band called "Implication of Cozy"

[@zerin25]

Wait, something is *only* available in Aus/NZ?? I actually *can* watch something without *ahem* sending my own clone to the Northern Hemisphere?? This is so bizarre, I love it!

[@edwardasuquo3963]

I just started watching this series. What a coincidence.

[@VeraSakhniuk]

Season 2 is available on KZbin! This show is amazing

[@paulenan9636]

Pantheon left me with a lot of questions. Like what age differences I am ok with for teenagers dating. Apart from that, amazing series, ending felt a bit rushed, but I assume that is due to corporate bs.

[@adityarajput5039]

Minor spoilers: Loved the show even how the diversity was handled , all the different characters from different countries never felt forced, S2 could have been better though.. its like her mum went from being super protective to "Hey u in norway? cool" progression didnt feel natural there to me. also just realized ur vids r in 4k

[@SeiShinCasios]

That is amazing. I remember deciding to Not watch it, because i heard it was canceled and i did noot want to get intim another half diniahwd series. That IT IS completed in 2 seasons is the best of the best, so hyped to watch it!

[@reminiscentoss681]

I saw a lot of the hacking/digital fight scenes as an almost translated versions of what was going on from a UI to a human perspective.

[@anugrahshrestha8208]

I've read so many great things about this show. Even saw Friendly Space Ninja rave about it in his recent video. I guess I'll finally watch it.

[@serpentious]

Pantheon is one of my all time favourite shows. Glad you are giving it promotion! 2025 Going well!

[@justApigeon.]

After everything with Mario’s brother. This was a crazy watch lol

[@Jaxemus]

The Vader I lied made me chuckle

[@dacoz]

If you don't want to pirate (or don't know how) use for a VPN to get around locailization issues.

[@aetherae0n]

Amazing show. Absolutely magnificent 👌

[@diamondj4484]

The fact that s2 doesn't even exist on this one "legal" app is baffling. I was about to go watch this since the comments praise it so much. Guess I'll have to search the seven seas for s2 after I'm done w s1