Summary
“The Secret War” ends the season with a cold exterior and wonderful visuals, mixed with some violence for good measure.
As we close out our coverage of Season 1 of Love, Death & Robots, I think it’s worth noting that this anthology series, collating what is essentially short films with connecting themes, has been a worthwhile exercise for Tim Miller and David Fincher.
Okay, it’s no Black Mirror, but I wouldn’t grumble at a second season. The team at Ready Steady Cut has thoroughly enjoyed the variety of stories in different qualities and techniques. Episode 18, “The Secret War”, ends with a cold, brutal telling of a vicious battle with an overbearing horde of alien-type creatures.
They are the kind of horde that you’d be used to battling over and over again in the gaming series Halo. They used to piss me off so much, with cries from Cortana to get your shit together to kill as many as possible. They are a concern for The Red Army, who seem to have been trying to defeat the creatures for years in the ancient forests of Siberia.
There are tales of evil lurking beneath, where the horde is apparently from.
“The Secret War” relies on a cold exterior, where you can imagine the bitter-ice temperatures through your screen. Once the fighting commences, you understand the severity of the characters’ situations, as the horde is more populated than The Red Army. For the final chapter of Love, Death & Robots Season 1, it’s hardly memorable, and it appears the creators were more concerned with the anticipated battle in “The Secret War”, in order to end the series with a big bang.
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