This is an interesting comment on our society. It's about a culture that puts so much stock in beauty and intelligence, that parents are willing to risk jail time to achieve this for their children. We are already guilty of much of this, sacrificing ourselves so our kids can have braces, dermatology, and even implants. The young couple is pregnant and they contact a man who can pretty much guarantee that their child will have the good looks and the smarts to compete in an ever more competitive world. He even points out how plain and simple they are to clinch the deal (in reality they are quite an attractive couple). The problem is that this procedure is illegal because occasionally in rare cases a child is born grotesque and violent. The subplot is a set of neighbors, formerly close friends of the principle couple, who sound like they are having full scale battles. The wife is seen with scars and contusions and it is suspected that the husband is beating her. While you can see the conclusion a mile away, it makes a comment on what we have become as a culture.
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asalerno1010 June 2022
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A young married couple hires the services of an agency that offers to genetically modify the embryos so that physically and intellectually perfect babies are born. Most couples have already contracted this service, the problem is that there is a risk that a percentage of these genetically modified babies will degenerate over the years, becoming wild, aggressive creatures and even deformed. Despite this, this couple agrees to take the risk until they discover to their surprise that the little son of a neighboring couple whose son had died in an accident, has actually become a monster and has been locked up by his parents to prevent the authorities get rid of him in the context that he is a risk to society.
Excellent convincing plot, great acting
habren15 January 2011
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For me, what defines the quality of a sci-fi TV show episode, is the feasibility of the scientific oddity presented, the story of the characters surrounding it and the acting qualities of the actors.
Being pregnant myself, every TV show I watch seems to be about pregnancy. I loved this episode.
SPOILERS: The idea of enhancing genetic material in unborn children doesn't seem that far away at all. Neither does the controversy about this meddling with nature, in this episode being portrayed as the procedure being illegal. Also the argument that makes the father-to-be agree to do it, as in his child having to compete with others who did choose to do this, was convincing to me.
The troubled relationship with the neighbors and finally the reason why as the big mystery in this episode left me on the edge of my seat. I liked the way the ending is left open.
This episode was entertaining from start to end for me.
Being pregnant myself, every TV show I watch seems to be about pregnancy. I loved this episode.
SPOILERS: The idea of enhancing genetic material in unborn children doesn't seem that far away at all. Neither does the controversy about this meddling with nature, in this episode being portrayed as the procedure being illegal. Also the argument that makes the father-to-be agree to do it, as in his child having to compete with others who did choose to do this, was convincing to me.
The troubled relationship with the neighbors and finally the reason why as the big mystery in this episode left me on the edge of my seat. I liked the way the ending is left open.
This episode was entertaining from start to end for me.
Toxic weak insecure man gaslights his wife
cthulu-614-53835726 March 2023
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Toxic man buts his onsecurity as a excuse to cohert bis wife into an illigel unsecure genexperiment.
Gaslights her about, talks down at her.
Sexist mysagonistic plot.
So he has no money no looks but the hot woman married him and lets him treat her like a subhuman. Sure.
The plot about the genetic altered children was better exlpored in gattaka or star trek.
But this toxic relationship realy disgusted me on a deep level. The women and children always has to pay the price for the weakness of men. That is the only massage you can get out of these Stories. A massage as old as storietalling it self.
Gaslights her about, talks down at her.
Sexist mysagonistic plot.
So he has no money no looks but the hot woman married him and lets him treat her like a subhuman. Sure.
The plot about the genetic altered children was better exlpored in gattaka or star trek.
But this toxic relationship realy disgusted me on a deep level. The women and children always has to pay the price for the weakness of men. That is the only massage you can get out of these Stories. A massage as old as storietalling it self.
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