I am pretty sure the "incentives" program was the practice of holding a loved one hostage. The cybertech guy's wife, and Dethlok's son were in similar rooms.
I sometimes wonder what nostalgia studios will be mining for the next generation. Fast and Furious with 70 year old Vin Diesel is all I can think of atm.
Given the situation, it just didn't seem credible. I don't want to nitpick more, it just threw me out of the episode which I was enjoying.
They always say you should "show not tell" in a screenplay. What bugs me is that they did neither with the bad guys.They can't keep doing this.
Maybe. The episode really needed more than "Oh they are just Norse-Pagan hatemongers". Have they done their homework? Yes, but what are their resources? The episode portrays them more like disaffected thugs than an organized group. Also, this episode happens in the immediate aftermath of Malekith's invasion of…
Now I want to watch a remake of The Rat Patrol. :(
They should have had a scene showing the Norse-Pagan hate thugs flying over the North sea on magical dirtbikes. Probably would have saved the episode.
I guess they realized you can't stab a god over the internet.
So….