… and then finally ocean? Or is it an active volcano with immortal dinosaurs swimming in the lava? Their "sunroom" uses blue lighting, so maybe they're not even on Earth, which would explain why their North Pole is not an ocean.

I watch it because it's the only sci-fi horror I know of that's happening at this time. I don't consider "Walking Dead" to be sci-fi in any way whatsoever. This show's horror is serviceable, even if not actually frightening, just based on visual imagery alone and the juxtaposed happy music.

Seriously, they could have alluded to this earlier on. Like, when Anana was questioning his childhood at the base, he could have mentioned that he entertained himself by dabbling with the discarded projects and the like. "There were always children here. I thought it was normal. Hey, wanna see the toys I made from…

They showed Julia doing some stuff to the Narvik she saved from the fire. Apparently, she developed a cure for Narvik-B by copying a specific subset of genetic instructions from her own cells (rather than donating her immortal blood directly). The reasoning was that she couldn't possibly donate enough spinal fluid to…

Yeah, Alan's idea of having everyone meet up at the bunker was hilarious. "Okay, let's let these weakened former-vectors shuffle their way slowly to the lowest level of the base. Let's not assist them in any way whatsoever. We already cured them of Narvik-B, so what more do they want, amirite?!" I think this is how he…

I hope they intend to eventually ram the explosive drones into the base's outer walls. Otherwise, it's a waste to leave all those bombs out there at a distance. Maybe they're waiting for the Scythe to finish sweeping through the hallways?

Ah, yes, I was referring to the serum cure; I'm not sure that anyone actually dies from Narvik-B. I did find it expedient that all those people transformed into vectors within minutes. Previous episodes showed a slower rate of transformation, but I guess Narvik mutated and improved to get the plot rolling faster.…

This show produces some engaging visuals, but it squanders them with bad plotting. The opening sequence had some interesting imagery, and it would have played well as metaphor, but unfortunately, the show decided to play it straight. That empty hallway, the microwave in the middle of the floor, the rat fated for an…

Setting aside Alan's incompetence, a number of people in that (blue-lit?!) sunroom seemingly survived their transformation into vectors (at least until the Scythe slaughtered them anyway). Dr. Philippe Duchamp was among the people doused with Narvik via the fire sprinklers, but he was later seen talking to the Scythe…

I thought they'd put the vials back in the bag so as to not have them break open after being tossed. I couldn't tell if they were using glass or plastic vials, but if it's glass, hurling them would be a terrible idea. If it's plastic, that melts and spills its contents out, so the bag is necessary to soak the contents…

Yes, the example I provided is that a charity would be the one doing the printing. This is a world where androids are disposable. For all the lip service given out regarding the costs of things, this show doesn't actually seem to have any economic constraints on its technology.

Huh. I guess I made the assumption that they would have pulled the vials out of their container (hence the melting snow comment). This is what they did when they were incinerating the samples in the vault. I don't know why they would now toss the vials with a protective metal sheath if they were trying to burn it.…

^__^ This show has that really awkward method of character development. I often end up going, "These really aren't trained professionals."

They killed him off so the show won't have to explain how he managed to get the Narvik vials. He apparently knew about Level X, gained access to the vault via RFID chip (which just waved him through), and never showed up on the security cameras whatsoever. I don't understand the security system of this base.

I agree that it's unclear. I don't think we're dealing with a subspecies of immortal humans, so I don't think Julia gains immortality via heredity. My guess is that the serum latches onto a specific gene marker and then transforms the recipient (like how Narvik-B transforms people into vomit zombies). Julia has the…

And that show didn't have Linden bickering with her ex-husband about an awards ceremony while she was being shot at by a sniper. This show should just embrace its horror-scifi underpinnings and build around that. The personal arguments that happens between characters really deflate whatever atmosphere the scenes…

… the guy that want us dead surely won't find a simple door on the floor and follow us.

LOL, you're right. I screwed up that analogy. Still, that means Helix had up to 24-hours' worth of events to compress into ~42 minutes of TV, which really should have been sufficient material. Instead, it feels like it's spinning its wheels a lot of the time.

I actually was, because I was trying to make sense of their "Arctic" location! I thought maybe it was something like: Water-Scraper (best shown by the 3rd image in that slide show). I think that would have been awesome.

Yes, visually this show entertains me. Unfortunately, this is supposed to be sci-fi, and watching the logistics crash and burn on this show is pretty frustrating. By comparison, I don't have these nitpicks with superhero movies, because those register as science-fantasy to me (magic wrapped up in pseudo-science…