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A Hawk from a Handsaw

Episode aired Dec 16, 2021
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46m

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Mackenzie Davis and Prince Amponsah in Station Eleven (2021)

Adventure Drama Fantasy Mystery Sci-Fi Thriller

Twenty years later, Kirsten and her Shakespearean troupe, the Traveling Symphony, meet a mysterious man on their way to perform at St. Deborah-by-the-Water.Twenty years later, Kirsten and her Shakespearean troupe, the Traveling Symphony, meet a mysterious man on their way to perform at St. Deborah-by-the-Water.Twenty years later, Kirsten and her Shakespearean troupe, the Traveling Symphony, meet a mysterious man on their way to perform at St. Deborah-by-the-Water.

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This episode's title, "A Hawk from a Handsaw," is drawn from Hamlet, Act 2, scene 2: "I am but mad north-north-west: when the wind is southerly I know a hawk from a handsaw." During this episode there is a production of Hamlet starring Kirsten (Mackenzie Davis) as Hamlet.

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Kirsten Raymonde: Okay, go. What's your question about the phone?
Alexandra: [Who is holding a dead iPhone] So I press the button. Then?
Kirsten Raymonde: Then an entire map and all the cars comes up.
Alexandra: Okay, so then I press, 'I want a ride.'
[Mimic pressing the button]
Alexandra: I want a ride. And... something happens in a car nearby? They can see where we are?
Kirsten Raymonde: Yeah, and then they come and pick you up, and they take you anywhere.
Alexandra: Okay. So how many plays fit on this one?
Kirsten Raymonde: Alex, every play. All of the plays fit on it.
Alexandra: I wish I coulda had a phone.
Kirsten Raymonde: They weren't that great.
Alexandra: [With the phone to her ear] Okay, so let me just read everything and speak to anyone, anywhere.

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References Independence Day (1996)

Soundtracks
Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)
(uncredited)
Written by George Clinton, Bootsy Collins and Jerome Brailey
Performed by Parliament

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7/10

Episode 2 was based in an alternate reality!?

I really liked episode 1. I was actually extremely surprised! I didn't expect it to be anything above a low end - average sci-fi, just as all of us true, lifelong, sci-fi fans expect from any show.. sci-fi in general, is extremely difficult to perfect.. on top of this, the very 1st episode can often be the true "make or break" of any show.. If it's too boring or slow, too choppy or uneven, if everyone & everything isn't completely on point right from the get-go, chemistry of the cast & crew, if the script or characters are weak or unrelatable, if the cast or crew can't click just right, problems with scheduling or sicknesses (especially during the intentional chinese virus crisis!!), or having problems or any other things happen that are completely out of your control... Basically, EVERYTHING has to be perfect and right away from the jump.. Well, this show basically did everything. All of it right! This started on a very high note!

I really liked the 1st episode because it was so relatable! It was so similar to the start of this real virus.. Every single living person now knows 100%, that what is happening now is possible & something worse in the future is extremely likely if not completely certain! Basically it was like watching a repeat, just way more severe and extreme than the world's current state! Going up a level.

This new 1 is really a completely different show.. an absolute jarring difference between.. too different!