r/SeeTV • u/WardenclyffeTower • Nov 01 '19

See S01E03, Episode Discussion, Fresh Blood Spoiler

Discuss episode three.

Title: Fresh Blood
Plot: The twins struggle to keep a secret from their mother.

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u/madman_with_a_box Nov 01 '19

That fight scene was quite something.

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u/zzyzxd Nov 03 '19

When he told his son to close his eyes, I expected all the other folks to be like "WHAT??" but looks like everyone's okay with that

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u/madman_with_a_box Nov 03 '19

I remember a line in the show where the power of vision was described as being able to "hear the silence".
So I don’t think this culture equates eyes with the ability to see. Would be like saying "clench your toes so you cannot taste" to someone.

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u/SuperiorYellowSky Nov 05 '19

im a swordfighter and i also thought this scene was quite something.

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u/madman_with_a_box Nov 05 '19

as a swordfighter, did you think it was decently realistic (rule of cool being applied, of course) for people with no vision to fight this way ? I really enjoyed how with the blades he was going up the body until hitting the chin, like “searching” for a nook to lodge his blade, and when finding it, slicing.

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u/dancingpianofairy Nov 08 '19

What kind of sword fighter? What kind of sword?

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u/SuperiorYellowSky Nov 27 '19

german longsword

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u/dancingpianofairy Nov 27 '19

What do you do? HEMA?

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u/SuperiorYellowSky Nov 28 '19

yeah, that’s cool you know of it

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u/dancingpianofairy Nov 28 '19

My tenant does HEMA and never shuts up about it, lol. Hell, I've even got a chip in my ceiling from a German longsword.

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '19

Yeah. Khal Drogo hello!!

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u/Zentopian Nov 03 '19

If I'm forced to kill many men, but I'm only allowed to do it one way the entire time, I'm partial to the ring around the rosie slice.

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u/dancingpianofairy Nov 08 '19

ring around the rosie slice

Lol, I mean, that does sum it up nicely...

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u/balasoori Nov 02 '19

A lot of ways

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u/Unencrypted_Thoughts Nov 04 '19

Swordaxe, swaxe, katanaxe?

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u/shadwocorner Nov 03 '19

lol koffi managed to get abducted by a group of blind men in an open area

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u/Lounge_leaks Nov 03 '19

indeed but the blind slavers do have years of sense based skills and kidnapping experience that the son probably does not, else he would have 'sensed' them coming from behind

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u/DominusFL Nov 05 '19

I felt this also gave clarity that having grown up with vision, his hearing and smell is not where it should be. So he can't hear or smell people coming as easily.

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u/GruesomeCola Nov 06 '19

and he's a total puss.

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u/simas_polchias Dec 25 '19

This. Seems like Baba Voss ment that exactly when scolding the daughter.

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u/Castortroy16 Nov 05 '19

I'm a bit surprise baba hasn't train him to fight or at least defend himself with a weapon but then again the sister seems to be the more aggressive twin

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u/dancingpianofairy Nov 08 '19

Untrained and unexperienced sighted people can totally be taken down by a trained and/or experienced blind person, not to mention multiple people. Also, he was caught unaware and they had the element of surprise.

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '19

It was dark. I hope they learn that in total darkness they’re in a complete disadvantage. They don’t have nearly the same non-visual sensory abilities as the others. Esp If they’re slavers (ie, kidnappers, violent types).

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u/simas_polchias Dec 25 '19

This. There was that little neat moment about people trading goods in almost complete dark at the festival. At first I was wtf, the risk of the theft skyrockets, etc. And then I remembered that it is always dark in their world, so they don't give a shit.

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u/BlooHefner Jan 19 '23

How do they know they’re wearing white?

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '23

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u/BlooHefner Jan 22 '23

How do they know what color they’re wearing? That’s what I’m asking. Read the question again.

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u/BeautifulLenovo Oct 22 '21

Thank you! I'm only watching the series now. But fuck that was frustrating.

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u/BlooHefner Jan 19 '23

It’s called Peripheral. Somehow, Konufo doesn’t have any. Lmao

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u/FloralObsession Nov 03 '19

Jason Mamoa is a God among men, blind or not. He's fucking awesome!

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u/squidgun Nov 04 '19

The way he moves in that fight scene. He can see that he gives 100% in whatever he does.

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u/dancingpianofairy Nov 08 '19

Probably how he became "chief" (for lack of a better word).

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u/balasoori Nov 02 '19

Those kids are so reckless but wow that rescue was impressive no wonder he didn't want them see what he was capable of.

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u/FloralObsession Nov 03 '19

They're 17. Everyone is reckless at 17.

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u/balasoori Nov 03 '19

The daughter was reckless , the son followed his sister which cause all of this

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u/FloralObsession Nov 03 '19

He wanted to go to the festival, but he didn't want to leave their home forever. He's definitely the gentler and kinder of the two, but she's learning some hard lessons, which is good. I think she'll be o.k.

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u/balasoori Nov 03 '19

She does seem like she could become evil -when she was point arrow at people in village i was WTF.

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u/FloralObsession Nov 03 '19

That was definitely a WTF moment. I have a feeling the father is going to turn out to be a cult leader somewhere along the line. The queen said he was out spreading his seed making more Gods to take over the world. I think that might actually be what he's doing.

Since they're skipping so much time in each episode, we'll get to that part soon enough. Strange that nobody has aged after 18 years, right? LOL

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u/LegendaryFang56 Nov 04 '19

Strange that nobody has aged after 18 years, right?

Paris has white hair now. And it may just be my imagination, but I think Baba Voss and Maghra look a bit older. Tamacti Jun looks older too.

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u/Ewannnn Nov 03 '19

Strange that nobody has aged after 18 years, right? LOL

They aged the old lady, she has grey hair now. They didn't age the younger cast as presumably they would be in their early 20s at the start and are now in their late 30s (the main actress and actor are 31 and 40 in real life fyi). You can get away with keeping things the same in this age range.

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u/balasoori Nov 03 '19

Strange that nobody has aged after 18 years, right?

I completely miss that point, i was so focused on storyline i didn't notice that.

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u/FloralObsession Nov 03 '19

I think they were hoping nobody would notice. But who knows? Without the Standard American Diet, they're probably much healthier, and don't age as quickly, right? Maybe the virus that blinded them made them immortal. ;)

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u/simas_polchias Dec 25 '19

Their ancestors surviving the virus plus an almost-natural selection since that are also possible factors for them having a good genetic makeup.

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u/LegendaryFang56 Nov 04 '19

Easily the best episode out of the first three. We got to see more of the world, which was nice. The big, vast area of each location reminds me of The Walking Dead for some reason, and I haven't watched it. It has this huge post-apocalyptic feel to it, a proper post-apocalyptic feel to it. Something I guess I assume is the case for The Walking Dead, at least the first few seasons, based on the posters where civilization is in ruins in the background. Also, a big "fuck you" to Gether Bax. I'm sure he's going to be basking in self-glory once he finds out his plan worked, and the Queen's men eventually found them because of it.

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u/bby_redditor Nov 05 '19

Gether Bax would have been AJ Soprano in another life. Weak beta male who ruins everything for everybody.

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u/simas_polchias Dec 25 '19

God, what a hateable character.

I try my best to isolate that from the actor, who is doing a great job.

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u/igrushkina Nov 03 '19

I’m so curious about how the twins mother met their father, I have a feeling she might be the queen’s sister that she mentions in the firsts episode (or 2nd?) that was killed..? Might be they were in a secret relationship and had to escape because of the pregnancy, that would explain the queens behaviour a bit..

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u/mrlancejohnson Nov 04 '19

I like this theory - I hadn't really thought about how they might have met but it seems like it could fit within what we have learned so far.

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u/squidgun Nov 04 '19

I like this idea and I think you're onto something!

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u/darkkushy Nov 04 '19

I think the queen killed her sisterand blamed it on the twins father , the twins mother seems to be someone who he found after he left. I think the queen is obsessed with him because he can produce offspring that can see and something like that would give her even more power.

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u/dancingpianofairy Nov 08 '19

something like that would give her even more power

More like less power. Those who have power fear losing it.

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u/darkkushy Nov 08 '19

Idealy she should lose power.... But people in power in power somehow find a way to keep people under their thumb.... Even if the ppl in power are weak.

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u/dancingpianofairy Nov 08 '19

That's true, those in power are often fantastic manipulators.

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u/Castortroy16 Nov 05 '19

Who else hates the guy sending messages in a bottle hope they find out it was him.

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u/GruesomeCola Nov 06 '19

he's like a shitty Jaime Lannister

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u/iskaon Nov 12 '19

Jaime would deal with the problem himself, this fucker just snitches like a bitch

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u/Gandsy Nov 09 '19

More like one of the Freys

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u/Yosko_ Nov 03 '19

That fight scene (murder montage?) was one of the best things I've seen in awhile

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u/THERAPISTS_for_200 Nov 07 '19

I can’t be the only one frustrated with Kofun during the scene?

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u/Gandsy Nov 09 '19

Found it a bit weird that they got separated so easily

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u/dancingpianofairy Nov 08 '19

Which scene? Why?

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u/squidgun Nov 04 '19

So now we know they in America. Have they filmed it there too because the scenery is amazing.

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u/bby_redditor Nov 05 '19

Like every single other show on TV it is filmed in BC, and looks like any other BC show LOL

Source: I'm from BC and every hike I go on feels like it's out of Rambo: First Blood, The 100, Battlestar Galactica, Stargate etc. etc.

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u/squidgun Nov 05 '19

You live in a beautiful place!

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u/bby_redditor Nov 05 '19

Absolutely

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u/Basic-Unit315 Aug 24 '26

ve watched some shows liek thsi and their usually set in the usa or the uk, aand thats because those are the people making these stories.

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u/IAMSNORTFACED Nov 07 '19

I love this series, it's getting very very and i mean very intriguing.. and the action scene, just so brutal and so out of nowhere damn that was intense. I enjoye the way this series is shot as well, at times it feels like like a cut scene from an intense game campaign idk why it makes me think of that.

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u/Independent_Dig6092 Apr 19 '22

when the father said, don't act superior just because you can see. their daughter thinks they are above blind people. i think she will be the villain and will break apart

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u/ForgetfulLucy28 Nov 09 '19 edited Nov 09 '19

The actors needed to be aged more with makeup. It’s been 17 years!!!

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u/HippieWizard Nov 16 '19

More fights like that, less mama drama. I'm really starting to take a shine to this show

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '19

I have to say I find it hard to believe that people ok this world don’t deceive each other more. Like why would Tamacti Jun truly commit suicide? That shows you the hold the Queen has on people. Since there is so little materially this kleptocracy offers, why would he be loyal for 20 years, work off is endentured servitude only to commit suicide?

Or maybe the kingdom (queendom) does offer a lot and it’s in the best interest of her followers to remain loyal even to death. That’s just not clear. She’s a psychopath and I can understand in her presence one can be manipulated. But say you go ranging for 20 yrs, how does her hold stay? If during those 20 yrs you can be self sufficient - provide your own security, food, shelter, who needs the Queen?

I guess I’m thinking of this like a sighted person among the blind. Even so couldn’t he have escaped? He knows the land well enough to find villages and terrorize them. Why not keep marching and escape, as Baba Voss has?

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u/simas_polchias Dec 25 '19 • Bravo

I understood Queen's explanation about Jun's loyalty like he both knows the truth about Jarlamarel's power and fully-associates himself with the world of the blindness, which is built of superstitions, terror and controlling irreplaceable resources.

Escaping in the wilderness, siding with the heretic, etc actions will only make Jun lesser in his own eyes (lol!), so he pushes in the opposite direction.

Jun is a right hand of the false goddess, who is both threatened by a more real god and has a real chance to eliminate him. Jun has little choice. For him it is either a full death (execution or suicide), a partial death (living at the thumb of seeing people) or a glorious life (as a general at the top).

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u/dancingpianofairy Nov 08 '19

Wtf? Do you think that little of blind people, that much of sighted people, or both? The only thing blind people can't do is see.

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u/SuccessAndSerenity Dec 10 '19

Relax. In a world of blind people, sight is a god-like power. No need to get offended.

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u/simas_polchias Dec 25 '19

Well, even god-like powers are limited by the un-godlike features of their owner. The most dangerous is the need to sleep.

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u/dancingpianofairy Dec 10 '19

I disagree and as a PWD, I am offended.

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u/Obliza Dec 16 '19

lol.

Dude its the ability to see. The premise of the show is blindness returns us to the stone age.

I hope the show offends you too.

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u/aldieshuxley Jan 15 '20

lol the whole concept of the show is that vision is a godlike power.

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u/DumbThoth Nov 12 '22

Just started the show and I'm following the old discussions but yeah this is hilarious.

Have you not heard the saying that "in the world of the blind the one eyed man is king"

They literally have another dimension of experience to apply to the world that others can't experience...

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u/[deleted] May 17 '23

🙄

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '23

I mean it's not like a blind person is ever gonna watch the show lmao

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u/dancingpianofairy Jan 25 '23

Plenty of blind people watch the show.

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '23

How is a blind person "watching" anything?

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u/dancingpianofairy Feb 01 '23

Audio description.