Warning: Full spoilers for Night One: "The Overlords" follow. For our non-spoiler review of the whole miniseries event, click here.
On the surface, Syfy's latest miniseries Childhood's End seems like a typical alien invasion project along the lines of V, The Event or Falling Skies. And to some extent, it is. The first episode shows a peaceful alien race invading Earth with the promise of making it better, but at the cost of human innovation and culture. Fairly standard setup, right? But fans of Arthur C. Clarke's 1953 novel -- upon which the series is based -- already know there's more to it than meets the eye, which is evidenced in Night One's final moments.
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On the surface, Syfy's latest miniseries Childhood's End seems like a typical alien invasion project along the lines of V, The Event or Falling Skies. And to some extent, it is. The first episode shows a peaceful alien race invading Earth with the promise of making it better, but at the cost of human innovation and culture. Fairly standard setup, right? But fans of Arthur C. Clarke's 1953 novel -- upon which the series is based -- already know there's more to it than meets the eye, which is evidenced in Night One's final moments.
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