Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Subtle faith in Strikeforce: Morituri


Over at SF Gospel, some thoughts on the overlooked '80s series Strikeforce: Morituri:
The Morituri process gives [Adept] the ability to comprehend anything, from mechanical technologies to complex life-forms to abstract scientific concepts, if given enough exposure to them. She's also a Christian, and though the volume of her faith is perhaps a little bit louder than one usually sees in the real world (witness the cross motif on her costume), Gillis handles it with much more subtlety than most other writers would. It's an important aspect of her character, but it's not the only aspect of it, and it never becomes a punchline.

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2 comments:

PaperSmyth said...

Thanks, Gabriel. I've been hoping this blog wasn't dead.

Gabriel Mckee said...

Not dead, just periodically hibernating...