#yes you have to accept basic premise of breathable atmosphere and not everything being poisonous

[songofsaraneth]

tv show reccomendation: Scavengers Reign!

adult animated series on HBO Max about survivors of a spaceship wreck surviving on an alien planet, a pal originally pitched it as "Nausicaa meets Annihilation vibes" in terms of whimsy + body horror elements, and I think that both fits and is a compelling way to describe it. the plot isn't the most in depth but I think that allows the show to wrap everything up nicely in the 12 eps and maximize screen time on the best part which is the alien planet's ecology and worldbuilding.

it was also just very refreshing i feel like theres been a divide in western animation in recent years where a lot of "adult" shows are that way solely because they're crude/sexual/edgy, and meanwhile anything "whimsical" gets slotted into kid genres and is therefore limited in how far it can push anything. so its nice to get a show that balances whimsy with body horror elements without relying on like, sex or fart jokes.

also the last episode has a really gorgeous animation sequence nearish the end, you rarely see animation of earth-biology/geology/evolution done with such care and attention to detail, and it was really wonderful to see how much effort the writers/animators put into that aspect of the show and clearly loved it + wanted the viewer to love it too

#as an ecologist i am Always watching alien sci fi for the biology etc #not necessarily to find every flaw but just to see how much effort goes into it and this one sure does!!! #yes you have to accept basic premise of breathable atmosphere and not everything being poisonous #but the environment is both help and hindrance in this show and they have to always be interacting with it often in cool ways #scavenger's reign #i havent seen it on my dash at all so!!!! go watch #now im gonna make a rare journey into the tags for it #ramblings #animation #jade recs #eta: well fuck me the tag is me and 8 other people/posts #lmao someone who can make gifs pls watch this #i want to reblog the cool alien guys #UPDATE #ok theres more posts i just had an apostrophe that i guess does not belong #scavengers reign