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Qar'To aliens......

posted 20 years ago by blkguyazngirllove
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I understand some people were saying that the Qar'To aliens had ulterior motives for helping mankind...

I think it was still open as to what their motives were...

It seemed like they were undestructible, but had some minor weakenesses....and they would return at a later time...

There was a fan produced second and third season which portrayed the Qur'To aliens...as villianous...
http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/tolifeimmortal/

I would have made them sort of a wild card...(they show up when really needed, and disappear after a while--but keep them in mystery)...neither good or bad...

[–] the thorn of Thurisaz 20 years ago

Of course, thanks to Paramount and Frank Mancuso Jr., we may never know.

The only thing we know is that they sent out one synth to fight off the aliens from destroying a food source. Now, whether the Qar'To are all synths or synths are just scouting devices/soldiers is unknown.

I definitely figure them to be a wild card. I don't think they really cared about the war; they just want humanity on a plate, and the Mor-Tax are their enemy simply because they stand to cut off the potential supply.

As for the synths specifically, a circuit disabler is a weakness and they have the ability to heal humans and even themselves. I find the last piece interesting as it would seem that the synths are a mockery of false religious prophets, pretending to care and even healing the ill just so they can feed on you - in this case, literally.

I also found it interesting that after going against humanity for over a year and occasionally getting their asses kicked, the aliens mock the resistence, and yet the presence of just one synth from Qar'To seems to have the Advocacy a little sign of worry. That makes you wonder what kind of history the two races had together.

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Formless, faithless, and free.

[–] HyperPup 19 years ago

I really liked the Qar'To Synth, that was the one storyline from the first series that made me happy with the show. However I see them merely as tools. I think they would have to be the servile mechanism for a more important and probably organic (in some form) species which are the real Qar'To. The synth was very much like a forward scout who could enter a situation and secure it for the interests of its masters. Like it was mentioned before, they were there to stop the Mor-Tax from jeopardizing their potential food source. However the fact that the history exists between them I would guess that they were spoiling for a fight with the Mor-Tax. Perhaps they were not aware of the humans being a suitable nutritional source until the Synth was able to recon the planet and perhaps it was through this first contact that her being there gained even more significance. I think she was sent out to just find and kick Mor-Tax ass and hey! Bonus, we got a planet with a living food bank to boot. It is indeed too bad that this was not capitalized upon in the second season.

[–] mistermime 20 years ago

Hey. I'm the webmaster of the "To Life Immortal" website and I oversaw and wrote a good majority of the virtual season episodes. Regarding the Qar'To Synths I never tried to portray them as villains. I never think a character truly thinks that they are "evil" but merely in the right. I think it's all about perspective. I love Thurisaz's false prophet analogy- it represents the Synths very well. I'm still hoping to wrap up the virtual season three sometime within 2005 but Katara's arc in the VS now has her acting independently and trying to function without clear direction (since I pretty much destroyed the mainframe on Qar'To).

I always considered the basis of the Mor-Tax/Qar'To feud to start with something as trivial as their dietary habits. I wondered though how many Synths fell to the Mor-Taxans at the hands of circuit disablers?

And I think Quinn would have remained the alien Caesar/Iago of WOTW as he continued to manipulate and maneuver Earth's world powers and other aliens in order to create his own empire with him at the helm.

[–] blkguyazngirllove 20 years ago

mistermime,

That's a cool site...(especially with the vidcaps, as I can't really find anything on other websites--especially of the alien)...

Those virtual episodes capture the characters and situations...

And I think Quinn would have remained the alien Caesar/Iago of WOTW as he continued to manipulate and maneuver Earth's world powers and other aliens in order to create his own empire with him at the helm.

He could have had a heart, sacrificing himself...or become a bad "good guy" saving humanity...but only doing so because he feels like it, or has some "heart"...or he could have been plain evil...and manipulative...

[–] mistermime 20 years ago

Regarding Quinn, I always thought it would have been interesting to perversify the Pinnochio theme with his character. Quinn would be the hybrid whose time with the humans for 35 years- would eventually have made him human. And that would be the one thing that would hurt Quinn the most. Whereas Pinnochio wanted to be a real boy- Quinn never would have wanted to have been a human. I think a part of Quinn knew that there was something worthwhile in humanity- and it was the one thing that separated Quinn from the Advocacy and their followers. He was able to understand and appreciate the human threat- but also see the good in them.

[–] lmb100 19 years ago

I can't see myself moving far from the position "they wanna eat me, they're bad", but a benefit of the introduction of the Qar'To to the series is that the earth characters now know that it is a more unpredictable - and worse - universe out there, containing some cultures that are capable of successful strategy and deception. It's not all flying saucers that shoot ray guns.

Similarly, Quinn offered an opportunity for conflict on a more sophisticated level than grab, meld, melt.

[–] doctor-59 17 years ago

I just finished re-watching The Angel of Death and I had to laugh a bit. The Qar'To must really be into Thai Chi by the way the Synth moved around. I wonder how many takes it took the cast to make these episodes. Don't get me wrong, I love WOTWs, but the cheese factor is off the scales.

SPOILERS -

I mean look at the end of the episode. Susan is laying on the ground with basically a gaping chest wound - (The wound is over to far to be a shoulder shot) and yet Blackwood and Ironhorse run to help the Synth. And the very next scene the entire team are laying on the floor with various gun shot wounds. WTF? One second they rush over to help the alien, the next its night fall and everyone is near death.

Still, a great series whose end was premature.

[–] blkguyazngirllove 17 years ago

Yeah, the 80s factor of the show is very evident (as I re-watched it a couple of months back)...but still very graphic in its violence even for that time.

I still think a saavy writer/production team can bring it back and continue the storyline with Jared Martin leading...

So many possibilities...

"What the deuce?!" Stewie Gilligan Griffin, Family Guy

[–] eliz7212-1 15 years ago

HI.I am looking for the episode "the Angel of Death. I cannot find it anywhere online. Can you tell me where you viewed it? Thanks much

[–] phritzz 14 years ago

Something about how the Synth moves when she speaks made me think of Twin Peaks but im not quite sure why...

[–] buddychambers 14 years ago

Now, I have images of Katara talking backwards thanks to the Twin Peaks comment. :)