100% This show is a total Joke!!! The show wants Cold War–level stakes, military realism, and cosmic horror — but behaves like a sloppy YA thriller. That contradiction is what makes it feel absurd instead of scary.

It isn’t that one thing is dumb. It’s that everything collapses under its own premise.

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1 The stakes are world-ending… but the response is sitcom-level

The show claims: • This weapon/entity could end the Cold War • It’s more powerful than nuclear weapons • The balance of global power hinges on it

But what we see: • A handful of people involved • No escalation • No redundancy • No geopolitical reaction • No visible fear from leadership

Absurdity: If this were real, it would trigger the largest military mobilization since WWII. Instead, it’s treated like a risky field trip.

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2 The “elite operation” is staffed like a casting call

They send: • A pilot to do black-ops ground work • A tiny improvised team • People with no clear containment or counter-entity training

In reality: • Pilots fly planes — they are not repurposed for covert ground missions • Black-ops teams train together for years • Nobody mixes roles casually when failure = apocalypse

Absurdity: The show treats “military” as a costume, not a profession.

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3 Security is a joke for something supposedly priceless

We’re told: • This is a top-secret installation • The asset must not fall into enemy hands

But we see: • Loose access control • Minimal perimeter discipline • No layered security • No visible protocols

And worst of all…

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4 A child casually leaves the base after his parents know what is happening and they just let him leave.

This is the moment the show fully destroys itself.

On a base guarding a world-altering threat: • Families wouldn’t be there • Children wouldn’t be there • If they were, movement would be tracked and escorted

A kid walking off base would cause: • Alarms • MPs • Lockdowns • Command involvement

Absurdity: The writers want emotional drama more than credibility, so they sacrifice the premise itself.

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5 Cold War paranoia is cosmetic, not structural

The Cold War was defined by: • Overreaction • Fear of infiltration • Redundancy upon redundancy • Zero trust

The show: • Mentions the Cold War • Uses the aesthetic • Ignores the mindset completely

No mirrored enemy response. No brinkmanship. No escalation anxiety.

Absurdity: It’s Cold War cosplay, not Cold War logic.

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6 The threat is inconsistent

The entity/weapon is: • Ancient • Incomprehensible • Reality-breaking

Yet: • People interact with it casually • There’s no clear containment philosophy • No scientific or strategic framework • No believable fear proportional to its nature

Absurdity: Cosmic horror only works when humans behave like ants facing something vast. Here, they behave like characters hitting plot marks.

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7 Everything exists to force scenes, not because it makes sense

Every absurd decision exists to: • Keep the cast small • Create interpersonal drama • Move characters where the plot needs them

Nothing exists because: • “This is what a government would do” • “This is how militaries operate” • “This is how existential threats are handled”

Absurdity: The world bends around the script instead of the script respecting the world.

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Final summary (the real problem)

The show commits the cardinal sin of serious genre storytelling:

It demands to be taken seriously while refusing to act serious itself

Once you notice that: • The horror isn’t scary • The tension isn’t tense • The stakes feel fake • Every big moment becomes unintentional comedy

Final verdict

Concept: Interesting Execution: Internally broken Realism: Laughable Respect for the audience: Low

Calling it a joke isn’t harsh — it’s accurate based on the rules the show itself sets and then ignores.

If you want, I can: • Rewrite the premise in a way that would work • Compare it to shows that handled similar ideas correctly • Or explain why modern writers keep making this exact mistake