Review: And the show goes on...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 5, 2013
Every Tuesday, I get up at the unholy hour of 3:30am to get my fix - a new episode of John Scalzi's "Human Division." This week's episode, "A Voice in the Wilderness," is not like the others before it. It doesn't follow up on last week's cliffhanger, it doesn't feature any aliens and it takes place on Earth.That's about as much as I can say without wading into the spoiler territory. The story itself is short and sweet at just under 40 pages. As always, it features snarky dialogue (though not quite over-the-top, unrealistically snarky as in "Redshirts"), a little historical trivia, a twist at the end and a couple of SAT-level words you'd probably have to look up but which will give you the sense of linguistic superiority for the rest of the day.This story features a rant on politics, and it's pretty interesting to see Scalzi speak through a fictional character. As a long-time reader of his blog, I can't help but wonder whether he was channeling the crazy, borderline-rabid commenters from his blog or merely allowing himself an opportunity to write at will about something he may feel strongly about. I guess we won't know the details until - or unless - he chooses to reveal them, but what we do know is that there are only 163 hours left until the next episode. Not that I'm counting or anything. ;)