Kaos Drains: What this provocative (and cancelled) series says about our dislike for obstacles

Spoiler alert: This article contains spoilers series chaos.

recently Cancellation of Netflix series chaoswith Jeff Goldblum starring as Zeus, I have come to speculate about what this is saying about our reaction to “these types of shows” about the movements within popular culture in general. These types of shows in question are not updates on Greek mythology, but rather near-sights on hierarchy and freedom, including postmodern shoe carriages.

serieswhich was intended to be a provocative and destructive view of traditional Greek mythology (and not just because it happened in modern times), and the series of characters well known to those familiar with Greek mythology, Orpheus and Yuridice, Zeus and Hera, Ariadne and Minos, have a smaller roll of Dionys (Because we haven’t seen him enough lately), Poseidon, and Hades. Viewers are guided through the storyline of every maze by our narrator Prometheus. The comprehensive story of Season 1 (and now the entire series) was that God’s rule was slipping, mainly because humans had lost faith in them.

I’m a suction cup for Greek mythology retelling, perhaps Jeff Golbram’s charismatic sucker, but I doubt that this television acclaimed drama/comedy (I know most of all this time) might have been offensive. ahem,chaos). Nevertheless, I found it fun to see a unique view on traditional mythology. Especially because I’m not emotionally seen by any of these characters. It’s not like someone is drawing it The greedy Jesusan Anti-Cclesial Joan of Ark or Lisieux Overly Saccharin Theresegive some completely nonhypothetical examples.

Once the series begins, we may assume that Prometheus is merely the role of a narrator in a kind journey. The series continues directly with the actions of human characters, namely Orpheus, Eurydice, Ariadne and Sinaus. However, it was later revealed that they were unconscious pawns in the long struggle of Prometheus, in the long struggle to steal the power of the gods, namely Zeus. It’s the season finale when all the works come together and “Chaos” ultimately reigns for God and Man.

The series itself probably proves to be largely forgotten (it would have worked better as a one-off miniseries anyway), but its cancellation proves a deeper point about our inherent desire for humanity and storyline consistency. Because, man, we want to be formed in His image that forms everything and naturally participate in the form. We can’t help with that. In fact, even defining the word “Chaos” as its own existing one actually works against the intangible in which Chaos implies. Unless chaos itself is formed, how do you know if something is confusing, unless there is a clear definition of what chaos is?

However, you can fight this form. In fact, we are always. It’s called sin and is literally de– Forming. This isn’t just a light-jourishing thing to tear other people apart. It is a sin understood as a civil matter by St. Augustine.The City of God, Book XI.9) and St. Thomas Aquinas (st i-ii. Q75. A1), teeth. Learn it in Philosophy 101 Aristotle introduced us to four causes. of existence. Very simply, these include: material The cause, the “thing” of the substance in question. formal Cause: the “form” of the substance. Efficient Cause, the “agent” behind the substance. and final Cause, the “purpose” of the substance. The first three causes, materials, formal and efficient all aim to work together to address the ultimate cause. This is why hammers are made of iron, not gold. You will bump into other hard objects, like iron claws, and need to keep them in shape.

Sin inevitably weakens the form, as it is a deliberate obstruction of the final cause of the action (the substance in this case) and vice versa. This is an action that is beginning to lose that form. in chaosin political and theological senses, there is an expungement of form. Yes, I acknowledge that the political and theological “form” of government was corrupt, but not in form at all. That’s a bit good that we’re left in the season (series) finale.

This collapse shows a broader trend that is happening in the media but is illustrated in chaos Similarly, it is flattening from spiritual to just another shape of material. In reality, there are no higher principles. The reality is completely dependent on us. In this view, even the gods here are atheists. In the show, it means that God’s existence depends on us. Throughout the series, you will learn that the gods are nourished by souls entering the “frame” found in the Underworld. One soul we encountered in the first half of the series is a respectable, self-righteous housewife who represents all of the simple, religiously forced, unhappy people who fear God. There is a core of truth to the idea that humanity embodies or even incarnates these spiritual powers through our actions, but the spiritual world actually precedes us and its recognition.

I hope that the lack of interest in this show, which was not short of typical “mature audience fares,” is evidence that the audience truly recognizes the emptiness of chaos. de– The human society formed. When we eradicate good men and even when we try to Re-Introduce Prometheus into a sympathetic hero, not because of his chaotic social destruction, but because he brought fire; Techneor formed in the wild world before him. Ironically, his complicated and organized plans were patiently built and executed, which even at the expense of his love, brought him to confusion.

The best, most prophetic storytelling is prognostic. It tells us where we are heading. It is primarily a diagnosis, so it tells you where and who you are. Although many entertainment writers will agree soon chaos It’s a very diagnostic all-talk of our current place as culture. It mainly overlooks the transcendental reality of human nature that we are formed and formed –ersimitating the people who formed us. When you are expected to invest in storytelling with the very basis for that united nations– Formation, it seems to be largely ignored that for a big reason.