Raised By Wolves: Questions We Still Want Answered
Ridley Scott's science fiction HBO series, Raised by Wolves, has had people talking since the start of its first season. The story of androids raising children on an alien planet sparked interest from sci-fi fans everywhere, and the series itself explores fascinating questions about humanity, sentience, emotion, and family.
The final episodes of Raised by Wolves' second season brought many new revelations to light. However, it also raised several new questions — not to mention that there are some lingering from early in the season, or even Season 1, that have yet to be answered. Some, of course, are obvious: namely, the true agenda of the entity that inhabits this planet. Others, though, are more complex. While we wait with bated breath for Season 3 to come one day, here are a few questions that are plaguing fans' minds.
Raised By Wolves: Just How Sentient Are Mother And Father?
In the Season 2 episode «Control,» the Trust, the AI that runs the atheist camp, manipulates Paul into unwittingly taking a bio-bomb into the encampment of the man who posed as his father, Marcus. Once it is activated, Marcus takes quick action, and the rest of the Mithraic escape. Paul is the only one affected by the toxin, and as a result is encased in a cocoon in which (as the following episode reveals) he is slowly transforming into a snake.
Why would the Trust choose this particular effect to inflict upon Marcus' clan? It seems much more complicated than simply killing them. Of course, from a story perspective, the writers likely wanted to save Paul's life — but even so, the toxin could have simply rendered him comatose instead of putting him in a snake cocoon. Was there something symbolic behind the Trust's decision to slowly and painfully turn
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