Why Marcus Has To Become Raised By Wolves' True Villain

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HBO Max's Raised By Wolves is a science-fiction epic that features a number of morally grey protagonists, notably, Marcus; however, in season 2, Marcus needs to become the main villain. Raised By Wolves tells the story of a religious conflict between the Mithraic and the militant atheists. This war has destroyed Earth and the remnants of mankind have fled to Kepler-22b (which is a real planet). There, new conflicts arise between Mother and Father, two atheist androids tasked with raising human children, and the newly arrived Mithraic.

Caleb is an orphaned atheist soldier who, with his partner, Mary, decides to murder and steal the identities of two Mithraic soldiers named Marcus and Sue. Aboard the Mithraic Ark, the couple must now raise Marcus and Sue's orphan child, Paul. Tensions arise between Caleb/Marcus and his family once he starts truly believing in the Mithraic religion and becomes convinced that he is, in fact, the savior from Sol's prophecy.

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With the birth of Mother's snake baby, it seems likely the horror elements of Raised By Wolves will come to the forefront. However, rather than making this new offspring the primary antagonist, the series needs a great human villain. Given the show's affinity for moral complexity, it's improbable that the story will simply be about humans banding together in order to defeat an alien threat (i.e., the snake). Rather, the series will presumably continue to develop its themes of human conflict and morality. As seen in the character's descent into madness in season 1, Marcus is the perfect candidate for a human villain. Although, at first, he is shown as a loving partner and good father to Paul, as soon as he becomes