With the matter of starvation and the dubious aim of the virus (its target may be to cancel mankind according to some theories), how do you think the hive manages procreation? I think at least for now they would avoid it to keep the load on food resources as low as possible. What’s your take?
As much as I love hard sci fi where everything is internally consistent, I doubt they will use genetics to explain immunity. The whole thing feels kind of magic (they now hinted at it being unconscious communication via EM fields, but then a plurb in a anecoic chamber would be cut off, and they dont seem to play on technicalities to test the scientific consistency of the phenomenon, or to move the story forward) If any explanation to the immunity is given, it’s going to be some psychological one. Misanthropy, loneliness, trauma. If the show will drag long enough to widen the focus from Carol and Manousos, we’ll see that even the most accepting and tame immune people have some kind of backstory that leads to deduce a common denominator among them.
I guess we’re going to have to wait and find out either way - but based on Vince Gilligan’s previous works, in just how everything is methodically and intentionally put together - I choose to err on the side of expecting there to be a strong underlying consistency.
The only downside of this stance is that I’m going to be much more disappointed than you, if it all falls apart! 😅
As for Them not doing any experimentation (e.g. anechoic chambers), I think that would be more a case of it not being relevant just yet - and Them potentially hiding it (and similar potential attack vectors) from Carol in fear of it being exploited. They’ve already shown a willingness to leave certain topics vague, based on potential negative sentiments (e.g. HDP).
I’m not familiar with X-files but BCS and BB didn’t have to have internally consistent supernatural phenomenon. Character driven storytelling seems to be VG’s specialty and that’s why I would accept a handwavily explanation to SOME of this. But I’m with you in hoping for a greater level of nerdy details.