Earth: Final Conflict: Difference between revisions

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The series lasted from October, 1997 to May, 2002. A total of 110 episodes in five seasons. As the title might suggest it takes place on Earth, a very lethal place as all characters seem to die off very swiftly after being introduced. One of the only series to kill of its lead after the first season. At the start it has been three years back since a [[Sufficiently Advanced]] alien race called the Taelons came to Earth who quickly proceeded to remove all hunger, poverty, illness from the human populace and win the admiration of the public at heart. Naturally it turns out they have some form of hidden agenda.

It takes [[Always Chaotic Evil]], tells it it sucks and then throws it through an ID-Portal into space. Most alien species seem even more divided than humans in their political goals and even more in how to achieve them. The Taelons aren't outright evil at all, the Taelon characters are as diverse in how evil they are as the [[Humans Are Bastards|human ones]]. And it turns out to be a lot more complex as both species are intertwined into some [[Deus Ex Machina|extremely vague]] purpose and need each other for survival. The second main character also was an [[Half Human Hybrid|alien hybrid]]. In a lot of ways, it was like ''[[V]]'' only ''much'' more complex and with no clear good guy, bad guy or motivations.

It takes [[Always Chaotic Evil]], tells it it sucks and then throws it through an ID-Portal into space. Most alien species seem even more divided than humans in their political goals and even more in how to achieve them. The Taelons aren't outright evil at all, the Taelon characters are as diverse in how evil they are as the [[Humans Are Bastards|human ones]]. And it turns out to be a lot more complex as both species are intertwined into some [[Deus Ex Machina|extremely vague]] purpose and need each other for survival. The second main character also was an [[Half-Human Hybrid|alien hybrid]]. In a lot of ways, it was like ''[[V]]'' only ''much'' more complex and with no clear good guy, bad guy or motivations.

[[Ruined FOREVER|And then came season 5]]. Season 4 ended on an extremely vague and ambiguous cliffhanger with all the fans hoping it would finally reveal the big purpose the show was building up to. But no, giant let down and season 5 was more like a [[Spin Off]], considering the shows [[Anyone Can Die|turbulent character roster]], it dropped most of the roles from the last season too and introduced new ones.

[[Ruined FOREVER|And then came season 5]]. Season 4 ended on an extremely vague and ambiguous cliffhanger with all the fans hoping it would finally reveal the big purpose the show was building up to. But no, giant let down and season 5 was more like a [[Spin-Off]], considering the shows [[Anyone Can Die|turbulent character roster]], it dropped most of the roles from the last season too and introduced new ones.

== The cast included: ==

* Liam Kincaid, [[Half Human Hybrid|alien hybrid]], despite being born in the second season with the rest watching has a [[Mysterious Past]]. Also a [[Deus Ex Machina]] incarnate, but it serves to elaborate upon said past. He is also the [[Last of His Kind]]. Stuck in the middle with divided loyalties between himself, [[La Résistance]], The Taleons, and one particular Taelon, Da'an.

* Liam Kincaid, [[Half-Human Hybrid|alien hybrid]], despite being born in the second season with the rest watching has a [[Mysterious Past]]. Also a [[Deus Ex Machina]] incarnate, but it serves to elaborate upon said past. He is also the [[Last of His Kind]]. Stuck in the middle with divided loyalties between himself, [[La Résistance]], The Taleons, and one particular Taelon, Da'an.

* William Boone, and main character that dies too soon, for whom [[~~Its~~ Personal]], as his wife was murdered to convince him to serve the Taelons. Acts as a double agent between [[La Résistance]] and the Taelons.

* William Boone, and main character that dies too soon, for whom [[It's Personal]], as his wife was murdered to convince him to serve the Taelons. Acts as a double agent between [[La Résistance]] and the Taelons.

* [[Action Girl]] Lili Marquette, [[Ace Pilot]], generally a [[Foil]] to Augur and his hinted romantic interest. Originally [[The Lancer]] to Boon and then Kincaid. Eventually ends up in an [[Interspecies Romance]] with a [[Proud Warrior Race Guy]].

* Equally [[Action Girl]] René Palmer. Also an [[Executive With A Gun]] and Kincaid's lancer.

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* Juliet Street, replaces Augur after he quits, essentially Augur in the form of [[The Chick]], and has a [[Strange Gift]].

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=== This show provides examples of: ===

* [[Action Girl]]. Lili Marquette, Renée Palmer.

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** Also a rare [[Deconstruction]]; beings made of energy have to contend with the fact that they ''expend'' that energy by living. The true, epic level of Zo'or's arrogance over their evolution into [[Energy Beings]] shows when we learn that they're actually an evolutionary dead-end; they have no way of naturally replenishing that energy.

* [[Expository Theme Tune]] / [[Opening Narration]]

* [[Half Human Hybrid]] in Liam Kincaid {{spoiler|more properly Liam Sandoval-Beckett but no one calls him that, ever}}. He has [[Extra Parent Conception|three parents]], two human and one [[Energy Beings|Kimera]] and ends up with a kind of triple stranded DNA helix and a few special abilities. The entire manner of it is convoluted but the [[Energy Beings|Kimera]] race were extremely advanced and had a demonstrative skill in genetic manipulation.

* [[Half-Human Hybrid]] in Liam Kincaid {{spoiler|more properly Liam Sandoval-Beckett but no one calls him that, ever}}. He has [[Extra Parent Conception|three parents]], two human and one [[Energy Beings|Kimera]] and ends up with a kind of triple stranded DNA helix and a few special abilities. The entire manner of it is convoluted but the [[Energy Beings|Kimera]] race were extremely advanced and had a demonstrative skill in genetic manipulation.

* [[Humans Are Bastards]]. A vast portion of humans are just as bad [[Aliens Are Bastards|as some aliens are]]. Ronald Sandoval being a fine example. Even in this the show has non-trivial shades of gray, as {{spoiler|in the first season Sandoval is being unwittingly controlled by an alien brain implant, and when that becomes defective, he maintains his appearance of being evil for the purpose of secretly destroying the aliens from the inside}}.

* [[Human Popsicle]] - a Roman guy Ma'el placed in stasis to be awakened every 100 years to see if the Taelons have disregarded his warning and came to Earth. Should that happen, the guy is supposed to {{spoiler|ram the Mothership with Ma'el's ship}}.

* [[Interstellar Weapon]]: One episode features a weapon that shoots lava from the Earth's core through [[Hyperspace|ID space]] that can hit planets in other solar systems.

* [[Kangaroo Court]] - In a fifth season episode, a radical judge kidnaps various people, including Renée Palmer, and tries them without a jury for "crimes against humanity" before executing them in a gruesome way. Luckily, the authorities show up just in time to spare Renée the same fate. The judge deliberately twisted the facts to prove his point, blaming Renée for things that others did.

* [[Last of His Kind]] Liam Kincaid from whose proper name would be something more akin to Liam {{spoiler|Sandoval-Beckett son of Ha'gel}} is an example of this. Whilst also a [[Half Human Hybrid]] he's also the last of the ancient [[Energy Beings|Kimera]] race {{spoiler|who were killed by the Taelons eons back}}. He's the son of Ha'gel, probably the original [[Last of His Kind]] in the show died just after Liam was conceived which was one of his two functions.

* [[Last of His Kind]] Liam Kincaid from whose proper name would be something more akin to Liam {{spoiler|Sandoval-Beckett son of Ha'gel}} is an example of this. Whilst also a [[Half-Human Hybrid]] he's also the last of the ancient [[Energy Beings|Kimera]] race {{spoiler|who were killed by the Taelons eons back}}. He's the son of Ha'gel, probably the original [[Last of His Kind]] in the show died just after Liam was conceived which was one of his two functions.

* [[Luke I Am Your Father]] - {{spoiler|Zo'or is Da'an's child}}, which doesn't stop either from plotting against the other. To make matters worse, {{spoiler|Liam is Sandoval's biological son}}, although the latter does not know.

* [[Luke, I Am Your Father]] - {{spoiler|Zo'or is Da'an's child}}, which doesn't stop either from plotting against the other. To make matters worse, {{spoiler|Liam is Sandoval's biological son}}, although the latter does not know.

* [[Ninety Percent of Your Brain]] - To explain the function of the CVI.

* [[Oireland]] - The Episode "The Secret of Strandhill" is set in an alternate Ireland where the Companions are responsible for the Tuatha de dAnnan myths and unifying the New United Republic of Ireland under Northern Rule.