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Originally Posted by octothorp
Yeah, it's not really worth thinking about in the context of the novels. The genetic dynasty was created for the tv series as a solution to the problem of having a story that is told over the sort of scale that is beyond the lifetimes of any character. The series invents different devices to keep characters around from one season to the next. One way of thinking about the novel is that it's about how ideas persist (and are in fact inevitable) in predictable ways regardless of the individuals, which essentially makes it unfilmable as-is. Critics will say that the series turns this message on its head. I don't think you can really argue with that, and instead just watch the show as something that tells a good story on an epic scale.
And for what its worth, I think most fans of the show share your opinion that the genetic dynasty is the best part of the show (and by a wide margin in season 1), but in the second season other elements of the show hold their own better as well.
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Season 2 was more consistently entertaining, and the finale was again outstanding. Brother Constant is my favorite character in the series. When she approached the Vault, it very much reminded me of Dave entering the monolith in 2001. Beyond the infinite.
I think I will try Silo next.