Station Eleven
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Station Elevenis a pandemic series airing to a pandemic audience.
Clark is flying economy to Arthurs funeral.
Its a bad start, but Clark is relentless, soon inventing an excuse to pass by their mini-suites.
I saw you at La Guardia eating a pretzel, Elizabeth tells him, every word dripping with scorn.
Elizabeth seems a little drunk.
And maybe not sensational at being a mom.
Or a human being.
Meanwhile, Lizzie is shocked that the C-list star ofAlpha-Betadoesnt warrant special treatment in the event of an apocalypse.
The lounge is insulated from the bad news, apparently.
There are no rental cars available, no outgoing flights.
Miles (Milton Barnes), the security guard, quits doing his job.
Even the pilots walk off.
The only good news in Severn City is the five-finger discount at the airport bar.
The pandemic has shrunk the world to a snow globe.
He reveals Jerrys deceptions corroborated by Miles, Jerrys former colleague, and Elizabeth, a graceful liar.
The gist of Clarks pitch is this: Forget your old life and follow us.
For a little while, all goes smoothly.
She gives her son the copy ofStation Eleventhat Arthur had sent him weeks ago.
Elizabeth wants to repair their relationship, but shes offering Tyler another half-truth.
Anyway, remember the plane full of carcasses?
On Christmas, an aircraft service door opens to reveal a survivor.
Miles shoots him, which is probably the right move if what you care about most is consolidating power.
Miles and Clark start a relationship.
And why should Tyler want his life to be as it was before?
His closest friendship was with the nanny, who ditched him for the custodian!
Its only been a few weeks at the Severn airport, but already hierarchies are re-creating themselves.
Tyler feels unwanted, just like he was unwanted before.
(Of course, he becomes the Joker!
Its not his fault!)
By day 100, theres order enough to life at the airport that people already have stupid little projects.
But now, Tylers got a new god, and Clarks museum is antithetical to his prophecy.
Museums, memory, rebuilding: its all just an ode to a time Tyler wants to eradicate.
Whats less obvious, or at least less sane, is why Clark hates Tyler so much.
Is it simply that he fears being eclipsed by Arthurs son as was already eclipsed by Arthur?
Clark tells absent Art that hewantsto protect Tyler butcantbecause hes a destroyer.
He doesnt want to be where hes not wanted.
He doesnt want to be where they still revere the Before.
Except Tyler is like Arthur, too self-involved and egomaniacal.
Hes not just going to run away.
Hes going to re-create himself.
