TV Review: NAUTILUS Episode 4, ‘Slippery When Wet'
A lot happened in the previous episode of Nautilus when the crew met the Rajah (Richard E. Grant), only for him to turn them over to the East India Mercantile Company. But we learnt more about our protagonist, Captain Nemo (Shazad Latif) as well, and this episode builds off that.
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In this episode, the Nautilus crew set off for a mysterious island to find food and water. And of course, mysteries are unveiled, adventures and perils ensue. But 'Slippery When Wet' also plants the seeds of a deeper, unwitting connection between Nemo and the Company.
I'm curious to see how the creative team intends to play this out. Nemo is the victim of Imperialism—but so are many individuals who are given no choice but to join the bad guys. The creative team has to strike a delicate balance so they don't inadvertently sympathize with the murderous colonizers.
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Though this Nautilus episode develops more intrigue, the focus is on the adventure at hand. It's a diverting filler, intended to give us more time with Nemo and Humility Lucas (Georgia Flood). As enjoyable as that is, I wish we'd seen more of the characters in action in the episode.
Four episodes in, I find myself wondering who these supporting characters are. Nautilus gives us bold and humorous personalities like Boniface (Pacharo Mzembe) and Turan (Arlo Green), as well as morally ambiguous strong-and-silent types like Suyin (Ling Cooper Tang), but hasn't done anything to build up their characters yet. Exciting But Derivative
This is the first episode of Nautilus that I didn't have me enthralled from start to finish. It's exciting throughout, with a ton of action, but we've seen most of these story choices before.
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The creepy island with the dodgy survivors who are up to no good. Check. The protagonists being caught in a netted trap. Check check. A sacrifice scene. Another check. Even the cinematography is familiar. I know I said I liked Nautilus because it felt like watching the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie, but Episode 4 feels like Dead Man's Chest . It tries too hard.
What makes the episode interesting are the characters. Shazad Latif and Georgia Flood are building a fun chemistry between their characters. Their banter continues to be fun, and from time to time, a little cringe.
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The cringe comes from their presumptions. I realize now that Nemo and Humility putting their foot in it every time they try to chastise each other is the shtick . I enjoy it now. Give me more.
There's a big missed opportunity with a couple of characters in this episode as well. We meet a new character in Episode 4 who is interesting from the get-go. I'm to believe that's it for them in Nautilus ? And another character is seemingly killed in this episode as well. Are they really gone?
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But guess what. In the end, all is forgiven, and I am aching to know what's next, because there's yet another stellar cliffhanger.
I know I harp on about this in every review, but these cliffhangers are real bangers. I forgot what it was like to watch a streaming show that actually knows what episodic storytelling is. Nautilus really knows how to leave us … well, hanging.
Nautilus airs every Sunday on AMC and AMC+.
TV Review: IRONHEART Monita has been championing diversity, inclusivity, and representation in entertainment media through her work for over a decade. She is a contributor at Bam Smack Pow and Geek Girl Authority. Her bylines have appeared on 3-time Eisner Award-winning publication Women Write About Comics, HuffPost, Reactormag.com (formerly tor.com), Soundsphere/Screensphere, FanSided's Show Snob, and Vocal. She was also a TV/Movies features writer at Collider.com. Alongside her twin, Monita co-hosts the pop culture podcast Stereo Geeks.
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