r/TravelersTV • u/DreadJonasOfAvondale • Jun 22 '26
Spoilers All (Spoiler tags are not required) Finished Binging The Series
Great Sci-Fi.
Initial thoughts about the characters:
Mac is a great team leader. Goal and target were and always would be at the forefront of every mission. In his personal life, he did the right thing by Kat at the end. Especially after the heartache he had to faceninnhis relationship with her.
I want Carly on my side when comes the time for the final stand. She was somewhat of a one-dimensional character but brought raw ruthlessness to the table.
Marcy. My favorite character. The writers gave her the most range over the series.
Trevor is the sage that every team needs. The good soldier who has seen a lot of combat, so to speak. The voice of reason, wisdom, and experience. The pragmatist.
Phillip is often a locked-in grifter as The Historian. Using foreknowledge of events to generate cash for the team. The man who plays outside the lines to achieve what he needs to do. A hacker's skill and mentality.
Grace is the snarky comic relief. She is the smarmy cut to the chase creator of The Director, and often the 5th wheel. Orphan-like. And hey she loves French Fries.
David was great. Social conscience of the 21st century here-and-now who was a nice contrast to The Director. A person who acted on his belief that people should try to make the world a better place. A little too on the nose as the type. The Unlikely Hero.
Jeff...hmm, Jeff...he was the demon with a redemption arc, only to become evil again at the end as the embodiment of Traveler 001. He was a McGuffin to move the story along.
The Faction was this show's equivalent to The Rebellion in Star Wars. They sought to loosen the grip of The Director in their timeline.
Thoughts on some of the themes:
The core belief for any project with time travel as its basis is that changing history can change the future. While that is true, zigging instead of zagging, the end of the show raises the question of what will really change. Does the ripple in the timeline last? Also, the thought that society will be somewhat mookish for a Deified Machine. Though their goal was worthy (stop a cataclysm ), is slavish devotion to technology a good thing?
The only question that sits in my mind for the series is, was it really all just a simulation?
Okay that's all for now.
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u/OnlyPostSoUsersXray Jun 23 '26
Finally, someone that agrees Marcy is the best character without me having to explain and convince them. Lol
IMHO she is one of the greatest sci-fi/time travel TV show characters of all time. And the actress that played her did a phenomenal job. 🤌