Carnivàle: Babylon

April 19, 2015 5:16 AM - Season 1, Episode 5

The carnival arrives in Babylon; Samson treats the troupe to a night on the town; Ben falls down a mine shaft, where he encounters a familiar face.
posted by drezdn (6 comments total)

AV Club review and discussion.
posted by drezdn at 5:16 AM on April 19, 2015

Oh man, this episode. The doom is positively inexorable with all of these "REALLY, SOMETHING ISN'T RIGHT HERE" signs and everyone pushing through it.
posted by rmd1023 at 5:59 AM on April 19, 2015 [2 favorites]

The first episode I watched, I didn't like the opening credits. The colors and music reminded me of other early oughts theme songs (mainly Enterprise and Firefly), but now it's really starting to grow on me. Each time I see it, I'm trying to figure out the connections between the cards, the pictures from the 30s, and the themes of the show.
posted by drezdn at 11:10 AM on April 19, 2015

I'm thinking of speeding up the posting schedule to twice a week (Sundays and Wednesdays). Especially since the next episode is sooooo connected to this episode.
posted by drezdn at 1:35 PM on April 19, 2015 [1 favorite]

AAAA I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS A CARNIVALE WATCH GOING ON

AAAAAAAA

FUCK HBO FOREVER

Hi!
posted by tzikeh at 2:50 PM on April 21, 2015 [1 favorite]

So creepy. Fantastic.
posted by Monochrome at 6:48 PM on April 26, 2015