The Eternaut
Warning ! This clause contains spoilers for The Eternaut .
Netflix’sThe Eternautstays straight to its original comedian ' essence but also introduces some necessary changes to the source material . Based on Héctor Germán Oesterheld ’s fictitious comic of the same name , Netflix’sThe Eternauttakes on the intriguing job of bringing new life-time to one of the most influential literary works in Argentinian history . Since their publishing in the late fifties , the original comic have transcended far beyond the land of fictional storytelling and become symbols of political resistance , cultural identity operator , and freedom .
Owing to its cultural implication , adapt it into a full - fledged series — that , too , with a limited budget — was no well-heeled effort . Yet , Netflix’sThe Eternautdoes an unbelievable occupation of accommodate the original comics while give them a more relatable modernistic spin . After season 1 ’s release , the Netflix post - apocalyptic showboasts an telling Rotten Tomatoes account of 94 % and has already been renew for another season . The show ’s success and growing popularity might have allow for many wondering how nearly it adapts its source material .
9Netflix’s The Eternaut Modernizes The Comics' Setting & Timeline
The Comics Are Seemingly Set In The Late 1950s & Early 1960s
Since the originalEternautcomic strips were publish between 1957 and 1959 , even their stories unfold somewhere in the 1950s and former sixty , reflecting the political issue Argentina was facing during the time . The show , in contrast , seems to modernize the overarching set by unfold somewhere around the present mean solar day . Although it seems like theNetflix sci - fi showdoes explicitly observe its timeline , its visuals make it evident that it is taking property somewhere around 2025 . The series seemingly bring out this modification to make its dramatic play seem more immersive and relatable for New audiences .
8The Eternaut Comic Introduces Time Travel In Its Opening Sequence
The Show Also Hints At Time Travel Elements
In the comics ' curtain raising electric discharge , the author , Héctor Germán Oesterheld , is portray as a character who finds a secret man in his way . The man arrogate to be Juan Salvo , the main fictional character in both the Netflix series and the original comedian . After the opening sequence , the comic blossom from Juan ’s linear perspective Arthur Robert Ashe introduces himself as a time traveler and take the air the author through his life tarradiddle . The show avoids taking this narrative itinerary . Although most of it unfolds from Juan ’s position , it lead off like a typical apocalyptic thriller , where a world - ending result haunts world .
While adopting some existing figure surrounding aliens in sci - fi , The Eternaut pull off to give its exotic characters a unique and nonobjective personal identity .
Despite skipping the comics ' first step discharge , Netflix’sThe Eternautdoes eventually precede meter travel elements . It never explicitly explain what is happening but hint that Juan is the titular Eternaut who is endlessly drifting through the boundary of space and clock time . InThe Eternautseason 1 ’s endingarc , it seems apparent that Juan is constantly survive through some kind of sentence iteration and unknowingly drift through substitute reality .
7There Are No Flying Saucers In The Eternaut Show
The Show Tries To Set Itself From Most Other Alien Invasion Shows
The most powerful exotic species inThe Eternautcomics , called the " Ellos " ( " Them " ) , arrive on Earth in flying disc . or else of treading the same path as its source material and using an age - former narrative twist to excuse how the stranger arrived on Earth , the Netflix show limn streaks of red luminance fall from the sky in multiple scenes . Although the serial maintains some ambiguity surrounding what these lights mean , it seems observable that they depict the arrival of the alien mintage on Earth .
6The Eternaut Comics Have Specific Names For All Alien Beings
The Show Avoids Giving Them Any Fixed Labels
In the original comics , the jumbo mallet - like alien brute are called Cascarudos , which rough translates to " Beetles " or " Shellbacks . " Many viewers may also think that the show ’s final electric discharge inclose another foreign being who has multiple fingers in his mitt and uses music to operate the beetles and the human being under the outlander ' spell . In the source material , this animate being is referred to as the " Hand . “Early on in the comics , another overarching alien force hollo " Ellos " ( " Them " ) is enter . The show will in all likelihood introduce its version of " Ellos " in season 2 .
5The Comics' Explanation Of The Aliens' Mind-Control Devices Seems Different From The Show’s
The Show Maintains An Air Of Ambiguity Surrounding How Aliens Control Humans
The show makes it fairly unmistakable that many human race , admit Juan ’s daughter , are under the aliens ' control . However , it never explicitly explains how the stranger are controlling them . Juan notices a lump on his daughter ’s psyche when he reunites with her . This suggests thatthe aliens installed some kind of micro chip in her head to be able to control her . The " Hand " alien also uses music to pull strings the giant germ and the controlled humans .
In the comics , in contrast , it is specifically revealed that the aliens use a gimmick called " the telecontroller . " The telecontroller is attached to the spinal electric cord and Einstein of the test subject , preventing them from having any autonomy over their bodies . Humans under the aliens ' influence through the telecontroller become walk golem with no sense of ego or free will .
4Juan’s Military History In The Eternaut Comics Is Slightly Different
He Is Not A War Veteran In The Source Material
In its opening bit , The Eternautestablishes that its primary quality , Juan , is a war veteran . The character also keeps getting flashback from his experience of warfare , andhis PTSD do off as an effective metaphor for the sense of eternity and disassociation he feels during the alien invasion . Juan ’s solid military background also explains why he possesses weapons and shows no qualms about hurting anyone who tries to harm him or his family .
The EternautKey Facts
Created By
Bruno Stagnaro
Based On
The Eternautby Héctor Germán Oesterheld & Francisco Solano López
Rotten Tomatoes Critics ' Score
92 %
Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score
Streaming On
Netflix
Even the comic ' version of the character has a military setting . However , instead of being portrayed as a veteran , he is ground as an Army " reserve , " with some foundational preparation in the military .
3Clara Was Not Abducted By The Aliens In The Original Comics
The Netflix Show Raises The Stakes For Juan
Juan ’s girl , Clara , has a relatively pocket-sized role in the original comic . Most distaff characters do not even get a slew of development in the source cloth . Thankfully , the show is changing this tale by focusing a lot on Juan ’s girl and walk through how Juan must race against time to be able to redeem her . This not only levy the stakes for the primary grapheme but also allow the show to have at least one female hint . The Eternautseason 1 ’s ending also suggest that Clara will have an even bigger function in season 2 , which would further vary the series from the cartoon strip .
2Not All Mind-Controlled Beings Are The Same In Netflix’s The Eternaut
Some Mind-Controlled Humans Show Signs Of Resistance
The mind - see to it human being in the comic on the face of it retain no memories of their preceding life in the original comic . They wholly surrender themselves to the alien specie and work in union to serve well their common loss leader . In the show , however , a few mind - assure characters show sign of resistivity . Clara , too , seems to snarl in and out of the aliens ' controland retrieve almost everything that fall out to her before she was abducted . This divagation from the source could build up to many intriguing story pulsation inThe Eternautseason 2 .
1Netflix’s The Eternaut Attempts To Ground Its Sci-fi In Realism
The Show Tries To Explain The Reason Behind The Snowfall
The original comics only seem to establish that the alien caused the toxic snow and used it as their first line of attack . Since the funnies never discover how the aliens achieved this effort , one has to usurp they have the power or technology to control the Earth ’s atmosphere and weather condition system . In the show , however , subtle scientific explanation are presented for the snow .
WhileThe Eternaut ’s explanations of many storey development are also riddled with pseudoscience , one can prize how the show attempts to fetch a semblance of realism to its narrative .
In Netflix’sThe Eternaut , a eccentric with an electrical engineering background theorizes that , due to a major shift in the Earth ’s magnetic pole , radiation from the Van Allen belts is binding with C. P. Snow and falling to the ground . His speculations are by and by rise genuine when he acknowledge how the planet ’s poles have flipped . WhileThe Eternaut ’s explanations of many tale developments are also riddled with pseudoscience , one can apprize how the show attempts to bring a semblance of realness to its narrative .
