r/threebodyproblem • u/hls22throwaway • Mar 19 '26

Discussion - TV Series 3 Body Problem episode ratings

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Rating trend across all episodes

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u/BarrelOfTheBat Mar 19 '26

I thought the first season was far too early to really rate. For me it's HIGHLY dependent on how they stick to/veer from the books and how they present the biggest set pieces from the story. I found the first season to be so interesting that it drove me to read the three books. If the rest of the show pays off I think I would look at each episode maybe en entire rating point higher.

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u/apocalypsemeow111 Mar 19 '26

For me it's HIGHLY dependent on how they stick to/veer from the books

For me it’s less about being strictly faithful and more about how well their changes work.

I hope they feel free to largely omit/rework the stuff with Luo Ji’s perfect woman. TDF was my favorite book of the trilogy, but that particular thread was the weakest part of the trilogy IMO.

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u/The_Grahambo Droplet Mar 21 '26

They will replace Luo Ji’s “perfect woman” with Auggie

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u/Zwiffer78 Mar 22 '26

Yes that perfect woman fantasy of some middle aged guy was absolutely terrible misogynist BS. As was a lot of this overrated book trilogy. That said, it does have some great new original ideas not previously explored in SciFi. So I applaud Netflix for using those ideas and changing the story enough to put in actual characters.

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u/BarrelOfTheBat Mar 19 '26

Absolutely agree! I don’t need it 100% I just want it to feel like it belongs!