3 Body Problem Bosses Break Down The Horrific Boat Scene
Warning: The following contains spoilers from 3 Body Problem Season 1.
If you’ve finished 3 Body Problem Season 1 then you will immediately recognize anyone referencing “the boat scene.” It is the turning point for the entire season, one of the most anticipated scenes from Liu Cixin’s novels, and one of the most complex and horrifying sequences in the Netflix show.
The boat scene takes place in Episode 5, “Judgment Day,” after Wade (Liam Cunningham) finds out that Michael Evans (Jonathan Pryce) has kept a record of every interaction with the aliens coming to invade Earth, the San-Ti, since Wenjie (Zine Tseng) contacted them in the 1960s. He believes that having those communications is the key to helping humans prepare for the San-Ti invasion, but he also knows that Evans will have the hard drive saved in the most secure part of the Judgment Day battleship. It’ll be moved or taken off the boat if his team tries to go aboard without Evans knowing.