Leana Headey has returned to star in Beacon 23, a sci-fi drama situated on an isolated “space lighthouse” that guides passing spacecraft around deadly space hazards. After being rescued from a shipwreck caused by a malfunction on the beacon, the Game of Thrones star discovers that the lighthouse keeper, played by Stephan James (21 Bridges), is an imposter. Headey’s character then discovers bizarre alien rocks on the lighthouse, and an enormous conspiracy begins to be revealed.
While the plot of Beacon 23 is captivating, the casting choices and inevitable bait-and-switch homosexual content reveals the underlying agenda of the show makers, whose intention is to normalize miscegenation and sexual deviancy. Audiences who are regularly exposed to entertainment portraying black/white romances and homosexuality will inevitably begin to view these behaviors as normative or even preferable.
Beacon 23 is only the latest example of a growing trend in Hollywood and mainstream advertising of almost exclusively portraying heterosexual romance occurring across racial lines. Once you notice this trend, it becomes quite comical despite the sinister agenda barely concealed behind it.
Though focusing mostly on Headey and James’ characters, some episodes of Beacon 23 are dedicated entirely to events that have transpired on the lighthouse for decades or even centuries in the past. The only character constant throughout each segment is Bart, the artificial intelligence that controls the beacon, which adds to the sci-fi elements.
Bart’s emotional maturity level fluctuates up and down inexplicably throughout the story, appearing quite mature and functional near his creation, then reverting to a more petulant and childlike state hundreds of years later, then waffling back and forth. If there is a narrative-related explanation for this, it has yet to be revealed.
A lesbian bait-and-switch occurs in Episode 3 of the sci-fi show, when Headey’s character is revealed to have an off-again-on-again same-sex lover. An extended flashback scene in Episode 5 also features a flamboyantly gay former light-house keeper played by Stephan Root (Office Space and Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story) who flounces around in a colorful bathrobe and purple eye shadow.
The acting, set design, and effects of Beacon 23 are beyond reproach. Lovers of the sci-fi aesthetic will not be disappointed with the assortment of spacecraft, space imagery, futuristic technology, and zero-g effects.
In a departure from her high-profile role on Game of Thrones, Headey’s character is significantly softer and more empathetic, but moments of hardened sociopathic resolve break through, reminiscent of her previous role. Stephan James is excellent as a soft-spoken AWOL soldier suffering from memory loss and survivor’s guilt. As “Bart”, Wade Bogert O’Brian (Locke and Key) does an excellent job conveying the pathos of a disembodied AI voice.
Beacon 23 is based on a novel by self-published author Hugh Howey. Howey’s break-out novel, Wool (2011), was also recently adapted for television by Apple TV under the title Silo. The author is known for having turned down lucrative publishing deals to retain e-book rights to his works.
Two episodes are yet to be aired in the 8-episode arc of Beason 23’s first season. A second season has already been filmed.
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