Craic On

“The moment has come. Centuries from now almost all human beings have lost the ability to see.” So says the trailer for #Apple TV’s new series “See”. To set the scene, “Some say that sight was taken from them by God.” “No kidding,” I say. “But something’s different. After so many years. The children. They have the ability to see.” “Whoopee do,” I marvel. No. The power of sight is what you might describe as “magical” or “evil”. “Not that old chestnut”. I thought it was the other way round. On one hand a punishment from God. On the other hand, damned if you can see. All this helpfully provided with subtitles. There are armies of blind people galloping about on horses, wielding swords and spoiling for a good dust up. Blindness does not seem to get in the way of a really good fight. “See” it would seem, is doing for war what #”Scent of a Woman” did for pheromones. I know a few people that I wouldn’t want to cross for fear of a poke in the eye with a white stick, but honestly and truly, I’m not losing any