Golgotha story
Father Donal Maguire is briefed on alien marine cephalopods called the Lupo, who initiated contact, desiring to converse with him after he witnesses the supposed resurrection of a dolphin known as Blackfin that the Lupo believes is the Messiah. Pressured by superiors, the military, and public opinion, Donal agrees to meet the alien representative during a walk along the beach. When Blackfin reappears and communicates a 'gospel' to the representative, it concludes that humans have been killing dolphins. In response, it declares a crusade as the Lupo fleet appears in the sky and begins exterminating humanity, much to Donal's dismay. Cast: Rhys Darby, Moe Daniels, Graham McTavish, Phil Morris, Michelle Lukes, Matthew Waterson Directed by: Tim Miller. Story by: Dave Hutchinson.
10 total · 1 choice · 7 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| attack from outer space by a genocidal enemy | choice | The Lupo invaded Earth in order to destroy mankind as punishment for the many outrages mankind had perpetrated against sea creatures. |
| alien point of view | major | A key point of the story was to illustrate that aliens who visit Earth won't necessarily think that humans are the most important species that dwell there. |
| environmental issue | major | The story concerns a dolphin that had perished, along with it's entire pod, due to an oil spill but was said to have miraculously come back from the dead. Cephalopod-like water-dwelling aliens declared the dolphin the Messiah and decided to wreak vengeance upon humanity for its many atrocities against "those who swim". |
| extraterrestrial being | major | A race of cephalopod-like aliens invaded Earth in order to destroy mankind as punishment for the many outrages mankind had perpetrated against sea creatures. |
| messiah | major | The story posits that a dolphin who had perished in an oil spill, then risen from the dead, was the Messiah to a cephalopod-like race of aliens. |
| religious occupation | major | The story concerns Father Donal Maguire, a Catholic priest. |
| resurrection of the dead | major | The story posits that a dolphin who had perished in an oil spill, then risen from the dead, was the Messiah to a cephalopod-like race of aliens. |
| war of religion | major | The Lupo, water-dwelling aliens, declared a crusade against mankind in order to avenge the many outrages it had perpetrated against sea creatures. |
| military related work | minor | A military officer sternly cautioned Father Donal not to "fuck up". |
| religious fervor | minor | The Lupo exhibited extraordinary zeal when they traveled across the galaxy to wreak havoc upon Earth in the name of their Messiah, a dolphin dubbed "Blackfin". |