MH370 Docuseries - What a terrible series
I can really only blame myself for continuing to watch this sensationalist garbage.
I know I don't like this style of documentary, one based more on opinion, speculation, and conspiracy than actual fact, but I was bored and it was the first thing I picked.
First off the repeated theories.
The Journalist who starts off the series with an entirely speculative, circumstantial frankly imaginative scenario involving the pilot and a play by play of what happened, bookended by 'this is the only way this could have occurred is if this sequence of events happened exactly as I described' (not verbatim)... righhhht
He simply HAD to publish this theory, he exclaims how he has a responsibility, he must do this!!
Cut to some episodes later when the wider public are disagreeing with the notion of the pilot having anything to do with the mystery, coupled with data from the MRSAT, and a second Malaysian Airlines tragedy, new theories were coming to light.. and this journalist could not miss out on the action.
He reappears to meticulously paint out his next scenario, an entirely different one to the first, whereby a couple Russians on the plane accessed the MRSAT, shut off the communications, and then... somehow.. were able to control the plane using the MRSAT...Again he says, he has to publish this!!
He embarks once again and a nice little self promo tour giving interviews touting his nonsense. Meanwhile those who actually know the ins and outs of the MRSAT start debunking key points of his theory, the key ones being
They have NEVER used the MRSAT data to track the location of an airplane before. This was the first instance of this occurring, which is pretty evident in how long it took to collate and translate the data.
With this in mind.. why would these supposed Russians go to all this effort to turn of a machine that is inconsequential to them with minimal tracking capabilities.This machine stayed on for a further 6hrs after the main comms cut out, which speaks for itself.
You categorically cannot control the flight of an airplane from the communications area in question, so again, whats the point?
The smugness of this dude touting his theories and using it to get attention, only for this to be given more attention with him as a key narrator for most of the series, spreading false information and conspiracy theories.
This whole series is purely speculation by people who are more interested in fame and notoriety or at the very leas want to be 'the one' to figure it all out.
The reality is whatever occurred is a mystery to the general public and we may never know the truth.
Whilst I don't have an issue with forming theories and ideas, especially surrounding such a strange and mysterious incident, it's only natural to want to form answers to gain some level of understanding. My issue lies in the sensationalism and platforming of these theories touting by specific bad actors and pulling the families back in to experience the grief all over again.
3/10 wouldn't recommend.