The idea of constant surveillance is one that’s been creeping from speculative sci-fi and into our daily lives with a vengeance. Conspiracies have tirelessly fueled the idea of an infernal machine, working to keep things running smoothly — or, more accurately, to keep the marginalized down. But the systemic status quo can only be upheld for so long. That’s what happens when you build a society on the concept of supremacy. Eventually, the cracks begin to show; the oppressed eventually grow wise to the lies webbing all around them. It’s only a matter of time before the illusion shatters completely.

This is the thesis for They Cloned Tyrone, a slick sci-fi from Creed II scribe Juel Taylor. Tyrone serves as Taylor’s directorial debut, and he doesn’t waste a moment of the film’s two-hour runtime. Netflix’s latest is a shockingly-solid genre mash-up, combining the kooky class commentary of Sorry to Bother You with the hijinks of a Scooby-Doo mystery. It tops it all off with a stunning homage to the blaxploitation era. But for all the disparate styles in the mix, Tyrone fortunately never skimps on substance.

Calling the concept of Foundation “dense” is an understatement on par with “Proust novels are long.” In case you’ve forgotten, the story is set to span a full thousand years of future history, all taking place in a far-flung future galaxy that has forgotten all about its origins on Earth. But, leaving the “dense” concept to the side, there is a simplicity to Foundation’s science fiction rules: The story is about human beings.

With Foundation Season 2, the series has tripled down on its time-jumping scope but also figured out how to really make you invested: through romance. This may seem hard to believe, but one of the biggest triumphs of the ambitious sophomore season is just how often you’ll find yourself figuring out which couple you’re rooting for. And yes, somehow, that includes Jared Harris’ grumpy math-based clairvoyant, Hari Seldon.