- Messages
- 8,302
- Reaction score
- 2,435
- Trophy Points
- 168
Episode 10 "THE RED ANGEL"
--first off, let me say I try really hard to keep my reviews SPOILER free, but this particular review I may cross the line a bit... thou hast been warned!!!!
--After multiple stellar episodes in a row, this was a weaker one. While it has some fantastic moments, the cohesive narrative is very uneven and highlights some of the ongoing problems this show has had since season one in regarding developing characters/plots and paying them off.... This is essentially an exposition dump episode to set up the final four.
--"Time Crystal"... sigh.... the stupid MacGuffin returns.... so why is Time Travel so difficult then if they exist? Why was there even a Project Daedalis then? Why isn't everyone time travelling?
--So the entire ship goes on Auto-pilot for the funeral? Isn't there an evil A.I. out there hunting them? Also, while the funeral had a couple of nice moments, it mostly served to remind the viewer we didn't know this character.
--Leland, another non-character, has his reveal with Michael, but again because he was never developed it does not have the impact it should and his final fate does not feel tragic enough
--Time Travel and Paradox's make my head hurt. If it is Micheal from the future, wouldn't she know about the trap? Or is she from an alternate timeline? Mostly bothered me no one bothered to voice this simple question. But the final twist reveal sort of, kind of, makes slightly more time-whimy sense.... I think...? But again, it lacks full impact because we have never seen this character before....
--this nitpick is be silly, but it bothers me that Culber is dressed all GQ... no attempts at futuristic clothing by production... I am not saying he needs to be in spandex or a jump suit... but it still bugs me... the curse of nuBSG lives on... LOL
--the glue of this episode is the incredibly powerful performance of Martin-Green, if you still had doubts, this episode makes it clear why she is the star of this show. Her scenes with Leland, Spock and Tyler are excellent and is the only arc that truly pays off the way it should.
--the death scene!!!!! OMG! That was brutal!
--again, some very strong moments but it is all hampered by some of the messiest writing since season one... too much happens off screen and thus the vital info dumps lack emotional weight or narrative impact.
--first off, let me say I try really hard to keep my reviews SPOILER free, but this particular review I may cross the line a bit... thou hast been warned!!!!
--After multiple stellar episodes in a row, this was a weaker one. While it has some fantastic moments, the cohesive narrative is very uneven and highlights some of the ongoing problems this show has had since season one in regarding developing characters/plots and paying them off.... This is essentially an exposition dump episode to set up the final four.
--"Time Crystal"... sigh.... the stupid MacGuffin returns.... so why is Time Travel so difficult then if they exist? Why was there even a Project Daedalis then? Why isn't everyone time travelling?
--So the entire ship goes on Auto-pilot for the funeral? Isn't there an evil A.I. out there hunting them? Also, while the funeral had a couple of nice moments, it mostly served to remind the viewer we didn't know this character.
--Leland, another non-character, has his reveal with Michael, but again because he was never developed it does not have the impact it should and his final fate does not feel tragic enough
--Time Travel and Paradox's make my head hurt. If it is Micheal from the future, wouldn't she know about the trap? Or is she from an alternate timeline? Mostly bothered me no one bothered to voice this simple question. But the final twist reveal sort of, kind of, makes slightly more time-whimy sense.... I think...? But again, it lacks full impact because we have never seen this character before....
--this nitpick is be silly, but it bothers me that Culber is dressed all GQ... no attempts at futuristic clothing by production... I am not saying he needs to be in spandex or a jump suit... but it still bugs me... the curse of nuBSG lives on... LOL
--the glue of this episode is the incredibly powerful performance of Martin-Green, if you still had doubts, this episode makes it clear why she is the star of this show. Her scenes with Leland, Spock and Tyler are excellent and is the only arc that truly pays off the way it should.
--the death scene!!!!! OMG! That was brutal!
--again, some very strong moments but it is all hampered by some of the messiest writing since season one... too much happens off screen and thus the vital info dumps lack emotional weight or narrative impact.