[Spoilers ahead ... ]
The main event in episode 1.3 is what to do about the next-to-no water left on the ship, usurped by an even more deadly danger, an asteroid hurtling towards the ship, which will reach and demolish the ship in hours. The resolution of this dilemma upon dilemma is one sweet piece of science fiction at its best: Alicia sees the asteroid has a tail, which means it's a comet not an asteroid, which means it's made of water. Which means that, if The Ark can fly a shuttle near the comet and match its speed -- increasing its speed is not so hard, given that the The Ark is in deep space with no atmospheric resistance -- The Ark can siphon off some of the comet's water, and refill The Ark's nearly empty tank.
Which it does, after some defiantly heroic maneuvers by Brice. So, Coleridge's "water, water everywhere, and not a drop to drink," is surmounted and countermanded by the ingenuity of the crew, now working mostly together.
But, of course, this is not the end of this fine episode. Before the credits roll, we learn that Garnet has a violent streak. We already know that she's not averse to using physical force to get her orders obeyed. But now we learn that she can slit someone's neck if she sees herself in any physical danger.
The overall message: not everyone is what they seem to be on this crew. The people who survived the catastrophe are not only survivors, but have histories that we don't know about. A welcome element in a new series.
See also The Ark 1.1: Worth Watching ... 1.2: Why I'M Enjoying It
here's what happened to the first starship to Proxima Centauri
No comments:
Post a Comment