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Trev's post acted as a bit of a "kick in the butt" for me.
I’ve been a bit lazy not posting some thoughts about these on a week-by-week basis, so . . . for the handful here that are interested in commenting on the show . . . I thought I’d play catch-up.
Besides, it was fun skipping through them to remind myself
S02E04 - "Nothing Left on Earth Excepting Fishes"
Laughed at the Rorschach test AND the battle simulation test.
I’d guessed what was going on as soon as the torture scene hit. Shame about the “exit stage left” – I thought Janel was a good addition to the crew.
New bad-guys though – never a bad thing when done well – they reminded me of the “piggy” dudes from “Fifth Element”.
Still not clear how Mercer is such an expert in operating Krill machinery labelled with Krill symbols
All-in-all – great episode.
Noticed that both Kelly and Janel have blue-green/green eyes – maybe Mercer has a "type"
S02E05 - "All the World is Birthday Cake"
Not so impressed with this one. Thought it was a bit of a “filler” episode. Clever idea to have a culture based around star signs – makes about as much sense as people that believe in horoscopes (lol).
Ted Danson cameo was cool, good to see Niko Nicotera (“Rat boy” from SOA) too.
S02E06 - "A Happy Refrain"
I appreciated this episode more than ALL the others so far this season. Once again, it was the humour that impressed me most, with this episode having some GREAT one-liners & funny moments:
- • “Were there sparks?” / “Negative - there was no equipment malfunction” / “Well, you don’t have to brag about it”.
• Thought Bortus’ moustache suited him – he should have kept it.
• Running up the circular staircase to share gossip with the bridge crew – SOOOO funny.
• The interaction between Mercer & Kelly during Kelly’s description of the cake Mercer once baked for her.
• The Y-fronts scene.
• The rain on the bridge was brilliant – particularly with the looks from the rest of the crew & the song playing.
• “We are, without a doubt – the weirdest ship in the fleet”.
Was a bit confused about the orchestra (the shows own) turning up like that – “dial an orchestra in space” ?!? - very impressive though.
Was also nice seeing the 2 actors who are normally only present inside Isaac's robot/A.I. costume and voicing Yaphit (the "green jello blob").
But DAYUM that doctor has been written to have WEIRD sexual preferences! Plus I hadn’t twigged that the actress also played Sisko’s on/off girlfriend (Cassidy Yates) in ST-DS9 until today.
S02E07 - "Deflectors"
Quite liked this one – aside from the forced “inclusion” angle. Kept me guessing to the end too. The “plant” made me laugh
(was apparently voiced by Bruce Willis!) Good to see the back of that boyfriend.
S02E08 - "Identity (part 1)"
Well
THAT was a bit of a shock/twist
Can’t remember for sure, but think this might be the FIRST time they’ve had stuff on the scale of STNG’s “Borg” – both hostility AND special-effects wise. Looks like they may have blown the bulk of the seasons SFX budget on this one
Liked most of it – excepting the song at the party (WTH?) and that crazy landing approach pattern. Really looking forward to next weeks.
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