The rating of 6 is quite generous but I'll leave it as is. The show often doesn't evince any logic or common sense, and this episode was glaring in that regard.
First off, keep in mind this is set in the 22nd century and everyone is wearing a wrist pad that would track location and movement, and yet they can't find Lieutenant Lane. Instead they form a search party like it was 1950 and waste hours before they remember to use the call logs, which they had used a few episodes ago.
And then, Lieutenant Lane - not the brightest bulb in the bunch. He's accepted a mission hook, line, and sinker from a kid who was probably plucked from juvie. How does a junior officer naively accept a mandate from an ensign? Then, is he contrite? No. Rather than apologize and try to get back in the good graces of Lieutenant Garnet, he's apparently going rogue and will subvert command.
More evidence for his dimness is not catching on to the need to have a DNA archive. He asks why butterflies in space. Did he forget that they're going to a planet where there'll be a need for an ecosystem benign to human existence? A junior officer better be able to put two plus two together.
In the med bay, there was a cadaver who didn't look like a cadaver. Aren't cadavers supposed to have bluish lips and ashen skin? This one looked fresh despite being dead for days. No attention to detail.
Speaking of detail, all the plain white plastic looks blatantly fake. No detail or texture to the equipment. The ship looks like it was made by Mattel.
Eva, the engineer, normally bright, isn't too bright. How is a propulsion system installed without a means to turn it off? Dumbest of all, Trust says they have to go to the engine room and she asks how. An engineer doesn't know how to go to the engine room? The means to turn it off was pure malarkey: pull out a cable, pull a lever, and emit an EMP simultaneously. EMP makes a little bit of sense because maybe that would disrupt the warp bubble. But that also means it's not especially stable. Considering that there are stars between Earth and the closest star (huh), it would be unfortunate to pass by a star that had a solar flare.
Speaking of propulsion, that part was kind of interesting. Apparently, the uranium is converted to negative mass and that mass is then converted to negative energy. Some internal consistency there. But it still looks like they are hurtling through space rather than space folding around them. And when they drop out of ftl, the stars are still moving. This show does that all the time in an Irwin Allen level of disregard for science.
As for the premise for the show, it is that the best and brightest are chosen to carry on the species and yet it seems that half of them are onboard through chicanery, cloak and dagger, or influence, rather than merit. There are only two acknowledged resident geniuses, when, logically, everyone onboard should be a genius, and moreover, genetically flawless. And yet, several people wear glasses. It is anachronistic that so many people in the 22nd century wear glasses. Good luck mankind; you'll need it.
Helena, a new character, is quite likable, but her husband is deplorable, of course. He's a serial cheater and is cheating with Cat, who I had liked. How refreshing if a male character had been made to be strong, dignified and moral. There is rarely a Ben Cartwright on TV anymore. Who do boys look up to? Once, there was a Marshall Dillon for boys and a Miss Kitty for girls. No more.
I'll keep watching to find out what the Juno Project is and to hopefully see Helena kick her husband to the curb.
First off, keep in mind this is set in the 22nd century and everyone is wearing a wrist pad that would track location and movement, and yet they can't find Lieutenant Lane. Instead they form a search party like it was 1950 and waste hours before they remember to use the call logs, which they had used a few episodes ago.
And then, Lieutenant Lane - not the brightest bulb in the bunch. He's accepted a mission hook, line, and sinker from a kid who was probably plucked from juvie. How does a junior officer naively accept a mandate from an ensign? Then, is he contrite? No. Rather than apologize and try to get back in the good graces of Lieutenant Garnet, he's apparently going rogue and will subvert command.
More evidence for his dimness is not catching on to the need to have a DNA archive. He asks why butterflies in space. Did he forget that they're going to a planet where there'll be a need for an ecosystem benign to human existence? A junior officer better be able to put two plus two together.
In the med bay, there was a cadaver who didn't look like a cadaver. Aren't cadavers supposed to have bluish lips and ashen skin? This one looked fresh despite being dead for days. No attention to detail.
Speaking of detail, all the plain white plastic looks blatantly fake. No detail or texture to the equipment. The ship looks like it was made by Mattel.
Eva, the engineer, normally bright, isn't too bright. How is a propulsion system installed without a means to turn it off? Dumbest of all, Trust says they have to go to the engine room and she asks how. An engineer doesn't know how to go to the engine room? The means to turn it off was pure malarkey: pull out a cable, pull a lever, and emit an EMP simultaneously. EMP makes a little bit of sense because maybe that would disrupt the warp bubble. But that also means it's not especially stable. Considering that there are stars between Earth and the closest star (huh), it would be unfortunate to pass by a star that had a solar flare.
Speaking of propulsion, that part was kind of interesting. Apparently, the uranium is converted to negative mass and that mass is then converted to negative energy. Some internal consistency there. But it still looks like they are hurtling through space rather than space folding around them. And when they drop out of ftl, the stars are still moving. This show does that all the time in an Irwin Allen level of disregard for science.
As for the premise for the show, it is that the best and brightest are chosen to carry on the species and yet it seems that half of them are onboard through chicanery, cloak and dagger, or influence, rather than merit. There are only two acknowledged resident geniuses, when, logically, everyone onboard should be a genius, and moreover, genetically flawless. And yet, several people wear glasses. It is anachronistic that so many people in the 22nd century wear glasses. Good luck mankind; you'll need it.
Helena, a new character, is quite likable, but her husband is deplorable, of course. He's a serial cheater and is cheating with Cat, who I had liked. How refreshing if a male character had been made to be strong, dignified and moral. There is rarely a Ben Cartwright on TV anymore. Who do boys look up to? Once, there was a Marshall Dillon for boys and a Miss Kitty for girls. No more.
I'll keep watching to find out what the Juno Project is and to hopefully see Helena kick her husband to the curb.
