Episode: 1×04 The Stars Before Us
Notable Guest Stars:
Liam Neeson (Doral) – Its Qui-Gon. Liam Neeson is a pretty big deal to get in the first season of a show, even if its only for about 5 seconds.
In this episode, we have a more generic space mission. They come across a ship that seems to be drifting in space. They find out its a biodome full of people who have lived there so long they have forgotten that they are on a ship. They have developed into a community that worships a man named Doval, thinking of him as the creator though he turns out to be the Ship’s captian when the ship was just starting out.
This episode actually makes good use of the field team. Alara gets some character development beyond opening doors, Claire gets to use her medical skills, Issac gets to be an active participant, and Kelly has her own action scene. Ed does first contact. I liked that it was a team episode, but I wish there had been more world building and less discussion over the Mercer-Grayson marriage.
It also makes interesting commentary on the idea of how long memory of things last.
Notable Quotes
None stand out this time, though there were some funny comments.
Pros:
- The entire away team is put to use. Ed gets to make first contact. Kelly faces torture. Alara gets to open doors. Issac gets to fix things by using his technological updates, and Dr. Claire helps heal Alara
- Alara’s uniform doesn’t magically repair itself. She puts it back on at the end of the episode with the marks still there.
Cons:
- Not enough Liam Neeson
- Can we go an episode without referencing Ed/Kelly overtly? Like that look that Kelly and Ed share when he comes to untie her from the chair was a good thing, but the actually talking about it really isn’t necessarily. Again, show it, don’t tell it. The little things matter.
Final Grade: A
Sokorra Lewis 