This is truly excellent Science Fiction - epic in scale, and intricately plotted. It wont be for everyone, but for those that loved the likes of Babylon 5 or Game of Thrones with their multifaceted stories with great character moments, this is the most recent entrant into that club.
This episode saw so many threads coming together - the manipulations of Demerzel, the plotting of Dominion, Bel Rios's desire to seek revenge, the events on Ignis, tying up finally with those on Terminus and subsequently with Hober Mallow and the Church of the Galactic Spirit. These are threads that were sown in season 1 for the most part, and developed and expanded upon earlier in this season.
The acting, particularly the character driven moments are very well acted and engaging. It's all too easy to dismiss some of the key characters here as 'comic relief' but if one watches what unfolds it quite clearly is not the case. Each has a purpose, not simply to distract.
I feel sorry for the NTBers who are too deeply invested in the literary origins to appreciate what is unfolding as it is one of the best on TV right now and probably for a long time to come. I note the average scores for episodes have been ticking up as the series has gone on, suggesting perhaps that view is now a minority.
This episode saw so many threads coming together - the manipulations of Demerzel, the plotting of Dominion, Bel Rios's desire to seek revenge, the events on Ignis, tying up finally with those on Terminus and subsequently with Hober Mallow and the Church of the Galactic Spirit. These are threads that were sown in season 1 for the most part, and developed and expanded upon earlier in this season.
The acting, particularly the character driven moments are very well acted and engaging. It's all too easy to dismiss some of the key characters here as 'comic relief' but if one watches what unfolds it quite clearly is not the case. Each has a purpose, not simply to distract.
I feel sorry for the NTBers who are too deeply invested in the literary origins to appreciate what is unfolding as it is one of the best on TV right now and probably for a long time to come. I note the average scores for episodes have been ticking up as the series has gone on, suggesting perhaps that view is now a minority.