A space pirate drops in on Planet X and he forms a friendship with young Will Robinson.
I like the general look of The Sky Pirate, the alien ship, the blob monster at the end and things are less silly than they would become in year two. But a lack of action damages the hour and the story/acting is just not compelling enough to hold the viewer the way it should. I guess the location of this episode is the main problem area, after 17 episodes that were mostly very good it is a little hard to watch this low-key, too low-key, hour.
But things would improve in coming weeks with The Magic Mirror, The Space Croppers and Follow The Leader. And episode 30 - Blast Off Into Space - is one of my top three LIS episodes of all time. I have reviewed other LIS episodes on this site such as The Ghost Planet, The Space Circus, The Golden Man, The Colonists, The Galaxy Gift, Condemned Of Space, Kidnapped In Space, The Space Creature, The Time Merchant, etc.
I like the general look of The Sky Pirate, the alien ship, the blob monster at the end and things are less silly than they would become in year two. But a lack of action damages the hour and the story/acting is just not compelling enough to hold the viewer the way it should. I guess the location of this episode is the main problem area, after 17 episodes that were mostly very good it is a little hard to watch this low-key, too low-key, hour.
But things would improve in coming weeks with The Magic Mirror, The Space Croppers and Follow The Leader. And episode 30 - Blast Off Into Space - is one of my top three LIS episodes of all time. I have reviewed other LIS episodes on this site such as The Ghost Planet, The Space Circus, The Golden Man, The Colonists, The Galaxy Gift, Condemned Of Space, Kidnapped In Space, The Space Creature, The Time Merchant, etc.