This episode begins with the humans landing on a nearby asteroid. Oddly, there seems to be a pocket within that has a breathable atmosphere and the Commander orders his men to blast a hole into it. Oddly, the space turns out to only be the size of a small room and the explosion seems to char the guy waiting inside. While the guy is nearly dead and even pronounced dead after he's taken back to Moonbase, he suddenly comes to life and his body is rapidly rebuilding itself.
When the guy awakens with no apparent injuries, the security guards attack the guy! He fights back but doesn't kill anyone--and when he meets Koenig he announces that his name is Balor and he only wants to be everyone's BFF. He also says there are no hard feelings for blowing him up and wants to stay on the base to live. According to Balor, he was imprisoned wrongly within and never died because he'd discovered the secret of immortality! As he seems like such a swell guy, the crew mostly seem to want him to stay. But Koenig, always the cautious one, isn't so sure. Maybe he just doesn't trust guys who are all dressed in black.
Eventually, however, Balor turns out to be a total jerk and the station is in serious jeopardy. This isn't too surprising--as this would explain his imprisonment--plus the show would have been pretty dull had he been a swell guy. But HOW he behaves like a jerk and his reaction on the crew (and vice-versa) make this an interesting episode. Plus, I kind of like Balor's style--very reminiscent of General Zod from "Superman II"--a guy in black who was also imprison and cast into space for atrocities. Perhaps if Koenig and the crew had seen this film they might not have disturbed Balor's slumber!
When the guy awakens with no apparent injuries, the security guards attack the guy! He fights back but doesn't kill anyone--and when he meets Koenig he announces that his name is Balor and he only wants to be everyone's BFF. He also says there are no hard feelings for blowing him up and wants to stay on the base to live. According to Balor, he was imprisoned wrongly within and never died because he'd discovered the secret of immortality! As he seems like such a swell guy, the crew mostly seem to want him to stay. But Koenig, always the cautious one, isn't so sure. Maybe he just doesn't trust guys who are all dressed in black.
Eventually, however, Balor turns out to be a total jerk and the station is in serious jeopardy. This isn't too surprising--as this would explain his imprisonment--plus the show would have been pretty dull had he been a swell guy. But HOW he behaves like a jerk and his reaction on the crew (and vice-versa) make this an interesting episode. Plus, I kind of like Balor's style--very reminiscent of General Zod from "Superman II"--a guy in black who was also imprison and cast into space for atrocities. Perhaps if Koenig and the crew had seen this film they might not have disturbed Balor's slumber!