Netflix's Lost in Space Season 3
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Oh I did not know that, I thought that was a decision by the director or something.
So, the series is over.
It was consistently visually stunning and the story and characters remained engaging.
I’d say, I prefer it over the Matt Le Blanc movie, and it’s my definite version of the Lost in Space franchise for now. I wonder if Eaglemoss or another company could release a model of the J2?
It was consistently visually stunning and the story and characters remained engaging.
I’d say, I prefer it over the Matt Le Blanc movie, and it’s my definite version of the Lost in Space franchise for now. I wonder if Eaglemoss or another company could release a model of the J2?
I'm at the finale and I have to say I've really enjoyed this season so far. I've really liked how they developed the mythology of the robots and bringing in Grant Kelly. I think the only thing I haven't liked was Penny's love triangle, especially with this Liam character who adds nothing to the show.
Finished my rewatch. It's interesting how the climactic episode comes down to Will, the Robot, and Dr. Smith going off on the crucial mission while the rest of the Robinsons and Don sit and wait. It's like a sidelong homage to what happened with the original series' format, with those three characters coming to dominate everything while the rest of the cast was shoved to the sidelines.
The movie is a low bar to clear. I don't think it has many admirers. But yes, this is definitely the one version of LiS (aside from the Innovation Comics sequel series, maybe) that actually worked, and easily surpasses the original and the movie.
Also, Matt LeBlanc is the actor you think of in a film that also had William Hurt, Mimi Rogers, Heather Graham, and Gary Oldman? That's unexpected. (Although for me, Lacey Chabert was the real standout.)
It is a bit surprising how much the new series had in common with the movie, though. There's John and Maureen being estranged at the start; Penny being a charismatic wisecracker; and the migration to space being motivated by environmental cataclysm on Earth. It also had some ideas in common with the failed 2004 John Woo pilot, like John Robinson being a military hero instead of a professor, and the Jupiter 2 being one of numerous landing craft ejected from a larger mothership when it came under attack.
I still find it odd how much the new series rearranged the characters' professions compared to the original. Basically they turned Judy into Maureen (doctor), Maureen into John (engineer), John into Don (military man), and Don into a semi-Dr. Smith (morally gray con artist).
The movie is a low bar to clear. I don't think it has many admirers. But yes, this is definitely the one version of LiS (aside from the Innovation Comics sequel series, maybe) that actually worked, and easily surpasses the original and the movie.
Also, Matt LeBlanc is the actor you think of in a film that also had William Hurt, Mimi Rogers, Heather Graham, and Gary Oldman? That's unexpected. (Although for me, Lacey Chabert was the real standout.)
It is a bit surprising how much the new series had in common with the movie, though. There's John and Maureen being estranged at the start; Penny being a charismatic wisecracker; and the migration to space being motivated by environmental cataclysm on Earth. It also had some ideas in common with the failed 2004 John Woo pilot, like John Robinson being a military hero instead of a professor, and the Jupiter 2 being one of numerous landing craft ejected from a larger mothership when it came under attack.
I still find it odd how much the new series rearranged the characters' professions compared to the original. Basically they turned Judy into Maureen (doctor), Maureen into John (engineer), John into Don (military man), and Don into a semi-Dr. Smith (morally gray con artist).
I noticed all of that and I still loved this version of the show. Having said that I think the movie gets maligned too much, I still have a soft spot for the movie version of LIS only found Penny the most annoying character there and wanted her to be spider chow.
Finished the series tonight. I really enjoyed watching that, and I'm glad I rewatched Season's 1 and 2 before I jumped into Season 3. I really liked these characters, and I think Penny was my favorite character. I'm glad she had a role in the conclusion, even though I was a little surprised Judy seemed a little sidelined here. Maybe her big moment was a few episodes back with her and Maureen in the Jupiter after the crash. That was a great episode too.
I hope they do find a way to bring the series back, maybe as a miniseries or some movies. I kinda want to spend more time with these people, as they were really fun characters.
I hope they do find a way to bring the series back, maybe as a miniseries or some movies. I kinda want to spend more time with these people, as they were really fun characters.
It has its moments, but it's a complete mess plot-wise (maybe don't build a movie called Lost in Space around being lost in time?), and it doesn't serve the characters well. I hated how exaggeratedly dysfunctional it made the family, which robbed it of one of the primary appeals of the series. (They had some of that here with John and Maureen's estrangement, but they handled that better, and there were stronger bonds among the rest of the family.) The movie also misunderstood Dr. Smith, making him a character who literally called himself evil.
Judy had plenty of hero moments through the series, like running through miles of monster-infested desert to save John in season 2, and solo-climbing a two-mile-high cliff to find Grant Kelly. And I loved how no-nonsense she was -- in situations where you'd expect a big debate, she's just "okay, let's do this" and she's off.
But yeah, Mina Sundwall was a real standout here, and it's no surprise they gave her a lot to do. She's a very expressive and interesting performer with a lot of personality. I also realized this season how well-cast she and Molly Parker were as daughter and mother. They really do look like they could be family.
It would be nice, but I'm not holding my breath.
I was just talking about the finale. Everyone seemed to get a big moment except for Judy but yeah she was a great character in her own right. I already mentioned the episode with her and Maureen bonding after the crash but that episode you mentioned from season 2 was probably my favorite episode of the series. It was when I got the most emotional, specifically Judy and John's flashback scenes leading to the big climax.
I know, but I just mean that any lack of "hero moments" she got in the finale was more than balanced out by the earlier episodes.
And as I said, I think her best moment in the finale was "Okay, stop explaining, let's do this." She catches on quickly, decides instantly, and acts without hesitation. I admire that, given how bad I am at processing the unexpected and making snap judgments. Sometimes the most impressive moments are the most understated ones.
Well at least it wanted to eat the ship and wasn't having the hots for them.
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Fair point
Wow that last episode was... not very good. One good deed flips the robots from "evil" to "good" like the evil Krusty doll in Simpsons Halloween Treehouse. A dumb sacrifice/download into new body thing to trick the audience into feeling something.
It's not often a show utterly shits the bed in the finale episode (lookatchuuu, Enterprise), but yeah. Oh well.
It's not often a show utterly shits the bed in the finale episode (lookatchuuu, Enterprise), but yeah. Oh well.
I think like many other productions they were cut short with covid and other issues so it wasn't like previous seasons with a few more episodes so ending it seemed a mad rush. So if it looks like they cut corners they did.
That does make sense. It had a similar ultra-rushed feel to the Stargate Atlantis finale as well.
I really did feel like the last two episodes in full were rushed if you watch them together. It's like they had a great idea for a finale but couldn't tell the actual story they wanted to tell so rushed it.
Nonsense! He added Hotness.
We finished this recently and I was pleased overall. It was great to see MiddleChildSyndrome!Penny finally find and own her awesomeness. Don Cornelius(!) West and Debbie are hysterical. I would love to see more of Maureen & Smith (I really love that friendship) and the further adventures of Will and Robot.
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