Dark Matter, SyFy's new space show, premieres June 12th
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Deal. We'll just watch and see what happens.
My energy's gonna be spent on The Last Ship anyhow...
Man, Rob Stewart gets around. Weird seeing him play different roles in two consecutive Syfy shows in one night, first Killjoys and then this.
This one didn't hold my interest as well as the first. Too heavy on the gunplay and fighting. And I'm not sure where it was coming down on the torture angle. One minute it acknowledges that torture doesn't work and can even be counterproductive, but then Four threatens to torture the guy anyway, and he comes in later with the information he needed? Although we later see the guy without a mark on him, so maybe it was just the threat of torture that got him to talk? The episode was too vague on that point, and it sent mixed messages.
Too bad Torri Higginson had such a tiny role. Hopefully we'll see more of her in the future.
And it's as I thought -- Five does have other people's memories. Or at least she's pretty sure they're other people's. So she's probably key to the whole thing somehow, even if she's not the one who wiped their minds.
This one didn't hold my interest as well as the first. Too heavy on the gunplay and fighting. And I'm not sure where it was coming down on the torture angle. One minute it acknowledges that torture doesn't work and can even be counterproductive, but then Four threatens to torture the guy anyway, and he comes in later with the information he needed? Although we later see the guy without a mark on him, so maybe it was just the threat of torture that got him to talk? The episode was too vague on that point, and it sent mixed messages.
Too bad Torri Higginson had such a tiny role. Hopefully we'll see more of her in the future.
And it's as I thought -- Five does have other people's memories. Or at least she's pretty sure they're other people's. So she's probably key to the whole thing somehow, even if she's not the one who wiped their minds.
Well, the Stargate guys still know how to stage a battle scene, and it was nice to see Torri Higginson again, even briefly.
Otherwise, it was predictable and underwhelming. I don't care about them or their memories at this point. I'd rather just wait until NBC does the same memory plot with Lady Sif from the Thor movies.
Otherwise, it was predictable and underwhelming. I don't care about them or their memories at this point. I'd rather just wait until NBC does the same memory plot with Lady Sif from the Thor movies.
Well, I don't know. I still don't think it's that great a show, though I do see some potential there. Certainly, there seems to be quite an interesting triad forming between Three, Four and Six, and I thought the scene with the Android asking the evil security goons about their kids was amusing. Unfortunately, the bulk of the screen time seems to be split between One and Two, are probably the two boring ones on the show. And I don't care about all the mysteries the show is trying to set up, like the door that just won't open. I'm fine with them establishing story material to be picked up on later, but does it always have to be mysteries to be solved?
But unfortunately, this was a by the numbers plot that was so predictable it was almost like watching a re-run. It was nice to see Torri Higginson again, brief though it might have been
I don't know, like I said there's potential here, but the show really needs to work to capture it. Unfortunately, being bored during a massive shoot-out isn't a very promising indication of quality for the show.
But unfortunately, this was a by the numbers plot that was so predictable it was almost like watching a re-run. It was nice to see Torri Higginson again, brief though it might have been
I don't know, like I said there's potential here, but the show really needs to work to capture it. Unfortunately, being bored during a massive shoot-out isn't a very promising indication of quality for the show.
It didn't help that the big reveal at the end lacked the dramatic impact that last week's final scene had.
because they're dangerous
yeah, no duh, we figured that part out already
yeah, no duh, we figured that part out already
a ring?
Did I miss the significance to that ring? That seemed totally anticlimatic.
Did I miss the significance to that ring? That seemed totally anticlimatic.
^I think you're taking "dangerous" too literally, or at least too generically. You don't wipe people's memories because their fighting abilities make them dangerous; you'd just imprison or kill them for that. You wipe people's memories because their memories are dangerous to you, because they know something that could hurt you. So the question now is, what did they know, and who was endangered by that knowledge?
I really should finish watching Deep Water Black.
The first episodes are basically the four issues of the comic - after this, we're in unknown territory.
They didn't use the cliffhanger from the fourth issue of the comic, however -
They didn't use the cliffhanger from the fourth issue of the comic, however -
There was a person who claimed to be the person we have been told One is, who wasn't on the ship.
Mining planet, boring. People on ship, okay. Still like the android best.
Who knows this might be that kind of rocky first season to the show we all pledge our hearts to in coming years.
Who knows this might be that kind of rocky first season to the show we all pledge our hearts to in coming years.
Okay, that was the worst trailer ever.
Seriously, 65 cuts in 60 seconds?
Looking forward to checking the show out tonight, though.
Seriously, 65 cuts in 60 seconds?
Looking forward to checking the show out tonight, though.
That sounds like something they may well end up doing. It would explain
why One is such a well-intentioned and ethical guy, compared to Jace Corso's record as a murderer and pirate and whatever.
Me too.
I finally watched the second episode and I did enjoy it. I did like getting a bit more world building with the conflict between the two corporations, and I thought the big action scene was pretty good.
I did find it a little annoying that they sent all of the men down to the planet and left the women on the ship. Hopefully this won't be a regular thing since it seems pretty clear that Two and The Android are more than capable of handling themselves in a fight.
I'm wondering when they are going the address the guy who flashed up on the screen when The Android was pulling up the team's record. I don't think any of the characters have even acknowledged that it happened yet.
I finally watched the second episode and I did enjoy it. I did like getting a bit more world building with the conflict between the two corporations, and I thought the big action scene was pretty good.
I did find it a little annoying that they sent all of the men down to the planet and left the women on the ship. Hopefully this won't be a regular thing since it seems pretty clear that Two and The Android are more than capable of handling themselves in a fight.
I'm wondering when they are going the address the guy who flashed up on the screen when The Android was pulling up the team's record. I don't think any of the characters have even acknowledged that it happened yet.
It wasn't annoying to me. The android isn't really a woman, but it and Two were needed to maintain the ship while the "away team" is on the planet. Two seemed to have more familiarity with the ship than the others.
My recording cut out at the end when the younger female was talking about what she did. What did she say?
Here's the last paragraph from Syfy's recap:
The description for tonight's episode, simply titled Episode Three, from TV Guide:
Sabotage is suspected, and the onboard paranoia surges when the ship mysteriously veers off course. To bring the sytems back online, a perilous spacewalk is required; at the same time, Five makes a shocking discovery.
Syfy said:
The description for tonight's episode, simply titled Episode Three, from TV Guide:
Sabotage is suspected, and the onboard paranoia surges when the ship mysteriously veers off course. To bring the sytems back online, a perilous spacewalk is required; at the same time, Five makes a shocking discovery.
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Even the episode titles are just numbers? Man, this show doesn't like to name anything.