Cloister56
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I always feel quite down when I reach the last episode of a tv series. The last time you hear the intro song, what will happen to the characters, what potential for future episodes has now been lost.
Anyway will I want to enlist with the Star Cops for their future adventures? Will the final episode convince me?
Have a built up my review enough? I think so.
So Humans have got their ass to Mars. The opening scenes with the buggy are very nice, I think the model work has generally been a great strength of the series. The red filter is quite nice, the CSO (I assume) sky not so much so until the sun explodes over the horizon, that was impressive.
An object found on Mars confirming life. It looks very Mayan, but then things get interesting when another identical object is found trying to be smuggled to Mars.
Larwood the journalist looks likes a wino when he arrives in his mac (although it is clean). Initially it seems like it's part of his act but was it to try and smuggle in his bottle of booze? I would have thought anything travelling up to space would be scanned and inspected within an inch of it's life.
He seems to be having no luck at first with both his contacts meeting sticky ends very soon after contact with him. The first was a freighter hopper pilot in what was a very grizzly death sequence. Then a mysterious man in a cargo hold with "merchandise".
Very intriguing.
The two were both pilots and were sharing the same quarters. I thought at first they had found another statue and wondered why Devis didn't mention the one he found but it seems it's the same one.
The death of Nathan was surprising. The reaction from everyone was well played. Usually I would have been expecting his return but the fact this is the last episode did make me consider the possibility but I think the series might have struggled without him if it had continued.
The show doesn't string (heh) it out too long and Kenzy's reaction to his survival is brilliant.
The final fight to prevent the curator detonating the bomb is very exciting with Kenzy desperately defusing the bomb while the curator reaches out.
I am still a little confused. They smuggle the Mayan statue onto Mars to be found. So what was the second statue being smuggled to Mars that Devis found. Were they hoping to generate more artifacts?
I've been very impressed with Kenzy during this series. She can be serious, bitchy, funny and is very capable.
Apart from Calder she is probably the stand out of the Star Cops.
She gets a great line this week.
And I agree with Gavin's thoughts:
Shoun could have been interesting, maybe with another series but what we saw past her intro episode didn't really impress.
Devis is great, his stories of previous wives, he does seem to have great respect for Nathan and is a great addition to the team.
Of course Nathan is excellent. A great lead to build the show around, flawed but with great investigatory ability and generally is quite likeable.
He handles Miss Caxton the reporter very well. Though the whole thing could have been avoided with a lock on the Star Cops office. His quips about he is the man to ask for directions and if you need the time, too a while to sink in but were amusing.
Looking at that my 3 favourites are all coming back for the Big Finish stuff, a tick in that column then.
Overall a really enjoyed this last episode and I will miss this show. I came to enjoy the theme tune despite feeling it was very out of place at the beginning.
9 ripples sending a message to the shore, out of 10.
This has been a great thing for many shows including Doctor Who. When I listen to them I imagine Colin Baker as he was back then, the old structure (episodes with cliffhangers) can be kept. It allows a show to live on and evolve slowly as it might if it had continue on screen.
Anyway will I want to enlist with the Star Cops for their future adventures? Will the final episode convince me?
Have a built up my review enough? I think so.
So Humans have got their ass to Mars. The opening scenes with the buggy are very nice, I think the model work has generally been a great strength of the series. The red filter is quite nice, the CSO (I assume) sky not so much so until the sun explodes over the horizon, that was impressive.
An object found on Mars confirming life. It looks very Mayan, but then things get interesting when another identical object is found trying to be smuggled to Mars.
Larwood the journalist looks likes a wino when he arrives in his mac (although it is clean). Initially it seems like it's part of his act but was it to try and smuggle in his bottle of booze? I would have thought anything travelling up to space would be scanned and inspected within an inch of it's life.
He seems to be having no luck at first with both his contacts meeting sticky ends very soon after contact with him. The first was a freighter hopper pilot in what was a very grizzly death sequence. Then a mysterious man in a cargo hold with "merchandise".
Very intriguing.
The two were both pilots and were sharing the same quarters. I thought at first they had found another statue and wondered why Devis didn't mention the one he found but it seems it's the same one.
The death of Nathan was surprising. The reaction from everyone was well played. Usually I would have been expecting his return but the fact this is the last episode did make me consider the possibility but I think the series might have struggled without him if it had continued.
The show doesn't string (heh) it out too long and Kenzy's reaction to his survival is brilliant.
The final fight to prevent the curator detonating the bomb is very exciting with Kenzy desperately defusing the bomb while the curator reaches out.
I am still a little confused. They smuggle the Mayan statue onto Mars to be found. So what was the second statue being smuggled to Mars that Devis found. Were they hoping to generate more artifacts?
I've been very impressed with Kenzy during this series. She can be serious, bitchy, funny and is very capable.
Apart from Calder she is probably the stand out of the Star Cops.
She gets a great line this week.
I would hope she is the next in line to be the deputy.
And I agree with Gavin's thoughts:
Theroux is absent from this episode and I'm sad to say I don't really miss him. He is my least favourite and his character hasn't seemed to grow over the series. He never seems to trust Nathan's instinct despite multiple episodes and he never seems that pleasant to the others having a short fuse.
Shoun could have been interesting, maybe with another series but what we saw past her intro episode didn't really impress.
Devis is great, his stories of previous wives, he does seem to have great respect for Nathan and is a great addition to the team.
Of course Nathan is excellent. A great lead to build the show around, flawed but with great investigatory ability and generally is quite likeable.
He handles Miss Caxton the reporter very well. Though the whole thing could have been avoided with a lock on the Star Cops office. His quips about he is the man to ask for directions and if you need the time, too a while to sink in but were amusing.
Looking at that my 3 favourites are all coming back for the Big Finish stuff, a tick in that column then.
I thought it was a great way to end. Extending the Star Cops reach, it does seem to be a little quick and I'm not sure what different stories they could set on Mars but it's a nice way to end.
Overall a really enjoyed this last episode and I will miss this show. I came to enjoy the theme tune despite feeling it was very out of place at the beginning.
9 ripples sending a message to the shore, out of 10.
