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- Episode aired Dec 1, 2021
- 48m
While Judy sets out to find a survivor, Penny and Will explore a mysterious tunnel. Light years away, Maureen, John and Don hunt for SAR's remains.While Judy sets out to find a survivor, Penny and Will explore a mysterious tunnel. Light years away, Maureen, John and Don hunt for SAR's remains.While Judy sets out to find a survivor, Penny and Will explore a mysterious tunnel. Light years away, Maureen, John and Don hunt for SAR's remains.
- Pigtails
- (as Chloe Estrin)
- Shen Bo
- (as Martin Rimorin)
- Jupiter
- (voice)
- …
Storyline
Did you know
- GoofsSome viewers think that Grant Kelly should still look like he's in his twenties, because he's roughly the same age as Maureen Robinson, since they were both in the NASA astronaut training program when they were younger. However, no-one in the show (at least so far) has mentioned anything regarding aging in a cryotube; it is not a given that he would not age.
- Quotes
Penny Robinson: Smith! Are you still there?
Dr. Smith: Of course!
Penny Robinson: You sure we're doing this right?
Dr. Smith: Absolutely! In the Girl Scouts this is how we kept track of each other on nature hikes. Once you're out of earshot, if anything goes wrong, just tug on the line, and I'll know you need help.
Penny Robinson: You were in the Girl Scouts?
Dr. Smith: Is that so hard to believe?
Penny Robinson: Okay, then answer me this. Do you have any Thin Mints?
Will Robinson: Penny!
Penny Robinson: What? You know cookes help me when I'm nervous.
- ConnectionsReferences Pet Sematary (1989)
At the top of the ravine, Judy (Taylor Russell) finds the lost NASA vehicle and, in suspended animation, the captain Grant Kelly (Russell Hornsby). Back at camp, Robot (Brian Steele) has gone missing and, whilst looking for him, Penny (Mina Sundwall), Will (Maxwell Jenkins) and June Harris (Parker Posey) discover a system of caves that have evidence of life on the planet. Reinspired, Maureen (Molly Parker), John (Toby Stephens) and Don (Ignacio Serricchio) head back to the planet to locate the body of "scarecrow" to reboot and use him to get to Alpha Centuri.
The adult's storyline in this episode is probably the most fun. Don provides a lot of decent comic relief as they go to retrieve the body, only to discover that Scarecrow is, in fact, fully operational. This leads to a fun little scheme to try and recapture him before a twist in the robot's capabilities changes the storylines a bit.
The biggest action moment is in the NASA buggy's chase through an asteroid storm, which looked good and was fun - but seems to stop for no particular reason once the big dramatic moment happened. This story line also has the weirdest bit of logic for me though, as to why they aren't waking up the rest of the crew, in a sterile environment, which presumably has some medical facilities. Instead they're hauling three heavy boxes away, which they'll have to get down the ravine, somehow.
As I say, a fairly standard episode of the show, which since the first season has meant that it's been good.
- southdavid
- Jan 25, 2022
Details
- Runtime48 minutes
- Color
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