For the first part of The Hunt, I was half expecting it to be a dream sequence, perhaps a delirium-induced vision of Greer's. I'd thought he was still laid up with an ominous infection setting in? Also, everyone's dialogue seemed a bit disjointed, and the lead up on why/how they were on that planet was nil.
So I was a bit distracted for a while waiting for this to be another Cloverfield. But no, they were actually there, Greer had apparently recovered from his wounds enough to be not only vertical, but on duty. And they're on a planet with super light speed stealth hunting animals. These "monsters" lay waste to the away team's base, and carries off TJ and Ensign Redshirt to its larder, to be eaten later.
Young mounts a rescue operation for those two, and manages to lose four crew in the process! But our flaxen-haired beauty is saved, and with the Redshirt to boot! Seems these animals are super smart, and also have a conscience - i.e., the monster thinks twice of killing its prey when it sees they've created fire, the "universal sign of intelligence". OK, that's nice, although I suppose the plastic explosives used earlier in the episode didn't register as anything derived from a sentient species?
In other news, we have some new romantic intrigue brewing. Poor Volker has a crush on Park, who is otherwise involved with Greer (the man who donated a kidney to Volker several episodes back). This ought to be a lot more interesting story than the current romances on the ship, including:
- Chloe/Matt (stable to the point of tedium)
- TJ/Varro (has been building for too long with too little traction)
- Eli/Ginn and Rush/Perry (on hold for a few eps while they figure out how to DL their girlfriends)
But the real question is - when willRacetrack Lt. James see any action??
So I was a bit distracted for a while waiting for this to be another Cloverfield. But no, they were actually there, Greer had apparently recovered from his wounds enough to be not only vertical, but on duty. And they're on a planet with super light speed stealth hunting animals. These "monsters" lay waste to the away team's base, and carries off TJ and Ensign Redshirt to its larder, to be eaten later.
Young mounts a rescue operation for those two, and manages to lose four crew in the process! But our flaxen-haired beauty is saved, and with the Redshirt to boot! Seems these animals are super smart, and also have a conscience - i.e., the monster thinks twice of killing its prey when it sees they've created fire, the "universal sign of intelligence". OK, that's nice, although I suppose the plastic explosives used earlier in the episode didn't register as anything derived from a sentient species?
In other news, we have some new romantic intrigue brewing. Poor Volker has a crush on Park, who is otherwise involved with Greer (the man who donated a kidney to Volker several episodes back). This ought to be a lot more interesting story than the current romances on the ship, including:
- Chloe/Matt (stable to the point of tedium)
- TJ/Varro (has been building for too long with too little traction)
- Eli/Ginn and Rush/Perry (on hold for a few eps while they figure out how to DL their girlfriends)
But the real question is - when will
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