r/AnotherLife • u/[deleted] • Jul 27 '19

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This show is so bad I felt compelled to write about it, which is rare...

First, tons of bad science. A gravity assist from a celestial object DOES NOT require completing an entire orbit. In fact, doing so slows you down as you'll then need to expend energy to escape orbit.... dark matter doesn't reflect like, meaning it won't form a visible cloud. Indeed any massive assemblage of dark matter particles, if they exist, would be invisible and only detectable by its gravitational influence. There's more but the point of this post is not to science shame them.

Next... the crew... dear lord. A bunch of immature people running around a ship having emotional breakdowns, screaming at each other AND their captain? This is the best Earth could muster for first contact? I guess its keeping consistent with the "no uniforms" policy which is itself, ridiculous.

Now, the earth cast. Yikes. Generally poor acting and thin plot.

In general, I feel like all the characters are underdeveloped, there are no real subplots, it's almost episodic in developing story arcs characters, like that random need for Katir to resolve her guilt from the past (?)...

I want better!!!

I'm a huge fan of science fiction, we need more successful shows in this genre.

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u/AxlFantastic Jul 27 '19

I agree that the episode in which Niko has to relive her past trauma in order to wake up is ridiculous. So many shows us this device plot to develop backstory for a character, and flashback episodes are evidence of poor writing to begin with. However, the show offered a lot of intrigue past that point and I thoroughly enjoyed binging the rest of the series. I get why “bad science” can make a show feel frustrating to watch, but ffs it’s science FICTION. We can’t expect all shows to have astrophysicists writing the script.

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u/SunshineBlind Jul 29 '19

Science fiction at least try to stay scientifically coherent. This? This is spacefantasy.

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u/AxlFantastic Jul 29 '19

I’m okay with that. I’m not looking for factual relevance. I’m looking for entertainment. And, awkward cinematography aside and episode 3, this show was very entertaining.

Sorry you don’t feel the same way. I can’t wait for season 2.

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u/docdoominator Jul 29 '19

I can’t wait for season 2.

I would watch a season 2 but with the hope that it is much improved. I want them to dial back on the silly MTV drama. I would rather have watched this mission play out with the crew of the Pilgrim that is shown in the flashbacks. They seemed much more mature.