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I agree so much. The first season was amazing with the split story line between the main crew and Miller on Ceres but it all went downhill when the proto-molecu

I agree so much. The first season was amazing with the split story line between the main crew and Miller on Ceres but it all went downhill when the proto-molecule was introduced and suddenly there were massive shootouts (with characters who admitted only episodes earlier to never having killed/fired a gun) I really love the political aspects and cultural differences between the various factions though.

wavefunction 8y ago
Isn't announcing you've never fired a gun in a fictional work an example of Chekov's Gun? By announcing it the narrative is setting up the "dramatic tension" ahead of when the character is confronted by a situation potentially requiring firing a gun or killing someone.
- roryisok 8y ago
  That's kind of ironic. Although macgyver said he hated guns and managed to never fire them
  - stephenr 8y ago
    Didn’t he build a shit ton of bombs to “solve” various problems though?
    - roryisok 8y ago
      I never said he was a pacifist, he just doesn't fire guns
roryisok 8y ago
> I really love the political aspects and cultural differences between the various factions though. Same here, I was quite annoyed when the books veered away from the excellent political stuff into the silly alien monster stuff. If anyone is looking for a book series that doesn't veer away, I'd recommend John Scalzi's Collapsing Empire. If anyone knows any others please suggest!