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I enjoyed it, although not as much as most critics. I found it took a few episodes to hit its stride, and enjoyed the first and second seasons. At its heart it'
by system16 4y ago
I enjoyed it, although not as much as most critics. I found it took a few episodes to hit its stride, and enjoyed the first and second seasons. At its heart it's a character drama, so if you're watching it only for the science interesting moments are few and far between.
Later episodes fall victim to lazy "a major catastrophe is about to occur, engineering team comes up with moonshot solution just in the nick of time to save the day" more often than I'd like. And the lesbian romance storyline seemed forced. I could barely finish the third season as it really went off the rails.
- googlryas 4y agoI pretty much agree with this take. The aleida character is the worst though. She somehow has super powers that no one else posseses, but they never articulate her thought process or how she does it. It's just: entire team of rocket scientists stare at problem fruitlessly. Aleida stares at problem, inspiring music plays, her eyes light up and she tells you the solution. And then she explains simple things like impulse vs momentum to other rocket scientists, as if they didn't understand it before.
- fortyseven 4y agoThat's how it rolled for me, as well. That first season was perfect as a "what if" exploration. Then it like if ran out of gas quick and grew much less plausible... The parts I loved about it faded away, but I stuck around anyway. :P