If Pandora Season 2 Episode 6 felt weirdly acquainted to you, don’t be concerned it isn’t you.
The perfect I can determine, the entire Aluna four plot was an homage to Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai, full with one of many outlander heroes falling in love with a woman within the victimized city.
Gorch: Identify’s Gorch. You already met my daughter, Rachel.
Greg: Not formally.
Gorch: She held a gun on you, boy. Round right here, you are virtually engaged.
In the meantime, Jax is as soon as once more tapped to hold out Osborn’s bidding, which then includes Shral asking a favor of her to ask a favor of her mom who has to persuade Tierney, her different daughter, to drop by for a chat.
Oh, and Aleka survived her wedding ceremony apparently. So, yay! for that.
It is an attention-grabbing alternative to make use of Aluna four as a backdrop for a slough of decision execution.
There’s Ralen’s second of realization within the mines with Gorch, the place he lastly (and instantly) makes peace with Matta’s sacrifice.
Dying (or a minimum of taking part in lifeless for a time) can provide one time to mirror, I assume.
Ralen: I’ve simply misplaced my spouse. She made a sacrifice that may save us all. I’ll carry the ache of her loss with me ceaselessly.
Gorch: I am sorry.
Ralen: I have been mad on the universe ever since. Self-destructive. However I used to be unsuitable. That is my second likelihood.
For the document, I want to know why a smuggler and thief like Gorch fights like a Zatarian. Additionally, what occurred to Rachel’s mom?
Regardless of being a mining settlement, there did not appear to be lots of miners. Gorch, himself, definitely did not look the half.
And it was one settlement on a planet recognized for the valuable elemental ore key to vitality weapons. Do the marauders have standing orders for thulium in any respect the opposite settlements?
I am undecided I purchase Ralen’s effusive pledge of allegiance to Xander’s expertise as a commander.
Not like the silver-screen samurai, Xander’s technique was doomed for failure.
The complete settlement and his crew (besides possibly Jett who would’ve headed residence within the repaired Kubrick, I am certain) would’ve been massacred if Aleka hadn’t proven up.
I’d assume, for somebody who allegedly feels nice insecurity in his position as commander, it could be quite galling to understand your girlfriend needed to save your butt by asking for assist from a princess with a crush on her.
Gorch: What assure we have now you will do what you say?
Xander: Nicely, you could have my phrase, Mr. Gorch. If that is not sufficient, then simply shoot us.
Xander might be able to speak the speak, however the one captain-like motion I’ve seen is his capacity to deal with lots of overseas and sketchy-looking booze.
Regardless of his admission that they took too many casualties within the battle with the Sumi, he did not spend any time with the households of the lifeless colonists who fought beneath his command.
I felt that the seems he was getting from the townsfolk weren’t precisely ones of gratitude and, truthfully, that does not bode effectively for Earth Com’s relations with the Outer Rim.
Solely Rachel acquired a suggestion of trip again to Earth.
A suggestion she declined, preferring to remain in the one residence she’s recognized,doing… I am undecided since she’s not a miner both.
However, in a script stuffed with second possibilities, Greg will get to begin over together with her too.
Whether or not you assume you possibly can assist or not, persons are nonetheless going to want you.
Rachel
So… does that imply that his complete rhiodine habit is completed? The therapy they jabbed Collins with is a remedy?
Or is there going to be one other Greg return to the plotline the place it seems Rachel’s long-lost however nonetheless alive smuggler mom exhibits up and Greg faucets into the loopy rage and kills her when she tries to recruit Rachel to a lifetime of crime?
It was a star-turn for Jett on Aluna four what with him single-handedly repairing the ship, after impersonating Xander with balls-out poise and a heckuva vocal impersonation.
Jett: Captain Xander Duvall, at your service. Hero of Earth. Defender of the cosmos. Good-looking satan.
Sumi: Captain Duvall. You destroyed two of our ships!
Jett: Yeah, sorry about that.
Sumi: That is all you must say?!
Jett: It was an accident?
Positive, he isn’t nice in a combat (or throughout turbulance) and he screams like a tea-kettle, however he comes by in a pinch.
(I am nonetheless undecided whether or not he was apologizing to the Sumi for hitting him or to Ralen for getting in the way in which a lot.)
Jett: My god, I hate flying!
Greg: You are gonna hate crashing much more!
Yeah, I am positively softening in direction of the putz though calling Ralen his solely good friend when Zazie’s been far more concerned in his life appeared slightly over-the-top.
And what about Zazie? Hmm…
It was a bit underwhelming to have Aleka depart that warning for Jax after seeing Zazie and Tierney speak after which… nothing this week.
Nicely, possibly not nothing. Since Shral determined he would attempt to be the least refined spymaster ever with Jax complementing the position as clueless rookie, I prefer to imagine they’re taking part in it up for Zazie’s profit.
Besides Zazie wasn’t there when Jax admitted it took her practically an hour to determine the place to satisfy Shral. Sigh.
I am left to surprise if Jax will straight-up confront Zazie about her untrustworthiness or if there is a lure being laid.
Tierney’s go to with Shral was practically as brief as a Jax-Zazie drink. Her plan to kill the Ancients with a weapon I imagine the Ancients invented is formidable and type of complicated.
It is acquired lots of South Park Underwear Gnome logic to it.
Step 1: Get vastly harmful anti-matter plasma weapon
Step 2: ???
Step 3: Kill the Ancients.
And with the revelation that Parallax is supplying Sumi pirates with weapons signifies that Tierney possibly be doubly-involved if she’s nonetheless doing a few of her father’s bidding.
I think that there will be a posh tying-together of the a number of plotlines someplace down the highway. If I squint actually onerous, I can virtually think about a convergence of the narrative threads.
After you watch Pandora online, reply me this within the feedback: Which Seven Samurai homage did you favor – this one or the movie To Wong Foo, Thanks for Every little thing! Julie Newmar?
How do you assume Tierney and Eve plan on delivering the weapon to the Ancients?
When will Zazie’s ruse be revealed?
How for much longer will Jett final with Ralen and Xander?
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