So in my last post, I reviewed the SyFy series The Ark (also shown on Peacock). I have some additional thoughts.
At first, I thought that Richard Fleeshman (who plays Lieutenant James Brice) was contractually obligated to take his shirt off, since he did it in the first three episodes. But he hasn’t done it in the next three episodes, so maybe they got past that initial Twilight silliness.
The blonde Valley girl turned out to be a counselor. She made sexy remarks in the first three episodes. But they turned her into a serious character, so I hope they are over that silliness, too.
The science is not getting better. It’s still silly. Um, space is a vacuum. They don’t have to keep the engine running for the ship to go through space at a constant speed.
But they do a good job with at least three intertwining plot lines in each episode: the struggle for survival, the leadership struggle, and ongoing mysteries (starting with a murder mystery).
On a personal note, it took me a while to watch through episode 6. That’s because I had to sign up for Peacock’s monthly plan. When they first rolled out Peacock, they advertised it would be free, free, free, etc. Then it turned out to keep watching a series, a viewer has to pay. I was so insulted, I wouldn’t at first. But The Ark turned out to be so good, I signed up for their paltry monthly fee. So there you go.
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