When I realized what episode this was, I groaned aloud. I went into it hoping that I'd get into it and find that it was not as bad as I remembered, like when I rewatched The Gathering. Not this time. I still think it's the worst episode in the entire series.
It does have a few small redeeming qualities. We get a little more background for Garibaldi's character, for example - we knew he'd had problems in the past, bounced around from assignment to assignment, but I think this is the first time we hear any specifics. And the bit at the beginning, where he buys the root from the vendor - it's really funny! And I always forget what episode it's in, because I usually skip over this one.
There are some big insights into Dr. Franklin, as well. His career ambitions, for example, and the fact that he is a workaholic.
The best part of the episode, IMO, is the speech Sinclair gives at the end, about why we need to go to the stars, to preserve all of human history. It's a very thoughtful, fascinating speech. This episode really does tell us a lot about him, from his tendency to throw himself into dangerous situations, to the deeper wisdom he shows through his comments at the end.
I much prefer to remember this poignant speech from him, rather than the scene with the Ikarran thing. ON and ONNN and ONNN~NNN~NNNN. Ugh. The racial purity theme is a heavy subject to tackle - and in this episode, it's pretty heavy-handed. It's done much better in later episodes.
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It does have a few small redeeming qualities. We get a little more background for Garibaldi's character, for example - we knew he'd had problems in the past, bounced around from assignment to assignment, but I think this is the first time we hear any specifics. And the bit at the beginning, where he buys the root from the vendor - it's really funny! And I always forget what episode it's in, because I usually skip over this one.
There are some big insights into Dr. Franklin, as well. His career ambitions, for example, and the fact that he is a workaholic.
The best part of the episode, IMO, is the speech Sinclair gives at the end, about why we need to go to the stars, to preserve all of human history. It's a very thoughtful, fascinating speech. This episode really does tell us a lot about him, from his tendency to throw himself into dangerous situations, to the deeper wisdom he shows through his comments at the end.
I much prefer to remember this poignant speech from him, rather than the scene with the Ikarran thing. ON and ONNN and ONNN~NNN~NNNN. Ugh. The racial purity theme is a heavy subject to tackle - and in this episode, it's pretty heavy-handed. It's done much better in later episodes.