"The Path of Sorrows" discussion

[ruuger]

Sorry, a bit late this week due to LJ being down.

This is the discussion post for "The Path of Sorrows" . Spoilers for the whole of the series, including the spin-offs and tie-ins, are allowed here so newbies beware. If you have any fanworks related to this episode, you can also leave links to them in this post.

Summary:
Contact with a mysterious alien causes the crew to reflect their past.

Extra reading:
The article for "The Path of Sorrows" at The Lurker's Guide.

Comments

[alexcat.livejournal.com]

I liked this ep becasue it gave us just enough background to be a teaser to us. So many unanswered questions.

Though the show seemed to center more around Galen and his anger at Isabel's death, the real question was who did the shadow ships belong to? I think we can safely assume that they were Clark's. What did the Cerberus find?

Speaking of Galen, this episode reminds me of one of Marcus Cole's best lines:
"You know, I used to think it was awful that life was so unfair. Then I thought, wouldn't it be much worse if life were fair, and all the terrible things that happen to us come because we actually deserve them? So, now I take great comfort in the general hostility and unfairness of the universe."

[widsidh.livejournal.com]

I also liked this for similar reasons, although I had hoped more crew members would have got to "talk" to the being.
The vaguely comaprable "Out of Gas" from Firefly does manage to give us glimpses of the entire crew (although admittedly in less depth, and with focus on the more recent past).