Game Changer
- Episode aired Jun 17, 2022
- TV-MA
- 1h 2m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
1.9K
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A commercial spaceflight company makes an announcement. The choice over who'll command the Mars mission leads to a shift in personnel.A commercial spaceflight company makes an announcement. The choice over who'll command the Mars mission leads to a shift in personnel.A commercial spaceflight company makes an announcement. The choice over who'll command the Mars mission leads to a shift in personnel.
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Season 1 and 2 were good! Season 3 takes it to the next level. It has been a long time since I enjoyed good quality television. This was very good and great fun to watch. It left me wanting more. Thank you. I hope you continue the path you have taken and look forward to the coming episodes. To everybody who has not seen the series: give it a try folks, you won´t regret it!
The best show currently airing at the moment gets better and better, if only all tv sci fi was this good.
I'm looking at you Star Trek!
The characters the writing, and the acting are first class Ron Moore is a genius.
I'm looking at you Star Trek!
The characters the writing, and the acting are first class Ron Moore is a genius.
Ollie is my favorite new character, SEND HIM TO SPACE!!! Excellent episode, better than last week tbh, for me at least. Nice and focused, pushing through all of the characters narratives, vey well written, really sets up the season.
I enjoyed Margos sort of "heel" turn, and the shake up and bureaucratic change at NASA. It provides the needed conflict for the series, seems to be shaping up as Helios vs. NASA, as opposed to the US vs. Soviet plots of previous seasons. Honestly not a bad pivot, and really what the series needs to breath some new life into the plot. Sort of makes the viewers pick a side, Team Helios, or Team NASA. Smart...
Ellen's story is compelling, especially the personal life aspect. It's both sad, and very realistic, very true to life during that time period. I have a very strong feeling her plotline is going to absolutely explode in a tragic fashion.
At this point, how old is Ed? Like really... he'd have to be what, 55-60 by this point?! I'm sorry, I'm willing to suspend some belief when it comes to the aging of the characters over the timeline of the series, but it's becoming increasingly difficult. It gets brought up in the dialog, often self deprecatingly, but it's still there regardless. His Affirmative Action moment with Danielle was...well it was as uncomfortable. Not sure how they push the series further without some major cast turnover, I believe they want to do 7 seasons total.
Again, great episode.
I enjoyed Margos sort of "heel" turn, and the shake up and bureaucratic change at NASA. It provides the needed conflict for the series, seems to be shaping up as Helios vs. NASA, as opposed to the US vs. Soviet plots of previous seasons. Honestly not a bad pivot, and really what the series needs to breath some new life into the plot. Sort of makes the viewers pick a side, Team Helios, or Team NASA. Smart...
Ellen's story is compelling, especially the personal life aspect. It's both sad, and very realistic, very true to life during that time period. I have a very strong feeling her plotline is going to absolutely explode in a tragic fashion.
At this point, how old is Ed? Like really... he'd have to be what, 55-60 by this point?! I'm sorry, I'm willing to suspend some belief when it comes to the aging of the characters over the timeline of the series, but it's becoming increasingly difficult. It gets brought up in the dialog, often self deprecatingly, but it's still there regardless. His Affirmative Action moment with Danielle was...well it was as uncomfortable. Not sure how they push the series further without some major cast turnover, I believe they want to do 7 seasons total.
Again, great episode.
What an absolutely fantastic sci-fi alt history show. Clever , poignant and thoroughly engrossing. Season 2 was spectacular, letting itself down sometimes with the kitchen sink drama that missed more times than it hit. But I think the writers have learnt some valuable lessons from that and season 3 seems to still make you care about the characters but the soap drama has been toned down. Can't recommend this show enough. I can see why some people think this is taking a pop and white middle age men but honestly, you are going to really have to twist stuff to make that narrative fit.
I was very disappointed in the previous Polaris episode. It seemed to get way off track from the space exploration theme with the space hotel. Without giving any spoilers, after seeing "Game Changer" it all makes perfect sense and I like the direction the series is going. Very entertaining and satisfying.
Did you know
- TriviaThe props department created the video-capable Newton MessagePads by putting an iPhone 12 Pro Max into a custom-built case. The accessory camera module was added to conceal the actual phone's camera and is therefore not detachable. An app with a retro-styled UI was then used on the phones to make video calls live on the set.
- GoofsAt McMurdo Station there is a Russian flag, where it should be the Soviet Union flag.
- Quotes
Karen Baldwin: You're going up against NASA and the Soviets. I mean, if you intend to tell the world you're going to slap an outboard motor on my hotel and drive it to Mars, Wall Street's gonna laugh at you.
- ConnectionsReferences Star Trek (1966)
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- Runtime
- 1h 2m(62 min)
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