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<blockquote data-quote="Stalker0" data-source="post: 8672610" data-attributes="member: 5889">1x08A fun episode, though I found it a bit &quot;hallow&quot; at the end.Normally you see these kinds of episodes in like season 4-5 of a show, the show has kind of run out of ideas, you want to shake things up, give the actors a fun challenge to try something else, etc. You rarely find such an episode right in the augural season.If I didn't know better, I would honestly say that people hated the dr's kid plotline so much that they decided to sweep it under the carpet, but I'm assuming they film a number of these ahead of time (although maybe this one was filmed late enough that they had time to react to audience's feedback after the first several and decided to pivot). At the end of the day, while its a happy ending, its just an incredibly convenient one. Crew finds alien that just happens to be able to connect and cure with the daughter, right when she needs it, and is super helpful. Again, it just felt like someone wanted to move on from that plotline and give it no more thought.Also the Dr's choice at the end was fairly hallow. At first it seems like a real choice (the crew or your daughter....which has already kind of been a theme for Mbanga a few times). But then they throw a softball, 'oh your daughter can just stay here'. I mean of course he's going to let her stay, what father would doom his daughter to a quick death compared to the chance at eternal life. The kid even comes back just in case there is any concern the dr messed up, &quot;Dad you made the right choice&quot;. I guess they were just going for a fairy tail ending, the dr has a relatively easy choice, of course makes the &quot;right one&quot; and everyone lives happily ever after.All of that said, L'ann sold this one for me, that acting, that dress, man I was laughing up a storm!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Stalker0, post: 8672610, member: 5889"] 1x08 A fun episode, though I found it a bit "hallow" at the end. Normally you see these kinds of episodes in like season 4-5 of a show, the show has kind of run out of ideas, you want to shake things up, give the actors a fun challenge to try something else, etc. You rarely find such an episode right in the augural season. If I didn't know better, I would honestly say that people hated the dr's kid plotline so much that they decided to sweep it under the carpet, but I'm assuming they film a number of these ahead of time (although maybe this one was filmed late enough that they had time to react to audience's feedback after the first several and decided to pivot). At the end of the day, while its a happy ending, its just an incredibly convenient one. Crew finds alien that just happens to be able to connect and cure with the daughter, right when she needs it, and is super helpful. Again, it just felt like someone wanted to move on from that plotline and give it no more thought. Also the Dr's choice at the end was fairly hallow. At first it seems like a real choice (the crew or your daughter....which has already kind of been a theme for Mbanga a few times). But then they throw a softball, 'oh your daughter can just stay here'. I mean of course he's going to let her stay, what father would doom his daughter to a quick death compared to the chance at eternal life. The kid even comes back just in case there is any concern the dr messed up, "Dad you made the right choice". I guess they were just going for a fairy tail ending, the dr has a relatively easy choice, of course makes the "right one" and everyone lives happily ever after. All of that said, L'ann sold this one for me, that acting, that dress, man I was laughing up a storm! [/QUOTE]

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