Eulogy

Lost In Space -"Eulogy" S1 E6

8 -stars. All of my reviews begin with an 8 -star rating.

From 17:12 -That talk between Maureen and "Doctor Smith" was especially creepy this episode, right?

The robot offers Will a multi -coloured crystal. All my dogs ever offer me are bright eyes and wagging tails. Oh. And stools.

Being able to connect emotionally with character(s)? Yes/No

9 -stars.

Exceptionally frustrating episode. One one side we have the story of an attempted fuel-retrieval mission. Included in the actual mission is the lightness and silly comedy driven by the interplay of Don, Judy, and a number of ancillary characters. Plenty of reasons to smile even within the drama of the mission. Very enjoyable (and welcomed with all of the bad news the colonists have faced). On the other side we have the dark manipulations of Dr. Smith (no spoiler here, she has been lying and conniving since the first moment we saw her on screen). This episode it was too much and too dark, Why doesn't anyone see through her haze of lies? Why does everyone accept the ludicrous things she says without question? Why doesn't anyone implement the most basic practical safety considerations with respect to the Robot? Watching Smith manipulate the mentally unstable and small children is worse than unpleasant and drags the science fiction story into that dark. (It is the viewer who is being manipulated most of all here.) Perhaps it is supposed to make her (hopefully) eventual comeuppance more satisfying? The cost of the weak (and the intrepid viewer's time indulging her by watching) may be too high a price to pay - only time (and the remaining season episodes) will tell

...not to end on the dark side, the heart-crushing actions of Will are beautiful and mature beyond his young years. He is the light of the series...

I don't think I can make it through this series. I've been trying to make it easier by watching in the background while doing something else but it's stupidity and sheer annoyingness pushes through. The Van Halen joy ride. OMG, how could any writer put that in to a show set in the future. It broke any semblance of credibility in such a dumb American jock way. The waterfall date, I threw up a little in the back of my throat over this. just plain terrible. The Doctor Smith carry on. Really, do you think this is entertaining and fun to watch? Every character is a reflection of the worst aspects of modern day A-holes so instead of being an entertaining and thought provoking show on the wonders of space travel we get a show that dwells in the ugliness of modern 1st world American families and individuals, and it's a really ugly watch. yeah, nah, I'm out.

She's not a doctor, she's not Smith.

The audience knew it in the first episode, now the general population knows.

Please, enough with the "Dr. Smith"!

While I get where they are trying to go, the nature of the way the writers went about it (without spoiling) seems clumsy and very ham-fisted.