As this episode opens Dylan, Rommie, Tyr and Harper are aboard the Eureka Maru, returning from a secret meeting, when they are ambushed by the Ogami and the slipstream drive destroyed. They then receive a curious message before another ship appears and rescues them. It turns out their rescuers are the crew of the Bellerophon. It has no slipstream capability but travels near the speed of light meaning that while for the crew it feels as if they left Earth twenty or so years ago hundreds of years have actually past. With no slipstream drive Dylan and the others have a difficult choice; stay on the Bellerophon knowing fifty seven years will pass before they get to the nearest system or wait on an inhospitable planet and hope for a rescue that may never come. If that weren't enough tensions are rising between the Bellerophon's captain and the crew and it appears that the captain might not be trustworthy.
This episode gets off to an exciting start and continues well as our protagonists, along with the crew of the Bellerophon fight off Ogami boarders. The idea of a ship whose crew left Earth so long ago was interesting as was the fact that they knew nothing of what happened since they left. Tony Todd impressed as Captain Fehdman Metis; a character with a poetic turn of phrase who might just be mad; Venus Terzo is also solid as his second in command. The resolution provided some surprises and is ultimately satisfactory. Some may find the romantic subplot involving Rommie and Metis to be a bit unnecessary but it did add some depth to her character. Overall an enjoyable episode.
This episode gets off to an exciting start and continues well as our protagonists, along with the crew of the Bellerophon fight off Ogami boarders. The idea of a ship whose crew left Earth so long ago was interesting as was the fact that they knew nothing of what happened since they left. Tony Todd impressed as Captain Fehdman Metis; a character with a poetic turn of phrase who might just be mad; Venus Terzo is also solid as his second in command. The resolution provided some surprises and is ultimately satisfactory. Some may find the romantic subplot involving Rommie and Metis to be a bit unnecessary but it did add some depth to her character. Overall an enjoyable episode.
