![]() Secondly, it reflects John’s sensitivity with Judy’s PTSD even though he’s wrong about the reason for his son’s emotional turmoil. First, it plays on Will’s guilt about not telling his father of the robot’s more aggressive origins. The fact that John thinks that Will is acting strange because he’s trying to hide that he’s hurt by the robot’s supposedly sudden departure the same way he was hurt by his father not being there is pleasantly complex on a number of levels. Vijay’s flirtatious banter with Penny and his difficult relationship with his father are merely introductory for this character, but his observation about the robot gives hope that he might become instrumental in learning about one of the most interesting characters in Lost in Space: the one who only ever utters three mechanical words. Having viewers wait for the other shoe to drop is both admirably cruel from a narrative standpoint and frustrating due to its repetitive nature.īut Vijay repeats what Smith has already noticed: that the robot’s swirling face denotes intelligent thought, not just blind obedience to Will. He’s not happy, mind you, but she still got away with it, even having the guts to say she forgives him for losing her necklace. Even Don, who experienced her betrayal firsthand, seems to begrudgingly accept her explanation that she put the flare gun back in the wrong bag. In some ways, that’s part of the fun of her character, but surely there are limits to the sustainability of this plot device. Smith be able to maintain her cover anyway? Each time we think she’s going to get caught, she comes up with some barely plausible excuse that deflects suspicion. ![]() Perhaps it will turn out alright in later episodes, but here the reaction is a trepidatious, “Am I still watching Lost in Space, or is this The 100, Battlestar Galactica, or - god forbid - Earth 2?”Īnd how long will Dr. On the one hand, working on rescue scenarios such as building a light tower to signal for help is more believable with more people, but on the other hand large numbers dilute viewer attention, even with potential romantic entanglements like whatever’s developing between Penny and Vijay. Lost in Space took an interesting approach when it decided to include many other surviving colonists along with the Robinsons, and the results so far are mixed. This Lost in Space review contains spoilers. ![]()
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