• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Chicken Dynasty

  • Home
  • Web Series
    • Safety First
    • Scientific Method
    • Redeemers
  • Reviews
  • Blog

Andromeda Episode 49: The Lone and Level Sands

June 14, 2017 Leave a Comment

Captain Hunt and friends spend quality time with Tony Todd after the Eureka Maru’s slipstream drive is damaged.

Hunt and Rommie in the Maru

Hunt and Rommie during the Ogami attack

Episode Summary

En route to Andromeda after a successful mission, the Eureka Maru (containing Hunt, Tyr, Harper, and Rommie) is ambushed by the Ogami. In case you forgot, the Ogami are one of the handful “generic bad guy” alien races we’ve seen before on the show. Why are they attacking the Maru? They don’t need a reason!

The Bellerophon, an old Earth exploration ship, comes to the Maru’s aid and destroys the Ogami ships.

Bellerophon

The Bellerophon

Bellerophon

The Maru lands in the Bellerophon and Hunt meets its captain, Fehdman Metis (played by Tony Todd). The Bellerophon was launched three thousand of years ago to explore deep space. Instead of having a slipstream drive, it has an engine that allows it to travel just under the speed of light. Thus, time passes much slower from its crew’s perspective. This explains why they’re still alive after all this time and aren’t evil android duplicates.

Hunt and Metis

Hunt meets Metis on the bridge

The Eureka Maru’s slipstream drive was damaged in the Ogami fight; Captain Metis offers to give Hunt a ride to the nearest habitable planet. However, because of the time dilation from the Bellerophon’s engines, the journey will take 57 years.

Rommie and Metis

Metis falls for Rommie

Mutiny

Meanwhile, we learn that members of the Bellerophon’s crew aren’t very happy with Metis’ leadership. He’s become obsessed with his mission, which should have ended years ago, and treats the crew like prisoners. Moreover, Metis has been keeping a secret from Hunt: there’s technology on the Bellerophon (a recovered slipfighter) that can fix the Eureka Maru.

Tyr and Bellerophon crewman

“Let’s talk mutiny.”

The mutineers make their move and mutiny, while Hunt has a captain-to-captain talk with Metis. They strike a deal and Hunt calls off the mutiny in exchange for the slipfighter.

Harper fixes the Maru with parts from the slipfighter. The gang takes the most vocal of the mutineers with them off the Bellerophon, back to Andromeda.

Bellerophon crewmen

Yeah, we’re never going to see them again

Thoughts

Definitely one of season 3’s stronger offerings. It felt like an early Andromeda episode, back when the show had promise. Tony Todd made for a great guest star as the Ahab-esque Captain Metis, and had some good scenes with Hunt and Rommie; he elevated the episode’s material.

Captain Metis

Tony Todd was great

But gradually, the episode slips into mediocrity. Pun intended because Metis secretly having the slipfighter onboard – the solution to Hunt’s predicament – was a huge cop out. How did Metis find it, anyway? The odds of him finding it are astronomical. Pun intended again.

damaged slipfighter

Slipfighter Ex Machina

The Bellerophon’s mission of exploration and the crew’s colorful uniforms are clear references to Star Trek. It’s almost like a crossover episode! The nature of their mission and having to deal with time dilation is pretty interesting, but I don’t quite understand why they didn’t regularly check in with Earth (before it was occupied by Nietzscheans that is). If the Bellepheron was destroyed, all that precious data it collected over the years would be lost.

Finally, the Ogami are still boring and still suck. Fortunately this is the last we’ll see of them.

Rating

3 out of 5 eggs rating

Share this:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)
  • Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)

Series: Andromeda, Season 3 Decade: 2000s Filed Under: TV Show Reviews Tagged: live action, sci-fi

Related Posts

  • Hunt and Molly
    Andromeda Episode 35: Lava and Rockets
  • Pax Magellanic and Andromeda
    Andromeda Episode 12: The Mathematics of Tears
  • Andromeda 33 Harper And Rommie
    Andromeda Episode 33: Bunker Hill
  • Gabriel and Rommie
    Andromeda Episode 20: Star-Crossed

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Subscribe

Sign up to receive notifications of new posts by email.

Connect

Find me on TwitterFind me on YouTubeFind me on RSSFind me on IMDbFind me on Newgrounds

Recent TV Show Reviews

  • The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
  • Doctor Who: The Infinite Quest
  • Doctor Who Story 18: Galaxy 4

Reviews by Category

  • TV Shows
  • Movies
  • Comics

Reviews by Series

  • Andromeda
  • Doctor Who
  • Dragon Ball
  • Gatchaman
  • Gundam
  • Metal Hero
  • NFL SuperPro
  • Power Rangers
  • Saint Seiya
  • Scooby-Doo
  • Star Trek
  • Tales from the Darkside
  • TekWar
  • Tenko and the Guardians of the Magic
  • Twilight Zone
  • X-Men

Rating Key

5 Egg

Above and beyond, a true pleasure; re-watchable.

4 Egg

Very good, quality work.

3 Egg

Average, nothing special but inoffensive.

2 Egg

Weak, but may have one or two redeeming qualities.

1 Egg

Horrible, causes pain. Get it away from me!

Spoiler Alert

I spoil (near) everything in my reviews. If you want to remain spoiler-free, I advise you to close your eyes. But did you know that spoilers are actually good for you?

Recent Reviews

  • Money Train

    A transit cop plans to steal from a money train to pay off his gambling debt.

    Share this:

    • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
    • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
    • Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)
    • Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)

    Decade: 1990s Filed Under: Movie Reviews Tagged: Christmas, action, comedy, live action

Featured Episode

  • Episode 14: Send Away the Clowns

    An ordinary trip to the circus becomes extraordinary when all the clowns kidnap the audience. Now Liz must overcome her coulrophobia if she is to save her friends.

    Share this:

    • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
    • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
    • Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)
    • Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)

Connect

Find me on TwitterFind me on YouTubeFind me on RSSFind me on Newgrounds
  • Home
  • Blog
  • About
  • Contact Me

Copyright © 2021 Chicken Dynasty | Site Design by Spica Creative

loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.