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The Widening Gyre (7.0 / C-) |
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Summary: Can anyone survive the catastrophic events of last season's
finale? Probably.
The Bottom Line: It's admirable that the cliffhanger wasn't resolved with
a total reset, but this is pretty campy stuff, and there are some things that don't quite
wash. More... |
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Exit Strategies (7.75 / C+) |
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Summary: Chased by Nietzscheans, the crew crashes the Maru
on an ice planet and must survive danger from within and without.
The Bottom Line: A respectable followup to the catastrophic events of the
season opener, even if cartoonish, "action hour" violence remains the order of
the day. More... |
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A Heart for Falsehood Framed (5.0 / F) |
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Summary: To prevent a war, Beka and her crew must steal a Than
artifact from a den of thieves.
The Bottom Line: A contrived, cliched, and often incoherent
"caper" episode. More... |
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Pitiless as the Sun (8.0 / B-) |
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Summary: As the crew tries to protect cargo vessels from mysterious
attacks Trance is held captive by an alien trying to smoke out her secrets.
The Bottom Line: A decent outing, even though a few items seem to be the
product of fertilizer addiction. More... |
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Last Call at the Broken Hammer (6.0 /D-) |
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Summary: The crew visits a dive bar on a desolate planet, searching
for a women who once led an alliance of worlds.
The Bottom Line: Sloppy storytelling, stock situations, Super-Slo-Mo and
Shaky-cam. Can you think of any other S-words to go along with this? More... |
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All Too Human (7.75 / C+) |
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Summary: When a planet-killing ship threatens a Commonwealth world, Andromeda's
android goes undercover to get information from a scientist who helped build it.
The Bottom Line: It has some entertainment value, features good
characterization, and is seemingly important to the Grand Scheme of Things, but some of
the Action Hour Action is silly and occasionally outrageous, and the implications for the
Magog story are somewhat disturbing. More... |
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Una Salus Victus (8.25 / B) |
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Summary: The Andromeda crew get more when the bargained for
on a relief mission to a planet suffering from a deadly contagion.
The Bottom Line: Pretty good juggling of solid A-, B-, and C-stories, but
I've got some of the usual concerns, and the ultra-violence in this series is on the verge
of becoming comical. More... |
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Home Fires (7.5 / C) |
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Summary: The crew discovers a world on which Commonwealth traditions
and principles have survived over the centuries, but getting them to join Hunt's new
Commonwealth proves more complicated than expected.
The Bottom Line: This episode hits some of the right notes, but what's so
great about Steve Bacic and/or Rhade that such contrived means must be used to bring him
back? More... |
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Into the Labyrinth (7.5 / C) |
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Summary: One of Enigma's minions tempts Harper with an offer he may
be unable to refuse, while a Nietzschean leader does the same to Hunt.
The Bottom Line: An episode which could almost serve as a microcosm of
the Wolfe-era Andromeda series, in both the good ways and the bad. More... |
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The Prince (6.5 / D) |
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Summary: Hunt and Tyr become co-regents to a young prince from a
warring planet who is unexpectedly thrust into the role of king.
The Bottom Line: While it displays more literacy than most TV
productions, this episode is hurt by stock characters, by-the-numbers plotting, and
shockingly poor production values. More... |
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Bunker Hill (6.5 / D) |
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Summary: Hunt and company are forced to take up arms against the
Drago-Kazov, while Harper goes on a mission to liberate Earth.
The Bottom Line: Eighty minutes of story crammed into forty minutes of
airtime, with little to show for it at the end. More...
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Ouroboros (6.0 / D-) |
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Summary: An attempt to remove Harper's Magog larvae fractures time
and space aboard the Andromeda.
The Bottom Line: If this episode is our transition to the "new
Andromeda," we may be in a lot of trouble. More...
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Lava and Rockets (6.25 / D) |
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Summary: Pursued for unknown reasons by a relentless enemy, Hunt
hijacks a tourist vessel and enlists the aid of its perky pilot.
The Bottom Line: Though this episode is salvaged somewhat by engaging B-
and C-stories, its A-story could be the prototype for the "New Andromeda,"
with plenty of mindless "action" for Hunt, supported by idiotic banter
masquerading as characterization. More... |
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Be All My Sins Remembered (3.5 / F) |
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Summary: Beka's old flame returns with a new agenda and a new body.
The Bottom Line: Is this episode's title supposed to represent irony or
self-fulfilling prophecy? More... |
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Dance of the Mayflies (5.5 / F+) |
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Summary: The Andromeda is invaded by a species that inhabits
the dead.
The Bottom Line: The "Living Dead" serve as yet another excuse
for mindless, bloodless, Andromeda mayhem and as a somewhat poignant metaphor for
the series as it seems to exist now. More... |
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In Heaven Now Are Three (5.5 / F+) |
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Summary: Hunt, Beka, and Trance try to locate an ancient and powerful
relic on a backwater planet, but they're not alone.
The Bottom Line: The best you can say about this episode, a poor man's
Indiana Jones caper, is that it... happened. More...
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The Things We Cannot Change (6.0 / D-) |
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Summary: While investigating a black hole, Hunt is rendered
unconscious, and he experiences an alternate life while his crew works to rescue him.
The Bottom Line: It has more new content than most clip shows, but in the
end, the subject matter just isn't that interesting. More...
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The Fair Unknown (7.5 / C) |
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Summary: The Andromeda crew makes an incredible discovery
while investigating an old Commonwealth planet being raided by Kalderans.
The Bottom Line: It has the usual silly violence and illogic, but this
episode may be the last hurrah for Andromeda's original story arc, and on that
level it's laudable. More... |
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Belly of the Beast (not reviewed) |
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The Knight, Death and the Devil (not reviewed) |
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Immaculate Perception (not reviewed) |
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Tunnel at the End of the Light (not reviewed) |
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Changing Rolls: The Cynic on Andromeda,
Descendant |
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The Cynic reacts to Robert Hewitt Wolfe's departure from the series. |
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The End of the Spool: The Cynic Bids
Farewell to Andromeda |
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The Cynic announces the end of Andromeda coverage at the Cynics
Corner. |
