First, there is no way to adequately describe having the end being cut off but completely poo-ey. Or some other stronger word.
a) re: Sikozou being a spy. I would rather she wasn't, but I wasn't too surprised, since I kind of figured it out. It was obviously not Grunchlik, since that was too obvious, and there was no one else in the core group who I found untrustworthy enough to do that, including Scorpius, unless they were being mind-controlled. Also, I found her motivations believable.
b) Jool--The first time I saw it, I was taken aback. The second time, though, the way I see it is, she's gone sort of native in the year she's been on the planet, we know that she can be sexually uninhibited from Scratch N' Sniff, and I think she just thought, "The hell with it." She didn't particularly have to have a crush on John to jump him like that. I think she just went with it, half expecting Aeryn to show up a moment later. A year with the Eidolon priests may have gotten her a bit...horny.
c) The Rygel pregnancy was wonderful. And actually led to great character development. But I'm not sure if some of the stuff I want to talk about happened before or after your vid cut out.
d) The Eidolons: I don't think it was quite the same as Jasmine, because when Staleek, for example was affected by the Eidolon at the end of I, he was still very much himself. He was more willing to negotiate, but still stuck to his guns in the areas he demanded it. The Eidolon didn't turn him into a brainless follower, but allowed him to see reason and think logically rather than be driven by his impulsive, violent instincts.
And expanding on that, I loved how the What Was Lost two-parter was finally explained, and the history of the Eidolons, the Peacekeepers, and the Humans was revealed. I always felt that that episode was more important than some people gave it credit for, and particularly that there would be some revelation about the link to Earth on that planet that would play a crucial role in the mythology, and this revelation did not disappoint in the least, and made complete sense to me.
Try not to read the spoilers, though. It is such an emotional-driven ending that it won't be nearly as good if you know what happens.
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a) re: Sikozou being a spy. I would rather she wasn't, but I wasn't too surprised, since I kind of figured it out. It was obviously not Grunchlik, since that was too obvious, and there was no one else in the core group who I found untrustworthy enough to do that, including Scorpius, unless they were being mind-controlled. Also, I found her motivations believable.
b) Jool--The first time I saw it, I was taken aback. The second time, though, the way I see it is, she's gone sort of native in the year she's been on the planet, we know that she can be sexually uninhibited from Scratch N' Sniff, and I think she just thought, "The hell with it." She didn't particularly have to have a crush on John to jump him like that. I think she just went with it, half expecting Aeryn to show up a moment later. A year with the Eidolon priests may have gotten her a bit...horny.
c) The Rygel pregnancy was wonderful. And actually led to great character development. But I'm not sure if some of the stuff I want to talk about happened before or after your vid cut out.
d) The Eidolons: I don't think it was quite the same as Jasmine, because when Staleek, for example was affected by the Eidolon at the end of I, he was still very much himself. He was more willing to negotiate, but still stuck to his guns in the areas he demanded it. The Eidolon didn't turn him into a brainless follower, but allowed him to see reason and think logically rather than be driven by his impulsive, violent instincts.
And expanding on that, I loved how the What Was Lost two-parter was finally explained, and the history of the Eidolons, the Peacekeepers, and the Humans was revealed. I always felt that that episode was more important than some people gave it credit for, and particularly that there would be some revelation about the link to Earth on that planet that would play a crucial role in the mythology, and this revelation did not disappoint in the least, and made complete sense to me.
Try not to read the spoilers, though. It is such an emotional-driven ending that it won't be nearly as good if you know what happens.