And season one had its finale last night. Not a bad episode. Moved pretty quickly and had some good plot developments. Dutch's old mentor appeared again and not only showed he was ruthless but also had a nice fight scene where he just cleaned the floor with D'Avin despite being probably twice his age. The episode also raised questions for them to answer next season like:
- What is the real purpose of the RAC? It is becoming clear they have business above and beyond bounty hunting.
- How does Dutch's mentor tie into The Nine. It seemed like he ordered a member of The Nine to call in her marker with Dutch to get her out of oldtown prior to the bombardment.
- What exactly is Red 17? D'Avin is now there and we saw they have taken Fancy (another killjoy) too - nice effect piece with him on the slab with the tubes coming out of him.
Overall not a bad season. Production values still on the economy side, acting stayed good, plot isn't bad and direction and pacing improved as the season went on. Not a profound show but pretty much as advertised - fun.
Technically, this show is top notch. Great effects, locales, even the acting is good. But the world they have created for this thing is a huge turnoff to me. Way in the future, people are still cage fighting? Hunting criminals for "money", stealing, thieving. Humanity is still a disgraceful lot. This was what is wrong with Defiance for me as well. Except in Defiance, even the "aliens" are human bad guys...thieves, whores, con men, bandits, etc. I just do not find that sort of future appealing. Firefly did not have it that bad. Star Trek gave us a far more positive and hopeful future, and that is what I want to see.