Season 2, Episode 03: Journey to WhereThis blog comes with the generalized warning that any post may contain spoilers. That is especially true of these Space: 1999 posts. So if you haven't seen this episode, intend to watch it, and therefore don't want spoilers, then don't read.
Plot Synopsis
The Alphans have a chance to return to earth. As Koenig, Russel and Carter attempt the trip, things go awry and they disappear. In a race against time, the scientists on Alpha try to figure out where they are.
My Thoughts
It took them into the second season, but we finally have a full-fledged Gilligan's Island episode. There's hope for them all to get back to civilization, but -- durn the luck -- it just doesn't quite work out. It's actually a reasonably told story, with some compelling suspense. And I kind of like the way they manage to show their visions of 14th and 22nd century earth in one episode.
There are further attempts to flesh out the characters. We see that Tony has been working on making beer (which, predictably, is the source of some jokes). And there are clear attempts at banter -- notably Tony has taken to calling Carter "pilot" in a derisive tone. And that definitely helps here. There is, however, no mention of Helena's sculpting skills, which were introduced in the last episode. I'll be annoyed if that's never mentioned again.
There seem to be some further cast changes, and I'm not really sure what the plan was. But Sandra and Dr. Mathias are both gone. In their stead we have Yasko and Dr. Vincent. We'll see how it goes, but so far I don't like it. Sandra wasn't the strongest of characters, but she seemed reasonably intelligent and likeable. Yasko seems like a doe-eyed, helpless child.
Of course, the science remains dodgy -- it's explained that, by "galactic eclipse" they mean that a constellation will move between earth and the moon. But at this point, it makes little sense to bother pointing out how bad the "science" of the show is.
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