This 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 an encounter with God, who wants them to start a new human race on a new earth. But God isn't what He initially appears. And neither is New Earth.
My Thoughts
This is a Star Trek episode, pure and simple. The feel isn't quite the same, but the storyline is definitely Trek. It's easy to make fun of the way things start out -- the moon is floating along in space when they see God (though he uses the name "Magus," for some reason that I don't think was explained). It's stupid. But Star Trek did similar things. In "Who Mourns for Adonis," the Enterprise ran into a big green floating hand -- which turned out to be the hand of God (or a god, to be more accurate). And in "The Savage Curtain" they ran into an Abraham Lincoln floating in space. So this is pretty standard. The whole couple swapping -- pushing Tony to be with Dr. Russell, and Koenig to be with Maya -- was an interesting touch.
This is a good story and it's done pretty well -- though I still prefer the feel of Trek. This may well be the best episode yet.
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