Season 2, Episode 07: The Mark of ArchanonThis 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 find two people (a man and a boy) entombed underground in the moon. These people are from the planet Archanon -- a planet of peace -- but they have some very violent tendencies.
My Thoughts
This isn't really a terrible episode, though it's less interesting than some of the other ones from this season. It does have some decent action, which keeps it from being boring like the majority of season 1 episodes. But there's this weird feeling of cheap silliness about it. The costuming, the appliances...this just feels stupid.
I think this has helped me to crystallize why I am still dissatisfied with the character development, after complaining about how it was so absent in season 1. There's a sort of scattershot approach to it. Alan Carter, who was one of the few characters who felt fully developed in season 1, has been reimagined. He's seems to really like singing his way through episodes now. So I guess they're consistent about that. But it just seems weird -- especially since I don't recall him singing in season 1. And in this episode his immediate bonding with Etrec (the boy found entombed) just feels creepy. Also, suddenly he's a big football fan? Again, I know they're trying to introduce another aspect of his personality (and work it into the episode), but it just rings false -- just like Helena's sculpting and Tony's zymurgy, which were used in an episode and never mentioned again.
As much as there's more to things in this season, it' shaping up to be a long annoying slog.
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