I'm not too sure with this Season 4 pilot. It feels more like Season 3's "pilot" post-midseason finale (by that I mean Season 3 Episode 7) rather than Season 3's Episode 1 (or Season 2's Episode 1). The show spent quite a time to make sure every characters get their share of screen time: Avasarala, Holden and the crew, Bobbie, Camina, Ashford, even Melba (which is actually good because I wondered what happened to her after her wrong-doings). We also have a setup for this season's new characters apparently. It makes the episode feels a bit not focused, though there is a clear plot direction on what to expect in this season.
Others said there is no noticeable change of quality after the switch to Amazon Prime--aside from good ones, like more details on Rocinante--but I say there is. It's the still shots. This episode spends more time having still shots of everything: Holden in silent as the campfire sparks, Naomi in awe with what she sees onward, even Rocinante crews trekking on the new land have their share of scenery porn. I'm not saying it's bad, but does divert the attention from previous seasons which focus on moving the story forward or have the characters relate to each other.
After a slightly noticeable drop on the writing department in previous season's second-half, this kind of makes me wary. The episode also ends with a rather... uninteresting McGuffin (mysterious weather/weapon on a mysterious planet... what do you expect? Why the surprised face, Holden?). It does have some interesting plot points, like a riff between Belters. I hope it gets better onward.
Review by Pradipa PRBlockedParent2020-04-03T17:18:24Z
I'm not too sure with this Season 4 pilot. It feels more like Season 3's "pilot" post-midseason finale (by that I mean Season 3 Episode 7) rather than Season 3's Episode 1 (or Season 2's Episode 1). The show spent quite a time to make sure every characters get their share of screen time: Avasarala, Holden and the crew, Bobbie, Camina, Ashford, even Melba (which is actually good because I wondered what happened to her after her wrong-doings). We also have a setup for this season's new characters apparently. It makes the episode feels a bit not focused, though there is a clear plot direction on what to expect in this season.
Others said there is no noticeable change of quality after the switch to Amazon Prime--aside from good ones, like more details on Rocinante--but I say there is. It's the still shots. This episode spends more time having still shots of everything: Holden in silent as the campfire sparks, Naomi in awe with what she sees onward, even Rocinante crews trekking on the new land have their share of scenery porn. I'm not saying it's bad, but does divert the attention from previous seasons which focus on moving the story forward or have the characters relate to each other.
After a slightly noticeable drop on the writing department in previous season's second-half, this kind of makes me wary. The episode also ends with a rather... uninteresting McGuffin (mysterious weather/weapon on a mysterious planet... what do you expect? Why the surprised face, Holden?). It does have some interesting plot points, like a riff between Belters. I hope it gets better onward.