The State of Space Sci-Fi

[Mattias Westlund]

(08-05-2020, 09:39 PM)Terry93D Wrote: Now, as far as the pacing... this is a flaw in how the tv version was written. The first season only covers half of the first book, Leviathan Wakes. The second season is the second half, plus the first half of the second book, Caliban's War. Then season three, of course, ended up being the last season Syfy commissioned, so the first half is the rest of Caliban's War, and the second half is the entirety of Abaddon's Gate. IMO, there are respects in which Abaddon's Gate is improved by the compression. It's much pacier then the book is---the flaw, though, is that some of the finer points of character are lost. Give this to the cancellation and Amazon pick-up---season four was the fourth book, nothing else. I hope they stick to the book-a-season thing.

That explains a lot in regards to S03! I remember thinking the jump was weird on previous viewings as well, and it does indeed feel more like a shift that would happen between seasons. Or, well, books. Aside from that, though, I think the biggest problem with S03 is the absence of Miller. He was such a strong, likeable (though flawed) character expertly portrayed by Thomas Jane. He left a void behind that no new characters have been able to fill IMO. Sure, he returns in S04* as The Investigator but it's not the same thing (since it's technically not actually Miller).

*Edit: Actually, he returns in S03. Huh. Could have sworn it was 04.