There is so much to get through here!
I managed to get myself off of the WA addiction over the past several months so there is SO much catching up to do to get back up to speed on everything that’s happened to this point. I’m going to need to start mainlining WA again to get back to where I should be!
A few thoughts relevant to this episode:
1. Pegs and Michael
These two have never made much sense to me. They never seemed to really have much chemistry in the episodes and like people have pointed out, they just don’t seem very well suited to one another.
Back in the very first episode, we saw Michael get hit on by some girl in his college class and although he turned her down cold, there really wasn’t much difference between his reaction to her and his reaction to Pegs in terms of emotion as far as I could tell. Plus, it set the bar for him having a VERY low tolerance for girly drama bullshit which Pegs seems to have in spades. I really do hope this is the end of the “Pegs and Michael” arc.
I agree with some of the comments about Pegs being better suited to someone that will pander to her clingy nature and Michael needing someone with more of a backbone. If I were to pick a single current character for Michael, it would be CJ.
Some time ago, there was a discussion around Michael and CJ’s abilities in terms of planning and execution of missions. The basis was that CJ was great at planning but crappy at execution and Michael was the opposite. Put these two together and you’ve got one hell of a power couple, in my opinion.
2. CJ and Saul
Nope. Never going to happen, romantically speaking. There’s obviously a one-sided romance going on with CJ’s feelings for Saul but to me it feels like it’s grown (or is growing) past that point. These are two people who have been though a LOT of stress and danger together. They rely on one another and trust each other. I don’t doubt that there is love between them but I get the feeling that it’s platonic. CJ’s a smart girl and being as analytical as she is about other things, I can’t see her fighting a losing battle with the Saul romance.
To me what we heard before the surgery was two people who genuinely care about one another and nothing more.
3. Michael as Leader
This episode seems to set the stage for Michael to take a step back from the leadership position. As we’ve seen in other episodes, Michael isn’t one to be a leader just for the sake of being a leader if there are other people capable of filling that role. If someone (Victor?) emerges as a person that the rest of the colony supports, I think Michael would step down willingly enough. Plus, this would free him up to explore other story arcs such as the business with Angle’s family!
Sorry about the length - there's a lot to sift through here and I'm still trying to work my way through the pages of responses.
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