Judging by some random familiar character, they seem to be dropping Thor into Guardians parts of the galaxy.

I mean, if they really want to get across the flavor of Marvel comics, you can't let anyone *stay* dead.

As far as I can tell, they *did* use it - they just used Umber's energy and a sword instead of Son Guy's energy and a bullet.

Julia had to have used it, to sneak up and grab Umber's world and take it up to Ember.

They said something about having developed a "safe" Terrigen crystal a couple of weeks back? Or maybe I'm just confused.

I interpreted that as "to the Jeff Buckley tune" (since Buckley's arrangement is very different). But maybe that's what they were going for.

Wouldn't that be accidental (near) cannibalism?

Also fits with her ask for a nice porterhouse steak post-battle; girl likes her good food.

Even among those that are pursuing power, there is a driving ideology - all the major players (except some of the OPA leaders) could just retire at a moment's notice and live a comfortable life. They have to *believe* in something in order to stay in the game.

I can definitely see it fitting with Holden's explanation - exposition says there are also UN ships on the scene, and shooting first would basically give the other side an extra frigate.

Yes.

Heh. 1E was weeeeird.

Yes. Wow.

And not only did she get confirmation that there was "something else" going on, but the implication is that her team was deliberately killed by her own people, or at least with their cooperation.

Oh I bought it too. I just like to argue both sides of everything :-D

That is FANTASTIC

Emmys. It's Emmys for TV ;-)

One of the things I love about this show is it's willingness to avoid (to use the TV Tropes term) Status Quo Is God. When the built-up tension around a secret or inevitable doom is ripe, they're willing to push the button and see where chips fall.

But then there's that very authentic moment in her office alone…

And very different from the book portrayal of Bobbie's walk through Earth. There, the impression is that earth is so rich that no one has anything to do and everything is boring and depressing. e.g. they young people work in service jobs if they want aforementioned vocational training, just to make sure they have the…