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Thats what I signed up for coming in and it is very satisfying for my melodrama-loving heart.
Its a Jason Katims show, after all.
But I also love straight-up space shit.
And Vital Signs really gives us the most straight-up space shit weve seen onAwaythus far.
Okay,that whole spacewalk situationwas cool, but people are talking about slingshot scenarios here.
It doesnt get much more Dramatic Interpretation of Space than slingshot scenarios.
So why do we need slingshot scenarios?
Well, something else has gone terribly wrong for the Atlas crew, as is tradition.
Three weeks out from Atlas landing is the only way to do it.
Houston loses contact with Pegasus after it enters Mars atmosphere and can never regain it.
For all intents and purposes, Pegasus is gone.
Quick question: Does anything go right for Atlas, like even once?
Ground starts working on contingency plans immediately, but mostly are like oh wow, this is bad.
Hes gotta save his wife!!
They send the astronauts the slingshot plan.
Emma stands her ground and reiterates her position that her main job is to keep her crew alive.
She also pretty much tells Lu she can go to hell for blaming this on Matt.
Theres no way he had anything to do with it.
Meanwhile, Lu isnt giving up.
He wants to see his grandkids again, doesnt Lu want to see her son?
Her answer is very Lu: Of course she does, but she also didnt come here to fail.
Shes not ready to turn around without even talking about trying something else just yet.
Lu on the other hand, Lu has that passion to succeed.
Theres a rover on Mars called InSight that has a seismometer meant to track earthquakes on Mars.
If Pegasus broke through the atmosphere, its sonic boom would definitely show up on InSight.
If there is one, at least there is some hope.
Lu and Misha take this idea to Ram and Kwesi.
This time, however, Mars is on the line.
Just as theyre accessing Pegasus, Emma pops in.
And then Lu really lets her have it.
The entire program is one built on hope.
Thats all this mission is and at one point, Lu reminds her, Emma embodied that spirit.
What happened to her?
I dont wanna die.
I really dont, she says to her crewmates, but Im willing to die for hope.
If this mission is a success, the world has Lu to thank.
Emmas like,Whoa great speech, yes lets do this, and Lu gets to work on InSight.
Guys, of course theres a sonic boom.
You didnt think wed come all this way to just turn around did you?
Were going to Mars.
Mission Control
I really need some flashbacks to Atlas training, especially when it comes to Emma.
Her heart just doesnt feel like its ever in it.
It took a Big Speech from Lu to get her to wake up even just a little.
Of course Lu is driven by much more than being successful in her mission.
Its very tragic, but thats a prerequisite onAway.
You know people are fed up when Ram is dumping on Emma.
A truly noble quest.
Get this man and his plants on Mars!
That girl is in loooooove.
Thats a big step and also a lot for everyone to handle during all this Pegasus nonsense!
