Space Force

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And theres definitely still a lot of that here.

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So isSpace Forcereally a show about someone failing upward?

About failures of leadership?

Are we even supposed to like General Naird?

The Erin subplot also allows Fred Willard one more scene, and he makes outa littlebetter than the premiere.

Most of Save Epsilon 6!

takes place in the control center from which Naird and Mallory are going to save the satellite.

Bleach-gate, during scenes like this one.

register in a way that Daniels and Carell couldnt have expected.

It will be interesting to see if responses toSpace Forcebreak along party lines.

Only time will tell, and a lot could hinge on whether the tweeter-in-chief himself actually responds.

Whats interesting is that the show doesnt seem to have an answer for the scientist question.

And even the political satire here feels like it skims the surface.

Its not that hard to believe thats already happened.

But then what isSpace Forcetrying to say about the dog-and-chimp show?

Until then, theres a lot of sign language with a chimp named Marcus.

Ultimately, Marcus gets to the satellite, but the drill spins him around and destroys his tether.

And then Naird learns that Marcus ate his dog colleague Theodore.

Its actually all a little more depressing than they probably intended it to be.

And maybe thats why Daniels tries to end with a bit of a heartwarming moment.

Is Naird a family man?

A true leader in a situation in which its impossible to lead?

All of the above?

Is Carells voice even deeper here than in the premiere?

Dr. Chen makes a reference to the space junk near the Epsilon, including a Tesla.

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We truly are in the weirdest timeline.

I did that, and Ill just leave thisNational Geographicstory herefor when youre ready.