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Note: The synopsis of each episode contains significant 'spoilers', while the reviews generally contain fewer.
To see my reasons for the rating each episode receives, see the review accompanying it.
Season One |
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" Under the Night " - Episode #101 (Synopsis) (Review) Rating: ***1/2 Captain Dylan Hunt and his ship the "Andromeda Ascendant" are rescued by the "Eureka Maru", a salvage ship, after being trapped in the event horizon of a black hole for 300 years. |
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" An Affirming Flame " - Episode #102 (Synopsis) (Review) Rating: ***Dylan defends his ship from mercenaries the salvage crew unknowingly brought aboard. Surviving an attempt to kill them the crews of both ships are united under Captain Hunt aboard the Andromeda to attempt to restore the Commonwealth. |
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"To Loose the Fateful Lightning" - Episode #103 (Synopsis) (Review) Rating: *1/2 The Andromeda detects a High Guard station inhabited by children who are descendants of the original crew. These have deadly enemies in neighboring systems creating a difficult situation for Dylan and the Andromeda's crew. |
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"D Minus Zero" - Episode #104 (Synopsis) (Review) Rating: ***Seeking information and supplies from the remains of a Commonwealth ship, the Andromeda is attacked by an unidentified ship. As they fight for survival there are tensions to be resolved with Beka and Tyr concerning who will command the ship. |
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"Double Helix" - Episode #105 (Synopsis) (Review) Rating: ***1/2The Andromeda intervenes in a battle between Thann and Nietzschean forces. During a standoff with the Nietzschean group Tyr apparently betrays the Andromeda to gain a mate. |
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"Angel Dark, Demon Bright"-Episode #106 (Synopsis) (Review) Rating: ***1/2The Andromeda accidentally travels back in time 300 years. They are faced with the decision of whether to interfere in the climatic battle between Nietzscheans and High Guard. |
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"The Ties That Blind" - Episode #107 (Synopsis) (Review) Rating: **1/2The Andromeda rescues a Wayist and Beka's brother. In the aftermath the Andromeda is endangered as neither turns out to be quite who they appeared. |
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"Banks of the Lethe" - Episode #108 (Synopsis) (Review) Rating: ***The Andromeda is at the black hole where it had been trapped conducting tests and Dylan receives a message from the past sent by Dylan's fiancée Sarah attempting to rescue them... |
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"A Rose in the Ashes" -Episode #109 (Synopsis) (Review) Rating: **While attempting to convince a world to join the Commonwealth, Dylan and Rommie are imprisoned and seek to escape from a penal colony. |
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"All Great Neptune's Ocean"-Episode #110 (Synopsis) (Review) Rating: ***The murder of a visiting dignitary onboard Andromeda seems to be the work of one or more crewman. Now they must find the murderer and avoid a battle with a prospective new member world in the Commonwealth. |
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"The Pearls That Were His Eyes" -Episode #111 (Synopsis) (Review) Rating: **1/2Beka must deal with an old family friend who is not what he seems while the Andromeda is threatened by a "solar storm" due to lack of reliable parts. |
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"The Mathematics of Tears" - Episode #112 (Synopsis) (Review) Rating: ***The Andromeda finds a sister ship with its original crew apparently still alive and must uncover a three hundred year old mystery. |
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"Music of a Distant Drum" - Episode #113 (Synopsis) (Review) Rating: ***Tyr is stranded without his memory on a human planet under the dominion of his deadly enemies, who are seeking a treasure he has with him. |
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"Harper 2.0" - Episode #114 (Synopsis) (Review) Rating: ***1/2A dying Perseid downloads data into Harper, overloading his mind and making him as well as the Andromeda targets of a deadly adversary. |
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"Forced Perspective" - Episode #115 (Synopsis) (Review) Rating: ***Dylan is captured and tortured to elicit a confession that he murdered the Mobius leader on a previous mission with Rhade 300 years ago. |
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"The Sum Of Its Parts" - Episode #116 (Synopsis) (Review) Rating: ***1/2The Andromeda is confronted by a collection of machine intelligence's and may face being absorbed or destroyed. |
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"Fear and Loathing in the Milky Way" - Episode #117 (Synopsis) (Review) Rating: **1/2Gerentex returns and leads Trance and Harper on a wild and dangerous hunt for an ancient diary. |
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"The Devil Take the Hindmost" - Episode #118 (Synopsis) (Review) Rating: ***While the Andromeda is on an errand of mercy, Rev and Dylan attempt to help another Wayist protect a unique race from slavery. |
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"The Honey Offering" - Episode #119" (Synopsis) (Review) Rating: *** 1/2The Andromeda transports a "royal" Nietzschean bride who is not what she seems, spelling great danger for the crew. |
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"Star-Crossed" - Episode #120 (Synopsis) (Review) Rating: *** The Andromeda's crew is in great danger from a High Guard ship when Rommie falls in love with another android. |
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"It Makes a Lovely Light" - Episode #121 (Synopsis) (Review) Rating: *** Beka attempts to pilot the Andromeda to the Commonwealth's lost homeworld, but the means may prove deadly to her and the crew. |
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"...Its Hour Come Round At Last" - Episode # 122" (Synopsis) (Review) Rating: *** 1/2Harper accidentally loads a backup copy of Andromeda's AI, which leads them into Magog space attempting to complete a secret forgotten mission that had ended in disaster. |
Season Two |
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"The Widening Gyre" - Episode # 201" (Synopsis) (Review) Rating: ***The lives of many of the crew hang in the balance as they attempt to destroy the Magog worldship and escape with their lives. |
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"Exit Strategies" - Episode # 202" (Synopsis) (Review) Rating: **1/2When the Maru crashes on an ice covered planet their lives hang in the balance as they fight pursuing Nietzscheans. |
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Heart For Falsehood Framed - Episode #203 (Synopsis) (Review) Rating: ***Dylan attempts to broker peace between a greedy Drift owner and the Than while Beka vies in skill and romance with another thief. |
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Pitiless as the Sun - Episode #204 (Synopsis) (Review) Rating: ***1/2The Andromeda faces a dangerous new race while Trance is interrogated by those determined to know who and what she really is. |
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Last Call at the Broken Hammer - Episode #205 (Synopsis) (Review) Rating: **1/2Seeking the former president of an alliance in a bar on a devastated world, the crew must make a last stand against Kalderan attackers. |
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All Too Human - Episode #206 (Synopsis) (Review) Rating: ***1/2While Rommie fights to get vital information on land, the Maru faces danger undersea and the Andromeda fights to protect a planet from destruction. |
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Una Salus Victus - Episode #207 (Synopsis) (Review) Rating: ***Tyr and Dylan face down the Drago-Kazov Nietzscheans on their home turf while the Andromeda fights to protect a convoy of vitally needed medical supplies. |
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Home Fires - Episode #208 (Synopsis) (Review) Rating: ***The Andromeda is found by a 300 year old remnant of the Commonwealth and Dylan has to deal with a twin of his old friend and betrayer Rhade. |
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Into the Labyrinth - Episode #209 (Synopsis) (Review) Rating: ***Harper is tempted to "make a deal with the devil" while Dylan contends with an offer by a major Nietzschean pride to join the Commonwealth. |
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As of the mid-season break, I will not continue episode summaries. To find out more about this click on this: "What's New"! |
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The Prince - Episode #210 (Review) Rating: **1/2Dylan and Tyr become temporary co-regents of a prince in exile and go forward with varying schemes to restore him to power. |
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