If you’re anything like this TV Fanatic, you had the tissues ready and waiting for this emotionally charged episode of The Ark. Here I thought things had gotten sad enough in the previous episode. No one needs to tell this show where its strengths lie.
It has been flexing its storytelling muscles all season. The hands behind The Ark have made big swings in Season 2, and they have just about all worked out. Everything has built into a solid story that feels much larger than the catastrophe of the week format of Season 1.
While that formulaic approach is still active, it works more as a vehicle now than the star of the show. Especially when The Ark has so many incredible actors showing every bit of their talent and skill. The Ark is more than a ship.
It’s a home to a crew that has become closer than family. The Ark Is Pulling Out All The Stops To Give Fans A Fully Developed And Committed Story While I adore this show, it definitely earned itself a couple of dings in “It Should Have Been You.” However, I want to preface this by saying these are light dings because they did help sell the story.
Science fiction shows are notorious for cherry-picking what could and couldn’t be possible in the future. For example, The Ark can travel faster than light, but there’s been no advancement in the effort to wake coma patients? Are they saying they figured out how to travel through space but not wake someone up? Then there is all the fun “space science,” as I lovingly referre.