'Lost in Space' Recap: 'Eulogy'

Written by John Edward Betancourt

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​I always love it when a television series finds a way to completely and utterly surprise you. Be it a twist or an unexpected revelation, there’s just something special about having the story shock you in ways you weren’t expecting, and wouldn’t you know it? A grand surprise is precisely what Lost in Space had in store for all of us in the next episode, ‘Eulogy’. But, what made this little stunner so worthwhile, is the sheer fact that the series truly disguised what was on the horizon, by outright making this particular tale look like a boring filler episode.
 
Because a fair chunk of this tale focused on a hodgepodge of various plot lines. Like having John get the colonists on the same page regarding the Robot, which ended with everyone deciding to keep the Big ‘Bot around after all. Or Don West working with Victor to get the fuel from his crashed ship for a price. And to top it all off, the story found a way to inject some morality themed moments into this story as well by way of Maureen’s internal debate to tell everyone about the Black Hole and with John taking the time to teach his son about how to respect and honor those we’ve lost in life. 
 
Now don’t get me wrong, all of this was solid storytelling through and through, but it really wasn’t advancing the plot a heck of a whole lot, and well, it really was serving as quite the smoke screen when all is said and done. Because one plot thread that was introduced during all of this as well, was June’s interaction with Angela, wherein the sneaky ‘doctor’ fulfilled her fake role as a therapist, all in the hopes of pushing Angela over the edge, so that she would exact revenge upon the Robot. In fact, Smith went so far as to even hide the gun for Angela to find as part of this plan and well…the good doctor was unfortunately successful in her endeavor to break the ailing woman.
 
Because eventually, she came around to the idea that an eye for an eye was the way to go, and she ventured to the Jupiter 2 and opened fire on the ‘Bot, forcing it into protection mode and while Will was able to stop it from killing anyone, John did get hurt in the scuffle, forcing young Will to make one hell of a decision, and end the Robot’s life. Yes, that’s right, he took the ‘Bot up to the Memorial he and his father built and asked the Robot to step off of the cliff, effectively killing it, and there is no doubt in my mind that this was all part of a larger plan for Smith and she’s ready to start the next phase of her evil machinations.
 
In the end however, this was one incredible twist, one that I simply didn’t see coming and well, it just goes to show how far Smith is willing to go to get what she wants, and my goodness…her brand of evil is becoming downright disturbing to say the least. However, she will need to act quickly on the next phase of her plan, because Judy and Don now know the truth about her identity and it won’t be long before her secret is out. I just hope that veil of mystery is pulled back before she does some serious harm to anyone else. Either way, this was just another great episode, and I need to watch the next one as soon as possible to see what else June has hidden up her sleeve. Until next time.  

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