'Lost in Space' Recap: 'Resurrection'

Written by John Edward Betancourt

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​These days, having a television series resolve every single plot thread by the end of the season has gone from an unexpected surprise, to an outright expectation because arc storytelling is indeed the new hot thing. It’s not a bad thing by any means, since it means our favorite shows are eager to reward us by the end of the year with quality resolution, but it does mean the luster and wonder of the big reveal is starting to fade. And the sole reason that such an issue is on my mind today, is because the ninth episode of Lost in Space, ‘Resurrection’, is a tale that managed to buck that trend.
 
Because this particular tale was filled to the brim with unexpected surprises, the kind that wrapped up a couple of plot threads that I thought were already resolved in stellar fashion. But before we get into those big time reveals, let’s take a moment and discuss the fact that this story ended up being quite the uplifting affair as well, because at long last, a major problem that’s been hanging over the series for several weeks now, also came to its own brand of conclusion since young Will managed to figure out a fix for the fuel problem and wouldn’t you know it? It turns out that a viable fuel source has been hiding in plain sight on this planet for some time now.
 
In fact, the cave where the kids spent the night with the Robot a few episodes back, turned out to house the fuel source necessary to save every single colonist on the planet because the rock formations the kids found in said cave, was in fact, fossilized droppings that the Jupiters could use to convert into fuel. The only downside was that, in order to get their hands on it, everyone would need to pitch in and stay silent whilst ‘mining’ said fuel, since the creatures that feed in this cave slept soundly above everyone and while that didn’t quite go as smooth as one might hope for, eventually, the colonists got enough fuel for their respective ships which meant, all were saved.
 
But while that, and the fact that we learned that John and Don are alive and well in space, were all magnificent tidbits in their own right, they were both overshadowed by the surprise twists in this tale, which came by way of Maureen and June when they went to the Robot’s ship to figure out how to bring him back to life and while investigating his ship, some incredible truths came to light. The first one being that the Christmas Star was not in fact a surprise meteor, but an alien vessel, one that belonged to the Robot’s species and well, the whole reason the Resolute came under fire, was due to the fact that mankind stole the engine to that crashed ship and well, while this may not be the most earth shattering reveal in the history of television, I personally thought it was pretty slick.
 
Because now, everything when it comes to this series is intertwined and it’s fascinating that mankind’s first encounter with an alien species turned out to doom the planet and lead to a touch of revenge since we couldn’t keep our hands off of their tech. But while that was cool in its own right, in the here and the now, there’s bigger problems at hand for the Robinson family, since June was able to reactivate the Robot after all, and he’s indebted to her like he was to Will and it would seem the big ‘bot is now a slave to Smith and you know she’s going to use that to her advantage at every turn. Until next time.  

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