There is too much emotion involved. I get that emotion and conflict is needed for drama, but i hate drama and i almost always skip when they start arguing lol. It is still very enjoyable nonetheless. 5/5 because its still better than my expectation
It's surprisingly realistic, and the technology used isn't too far ahead of our own so it's pretty easy to relate. The microgravity scenes are on par with Apollo 13, which means it looks almost as realistic as the real one in International Space Station
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#Minor spoiler alert :
The show has too much "problem" and conflicts, for my standard. But i imagine the general population will love it.
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1st problem : the "incompetence" of the Commander, it is clearly a misunderstanding, anyone can make that mistake. A dying family member also won't affect the real professional that much. There is no way the real mars mission will have such a fuss over that problem.
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2nd problem : Solar panel malfunction. Even if 1 out of 3 solar panel malfunctioned, there is no reason for the entire crew to die as feared in the series. They can always redirect the power only for the essentials, even spacecraft from 1970 already have this function. The life and death situation of the spacewalk can easily be solved if only they have a SLIGHTLY longer tether -_- which is of course will be available in the real mars mission
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3rd problem : water recycle malfunction, why does it fail so easily, they must've prepared them for decades with rigorous testing, i highly doubt such an important function will fail like that , ^twice
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Aaand of course there will be cheeky romance in the spacecraft and earth, which is... Not necessary(?) But yeah it increase the drama so i'll give it a pass