"Andromeda" The Heart of the Journey: Part 1 (TV Episode 2005) Poster

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7/10
Time to leave Seefra
Tweekums16 September 2018
As the series approaches its finale Dylan learns, from Trance, that her people, the Lambent Kith Nebula, have a radical solution to the problem of The Abyss. She takes Dylan to meet the nebula; its apparent leader, Maura, explains that they will destroy the Abyss by destroying the three galaxies... something Dylan finds unacceptable. Meanwhile we learn that the other remaining Paradine have been killed leaving only Dylan. Maura takes Andromeda, and her crew, to the Route of Ages. From there they finally leave the Seefra system and return to Tarazed. Here they learn that not only has less time than expected passed but also a Nietzschean fleet is on its way and the Magog world ship was only damaged rather than destroyed. The crew must decide what to do next.

This episode was solid even if its main function was to get our protagonists away from Seefra and to set things up for the series finale. In doing so it raised the tension by explaining the threats that are to be faced without hinting at how they will be overcome. On the downside as they pass through the Route of Ages we are treated to a series of unnecessary memories of the crew's time in the Seefra system; thankfully this doesn't take too long though. Overall a decent set-up for the finale.
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2/10
An unnecessary episode
briginsh23 January 2007
By series 5, Andromeda is a sad shadow of its former self. As the Barber writing team cranks up for the season finale, little cranking up is evident. The episode begins with the revelation that Maura (the head avatar of the Lamben Kith nebula) has decided that the only way to beat the "Abyss" is to destroy three galaxies. It's the ultimate scorched earth policy! Dylan Hunt disagrees, and resolves to take Maura on a tour of key planets such as Tarazed and Earth to show her what she would be destroying. The short tour proceeds, with little excitement. At the close, little is resolved, "To be continued" appears, and you can't help feeling an hour poorer.
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