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Best show <3
Meh, imo compared to most of Star Trek or Babylon 5 it was kinda mid (even Star Wars - The Clone War was better). Just basically American mil-prop but in space.
Let me remind you of the original premise: A ~~conspiracy theorist nutjob~~ eccentric professor (thinks aliens build the pyramids, but is somehow still allowed to lecture at an university) is hired by the military to help them explore an unknown world where they have to save ~~uncivilised savages~~ helpless slaves (using, you've guessed it: guns) from an ~~evil dictator~~ all powerfull god (who still needs slaves tho).
The more I think about it, it's not even mid, it's crap. It has no wonder for what's beyond the stars, just a constant psychotic fear of anything that could even remotely be considered a danger to ~~America~~ Earth. And the only solution to it is shoot at it.
They're not all that afraid of what's out there. They spend most of their time trying to make friends and messing things up by acting like American tourists.
In fact, most of the reason for why humanity is so powerful towards the end of the show is that several of the powerful species have befriended humanity and have given their tech to them.
It's still milprop but milprop that places a surprisingly large emphasis on diplomacy and dealing with people in good faith. You know, what the USA typically don't do.
That's why they are always sending armed soliders first?
Milprop is often like that: Oh no we're the diplomatic good guys forced to fight. Why are they making us do this? We could've been friends, if you just ~~allowed us to install our puppet~~ signed our trade agreement. Now we unfortunately have to raze your cities and salt your fields. I hope you're sorry :'(
They're sending a robot with a camera first. Then it's two soldiers + two scientists.
I mean, that argument can be applied against Star Trek too, they always send an armed warship to make first contact.
They don't go in with guns/phasers ready, heck most of the times they don't even raise shields beforehand.
And they have a whole protocol and rules for this: