Eyes by Sarah Stegall copyright 1995 by Sarah Stegall Fox could not have picked worse timing for a show about a diplomatic peace initiative cut short by an assassination. Of course they didn’t know Yitzak Rabin would be shot the day before they aired “Eyes”, but it still lent a certain undertone to my appreciation of it that was unintended. “Eyes” is the most overtly political episode of “Space: Above and Beyond” to date, and touches on some really hot buttons. Loyalty, betrayal, and commitment are all appropriate themes for a war show, but the legacy of both Vietnam and…
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Space: Above and Beyond: “Ray Butts”
Kicking Butt by Sarah Stegall copyright 1995 by Sarah Stegall “Space: Above and Beyond” has clearly gotten its feet under it at last. Sunday’s episode, “Ray Butts”, was some fine television: intense, dramatic, and soulful. Morgan and Wong got a good cure on this batch, with the right blend of character development, action, and visuals. Charles Martin Smith shows a fine hand at directing, too, getting top notch performances out of all the major players on this episode. A lone and crippled ship is picked up by the Saratoga, the 58th Squadron’s home ship. Overriding the ship’s security systems, it…