The Game -Chess Analysis (long)
LL, that was just about one of the most interesting things I’ve read about the show. I knew from watching the episode that this was an incredibly well-thought-out piece of work, but I didn’t realize just *how* well-thought-out it was. Brilliant insight into the mechanics behind the telling of this story.
This episode, I think, can easily stand up next to *any* episode of science-fiction television. It’s probably the best LEXX episode I’ve seen, except that the end falls into the same trap that many of the S3 eps do: when it’s over, it’s just *over*. It doesn’t provide a sense of continuity with upcoming episodes, it’s almost as if they said “well, we’ve hit the time limit for this show, see you next week!” If there was some indication (other than the clumsy line Xev is given) that something is in the works, something is coming up, then it would be *perfect*. But the wrap-up aboard the LEXX seems anti-climactic and doesn’t really add much. But that’s a slight problem, and doesn’t really take away from the stunning achievement that is the rest of the episode.
–Aleck