Andromeda (TV Series) If the Wheel Is Fixed (2002) User Reviews

What has happened to Beka and Tyr?

[Tweekums · 8/10 · 22 June 2018]

After the events seen in the final episode of Season Two Beka and Tyr are missing despite the fact that the Eureka Maru returned to Andromeda. It is assumed they are lost in the 'tunnel'. They attempt a rescue but are unsuccessful... then suddenly Beka and Tyr enter the bridge as though nothing has happened. They soon start showing signs that they have been effected somehow. They insist that they are alright but it isn't long before they are trying to take over Andromeda and take it into the tunnel.

This was a solid start to series three although the possibility that Beka and/or Tyr might be permanently lost was rather spoilt by their presence in the new opening credits! On the plus side I liked that the story only featured the six regular cast members so anybody who had to suffer a gap between seasons can be properly reintroduced to them. The story provides plenty of intrigue as we wonder what has happened to Beka and Tyr... or even if the people we see are Beka and Tyr. Things get more interesting when Beka takes Trance for a flight in the Maru while Tyr seizes control of Andromeda; there is a sense that those aboard Andromeda are in real danger while strangely, in a good way, Trance never appears to be in danger because she seems unconcerned with Beka's actions towards her. By the end of the episode most things were wrapped up nicely although I'm still puzzled about the significance of the kitten that appeared and wasn't mentioned again! Overall a good start to the season.

Abysmal

[tomalak_geretkal · 1/10 · 6 May 2021]

I love Andromeda, but having just reached this episode in my latest rewatch, I can confirm that it remains the worst episode of any television show I've ever seen. Non-sensical action scenes randomly strung together, awful dialogue, utterly absent plot and no meaning or message whatsoever. The actors appear as if they know it, too. I cannot fathom how this got made.

It made no sense...

[Bobby123242 · 1/10 · 26 May 2022]

This is by far the worst episode of Andromeda they ever filmed. I get the feeling they threw the script away and made it up as they went along. Such a dismal display for a season opener. I would give it zero stars if I could.

Something isn't right with this episode

[derangedxzombie · 3/10 · 27 January 2023]

It starts off ok but soon the flow and events are all over the place, they're never really explained to the viewer. And ultimately becomes a bit of a jumbled mess. The actors do their best but probably don't quite grasp the writing they've been given as no one could.

The Maru dropped it's powerful bomb into the tunnel that the dangerous mystery aliens came through, then we don't know what happened to Tyr and Becka. It soon appears they've disappeared from the Maru and gotten lost in the tunnel. The ships last moments are shown (and somehow show to the footage from the episode we watched lol not actually it's internal camera's, radar tracking or anything logical). They see what happened but also that various crew members appeared and vanished along with a kitten..some sort of anomalies caused by the tunnel. So Harper pulls out some random device from nowhere and reopens this dangerous tunnel they just worked hard to close. They go through it, come out who knows where, then Tyr and Becka suddenly appear on the ship. Confused they go back through the tunnel, and Becka gets short fused and tries to push the Andromeda too hard.

Ah this episode was just really odd and incoherent after the last great episode. I hope the rest are better written and this was just a dud.