Jaded space-jerk Gary Goodspeed is working off the last of a five-year(1)
prison sentence aboard the spaceship Galaxy One, watched over by the ship’s AI,
HUE, and an annoying drone called KVN. When he befriends a mysterious alien
that he names Mooncake, he finds himself cast into the middle of a Galactic
Conflict. Mooncake is an artificial lifeform, designed to destroy planets, and
sought after by a tyrant called the Lord Commander. Aided by alien bounty
hunter Avocato and renegade cop Quinn Airgone – also the subject of Gary’s
unrequited love – Gary must keep Mooncake out of reach of the Lord Commander, to
prevent him harnessing the power of Final Space to become a god.
Final Space is a weird gig,
evolving over ten episodes from ‘a slob in space’ to an epic, save-the-universe
adventure. To be fair, there’s an element of that all the way through, as every
episode begins with one of Gary’s last ten minutes of oxygen as he drifts in
space at the climax of the final battle, but a significant character death
half-way through ups the ante. It’s a lot more interesting than I was honestly
expecting, and worth checking out if you’ve got a few hours and an internet
connection.
(1) Same duration as the original Enterprise
mission. Coincidence?
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