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The second season of Andromeda unveils a change in approach. A new traditionally heroic title theme, accompanied by rousing voice-over, is one noticeable difference. Another is Kevin Sorbo's even shorter haircut! But it's back to the gore and violence that marked the cliffhanging finale of the first year with "The Widening Gyre," in which many perils are resolved while others are revealed. An all-too-short deadline is also imposed on Dylan's Commonwealth dream (confirming the show's additional two-season renewal), when it's confirmed how long it will be before the traveling Magog arrive. "Exit Strategies" is all about inner demons. Poor Harper is left with a very real internal problem that leads him to contemplate the unthinkable. Rommie is wrestling with an alternate physical self. Rev is battling his religious conscience against his very survival. With so much B-plot, you could almost overlook the main story that sees the Maru crash land on an ice world--if the dazzling FX would let you, that is. Beka gets an overdue share of romantic attention in "A Heart for Falsehood Framed." A sacred gem is the nub of a diplomatic dispute. In typically unpredictable fashion, the plot contrives to see all interested parties caught up in a multi-layered game of switching fakes.--Paul Tonks ... Read more

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"Lava and Rockets" (Episode 213)
When Dylan’s commerce trip is ambushed by ferocious Ogami hit men, he hijacks a tourist starship to escape. The novice tour guide is Molly - a beautiful ace pilot. The action’s hot as Dylan and Molly head for a volcanic planet to escape… and discover each other on the way.

"Be All My Sins Remembered" (Episode 214)
When Beka learns that a former lover has died and listed her as next of kin, Dylan and Harper accompany her for "moral support." Harper remembers the "dearly departed" as a scoundrel, but as Beka reminisces about her violent sweetheart, he turns out to be… not… quite… dead. ... Read more

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"Home Fires" (Episode 208) A message from Dylan's fianci, now long-dead, leads the Andromeda to a planet where the Commonwealth survived. Two political factions vie for power there - one Commonwealth, the other isolationist. Dylan meets the descendants of his lost love and those of another... who tried to kill him. "Into the Labyrinth" (Episode 209) The Commonwealth is growing... and so are the Magog larvae in Harper's belly! As Dylan hosts a conference of allies aboard Andromeda, Harper is propositioned by a mysterious and beautiful woman. She makes an offer he can't refuse, but the price is greater, and more evil, than he knows. ... Read more

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The Prince" (Episode 210)
Something’s rotten on the planet Ne’Holland! Young Prince Erik is the sole survivor of a brutal coup against the royal family. The King’s dying order makes Dylan and Tyr co-regents to Erik. Under these very dissimilar tutors, the prince learns diplomacy and cunning to defeat his enemies.

"Bunker Hill" (Episode 211)
The oppressive Dragans tighten their grip, but the universe fights back! Persuaded by beautiful Elsbett, Dylan agrees to fight the Dragans in alliance with the Sabra-Jaguar Pride. Meanwhile, Harper and Rommie head for Earth to help Harper’s cousin in a courageous revolution against Dragan slavers.

"Ouroboros" (Episode 212)
A machine designed to rid Harper of the Magog larvae wrecks havoc on Andromeda by jumbling space and time. Past, present, and future collide, causing sudden appearances of Dylan’s old crew, alien attackers, and most mysterious… a Future Trance, older, wiser and much more dangerous! ... Read more

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Continuing Andromeda's second season, some new angles appear in "Pitiless as the Sun." In case anyone's forgotten, Trance is given opportunity to thicken the mystery surrounding exactly what she is. This occurs as we meet a brand-new adversary, the unsavory Pyrians. Xenophobia, drug addiction, and slavery are all scrutinized in this episode--enough plot for an X-File. Which is funny since Cigarette-Smoking Man William B. Davis guest stars. Hunting for a once-glorious leader who would benefit Dylan's cause, the Maru and crew make a "Last Call at the Broken Hammer," a run-down bar in the middle of a wasteland. There are lots of twists in a mystery of hidden identities and agendas amongst the bar's patrons. Watch out for Gordon Woolvett's real-life wife among them. Another welcome sight in this episode is a change of wardrobe for the regulars, who have been sweating it out in the same gear for far too long. --Paul Tonks ... Read more

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"All Too Human" (Episode 206) Dylan and his crew will do whatever's necessary to save the fledgling democracy ofMobius. In space, Dylan, Beka, and Trance battle a huge evil ship. On the ground,Rommie kicks android-haters' butts. And trapped in the Maru, sinking deep in the ocean,Tyr, Harper, and Rev fight... for their lives.

"Una Salus Victus" (Episode 207) On its medical mission, Andromeda must pass through an area under Nietzscheancontrol. While Dylan and Tyr take out the Nietzschean command center on land, Bekafends off attackers in the Maru. This leaves novice pilot Harper at Andromeda's helm...heading straight into an ambush! ... Read more