Outlaw Star 1.21

Grave of the Dragon

The Outlaw Star travels to a planet where the Way of the Dragon is found. Fred Luo gave them the coordinates. Aisha is convinced that it is where they will find the Galactic Leyline. The others aren't so sure. Melfina hopes that whatever they find it will shed some light on her past.

The MacDougall brothers follow the Outlaw Star to the planet. They plan their attack while the crew of the Outlaw Star is exploring ancient buildings they find on the planet. Harry approaches Melfina when she goes outside for some air. He tries to convince her to come with him but she declines his offer.

Gene finds Melfina with Harry and attacks. Ron MacDougall attacks the others with some help from robotic attack dogs. The fights get broken up by seismic activity. The crew of the Outlaw Star heads back to the ship and leave. Ron finds what is left of Harry, crushed.

The Outlaw Star makes it to another star base. They get a call from Professor Gwen Kahn. He built Melfina and the XGP (Outlaw Star). He has a missions for them that involves infiltrating a prison in order to get the coordinates to the Galactic Leyline. Gene isn't interested in the mission but the professor changes his mind when he uses voice commands to shut down Melfina, effectively grounding the Outlaw Star.

Thoughts

Mysterious ancient ruins on Earth and other planets are the subject of the intro but I fail to see the purpose of the ruins in this episode. Did they gain anything by visiting the ruins. There was a moment when it seemed like Melfina found something but once that moment passed the story moved on and did not explain what it was that she found.

Is Harry dead? Maybe? I don't recall. If he is still alive then he must be in really bad shape. 

This was a decent episode but I am bothered by the fact that it seems like the trip to the ruins led to nothing. It makes the episode feel like an interlude, not that it would be a first for this series.