There’s also an issue of narrative convenience that irks. Bell) or Duke (Ryan Robbins) are severely injured, despite being only feet away? I know that Harris (Gil Bellows) had some kind of cockamamie explanation, but it just didn’t work for me. There’s enough power in the blast to kill several of Warren’s men outside of the ship and to knock-out the CO2 converters, but neither Gault (Brandon P. Not only does it hinge, once again, on Christa’s (still unexplained) magical powers, but the results are incredibly confusing. The descent into madness that occupies most of the two hours ended up being a big problem. Even Jackie’s (Jessica Sipos) predicted comeuppance feels hollow: in the aftermath of Christa’s (Ellie O’Brien) EMP burst the ship goes into “disaster movie” mode and the Councilman abandons the teen tart to fend for herself. The video becomes the latest weapon for Councilman Rose (Al Sapienza) to wrest control from the Denningers, but the plot is disappointing considering how easily Viondra (Tricia Helfer) and William best him. We start off the night with the annual celebration for the four couples who can procreate. Considering how much it was built up, Ostara proves to be a rather sedate affair…at least until Lorelei (Amanda Thomson) shows up (in both ghost form and on video boinking Brian Van Holt’s William).
I understand the intention to leave dangling plot threads in the hopes of going to series, but this felt undercooked. While this final part felt like more of a cohesive whole (as opposed to the two episode mash-up issue that I struggled with in part two), dividing screentime between so many various subplots without resolving the majority of them doesn’t make for the greatest viewing experience. I’d love to give Ascension credit for being daring and audacious in its execution of a grand vision, but honestly I found part three completely exhausting and simultaneously underwhelming. As events – aboard the ship and off – spin out of control, so too does the show, collapsing under the weight of too many storylines, poor plotting and a desperate attempt to justify the continuation of the miniseries as a series. If part one of Ascension is the slow introduction with the killer twist and part two is the lead-up to the climax, then part three is where the wheels come off the cart. It’s time to put this miniseries to bed as Syfy’s Ascension comes to a close.
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