

Like many of our theatrical colleagues across Connecticut and the nation, Goodspeed Musicals continues its commitment to reckon with the cultural shift taking place following the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, as well as the recent violent attacks on Asian Americans and Pacific-Islanders (AAPI) and members of the BIPOC communities. Outdoor programming and make plans for your safety – as well as that of ourĮquity, Diversity, Inclusion and Justice at Goodspeed Please make a Membership gift and support us as we create exciting Performances and a little slice of normal. It’s a series that grapples with trauma by leaning into the darkness of space.Please consider becoming a Member. The final episode ends in that darkness with the remaining Team Squad shrouded in doubt and loss. Main characters die gruesome deaths, building the stakes throughout. It also makes for a darker story over time. The next can center around a version of her named Nightfall, who left Final Space and travel through multiple timelines only to experience the same tragedy of losing her love, Gary. She eventually stops Final Space from consuming the universe by sacrificing herself. One season can feature Quinn ( Tika Sumpter) trying to save Earth while falling in love with Gary. Earth is left in the review mirror in favor of exploring a universe of titans, aliens, and beings more powerful than one can describe. Unlike other sci-fi series, Final Space does not anchor itself to Earth aside from a short-lived Season 1 subplot. Final Space melds its specific brand of humor with episodic charms and fantastic world-building. “Space epics” are both common and hard to come by in this day and age with Star Wars, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and Rick and Morty dominating cultural conversations. This encounter leads Gary to form his Team Squad to journey across space to save the universe from titans in a universe known as Final Space run by a being known as Invictus ( Vanessa Marshall).

Then Gary meets a powerful yet adorable alien named Mooncake (also Rogers).

The series follows prisoner Gary Goodspeed (Rogers), a lonely and talkative prisoner floating in space with just his A.I., HUE ( Tom Kenny), mindless robots Gary named, and a sanity maintenance robot, KVN ( Fred Armisen, on top of his game).

This merger has hurt so many shows, and Final Space is another one that has deserved better, simply because of how creative and fun this found family adventure is, and how much potential is left unfulfilled. Once it leaves Netflix internationally, there will be no way to legally watch the series online. Creator and star Olan Rogers announced on Twitter his space opera series has not only been removed from HBO Max, but it’s also getting erased as a tax write-off. Final Spaceand its crew are receiving one harsh cookie from Warner-Discovery.
