Episode 2 Recap | MARS [Spoilers]

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·Nov 11, 2024

Previously on Mars. I will miss my sister; she's my heart and soul. For something like this to work, it has to be personal. We had traveled further than anyone ever had to get to Mars. But before we even entered Mars' atmosphere, it was like she was trying to push us away.

Rockets are about to fire, and once we landed, she pushed even harder. "What is B St? How far did we overshoot?" "75.3 km." "Come on, let's fix this! It's our guys up there, the workshop module. What if they can make it there? Living it, they have a chance!"

"It was 5 and 6 just locked. Suspension system compromised. We have to walk. It's -35°. It will be -70 by nightfall. We freeze to death out here, Jesus!" Then, far of course. We struggled to make our way to a temporary habitat.

"We need to cut the sh—fighting just to stay alive." "D, stay with me! Come on!" "C, for an hour, to me!" Still, our mission remained to find a safe haven for the first human settlement on Mars, forgetting that it had killed the best among us.

I was in command now, and I knew if we couldn't find a parent home in this place, the Mars mission would [Music] die. [Music]

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