Star Maidens - Episode 2 - Nemesis

"Hell hath no fury like a female planet scorned."

When we last checked in with them Adam and his screeching man-boy Shem, they have made it alive to Earth after their space yacht was burned up in the atmosphere. Remember these two are fugitives from the roving planet Medussa - a world ruled by women - that is currently in our solar system just on the other side of Jupiter.

In pursuit is Octavia the she-bitch head of security for the planet. She's got a person grudge against all men so it's unlikely that she will stop her pursuit of the escapees. She and are so arrogant that they just land on our planet and start ordering all the men folk around.

Someone needs to explain to me why no one knew there was another whole freakin' PLANET in our solar system. The human scientists seem to be able to track an incoming spaceship but not the world it came from. You would think Medussa would have showed up in someone's telescope.

The clear escape pod is goofy. Clearly someone in the prop department was showing off that day.

Adam of course is so arrogant that he thinks he can just walk up to our officials and get himself a couple of woman servants and everything will be put right with him. Oh silly, stupid, horny Adam. You haven't met our liberated Earth females, have you? Get ready for the shock of your life.

Adam and Shem have no resources and is walking around with skunk hair and his disco gigalo outfit. At no time does he think to make himself LESS cospicuous. Oh yeh, you are taking over the world, buddy.

The space yacht crash site has about as much fire and damage as a cub scout weinie roast.

So NOW they have superpowers to jump over our febel Earth walls?

Aliens land on Earth but you only send 4 cops and 2 scientists to investigate? You are making an awful lot of assumptions about these guys. This is exactly how the invasion starts - 8 numnuts standing in a field.

Does anyone else think that Shem and Adam look like a couple of gay hairdressers? Gay hairdressers who can also command cars to drive for them.

The Nemesis spaceship is only just a flying toy but it's an effective if low tech special effect.

How can a guy escape for a quick beer if they got his wired up to a 'man finder' that tracks his every movement by his scent? That's just cold, baby. Can I fool the scensors if I switch up my brand of body wash?

Back country cop car chase (two cars only). British Dukes of Hazzard!

Know Your Star Maidens

FULVIA is a pampered member of Medusa’s Grand Council. While this council would seem to be an elected one, Fulvia’s family ties - publicity material suggests she is a niece of the President - hints at nepotism. Fulvia comes across as a rather petulant and spoiled little girl at times. She treats Shem like dirt but oddly is at the same time hopelessly devoted to her domestic - check out the end of the Proton Storm episode where she runs after Shem like a lost puppy! Fulvia’s character - like everything else in Star Maidens - is a trifle confused. Sometimes she is required to be efficient and scientifically brilliant - something of a cold Medusan bitch - while at other times she is girly and gushing.

Return tommorow for episode 3.