That speech that Buck gives at the end of Hawk's trial, 20 years later, still sent chills up my spine! What a powerful start to season 2!
Goth: He is abusing a legal technicality.
DrWho: No sir, I am claiming a legal right.
~~~I have to agree...it seems to be almost prescient of our current times. Who would have thought that a show as campy as Buck Rogers could carry an emotional monologue like that so well & so far after it's original presentation.
"My turn for the Magnum."
Season 2 is horribly underrated. It's more serious, metaphysical, and despite a few episodes having issues, I find it even more watchable than season 1, though the first season - disco or not - does have a more consistent feel from the production team...
It's a shame Hawk's subplot never got re-addressed in season 2... had the show not been axed, more of it would have been developed.
http://reflectionsonfilmandtelevision.blogspot.com/2012/03/cult-tv-flashback-151-buck-rogers-in.html -- that has a decent blog entry on a few season 2 eps...
You're absolutely right, season 2 was like a whole different show! The only thing I didn't like was the lack of humour, but it does make a very slight comeback later.
shareProbably my favourite episode of season 2 due mostly to that scene. That speech always reminds me a little of the kinds of high-horse morality monologues commenting on the human condition that you hear in Star Trek. Gerard did a great job with it, and it is still one of the most poignant scenes in the entire series.
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