I like the idea that when Grace is very old he finally decides to make the journey back to earth, knowing he likely won't make it, fulfilling his destiny of dying in space on the Hail Mary but on his own terms. But then I think about the inevitable follow-through of the ship making it to earth orbit, the whole world excited to see their savior Dr Ryland Grace only for the extraction team to find his old corpse… and like I think the kind of undercuts the vibe I'm going for ya know













