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[wlprtnr]

[wlprtnr]

why did he duct tape a phone to the laptop.

[ramqiu]

t minus 12 hours to launch

[wlprtnr]

After Grace is drugged and sent off in the Hail Mary, I feel like Carl would never forgive himself.

Obviously he had an aloofness when Grace was tackled and drugged, but thats his job. He'd probably think Grace is dead after a decade or so. (i think 28 years passed, right?) He'd probably be arrested along with Stratt (ignoring the movie), and wouldn't try to get out of it because he deserves it. Grace trusted him, and now he's probably dead in space. He'd spend the rest of his life replaying those moments over and over as he served his sentence (Carl would be about 50 or 60 at the end of the book, if hes alive).

(my writing sucks but its just smth i thought about)

[emhidesart]

the astrophage dads

[cloudabserk]

the book scene where dubois and shapiro tell grace they’re having sex is really interesting. it’s not just that’s he’s uncomfortable talking about sex (although he very much is) it’s that he doesn’t understand why they would have sex if one of them is guaranteed to die in space soon. they kind of included this in the movie (when he asks stratt why everybody is partying and hooking up if they’re all gonna die)

there’s another line that stood out to me in the book, where amnesiac grace initially finds his dead crewmates, and he goes “i hope they weren’t friends of mine!” which imo is a crazy thing to say upon finding two corpses

it’s not just that grace avoids forming close relationships, it’s that he avoids it (in part) in order to avoid experiencing loss. really interesting character trait especially knowing he has no immediate family (did they die? is that why he’s like this?) not even a pet (is he scared the pet will die?)

[rexlottie]

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