'Honor For All' Discussion Thread

Started by Grizz, July 19, 2014, 06:32:16 PM

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Grizz

"If they harm Alicia Costello, their entire world will fall apart." - Thread Music

Who is Sophia Mason?

I asked this question when this brand new character was revealed as Pioneer's next Commanding Officer - an unlikely option where you guys were concerned  :P

When her inaugural season began, she was an officer promoted too early and out of her depth. She hung around in corners of rooms and worked on the floor, in her own little world. Then a wake-up call came in the form of the Halkonian incursion. Then another on the same day, with the Hobus Supernova. Then the Narada attack. Then the Aletheia incident. Is it any wonder that this woman was last seen sobbing alone in her quarters?


With Amber Munro, I had a complex character who had all the really interesting stuff happen to her before the series began. As Peirce himself said, Munro would have shot him off that ledge, because that is what she had become - and why she had to go. With Renee Hampton, I had a character who was very good at what she did - but had Mark Chaplain to rely on when it came to everything that came with the Accobar System. When Chaplain died, it was time for her to leave. With Mason, she was thrown in to a group of strangers and told to run the show. She made mistakes - mistakes which cost early lives. She didn't trust Barnes after he covered up Peirce's presence on the station.

We have hinted at her backstory. Born on Telos to a society which has now been isolated from the rest of the galaxy - taken away at a young age from everyone and everything she knew. Sophia Mason has relied on her crew and the people around her more heavily than previous COs in the Accobar System... and boy, did that crew respond. Rogan's (unscripted!) words with her at the end of the episode were a nice way to round out her first season. Let me know how she did!





Fast forward from Mason's arrival and we find ourselves lurking within an oddly understaffed Red Dawn base tucked away in a corner of Romulan space. Costello didn't cave to Peirce's pressure and he was forced to give her the antidote to keep her alive. Of course, he failed to mention this when the away team captured him - insisting that he had to mix up the medication himself to buy the time he needed to sound the alarm and make his escape after distracting Etis. Throughout the little adventure, Costello's sworn enemy Gaila was crucial in distracting the Klingon overseer and analyzing the outpost's defenses. Perhaps those two will get along a little better in the future.

Peirce's presence allowed for a few questions to be answered. The abandoned Aletheia was indeed a trap set by Red Dawn (we can say with a degree of certainty that the crew are dead), but the tip that Starfleet received about Peirce's briefcase of intelligence was sent by Ambassador Taval. If Peirce is to be believed, it was Taval himself who has been trying to derail relations between the Federation and the Star Empire since the first season. Peirce has latched himself on to those who would help him bring around his goal of chaos - it would be no surprised if the two of them have been helping each other. Perhaps it was Taval himself who led the Romulan fleet to the Klingon outpost at the end of the episode. We will have to wait and see.

Mason referenced Henry Etis (Jemma's father) when discussing Peirce's intelligence. The fugitive attempted to inform Etis of something regarding her father before Michael Barnes beamed him over to the Klingons back in Season Two. We're no closer to finding out what it was, but it would appear that Mason became aware of it after retrieving his case. I'm sure that's something we will be coming back to.

So, Peirce was using what was left of Red Dawn after Koroth's death to carry out his goal of bringing our world to anarchy after the events of AB Season One's *AWARD WINNING* Treasures from Accobar. It's safe to say that we probably won't be hearing from them again any time soon. Those Klingon feuds can go on for a while. But one important question remains. Costello never confessed to Koroth's assassination. Even Leona Mason refused to mention that Costello was responsible. So, did she do it? You will have to look out for details on a special episode to find out.

With Red Dawn dissolved, the Alethia mystery resolved and Walter Peirce captured alongside Mason's attempt at redemption - the third season of Star Trek: Asteroid Field has come full circle.

But what about Season Four? Details will be going live next week - and you can be there when they do!

Thanks for attending and for all of your efforts. Special thanks to Criminula for his extra special work during the latter half of the season. It won him awards, you know. Rate and discuss, above and below! Stay tuned for The Season 3 Report!

( Thanks to MT for the screenshots )