I’m an astronomy rube compared to fellow staff writer Zach Gottschalk, but I’ve long been fascinated by outer space. Where Zach sought to fill that wonder with the knowledge to study it further, I’ve long opted for science fiction in many forms to satisfy and build my curiosity. The Foundation Trilogy and its representation of the most far-reaching plans being threatened by the slightest elements of chaos stick with me. Asimov’s take on this ‘stepback’ season would likely be simple - “To succeed, planning alone is insufficient. One must improvise as well.”
But as charmingly apt as a few of Salvor Hardin’s quotes feel to Jerry Dipoto’s attempts at roster construction, the extraterrestrial event that has stuck in my head while watching this team originated in our own world.