History’s unfair view of Danny Stevens
I think history is being a little hard on Danny.
>!In the last episode, Avery was asked whether she was a psychopath like her father. But Danny wasn’t some sort of crazy killer.!<
Danny saved Polaris. Several hundred people including Ed and Danielle. That’s noteworthy. He didn’t intentionally cause a problem with the drilling operation — he was strung out and wasn’t paying attention. Not acceptable, but not exactly villainous. We know he was intercepting emails, but I don’t think the world would. He didn’t actively do anything to anyone. I don’t see how those actions are that much worse than the Soviet commander who allowed his engines to be refired, and then overheated, which caused the destruction of his ship and the death of four? Astro/cosmonauts. Yet he’s a hero.
So I wonder what the narrative around Danny is now, because the ways he’s apparently seen isn’t all that representative of his actual actions. Even Danielle, who knew him well and would be inclined to be sympathetic towards abuse (given Clayton’s addictions) seemed to be presenting him in a very negative light. >!To his own daughter.!<
I mean, Kelly’s pregnancy kept everyone stranded for a long time. As did Dani crashing Sojourner. Or the Soviet’s trashing their ship. Lots of people did lots of stuff, but Danny — despite us as viewers not liking him — is unfairly shown as the singular villain.