Day 234: The Seeds of Death Episode 3

One of the interesting threads in this story is the fact that Brian Hayles, the writer, seems to be encouraging people to not forget the past. This is seen in the fact that Earth is stated as being completely reliant on the system known as T-Mat, a transmat system. It's so reliant on this that it has abandoned all other forms of travel, meaning that once the T-Mat is down, then Earth's only hope is some old rocket-ship that they've got lying around. Logical problems with the story aside, the sentiment is sound. Perhaps we as a society do throw away the past too often, failing to realise the fact that sometimes the old ways can co-exist with the new ways. It's a nice idea, but to be honest, it could have been put a lot better as we delve into the halfway point for The Seeds of Death.