YMMV / Voyagers (2021)

• Alternative Character Interpretation:
  • When Kai chooses to support the "alien" illusion, is there a point when he begins to believe it himself? Also, is it possible he nearly saw the light after killing Phoebe and just still wanted to live?
  • When Edith and Alex join Zac, is it indeed to just keep up appearances or have they bought into the "alien" illusion themselves?
• Catharsis Factor: Zac and Kai getting killed when their corrupting actions were what caused all the trouble on the ship to begin with.
• Complete Monster: Zac, a teen raised onboard the ship, is Christopher's friend who also stops taking the emotion-suppressing "Blue" drug alongside him. One of the first things Zac does as he starts to feel his emotions coming in is attempt to force himself upon fellow shipmate Sela and then nearly makes another attempt on her later on. After killing science officer Richard with an electrical charge, Zac then blames it on a hostile "alien", destroys the records of him committing the murder, and then tries to take control of the ship. Zac then forces some members of the crew to join him with the looming threat of said alien while sabotaging parts of the ship to do so, and when confronted with the truth, convinces almost everyone that Richard was possessed by the alien, and has fellow teen Peter beaten to death by accusing him of being possessed too, instilling fear of the same fate to those who challenge the idea. Zac also coldly berates Sela to humiliate her when she feigns interest in him, gets Phoebe killed through his right hand Kai—who in turn is killed himself—and then personally tries to kill Christopher and Sela as well to eliminate the final threat to his power.
• Moral Event Horizon:
  • If it’s not when he molests Sera or when he’s revealed to have killed Richard, Zac crosses when he manipulates the others into beating Peter to death.
  • Kai crosses when he either kills Phoebe or before that, continues to go along with Zac despite knowing he’s lying.

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