I'm starting to think that the writers of Eureka were under a time crunch and never had time to finish an episode, so they just threw something on the page last-minute to wrap everything up. This episode is a prime example.
There is a lot of good in this episode. A lot of good. This is one of the few episodes with actually entertaining banter between Carter and Stark, as most of their banter is just "I hate him." The old folks getting involved because of some booby traps they set 50 years ago makes for a fun episode. The show leans heavily onto the 60s theme, with callbacks to the nuclear arms race AND the moon landing.
However, when you watch the finale, remember two things: 1) There were silos all over town.
2) Not even a nuclear bomb hitting the town could have stopped this weapon from hitting its targets and starting a chain reaction that could destroy the world.
Keep those in mind, and you'll see what I mean about the writers writing themselves into a corner and just phoning it in for the solution.
There is a lot of good in this episode. A lot of good. This is one of the few episodes with actually entertaining banter between Carter and Stark, as most of their banter is just "I hate him." The old folks getting involved because of some booby traps they set 50 years ago makes for a fun episode. The show leans heavily onto the 60s theme, with callbacks to the nuclear arms race AND the moon landing.
However, when you watch the finale, remember two things: 1) There were silos all over town.
2) Not even a nuclear bomb hitting the town could have stopped this weapon from hitting its targets and starting a chain reaction that could destroy the world.
Keep those in mind, and you'll see what I mean about the writers writing themselves into a corner and just phoning it in for the solution.