Prelude - Jacki

Prelude is the first episode of Marsfall, and the prelude to the first season. It is half the length of a normal episode and was likely posted originally as a teaser for the upcoming show, before the official trailer was posted in 2021.

Description
Commander Jacki O’Rania and the colonial artificial intelligence unit ANDI encounter an unexpected solar flare during their flight to Mars.

Episode Audio
Official Release

Episode Transcript
Official Transcript

Episode Summary
Commander Jacki O'Rania and ANDI are preparing to dock at a refueling station on their colony's way to Mars, when they receive notice of an incoming solar flare. Jacki reacts to the best of her capability to keep the crew safe, sacrificing her life in the process. She and ANDI say their farewells, prepare for impact, and finally, the simulation ends.

Still on Earth for a while longer, ANDI cheers Jacki on for successfully completing the simulation without any casualties, besides herself. Jacki on the other hand is bothered by some of the system readouts during the simulation, and contacts Research and Development to try and perfect the systems before launch. She has a tiff with mechanic Chip Heddleston over water creation systems, but ANDI insists he's worth getting to know.

Finally, ANDI and Jacki muse over human politics, AI thought, and the secret specifics of the Sequoia mission. Jacki closes off the episode with a personal log for her parents.

Characters

 * ANDI (debut)
 * Jacki O'Rania (debut)
 * Chip Heddleston (debut)


 * Melissa Walker (mentioned)
 * Hector Juarez (mentioned)

Trivia

 * This episode takes place on October 1, 2047, 30 years in our future.
 * ANDI ponders if he has a soul, pointing early on to a main question the show asks about artificial life.