User blog comment:Ltmaroon57/Speculations For season 13/@comment-3200919-20141001022156

Malcolm is definitely going for that Voldemort look that seems to be all the rage with villains these days, what with that hilarious nose. That would've been nice, if Command turned out to be Voldemort. /sarcasm

That aside, I'm actually a little pleased that I was proven wrong about the series having let go of the whole PFL thing. When I went off on that little rant in the forums some time back in I think July, I said that PFL is over and all, the Freelancers are dead (minus Wash and Carolina), the Director is dead, and nobody gives a damn about the Counselor. I did mean that, but two things I forgot to mention were the AI that were destroyed by the EMP back in Reconstruction (minus Epsilon-Church), and the Chairman. Oversight on my part, partially because one, in the back of my head, I was really expecting them to pull the whole "murrrr command is [Insert some stupid theory connecting to PFL here.]" On the other hand, I wasn't expecting Maine's helmet to come into play. Seeing as how his armor could handle all those enhancements, I should've seen that as well. Again, oversight on my part.

Not to berate the writers or anything, God knows I think Miles is doing a good job thus far. I was just expecting something that wasn't... to be expected. Oversight of what should be perceived as being an obvious twist is usually never a good thing unless it takes a more unexpected turn, if it were to ever progress.

Onwards, I'm looking forward to Season 13. Of course Malcolm's gonna go down hard, as well as Locus and Felix (unfortunate, because I actually like Felix for being a backstabbing SOB. Honestly, that was a nice twist), but without a cost? The BGC have had some near serious casualties the past two episodes. They nearly lost Wash, Sarge, Donut, Lopez, and just nearly lost Tucker. Carolina was utterly nerfed, and note, I call bull on that whole "holding back" thing. I'm pretty sure that was just to make Felix look badass or something, I figure that since Miles is both writing AND playing Felix, of course shit flies for him, because creative decisions. Why not?

I doubt the BGC aren't gonna bite it, but given that RvB isn't afraid to kill of mains (keeping in mind that they've killed Church and Tex on a few occasions; I guess some of the Freelancers count as well, i.e. York, for the Freelancer saga), but there's a chance that things may not go the way they want it to. Also, while they may be a ragtag team of big-time losers, they've pulled through thanks to sheer luck and cooperation. The Space Pirates don't have shit on them in that department, so I'm expecting them to pull through. Leaving it at this, though: the writing team shouldn't be afraid to take risks, that's all. Pull the carpet from under our feet, surprise us a little.

Great season, great show, looking forward to Season 13.