In the TV series she’s just as cruel and controlling. Having a crew on board is agony for him, since it requires the gravity to be turned back on. He has no immune system, and since he grew up in zero gravity his body just can’t take any level of gravity. It was only in death that they truly gained control.īecause of the way Royd was raised, he’s completely incapable of interacting with any humans. Thus they did everything possible to suppress her abilities. She did not grow up on a world that looked kindly on those with powers. She was scarred from her time spent with humans. And even then she had no intention of raising the clone as a child – she’d prefer he stayed in his tube until he didn’t require any assistance. She eventually caved and had Royd created, but that was more out of boredom than loneliness. She built the ship to be fully automated because she hated being around people. In both instances his mother is an active threat to the crew members, fighting Royd’s control over the ship.

In both versions of the series, his mother passed away but managed to successfully integrate with the ship first. He’s constantly fighting with his deceased mother for control of the ship. In both versions he’s a clone with some pretty significant mother issues, to put it lightly. Royd is the captain of the vessel, but in both the novella and TV series there’s a… complication with that. Royd is fully capable of looking into any room he wishes – regardless of the designated purpose of the room. There’s a semblance of privacy, but of course we all know that it’s just an illusion. Thus there’s a massive crew on board as well as the science team. It’s also not an automated ship, from appearances. Meanwhile, in the Syfy series, the ship is massive with room enough for every crew member to have their own room. RELATED: Nightflyers Five-Minute Sneak Peek Offers Up A Bloody Ride Through Space They sleep in sleepwebs, which they brought with them. Instead, they’re simply supposed to pick out a location they like. There are no designated bunks or rooms for the science team on this ship. The cargo rooms themselves all have airlocks, meaning they’re relatively close to open space, all things considered. The other half has a mess hall and a few extra rooms, but is mostly dedicated to cargo. There are living quarters on one side of the ship for the Captain, but it is completely sealed off from the other half of the ship. Only a pilot is technically needed, and even then, that’s a bit of a gray area.īecause there’s no real need to have dozens of humans on board, most of the ship isn’t designed for them. For one thing, while relatively large, there isn’t much room for crew. The Nightflyer did have some changes made between the novella and the TV series.

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