The Robinsons realise that they’ll have to move the crashed Jupiter from where it’s wedged in a glacier, but they aren’t going anywhere until the clogged engines are working again.

Three episodes in, and there’s a sneaky suspicion that things are a little formulaic round here. There’s an environmental problem, the family collectively try to resolve it, various members find themselves in peril, and the issue is resolved in the nick of time. Not that this is a bad formula, but there’s only so many races against the clock (this time it’s the fuel escaping rather than oxygen running out) that you can invest in.

The fuel eels are a little hokey – we just have to accept that such an indigenous species has such a taste for the Jupiter’s juice – and you may find yourself smirking as poor Toby Stephens as patriarch John thrashes around in the water with the rubber critter while Judy very conveniently grabs a 3D torque wrench that she’s just printed and… would you believe it… it’s exactly the right size to release the bolts for the cargo that has fallen on top of her.

Far more engaging is the backstory of how Smith betrayed her sister (a fun but brief cameo from Selma Blair), assumes her identity and blags her way onto the Alpha Centauri colonisation programme. While she’s not evil per se, she’s a weasel, an opportunist crook who thinks nothing of not intervening when someone is about to be blown out of an airlock. It’s great fun as an observer being many steps ahead of the Robinsons, and I can’t wait until West sees her again!

Verdict: A fun countdown romp that moves the Robinsons along both figuratively and physically, but it’s the supporting characters that are providing the greater interest. 6/10

Nick Joy