It’s been a few weeks since Project Hail Mary came out, so I feel less awful about the copious spoilers ahead. But it’s really difficult to discuss or describe Ryan Gosling’s intergalactic science fiction dramedy without getting into what makes it intergalactic or science fiction or dramedy. So here goes. 

Right at the top, I will say we can’t talk about Project Hail Mary without talking about my previously adored ‘Interstellar’ from 2014. It’s almost exactly the same plot with a few important deviations. 

The local Bellevue channels are awash with the news and developments of our new waterpark. Like everything else online, public opinion is varied and extreme. I, for one, am quite excited. Living just a couple of minutes away, my girls are already planning their first birthdays following the opening, not to mention the year-round fun afforded by the park’s main enclosure. Now, for obvious reasons, the public is mostly focused on promotional renderings and official updates from the city.

It’s been a couple hours since Teresa left to trade in the dirt bike and the sun is starting to fall quickly. We’re definitely going to have to stay the night and leave in the morning. Most of the kids seem ready for sleep, but I know they’re hungry because Judd won’t shut up about it. Despite me telling him explicitly not to, he has polled the other children several times and it seems everyone is hungry and they would all prefer “sketties”.

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“Matthew.”

In the deep recesses of my consciousness, I’m aware that I’m aware. Everywhere else, I could not possibly be thicker. You know when you know you’re awake before your body does? 

“Wake up, Matthew.”