I like that they use an anthropromorphic item like a spacesuit, giving it a voice to cry as it falls to Earth, 'Open the Pod Bay Doors, Hal!', so the poor, stranded fuckers can watch from their fragile bubble of air and realize the full impact of what would happen to them if a safety line broke or a personal steering jet malfunctioned. Even if their air tank (rebreather) held out for the 36 to 128 hour until the became a meteoric flash, all they could do is thrash about and scream away the last few moments of their useless and wasted lives. No different than if they were starving in Ethiopia or drifting out in the Pacific. It makes you feel like a part of the Big Humanity. We're all just a useless, helpless grain of shit, destined to die alone, unloved and unwanted in the end.
Don't you ever believe it's different.
