Killer Earth highlights the themes of mission failure, the burden of a new utopia, and the immediate corruption of the young crew through the relics of the past.
“There was a group of us that came up with a societal plan that would be beneficial to humans… Man on Earth, for the most part, hadn’t learned control and kept on destroying things…” – Jenny, explaining the utopian mission’s goal to the young crew.
“You were all between the ages of six months and three years old when we were put on this ship… we wanted you all to think what you were experiencing was a normal life.” – Jenny, revealing the crew’s manipulated history.
“I have already figured that we must have been traveling for one thousand five hundred to one thousand five hundred fifty years.” – Jeremiah, calculating the duration of their voyage based on their aging.
“Robert was my husband. I loved him very much. I will enjoy the love we had forever, but to dwell on the negative feelings about his passing does not help our current situation.” – Jenny, demonstrating the suppression of natural emotions to maintain the society’s “cleansed” mindset.
“Closely following was its twin, encased in fire. It crashed onto the surface, the impact setting half of it aflame and flattening the lower part of the craft.” – The description of the catastrophic crash, signaling immediate failure.
“My suggestion is Thrae. It is the approximate spelling of Earth backward. I find it fitting because we want this place to be the opposite, or at least different than Earth.” – Jenny, naming the new planet to reject the past.
“He saw images of naked people, both male and female, arranged in various actions… Collin leaned forward, captivated by the images, trying to discern what about them.” – Collin, discovering an Old Earth magazine, introducing corruption into the new society.
“The men manipulated a device that was unfamiliar to him. They aimed it, and smoke billowed out. Every now and then, where they pointed, another man toppled over, seemingly dead.” – Collin, watching an Old Earth movie showing violence and death.
“Condemn you all away from this place that was so called cleansed by your good intentions. Condemnation to all of you for not damning me.” – Collin’s final words in his dream, expressing his self loathing.
