# What happened at the end? -- "Journey to Mars" **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 24, 2001, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-at-the-end-journey-to-mars/59304 "2001-03-24T13:05:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2001, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-at-the-end-journey-to-mars/59304/1 "2001-03-24T13:05:55Z")
In the 1996 TV Movie, “Special Report, Journey to Mars”, what is it that the Russian woman co-pilot of the mission sees as she stops beside the rock formation at the end of the movie? This is driving me slightly nuts, people. Everything just frizzes out, and mission control mysteriously lose contact. Anyone out there with an eye for detail can tell me what happened? ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2001, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-at-the-end-journey-to-mars/59304/2 "2001-03-24T23:21:02Z")
Just a WAG, as I haven’t seen the film, but I suspect she saw the opening of “Journey to Mars II, the Unmade Sequel.” Cliffhangers only work if the audience gives a wet slap 'bout the characters or situation. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2001, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-at-the-end-journey-to-mars/59304/3 "2001-03-25T00:13:52Z")
😃 Doesn’t help, mate, but funny all the same. Maybe she saw the trailer for Mission to Mars? 🙂 Seriously, though – if anyone remembers seeing the flick o’ the OP, please do let me know.