Okay Episode 9 did it... not. And just when I thought with Episode 8 things were going up for a while. While the parallel timeline thingy wasn't something I liked much in SciFi shows (SG-1 started over their lives like 10 times because they would end up dead in one timeline), we had alien creatures, deaths and some battles for a change.
As for Ep9, the whole earth and switching body part is overdone and I would be glad if someone just tossed the stones into space. "Men in masks", we need you ... I also don't think the military would give like every family member a security clearance on the Icarus project and switching body stuff, seems abit carless to me.
Wouldn't understand why they didn't like Rushs idea to give them hope, a little lie in such desperate times won't hurt much, but everyone discovering the lie sure will (the botanist heard Rush lying, too and will surely talk) .
People will lose faith in the leadership after being disappointed and split up, maybe we'll see a mutiny soon?