It was also interesting that she asked him what is was like before, indicating that perhaps she has only known a toxic Earth, meaning she may be fighting for something she’s never seen, which is kind of compelling.
Whatever is at the heart of that dilemma (perhaps continuing her father’s work) isn’t entirely clear here as the trailer for IO leaves a lot of questions unanswered, like how long the Earth has been like this, how many people are still left and why Micah didn’t go straight to the ship.