Listen I will defend John's dumb as fuck stupid gelled hair from season 2 until the day I hit the grave
I know it's very dating of the show, but the timeline of the show is actually important! And I think it actually conveys a lot about the character. Season 2 John is deconstructing himself. He's not Season 1, heroic astronaut from Earth anymore. He's killed. He's been tortured. He's fallen for a woman who he can't bring home even if he could get home himself. And he's slowly going insane. It makes sense to me that his look becomes edgier and more chaotic.
(I'm also old enough that I kinda like it on an aesthetic level, but that's a minority opinion.)























