Wiggly artificial gravity

Anybody who is fan of spotting plot holes should see a big one in Rome's Revolution and my use of artificial gravity. In the 35th century, artificial gravity is generated by the backwash of the electro-gravity (EG) lifters.

Here's the flaw. Let's say that artificial gravity really does exist. Then why the heck are Rome and Rei always getting pushed back in their seats whenever MINIMCOM accelerates with his plasma thrusters? Couldn't he compensate with artificial gravity? In fact, why do they even have those stupid x-harnesses?



The answer is far simpler than you think. Editorial license. It's simply way cooler when people get thrown back in their seat during extreme acceleration or deceleration. If everything was smooth, it would suck the drama out of the exercise.

We used the turn-on, turn-off element of artificial gravity during Rei's back reconstruction at the beginning of Rome's Evolution to add drama. We also used it to bring Captain Keller's sarcophagus to a soft landing inside MINIMCOM's cargo bay when they found it floating in space. It is very convenient for a variety of reasons to let it be wiggly.