Spoilers Star Trek: Discovery 1x03 - "Context is for Kings"

[CorporalClegg]

Yeah, because harnessing a black hole is more realistic. Also, voyagers "threshold" was super accurate. Oh! And fluidic space! And 99% of all aliens are bipedal and their sex parts line up. Do we want to open this can of worms?

Huh?

 

[Amaris]

It's not CBS AA's issue, at least not entirely. I've watched it now on both Roku and PS4, and both were in 1080 HD, and I had no lag or issues streaming.

It's CBSAA. I don't think they're up to snuff in handling this many people on their service, and we're seeing odd things happen that shouldn't be happening.

 

[Dr. Bashirs protege]

Yeah I think it matches Star Charts a bit, I can spot a Mempa, Qo'noS and Archanis sectors, and they're roughly the same position as in the book.

I'm a sucker for star charts. It's my history and geography background.

 

[Cyrus]

Spock and Amanda reference. Kind of expected but nice

 

[Albinator]

There's something to be said for gradually fleshing out characters but they should at least be introduced early on.

Here the only character we know is Burnham, who got a great intro for most of the first ep before that was all undermined in a way that still doesn't make sense to me.

But certainly we should know more about the people than we do after three eps.

I think we have a decent understanding of our core characters: Burnham, Lorca, Stamets, Saru, and Tilly.

We don't know everything, and that's because we want to get to know them over time, and peel back the layers of them slowly. I find this kind of storytelling far more interesting and compelling than simply getting to know the ins and outs of the whole cast in 2-3 episodes and then just running them through hoops for 7 seasons.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Yes I know.
Looks pretty good on the CBS app for XBox. Playing the show on an iPad while plugged into HDMI, however, shows a shrunken picture on a big screen for some idiotic reason.

I'm casting from my computer to my TV via Chromcast with no problems.

 

[Dr. Bashirs protege]

Huh?

I'm referencing that fairy dust thing you said, which I'm assuming is referring to the fungal propulsion. I'm saying, how is that less believeable than harnessing the power of a small black hole? Or for that matter that transporters frigen exist. One of the MOST fictional and fairy like things in all of SciFi.

 

[Tuskin38]

I'm a sucker for star charts. It's my history and geography background.

A lot of the points, the klingon planets and the federation outposts line up with Star Charts, though that is kind of wrong, as the Star Charts was made from the perspective of the 24th century. I'd assume the Klingon border changed between then and now.

Allegedly the map actually changes between episodes to show how the war is going so that is something to keep an eye out for in later episodes.

 

[Campe]

I think we have a decent understanding of our core characters: Burnham, Lorca, Stamets, Saru, and Tilly.

We don't know everything, and that's because we want to get to know them over time, and peel back the layers of them slowly. I find this kind of storytelling far more interesting and compelling than simply getting to know the ins and outs of the whole cast in 2-3 episodes and then just running them through hoops for 7 seasons.

Agreed. To add, I’m going to guess not all of the characters we’ve met so far are going to make it through ONE let alone seven seasons.

 

[Albinator]

Agreed. To add, I’m going to guess not all of the characters we’ve met so far are going to make it through ONE let alone seven seasons.

Good example: Stamets. Right now we know him as a grumpy, somewhat ego-driven scientist who is protective of his work, and doesn't trust the captain. But we'll slowly learn why, and get to know him more, and as the series goes, we'll probably see him as a lot more than that one-note kind of character I just described.

But that one note is enough for now.

 

[Dr. Bashirs protege]

A lot of the points, the klingon planets and the federation outposts line up with Star Charts, though that is kind of wrong, as the Star Charts was made from the perspective of the 24th century. I'd assume the Klingon border changed between then and now.

Allegedly the map actually changes between episodes to show how the war is going so that is something to keep an eye out for in later episodes.

That makes sense, these things swing wildly over the course of war. Imagine the allies charts pre D-day and 48 hours after D-day.

 

[Owain Taggart]

Well, that was a dark episode! I still don't know what to think yet, but will keep watching. But maybe it's just me, but none of the characters are likeable. The ship boarding part had an ALIEN vibe to it.

 

[DigificWriter]

It's silly to me that people are saying that this show "doesn't feel like Star Trek" when it's pretty much the Canonical equivalent of the Star Trek Vanguard novel series AND the 23rd Century version of DS9, if DS9 were set on a ship instead of a space station.

 

[Brolan]

Sorry but not feeling the love on this one. It occurs to me we have three hours of show in this series and we could've covered this ground in a single episode. Looks like all flash and no substance.

My free trial of All Access is over and I will not be paying for more. The value proposition just isn't there for me. The show isn't good enough for the $6 fee AND having to watch commercials too. And there isn't enough value in the rest of All Access compared to subscriptions like Netflix and HBO.

I'll be lurking to see what you all think of future episodes. Enjoy.

 

[Mudd]

Hmm...the audience "Liked It" score actually dropped this evening, to 58%.

Understandable.

I like Isaacs as Lorca, but fuck this show is a trudge.

Overall, pretty bad.

 

[Nerys Myk]

It ate one of the away team.

Coppershirts. Dead men walking.

 

[Dr. Bashirs protege]

Well, that was a dark episode! I still don't know what to think yet, but will keep watching. But maybe it's just me, but none of the characters are likeable. The ship boarding part had an ALIEN vibe to it.

I feel the alien vibe was intentional. It kind of had to be it, it's hits you right in the face. Not that's there's anything wrong with that.

 

[AaronMorse]

Did anyone notice the big headed alien was two different colors.. Late in the show...he/she/it was Blue.. and not Andorian.. sheesh.. Discovery is such a tease with not showing me an Andorian.. show me some love Discovery!

 

[Vger23]

I use the CBSAA app for XBox One on a 109 inch 1080p home theater projector set up. I've watched all the episodes now, both "After Treks" and all the featurettes. Never had a single problem. Runs smoothly, looks great.

 

[CorporalClegg]

I'm referencing that fairy dust thing you said, which I'm assuming is referring to the fungal propulsion. I'm saying, how is that less believeable than harnessing the power of a small black hole? Or for that matter that transporters frigen exist. One of the MOST fictional and fairy like things in all of SciFi.

I said it doesn't work. You know because ten year later no one has ever heard of the revolutionary "new way to fly."

Credulity had nothing to do with my point.