Spoilers Star Trek: Discovery 2x01 - "Brother"

[DaveyNY]

Stamets. (I don't think he's really going to leave.)

Stamets is not really an Engineer per say.
Remember, he's a Mushroom Scientist who figured out how to create a Mushroom Space Drive.
There must have been a Chief Engineer on board who ran the Engineering Dept.

 

[Agony_Boothb]

Let me guess, you are of African descent, with skin tone like SMG and with textured coily hair right? So speak from a position of knowledge about racial politics and African minorities in the West.
(Fictional) Vulcan culture expect other Vulcans with afro hair to force their hair into a style suitable for straight haired people cos that is logical. Do they expect them to bleach their skin green as well?

Why did this need to be turned into a 'woke' race thing? SMG said herself in an interview on After Trek that Burnham's hair in the pilot was straight because of the vulcan influence and that we would see burnham with SMG's natural hairstyle.

 

[Jackson_Roykirk]

...I want to see more from her and Owosekun. That part about "you do have us, right ladies?" and them scrambling for an answer was great. I want more of that.

I think there is an intentional plan by the writers to give the bridge crew regulars a bit more personality and lines of dialogue this season and going forward.

I don't think Pike asking for a roll call was simply so Pike in-story knew who he was talking to, but rather it was a case of the writers introducing (or re-introducing) those characters to the audience.

 

[Tuskin38]

That's interesting about your take on Detmer. My opinion of her improved dramatically this episode, because we got to see her really emote, and she has a personality, and it's one I like. I want to see more from her and Owosekun. That part about "you do have us, right ladies?" and them scrambling for an answer was great. I want more of that.

I think there is an intentional plan by the writers to give the bridge crew regulars a bit more personality and lines of dialogue this season and going forward.

I don't think Pike asking for a roll call was simply so Pike in-story knew who he was talking to. I think it was a case of the writers introducing (or re-introducing) those character to the audience.

There is a promo image of Owosekun on an away mission with Pike and Burnham.

 

[Tim Thomason]

That's interesting that you dropped your rating by 7 points because of a character that isn't even in the episode.
You'd probably make a horrible Doctor Who fan too.

Airiam was in the episode. Or some monstrosity calling herself Airiam.

And Lenny Henry is the last real Doctor Who.

 

[Gonzo]

Stamets is no really an Engineer per say.
Remember, he's a Mushroom Scientist who figured out how to create a Mushroom Space Drive.
There must have been a Chief Engineer on board who ran the Engineering Dept.

Yeah Stamets really is the mushroom specialist, however I do think he will stick around especially now they have the piece of the asteroid and how it affected the Mycelial Network.

The show should definitely keep the Engineer rescued from the asteroid, I got a good vibe from her.

 

[KirkusOveractus]

Airiam was in the episode. Or some monstrosity calling herself Airiam.

And Lenny Henry is the last real Doctor Who.

What about Rowan Atkinson or Hugh Grant as the Doctor?

 

[Jackson_Roykirk]

And Lenny Henry is the last real Doctor Who.

And the only one who could cook.

 

[Silanda]

Now I could be wrong but it seemed that they might be going into the possibility of some sort of romantic/sexual relationship between Spock and Burnham - did anyone else get that sense of things?

That was the vibe I was getting too, but then I have a very dirty mind. I really hope that's not the direction they go.

 

[Boomer359]

Had another thought/question:

Was is ever stated who or what damaged the Enterprise?

Also seemed kinda sketchy to just leave Enterprise there with only life support functioning while Disco went off on her mission.

 

[Agony_Boothb]

Had another thought/question:

Was is ever stated who or what damaged the Enterprise?

Also seemed kinda sketchy to just leave Enterprise there with only life support functioning while Disco went off on her mission.

The Enterprise was heading to investigate one of the signals and as they got close to it all of the main systems blew out.

 

[Scout101]

I think there is an intentional plan by the writers to give the bridge crew regulars a bit more personality and lines of dialogue this season and going forward.

I don't think Pike asking for a roll call was simply so Pike in-story knew who he was talking to. I think it was a case of the writers introducing (or re-introducing) those character to the audience.

I'm hoping that after a few more episodes, I may even know their names! Entire last season, they didn't say any of them enough to even have it stick in my mind. Lorca, Burnham, Saru, Stamets, Tyler, Tilly, and then.... background set pieces.

 

[Nyotarules]

I really, really, really want Jet Reno to be a promoted to regular. I like my Star Trek characters to be very character-y. Calling her the Engineering McCoy is apt and wonderful!

I like the new character if she stays, a shame she is another human in the crew, maybe they are cutting down on the makeup budget. She would make a good Andorian or grumpy Tellarite

 

[Nyotarules]

Her character development prior to Season 2 is clearly lined out in the series.

(Bangs head against wall)... I give up.

 

[SpocksOddSocks]

I really hope that's not the direction they go.

Me too. I didn't actually pick up on that as the potential reason, but someone else said it to me. I might have subconsciously being trying to shield myself from the possibility.

 

[SJGardner]

Coming back to the site after a tumultuous half-year, I'm just so glad to be watching Trek again. This episode had me completely floored, I loved every minute of it. To be honest, it felt so much of an improvement over the last season for me that now I'm kind of embarrassed for not really understanding why so many people had found it lacking back then. Don't get me wrong, I loved season 1 as well, but if I consider all the 8-10 ratings I gave last year, this episode should be way off the scale. Everything felt grander, as if the show was more confident in itself and found its voice. Even if we didn't learn much more about, say, Detmer of Owosekun, they still felt a whole lot more alive to me than last year... I mean, I don't quite remember the last time Airiam had lines, plural, even if it was only technobabble this time. The characters interacted with each other like real people, with Pike's grand entry to the ship being an uninterrupted sequence of comedy gold for me.

Let's hope this episode was indicative of how the rest of the season will turn out to be. It seems as though Discovery is finally getting there.

My only grievance was Connolly's character... he was obviously set up to be killed off from the start and the moment he started playing Commander Contrarian to Burnham, I already knew he'll die then and there. But then again, Star Trek has had these officers who were way too cocky and stubborn for their own good since the beginning.

 

[dinzy]

My only complaint is that they should have at least dropped episode 2 with this one. The atmosphere is much more Trek-like than last season. Ok I have a second complaint. They should all be in the colored unis.

 

[Relayer1]

Loved it.

Wow, that really sounded like Nimoy. Loved Tilly. Mount was great. Cinematography fantastic - very....cinematic.

Only gave it 8 because I want somewhere to go...

 

[UssGlenn]

She would make a good Andorian or grumpy Tellarite

Oh the irony. You are OK with stereotyping aliens I see.

 

[GulBahana]

I'm glad many of you liked it but I do not feel connected to the Burnham character and don't have a lot of interest in her backstory with Spock.