Spoilers Star Trek: Discovery 2x01 - "Brother"

[Nerys Myk]

I still put the monolithic look of reboot Vulcans down to lazy production design.

No need to blame the reboot. It started with TNG.

 

[Kane_Steel]

I guess I'm just seeing hair texture as being on par with other hair qualities, such as color or length. I suppose texture is more of an ethnic/race thing, but I was seeing it as just like any other hair characteristic -- although admittedly some hair characteristics (color and texture) are affected by ethnicity.

An Irish person whose hair is likely to be red, or at least more fair, might be asked to wear a wig or dye it to look more Vulcan.

Gotta say, Sonequa looks so much better with longer hair (whether it's Afro-styled or straight);

She doesn't look good with the short gender-neutral hairstyle on the show. Some women can pull off short hair, but it isn't a flattering look on her.

 

[Burning Hearts of Qo'nos]

One can never have too much Tig.

Bring on the Reno spinoff where she commands a ragtag team of misfits onboard a SCE ship!

Also! I did the big teeth smile when Pike mentioned the Engineering Corps.

 

[urbandefault]

I'm on page 32 now ...

What I noticed about Burnham's hair in the pilot's flashback scenes (first introduction to Georgiou) was not that her hair was straightened. Instead, I noticed that on one side it had the pointed sideburn-ish thing, making her ear look more pointed, and on the other side the hair was brushed/combed/pulled back behind the ear, showing that it was rounded. The impression I got was that the hairstyle was to show Burnham's duality struggle; trying to be Vulcan, but always human.

YMMV.

 

[Nyotarules]

No need to blame the reboot. It started with TNG.

Sorry that is what I mean, the TNG era

 

[Tyr]

Are you kidding me? Someone who is enthusiastic, curious, friendly, technically competent, but a little bit awkward and you think people in general would freak out? She would be put on a leadership track in most large companies.

A little bit awkward?

 

[Burning Hearts of Qo'nos]

Gotta say, Sonequa looks so much better with longer hair (whether it's Afro-styled or straight);

She doesn't look good with the short gender-neutral hairstyle on the show. Some women can pull off short hair, but it isn't a flattering look on her.

Agree on long hair. Disagree on short/neutral hair. So far, I've not seen a hairstyle on her I haven't loved, but I do prefer her big, longer hair.

 

[Tuskin38]

A little bit awkward?

Yes, a little bit.

 

[DEWLine]

Have we talked about the Hiawatha's registry number? Saru realizes its a medical ship simply from its registry number alone. Is it possible we will get some more evidence that the digits in the registry number are for classification and not specifically production numbers (at least perhaps in this specific era)?

No.

Registry numbers issued in chronological order. And Starfleet's still small enough in the late 2250's for someone like Saru to keep track of most of their capital ships.

 

[Lord Garth]

So, how do we think the Enterprise and Number One fit into the season going forward? Do we think there's anything more to Enterprise having this unexplained systems failure...or was it just an easy plot gimmick?

I'm guessing either Discovery is involved in a situation where it needs to be a two-ship job because they can't do it alone or they end up in a bind and the Enterprise comes in like the cavalry. To quote Sulu, "Now we've given them something else to shoot at."

 

[Burning Hearts of Qo'nos]

A little bit awkward?

Every good or likable boss I've ever had was quirky or awkward in some way. Not like tripping over themselves awkward but like... like bosses where you kinda go, 'Wow, they can be a real dork sometimes...' It's humanizing and helps build trust (for some).

 

[skip bittman]

This was an improvement -- but geez, Michael Cohen has more charisma than Michael Burnham.

Sincerely,
@WomenForCohen

 

[Tuskin38]

Registry numbers issued in chronological order

Not all of the time.

 

[Burning Hearts of Qo'nos]

No.

Registry numbers issued in chronological order. And Starfleet's still small enough in the late 2250's for someone like Saru to keep track of most of their capital ships.

I mean, that's not impossible. But isn't the NCC-1031 a newer ship than the NCC-1701?

 

[Tyr]

Every good or likable boss I've ever had was quirky or awkward in some way. Not like tripping over themselves awkward but like... like bosses where you kinda go, 'Wow, they can be a real dork sometimes...' It's humanizing and helps build trust (for some).

Well, not in an organisation with a military style hierarchy and command structure.

 

[Tuskin38]

To quote Sulu,

I misread that as Saru and got confused.

Well, not in an organisation with a military style hierarchy.

They're not a modern day military, they don't need to follow their example.

 

[Burning Hearts of Qo'nos]

This was an improvement -- but geez, Michael Cohen has more charisma than Michael Burnham.

Sincerely,
@WomenForCohen

Sounds like someone paid you lots of money in a bag at a Walmart parking lot.

 

[Boomer359]

Pike did tell Nhan to get into an EV suit ("Get that red shirt into an EV suit, Nhan. You're with us."), So maybe it was something they wore.

I got the impression that the suit to which he was referring was the skin tight under suit thing and all the hardware/booster pack stuff was stored in the pod and attached in anticipation of ejection.

Exactly, Starfleet had already given Pike orders to take command of Discovery. It's not like he just happened across them and then asked Starfleet if he could take command.

Yeah, sure. Make sense of it, why don’t ya?

 

[skip bittman]

Loved the easter eggs such as the fortune cookie message.

Sounds like someone paid you lots of money in a bag at a Walmart parking lot.

It was the boxing glove that sealed the deal, admittedly.

I can't help but think changing that one Fullerism would vastly improve the show -- it doesn't need to be centered around her. You can address all the Spock stuff just fine in A Very Special Michael Burnham Episode here and there.

 

[Tuskin38]

This was an improvement -- but geez, Michael Cohen has more charisma than Michael Burnham.

Sincerely,
@WomenForCohen

Imagine being this wrong. I can't.