New Short Trek: Ask Not
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Maybe we need to stop the appetizers and get a main course (Pike series)?
That is not as off putting as it sounds. People can find relief in different facets of traumatizing experiences if they feel there was some facet that was under control, or under their control.
If every Cadet is aware that at some point in their four years of training, they are going to have to deal with a "Kobayashi Maru" Event, than one could surmise that pretty much all of them would react the same way afterward.
"OOH, thank goodness I got through that!!"
"OOH, thank goodness I got through that!!"
Plus, while we can reasonably infer that the holographic safeties prevent the simulated explosions and flying debris from life threateningly hurting her directly, she still got forcibly hit by the "blast wave" (in this case a forcefield) and knocked down hard. This was all happening without her knowledge so she wasn't play acting like the simulation in TWoK, it really had to believably (from her perspective) knock her down, and from what we were shown it did, powerfully. So she could have internal injuries and a concussion which didn't get checked out because they took her directly to Las Vegas... I mean engineering to stare at all the pretty neon lights.
What a silly reason to rate it one.
No need to rush things.
I think a rating for a 1 should reserved for episodes like "Code of Honor", "Threshold", "Let He Who Is Without Sin", and "The Disease". Episodes that are either truly offensive or almost impossible to get through because of how painful they are to watch. If I give something a 1, it has to earn it. It has to be aggressively bad to the point where I'm struggling to not shut it off.
If someone's wondering why I left out "Spock's Brain", it's a special case. I don't care what anyone says, it's fun to watch. It's so bad, it's good. So I split the difference and give it a 5. 
If someone's wondering why I left out "Spock's Brain", it's a special case. I don't care what anyone says, it's fun to watch. It's so bad, it's good. So I split the difference and give it a 5.
I agree. All the Children Shall Lead and the space hippie episode are unwatchable though.
You CAN'T ever go wrong with lines like:If someone's wondering why I left out "Spock's Brain", it's a special case. I don't care what anyone says, it's fun to watch. It's so bad, it's good. So I split the difference and give it a 5.
"Brain and brain...WHAT IS BRAIN?!"
Short, generic and predictable. About the only real highlight was the scene when Pike and the cadet arrive in the transporter room and meet Number One and Spock, and that just made me want a Pike spin-off even more. Seriously, I could watch an entire hour of Pike, Number One and Spock just lounging around shooting the shit and be enthralled.
You folks who keep pissing and moaning about "canon" really need to learn what that term means.
Canon is whatever characters, events, places, and things TPTB deem to be officially part of a franchise. This engine room, this version of the Enterprise, and Star Trek: Discovery ARE canon.
What you fools who keep shouting "CANON VIOLATION!11!!!!" are bitching about is continuity.
Continuity is the timeline/reality/universe in which characters, events, places, and things exist. The Star Trek franchise has several continuities.
Star Trek: Discovery and the Abrams movies ARE canon. End of.
Star Trek: Discovery takes place in a continuity which reuses elements from previous shows and films and is visually different.
The Abrams movies take place in a drastically different continuity.
I agree with everything you say... but I think you just took his bait.
funny you should put it that way. anson mount to io9: Would we prefer the appetizer or the entree? [laughs] I’ve learned to count my blessings.
Please make your point without the insults.
Awww, I like "The Way to Eden" - however, I don't think I ever watched "Children" on my DVDs or BluRays.