McCOY: "Smells like burnt bacon had a skunk crawl up inside it and die."
McGIVERS: "That's the sign of a Sikh warrior's diet!!"
McGIVERS: "That's the sign of a Sikh warrior's diet!!"
Spoilers Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 2x01 - "The Broken Circle"
- Thread starter Commander Richard
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It’s the blueberry wine. Can make you very sleepy if you’re not used to it.Khan is easily fatigued. Barely a sip and he wants to be excused.
NO. Not wrong. An o-pin-ion.
Also don't think anyone has said a nurse shouldn't fight. I may be wrong, however and I admit that as I've not read every post.
I will agree with you that there is no real evidence drug use is illegal in the Federation.
What I will not agree with is 'no reasonable person thinks tobacco should be illegal'. I most definitely think it should be illegal. Unless you believe I am not a reasonable person.
Cigarettes do nothing but get people addicted and kill people. (It's why my grandfather didn't live long enough to even reach retirement age.) Plus, it also affects other people who have never smoked, or do you think the consequences of secondhand smoke are a myth?
It's one thing to be putting bad chemicals and products into your own body. It's quite another to be using such things that have a measureable, proveable hazard on people around you. So yes, I most certainly think it should be illegal.
An observationaly-challenged opinion. A narrow-minded opinion. A boring opinion.
It's all of those.
I apologize if I generalized to you. But, yes someone said that "a nurse shouldn't fight."
And the idea that a fist fight makes a scene "Not Star Trek" is an odd opinion, at best. Especially if one comes from TOS like I have and the first episode I watched was Kirk beating up Mitchell.
Klingons were badass in TNG. They became progressively watered down on DS9.
What badass things did Klingons do in TNG?
I recall the stupid panstik ritual.
I recall the assassination attempt and lots of murdering and fighting.
I recall the stupid panstik ritual.
I recall the assassination attempt and lots of murdering and fighting.
Space vikings. Heh.
Klingons were intimidating in TOS, because they were intelligent and ruthless.
what it should be is taxed. which it is, in most countries, anyway. if those taxes are high enough, however, can be debated.
criminalizing it however, as history has shown us, only leads to organized crime making a lot of money
Finally saw this one. 5/10. It was alright, but "The Broken Circle" felt like a random Discovery episode in the writing, direction and the way that the characters were presented. Probably SNW's weakest.
The superpowers drug. We've had weirder, sillier and more random things in Star Trek, like the mutated Tom Paris. However, starting the season off with this... eh. I would have avoided it. You could have Babs Olusanmokun show off his Jiu Jitsu moves and come off as a believable fighter without the superpowers. You could do a cool one-shot hallway fight like Daredevil, using an actor with that skillset.
It seemed like they just wanted to include Jess Bush in the fight scene and somehow make it plausible with the super serum. It would have been more effective if Chapel just 'McGuyver-ed' some projectile weapons that electrocute the Klingons using the medical 'tech.'
What I liked about many episodes of S1 is SNW is Entry Level Trek. It's easy to introduce Trek to your girlfriend or new casual viewers by showing them episodes like Memento Mori or Strange New Worlds. I don't think Pelia would really appeal to the uninitiated. Carol's acting choices with that character.. are rather jarring. I could see the casuals wondering wtf they are watching and tune out.
All that being said, be excited. Episode 2x02 is good. I've spoken to some who have seen the early screeners. It's probably the best of the bunch.
IMO the season should have started with the 2x02 episode. They heavily promoted Season Two, so it would have been beneficial to start on a stronger foot with the premiere.
Looking forward to Anson Mount's return.
The superpowers drug. We've had weirder, sillier and more random things in Star Trek, like the mutated Tom Paris. However, starting the season off with this... eh. I would have avoided it. You could have Babs Olusanmokun show off his Jiu Jitsu moves and come off as a believable fighter without the superpowers. You could do a cool one-shot hallway fight like Daredevil, using an actor with that skillset.
It seemed like they just wanted to include Jess Bush in the fight scene and somehow make it plausible with the super serum. It would have been more effective if Chapel just 'McGuyver-ed' some projectile weapons that electrocute the Klingons using the medical 'tech.'
What I liked about many episodes of S1 is SNW is Entry Level Trek. It's easy to introduce Trek to your girlfriend or new casual viewers by showing them episodes like Memento Mori or Strange New Worlds. I don't think Pelia would really appeal to the uninitiated. Carol's acting choices with that character.. are rather jarring. I could see the casuals wondering wtf they are watching and tune out.
All that being said, be excited. Episode 2x02 is good. I've spoken to some who have seen the early screeners. It's probably the best of the bunch.
IMO the season should have started with the 2x02 episode. They heavily promoted Season Two, so it would have been beneficial to start on a stronger foot with the premiere.
Looking forward to Anson Mount's return.
It's funny you say that because this episode felt the safest for the uninitiated.
It isn't that safe when you leave your star (Anson Mount; the show's popular draw) out of the episode.
Carol wasn't a safe choice either, neither was her acting choices. I could see that being quite off-putting for many casuals.
You'll find 2x02 being a lot more safe and familiar Trek. Measure of a Man 2.0. A little bit preachy, but it has a worthwhile lesson to teach. It's a good episode.
Carol wasn't a safe choice either, neither was her acting choices. I could see that being quite off-putting for many casuals.
You'll find 2x02 being a lot more safe and familiar Trek. Measure of a Man 2.0. A little bit preachy, but it has a worthwhile lesson to teach. It's a good episode.
It's an ensemble show. No need for Mount.
And it was the most Trek check box show I've seen in a while. Very safe.
Kirk wasn't in one episode of TAS at all, the only canonical Trek story between the second TOS Pilot and "Encounter at Farpoint, Part I(TNG)" that didn't feature even the briefest appearance of Kirk's character.
Definite need for Mount. He's the reason the show exists. His popularity pushed the demand for the Pike spinoff. He's the charm and charisma. Balances everyone out.
The show feels very off-balance without him there. Discovery vibes.
I don't mind him taking a backseat for later episodes in the season, but it definitely feels like a risky choice to have him absent for the heavily-marketed premiere episode of the season.
The show feels very off-balance without him there. Discovery vibes.
I don't mind him taking a backseat for later episodes in the season, but it definitely feels like a risky choice to have him absent for the heavily-marketed premiere episode of the season.
This episode is exactly what I expected from this season of SNW.
One more chance, SNW.
If tobacco were discovered today it'd be a class A drug. Alcohol too for that matter. The only reason they aren't is a cultural one, not a medical one.