Spoilers Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 2x04 - "Among the Lotus Eaters"

[AlanC9]

They have a track record of turning out very entertaining episodes, so I'm reasonably sure this will be cool, but to be honest, I still wish they would do less revisiting of old places, people and concepts. I guess it's kinda baked into the idea of doing a “Pike show”, but at this point I'm pretty confident these writers are capable of telling compelling stories without having to rely on old stuff. I wonder if the part of the audience that's new to Trek isn't overwhelmed by the amount of callbacks they are presented with. With these last couple of episodes I often found myself having to give my non-Trekkie wife a quick rundown of stuff like augments, the Eugenics wars, Khan etc.

Yeah, I'd like to not do this again next week.

At least the LD crossover will be forward-looking.

 

[Tiberius Jim]

I agree that it dragged in some places, especially the scenes with Luq...but overall that was a classic TOS-esque story with a dash of early TNG.

 

[DaveyNY]

Heh ... and it has begun.

I don't compare episodes anymore.
I find them all enjoyable in some manner.

That way leads to madness.

 

[cooleddie74]

Good. Pretty good. My least favorite of the new season thus far but still, an entertaining 57 minutes well spent.

 

[AlanC9]

A lot more window space on the redesigned shuttles. At least they can actually see forward now.

And I'm happy that M'Benga's physical combat prowess is an in-universe fact, rather that something generated by Rule of Cool.

 

[DaveyNY]

I think we'll find with this episode that most folks don't like to be reminded that we're merely human.

A lot more window space on the redesigned shuttles. At least they can actually see forward now.

But only two seats.

 

[CorporalClegg]

It was the typical middle-season Voyager trudge with prettier graphix.

Easily the worst episode of the series so far.

Also, "You believed a fairy tail." Then: "This is a magic castle."

 

[DaveyNY]

It was the typical middle-season Voyager trudge with prettier graphix.

Easily the worst episode of the series so far.

Also, "You believed a fairy tail." Then: "This is a magic castle."

Well, in a sense it was.
The construction of the walls was figured out and then forgotten.
To anyone not knowing how the 'science' works it would seem like magic.
The 'forgetting' is insidious.

 

[CorporalClegg]

Yeah?

 

[Titus Andronicus]

I really enjoyed this episode. I suppose it resonated with me because it made me reflect on my own life and career.

 

[DaveyNY]

I think this episode will be best enjoyed by folks who have lived long enough to understand its intentions.

Also, probably not enough pew-pew involved for many.



Ah well, off to bed.

 

[tenmei]

Seems like they've forgotten to upload it on Paramount Plus UK

 

[CorporalClegg]

I think this episode will be best enjoyed by folks who have lived long enough to understand its intentions.

Also, probably not enough pew-pew involved for many.



Ah well, off to bed.

Patronize harder, my dude.

 

[Yistaan]

So I assume the Rigel 7 brain altering effects are now the official explanation for why Pike was acting strangely in 'The Cage' and saying stuff like he's not used to a woman on the bridge.

 

[Enterprise is Great]

I enjoyed it then I forgot that. Then I said I’m Enterprise is Great and I love this show a few times and then I remembered I enjoyed the episode. My least favorite episode of the season but I enjoyed it a lot. 8/10.

I’m not sure how this fits with the TOS pilot and that big ugly faced hulkish Kalar dude we saw. No one looked similar at all.

Ortegas looked cute in her Kalkar outfit. The hat was dope.

 

[Lakenheath 72]

If this was an Ortegas episode, it was lame sauce. It seems that with every series of Star Trek there is that one character that the writers struggle over and that might be this series her.

Another thing - the original matte painting for Rigel VII was far better at evoking a place than what was seen in SNW.

 

[Captain Jollydark]

I think we'll find with this episode that most folks don't like to be reminded that we're merely human. But only two seats.

I was like, Dude, go sit down and strap in, but then had to assume there was more seating out of shot. Maybe the shuttles are modular. I keep thinking there's another station on the shuttle that we've seen. Like Spock was off to the side in first Gorn episode...maybe...?

 

[NCC-73515]

The Kalar got better dentists now

 

[Enterprise is Great]

Ortegas was strictly the B plot. I’ll take that over nothing.

 

[AlanC9]

Technically, this does count as a strange new world, since we didn't know this planet was that wacky before.
But where did all those phaser rifles come from? Is he supposed to have built them?