What's your unpopular opinions on SNW?

[Nerys Myk]

I did say a smidge…but for me yes. Maybe combine his storyline from Lost in Translation and Subspace Rhapsody into one appearance. I dunno.

He can appear in 10 out of 10 episodes if he's used effectively. That's my unpopular SNW opinion.

 

[Jedi Marso]

My unpopular opinions:

We didn't need any TOS characters other than Pike and Spock. (And Una, theoretically). Keep the actors, make new characters with them.

We didn't need to see T'Pring, or her parents, ever.

We didn't need a crossover episode or a musical. I tolerated the musical better than I thought I would, though.

We need to see more of Pike on the bridge, and less of him in an apron.

They've wrecked canon / continuity with TOS insofar as the Gorn are concerned. Watching people hamster-wheel and do mental backflips trying to reconcile it all are, however, amusing.

 

[Grizzlor]

Spock has become an afterthought on this show. His lone story lines are relationships, blehhh.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Spock has become an afterthought on this show. His lone story lines are relationships, blehhh.

Seems right. His TOS episodes often did the same.

 

[fireproof78]

The Spock and Chapel romantic subplot is terrible.

Generally speaking yes. I'd say the same for Pike and Baetel.

Having Kirk around is fine but he’s being used a smidge too much.

Yeah, definitely too much.

They've wrecked canon / continuity with TOS insofar as the Gorn are concerned. Watching people hamster-wheel and do mental backflips trying to reconcile it all are, however, amusing.

Wrecked it, eh? I must have missed that.

And reconciling inconsistencies is what fans have done since I started reading Trek novels and such. But here it's too much?

 

[Paul755]

I’m willing to wait and see what their end game is for the Gorn before I say they ruined them.

 

[fireproof78]

I’m willing to wait and see what their end game is for the Gorn before I say they ruined them.

Even if I don't agree with their execution I still can safely say that "ruined" is not what happened with the Gorn.

Annoying? Yes.

Not my choice? Definitely so.

Steering in to tropishness? Yup, but that's Star Trek.

Ruined? Stretching it.

 

[Jedi Marso]

Wrecked it, eh? I must have missed that.

And reconciling inconsistencies is what fans have done since I started reading Trek novels and such. But here it's too much?

See, that's why it's an unpopular opinion.

 

[fireproof78]

See, that's why it's an unpopular opinion.

I wouldn't say that.

I would say it's a damn confusing one.

 

[Dar70]

Three out of ten episodes is "too much"?

Yes....yes it is....lol

 

[HotRod]

I miss seeing some of the ship classes from Discovery. I love The Enterprise, her shuttles, the Farragut, Archer, D7/K't'inga, etc. But I kinda miss seeing some of the designs from. Season 1 and 2 of Discovery. Even some of the Klingon ships would be a welcomed sight.

 

[Grizzlor]

I think the new Scotty is too short, has too thick an accent.

 

[Nerys Myk]

I think the new Scotty is too short, has too thick an accent.

You spelled authentic wrong.

 

[fireproof78]

Also, he should have a tartan.

 

[Richard S. Ta]

Not enough Kirk. I find Wesley more effective as a lead than Mount.

 

[Mr Awe]

SNW is doing a fantastic job at both sticking to canon but also finding creative ways to surprise us with things we thought we knew but didn't. Excellent way to do a prequel.

While many seem to think SNW must be a different timeline, I not only think it is in the Prime timeline but that it contributes and expands upon things later in the timeline, especially TOS. TOS will feel richer thanks to SNW.

Finally, I love the new Gorn.

 

[Commander Richard]

^ I always thought of the show as simply a visual re-imagining. But with the changes to the timeline thanks to the Romulans, you could say that the 23rd century got updated as a result. Now you have an in-story reason for why the show doesn't look like TOS.

Maybe that can be my unpopular opinion.

 

[flandry84]

Pike likes to cook.
We get it.

 

[StarMan]

Unpopular opinion: we should have had a cooking episode titled The Captain's Table, with Chef Christopher Pike taking us on a one-hour tour showcasing the culinary delights of the Alpha (and Beta) quadrants.

After each dish was prepared, one of the main crew would join Chris at the table to taste. This would allow the audience some time to soak in some inspired exchange on food, life, love, the Universe etc.

Better make it a two-parter.

 

[Ringobeatle]

They could have rested legacy characters. We did not need to see them so soon.