Spoilers Star Trek: Starfleet Academy 1x08 – “The Life of the Stars”

[CT_Phipps]

Tarima mourning the War College would make more sense if:

1. We'd seen any real reason to consider it worthwhile

2. The fact it is literally sharing a campus with her so she can say hi to all of her friends by crossing a hall.

 

[FredH]

Did he never love anyone after that family episode though? Seven was later IIRC. But he might mean family and not romantic love.

Plus, there’s the stuff you think is love in the moment, and years later look back and see that it wasn’t really at all; versus the stuff that really mattered, and still does even many years after they’re gone.

 

[tomalak301]

About 20 minutes into the episode I was ready to hate it and give it a 3. I thought Tilly was surprisingly mean-spirited and the whole theater stuff seemed really odd. Then Kasq happened and something in this episode just clicked. We finally got to see why the Doctor had the behavior he had in this show and him "adopting" sam was really nice. I was worried that the Makers would have evil intentions, but it doesn't seem like that is the case. Even the stuff with the cadets started to come into place, and I left the episode thinking why couldn't this have been last week. We didn't need the episode last week, but this episode served as the post-trauma from the Merizoky incident.

I'm giving this episode a 7. It was a very strong second half, I just wish the first half would have been equally as strong.

I kind of wish Tilly had given us some updates on the Discovery crew. This series does take place after Saru's marriage to T'Rina, right?

 

[thribs]

Talk about a massive letdown with the holo planet. They just use that bloody Starfleet academy set again.

 

[tomalak301]

Talk about a massive letdown with the holo planet. They just use that bloody Starfleet academy set again.

It's a holo-planet. They can use anything and that kind of excuses the budget saving.

Or were you being sarcastic?

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

Hooray, more Tilly!

 

[thribs]

It's a holo-planet. They can use anything and that kind of excuses the budget saving.

Or were you being sarcastic?

I would like some new sets every now and then

 

[fireproof78]

So, what this canonically establishes is that B'elanna in her attempt to teach the Doctor about life gave him existential lifelong trauma.

And he did not remotely consider his daughter a simulation.

SF Debris called it.

 

[DaveyNY]

I would like some new sets every now and then

I'm sure the Producers would like that also, but a pre-established seasonal budget will do that.

Vasquez Rocks being the ultimate Star Trek budget saver.



Gave this one a 9.
Probably because it rings true for those of us over 50 looking back on our lives.

 

[Agony_Boothb]

I'm sure the Producers would like that also, but a pre-established seasonal budget will do that.

Vasquez Rocks being the ultimate Star Trek budget saver.



Gave this one a 9.
Probably because it rings true for those of us over 50 looking back on our lives.

Also the cave set from the 90's

 

[thribs]

Also the cave set from the 90's

At least there they tried to make it look different. The thing about these new Trek shows is that they don’t even bother trying to make them different.

 

[fireproof78]

At least there they tried to make it look different. The thing about these new Trek shows is that they don’t even bother trying to make them different.

So...just like old Star Trek?

 

[cooleddie74]

The first 10 I've awarded to the series. This one hit all the right notes with me, right down to the incidental music.

Everyone shone in this, and the Doctor got to shine in a way he hasn't since the dawn of 21st century Trek. Not perfect, but a 10.

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

Now this was a good way to do a bottle show.

 

[thribs]

I remember that family episode. Didn’t Be’lanna mess with it and turn his children into druggies?

 

[cooleddie74]

Bonus points for referencing "Blink of an Eye," one of VOY's best episodes.

 

[Fateor]

I would like some new sets every now and then

They can't afford new sets, they spent all their money on their giant Academy set.

Hell, from everything we've seen so far they can't even afford to do location shoots.

 

[Agony_Boothb]

At least there they tried to make it look different. The thing about these new Trek shows is that they don’t even bother trying to make them different.

Oh please. The cave set was always pretty recognisable as the cave set. Take off those rose tinted glasses, chief.

 

[Precious Tritium]

I’ve enjoyed this show pretty much from week one, but this one really got to me. Some real catharsis in the way the story so neatly dovetailed at the end, managing to not only pay off a Voyager story from two decades ago, but also deal with the fallout of the Braka episode in a way that I never expected them to.

I can’t say Star Trek often makes me cry, but the last ten minutes had me misty-eyed throughout.

So nice to see Mary Wiseman, too. Not sure if there’s been any reports from the set of season 2, but I hope they managed to grab her for at least a couple of episodes over there, because she slots so well into this show.

Easy 9 for me, and perhaps my favourite of the season. Think this one will play wonderfully on a rewatch.

 

[CT_Phipps]

My review both positive and negative.

This episode is...I don't want to say it because I've never been one of those fans.

But it is 50% "Do not want" and 50% "Really good Episode."

No points for guessing which parts I disliked and which parts I liked. However, here's my comments for Parts 1 and Parts 2.

Part 1:

1. Why is Tarima transferring? Is the War College too aggressive? Are they teaching them to be Sith there? If she's not there to study what she wants, why doesn't she go back to Betazed?
2. I literally forget her brother is a character in this show.
3. The show itself says that Caleb and Genesis have better chemistry than Caleb and Tarima.
4. Oh, NOW they remember Betazoids are telepaths.
5. I'm sad that Caleb not wanting to take advantage of a drunk Tarima is impressive but it's rare in shows. Even then, she assumes it's because she's a mutant.
6. This show would make more sense if I had any familiarity with Our Town. Or if we did more than just it.
7. I agree with the posters who say Tarima and Genesis ALSO make a better couple.
8. Jayden absolutely faked the flu and good on him.
9. I approve of Tilly returning and wish she was regular cast. I love Tilly and I hate that she's a Lieutenant teaching versus a captain. We deserved Captain Killy.
10. Weird that a planet of telepaths and empaths don't have therapists.

Part 2:
1. Wow, they canonized SF Debris' joke that Belenna inflicted existential trauma on the doctor by killing his child that he clearly did not consider a simulation but a real person.
2. Lots of good references to other VOY shows.
3. I wish Ake had co-parented her.
4. I like the implications that the Makers live on a cube. Are they related to the Borg? Maybe, maybe not.
5. The best acting of the episode by far.

Additional

1. Tilly looming over Tarima is hilarious. This is not meant as an insult but the wildly different heights of the actors is kind of unique in the television I watch.