That’s part of the problem. There’s no reason the character should have been that black-and-white in the first place. TOS was far more...
Agreed, but that brings me back to my point about cartoonishness. Playing evil as funny and OTT, without any serious introspection, doesn’t lend...
He does get to be a kindly Force ghost, doesn’t he? But even if you want to spend much time thinking about that, which I don’t, it’s a Christian...
That’s exactly the opposite of the message that has sustained the franchise for 50+ years, IMO.
No, MU Spock works because the potential for better was baked into him from the get-go. He was not good or bad, just a product of his world....
Mirror, Mirror was interesting because Mirror Spock twas willing to defy the silly tropes of his universe. He was a 3D character in a 2D world....
If Darth Vader is the benchmark, I guess one could argue The Way to Eden had some really deep thoughts on the countercultural movement....
Yes, the best way to have a nuanced discussion of the human condition is through silly cartoon characters that exaggerate humanity at its worst....
Oh for the days when I never dreamed this conversation would be possible. Thanks, Kurtzman.
Much improved over the first season, though they again stumbled hard with the ending. I kinda wish they'd drop the season-long arcs if they can't...
That was so goofy and fannish that I could hardly believe it was in an actual episode.
In a cynical moment, I'd entertain the notion that they're simply going down the list of things they think casual fans are most likely to pay to...
That's great, I hope. I'm surprised it was beaten by Sabrina and Riverdale, a slumping show that has been getting only about 800,000 viewers in...
That was my point earlier in the thread. This analysis is much less revealing for fans than for outsiders looking in. And probably less useful for...
Clearly people are engaging with it and posting about it, and that’s great. It doesn’t need to be more than that. Passion can be a useful metric,...
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