Spoilers Star Trek: Discovery 2x01 - "Brother"

C'mon bro....

 

Well we haven’t seen Number One yet, so I’m going to say yes.

 

Who says 'boned' anymore? JFC

 

Holy tribbles, that was effing amazing! Great start to season two!

(And yeah, Burnham and Spock got it on. No doubt.)

 

Did anyone else love the opening with the film from the probe and all the spacescape shots as Burnham said "Space..the final frontier?"

I thought that was really cool.

 

I got the reference to the multicolored uniforms being a brand-new issue, but does anybody know why Pike and his Enterprise crewmembers had different badges?

 

Part of the new uniform.

 

I would assume because "new uniforms" includes the accouterment.

 

The problem with Tilly now is the whole tone of the series is a lot lighter. Pike brings a lot of levity, and so did Saru. Tilly's over-the-top Girlmore Girls overly-caffeinated millennial speak doesn't really contrast dour and darkness anymore, and is being exposed for how cheesy it actually is.

Maybe it will tone down after the Harbarts/Berg episodes have passed. The Tilly character seems to be right outta their wheelhouse.

I'm fine with Tilly has part of the nerd crew in engineering. Basically Stamets and her could be the Fitz/Simmons of the show. But this Tilly as Captain talk is really cringey. Keep her off the bridge and away from command. It would be like making Neelix a Captain.

 

Strong start for season 2. I feel everybody got their shit together and there was a strong sense of vision and unity. I hope this portends a better pace than season 1, and allows ideas and storylines to be fully realized rather than be quickly strangled to make room for the next underdeveloped idea.

My only nit pick was the asteroid/pod sequence. I felt it went on too long and the demise of Science Officer what's-his-face was too choreographed. He was such a stereotypical machismo hump of course he was gonna get killed. Not that I'm sorry to see him go, but it felt waaay too obvious.

I vote 9/10.

 

Would have been more of a beauty if they didn’t squish it. It’s front prfile just looks all wrong.

 

It seems weird to me that the official Starfleet symbol would be changed with a redesign in uniforms.

 

Rank is on the sleeves on the color uniforms, whereas it was on the badge on the Blues

 

Did anyone else notice the little fortune Pike found in the ready room?

"Not every cage is a prison"

I thought that was a clever and exceptional little nod.

 

At least we know that novel is no longer canon. Pity.

 

Good point regarding the tone. She provided levity last season, but this season the tonal shifts make her cringeworthy-ness really stand out. That's not to say I hate Tilly, but I really hope they tone her down some. Granted I understand she has social anxiety, but after being on the crew and through a War already, that should have provided her more growth. I hope they don't do a Kelvin Kirk and make her Captain in short order.

 

$1000 quatloos says they did. And if you want to blame someone for saying "boned" blame me. Tai was referencing my post earlier in the thread.

 

Was Pike talking directly to the fans with that line?
Did they check his quantum signature? Should be standard practice on the Discovery.

 

I loved everything about this.