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I hate to keep repeating the word "refreshing" but.... It is nice to see that if trauma absolutely has to be a factor in character backstories that at least some of the time they are shown to have already come to terms with it and are centered well-put-together people. I'm just not a fan of the...
Agreed. Of all of the things to fault different eras of trek in comparison to others I think the production design and effects related to the ships shouldn't even register unless they did something so off the wall crazy that it completely takes you out of the moment.
I remember similar arguments...
It's really refreshing to finally actually like Star Trek again. Speaking as somebody who has not enjoyed the JJ Abrams and Kurtzman era at all until now.
Pike is great
All of the crew dynamics are good
Story is simple yet interesting and well done with just the right amount of mystery
Looking...
There are times like that but, unlike in the movies, most of the time it isn't really black-and-white - I think those are few and far between, frankly.
That's the beauty of this kind of storytelling and one aspect that I've missed from trek until now. It leaves it up to each person to reflect from their own perspective, project their experience onto it and maybe even think about how to change for the better.
That was one of several period clips featured in Pike's presentation. The next clip is very possibly a progressive protest featuring a "No Justice No Peace" sign. That follows some more scenes from the Jan 6th protest and then general scenes of disorder with riot troops marching in smoke and...
I didn't get that implication at all and was glad to see they took the approach they did, rather than trying to make an explicit statement about who or 'which side' is supposedly to blame for the conflict. Especially one that strokes the ego of certain segments of the population at the expense...
First time in a long time that I actually enjoyed watching a Star Trek show. The only one so far from the Kurtzman era that I am eager to rewatch. I hope the rest of the season lives up to this.
I think though that it is a difference of both degree and emphasis in terms of character and story. In TNG these sort of character moments helped fill in some details but they hardly seemed to be the defining part of any of those characters. What's more, in many cases (though not exclusively of...