News Kurtzman: Brother Sets Up Entire Season of Discovery

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Alex Kurtzman spoke with The Hollywood Reporter recently, explaining how Brother set up the rest of the second season of Discovery. Note:...

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[DaveyNY]

Nice...

Interesting that his take on the Burnham/Spock relationship in no way even hints at any kind of sexual interaction between the two, either on purpose or by accident.

I find that refreshing, cause as we have already seen mentioned around here, some Trek Fans seem to relish in the lower depths of their own carnal inclinations.
(and I include myself in that category)

 

[XCV330]

Nice...

Interesting that his take on the Burnham/Spock relationship in no way even hints at any kind of sexual interaction between the two, either on purpose or by accident.

I find that refreshing, cause as we have already seen mentioned around here, some Trek Fans seem to relish in the lower depths of their own carnal inclinations.
(and I include myself in that category)

I seems like maybe Spock blames Michael for some loss of affection from his mother, but whether that's the bad thing she did to him I don't know.

 

[Vger23]

My guess is that our theories on the issue between Spock and Burnham are likely just stabbing in the dark at this point. There's literally no evidence upon which to base anything unfortunately.

 

[Awesome Possum]

I thought it was pretty obvious that little Spock was jealous of Michael in the scene where Amanda was reading to her and she’s being a doting mother while Spock watched them from afar. It might be that this gets worse when they’re older and Michael is trying to fit into Vulcan society and Sarek is showing more approval of her than him. He could see himself as flawed in his father’s eyes for being half human while even a full human is a better Vulcan than him and has more of his mother’s love.

 

[Agony_Boothb]

I think it's as simple as Spock began to trust Burnham and then she did something to destroy that trust. I definitely didn't get any sexual connotations, especially when it's clear from her dialogue right at the end of the episode that she views him as her actual brother.

 

[Awesome Possum]

She’s referred to him before as her brother as well. I really doubt they ever had sex, that seems out of character for both of them.

 

[Succubint]

Also, last season, there was dialogue between Tilly and Burnham which hinted at her never having had a boyfriend or romantic relationship before. Hence the awkwardness with Tyler.

I got potential jealousy vibes, too. Mickmike's idea sounds pretty plausible. Maybe they bond at some point since they both are not full Vulcans and probably both feel out of place in that society.

 

[Awesome Possum]

Also, last season, there was dialogue between Tilly and Burnham which hinted at her never having had a boyfriend or romantic relationship before. Hence the awkwardness with Tyler.

I got potential jealousy vibes, too. Mickmike's idea sounds pretty plausible. Maybe they bond at some point since they both are not full Vulcans and probably both feel out of place in that society.

Yeah, I could see them bonding over that and then Spock perceiving Sarek as favoring Michael more than him which drove them apart. That's why Michael still refers to him as her brother and Spock seems to be the one unwilling to reconnect as adults.

 

[Turtletrekker]

The tensions between them probably had more to do with Spock not being willing to share Amanda with his new foster sister. This notion that they had a sexual relationship is frankly a little bizarre.

 

[cultcross]

Good; hopefully he means in tone and plotline, not merely in the obvious truism sense that it is episode 1. I think Brother is a great start to a season and would love for the rest to take its cues from it.

 

[Agony_Boothb]

I was just rewatching the episode and realised i completely forgot that Burnham asks Pike if Spock has told him the reason they are not speaking terms. Do people honestly think Burnham wwould have asked that if her and spock had a sexual relationship?

 

[Timo]

In terms of setting up the season, what to make of the red herr... anomalies?

We get seven, and they are truly galactic in scope. And then it turns out the first drew our heroes into performing a fairly trivial rescue mission of a handful of people. So are the Red Angels a petty Roadside Assistance outfit that just advertises big?

Or did the anomaly draw the attention of the heroes and the audience to the Amazing Rock that Refuses to Transport?

Clearly the pilot was all setup, for those parts that weren't pure action. So what other bits were, besides the Spock and Red Angels bits?

Timo Saloniemi

 

[guyute03]

I'm very pleased with 'Brother' and will absolutely admit my trepidation with Kurtzman taking over Trek has subsided since viewing this episode.

Really looking forward to where Discovery goes this season & beyond, & also every other show that expands the Trek universe.

 

[F. King Daniel]

She’s referred to him before as her brother as well. I really doubt they ever had sex, that seems out of character for both of them.

It was out of character for Lorca to be an over-the-top WWE cartoon villian, but they did that.

I love the Sarek family stuff they've done so far. It comes across as a deeply fucked up experiment by a guy without a clue but means well, and I sincerely hope they don't apply some kind of Game of Thones = incest = ratings and clicks formula to Trek.

 

[Tuskin38]

It was out of character for Lorca to be an over-the-top WWE cartoon villian

It was out of character for the personae he put on in the Prime Universe, where he was trying to hide.

It wasn't OOC for his character all together.

I sincerely hope they don't apply some kind of Game of Thones = incest = ratings and clicks formula to Trek.

And besides a recent interview implies that isn't the case.

 

[Awesome Possum]

It was out of character for Lorca to be an over-the-top WWE cartoon villian, but they did that.

I love the Sarek family stuff they've done so far. It comes across as a deeply fucked up experiment by a guy without a clue but means well, and I sincerely hope they don't apply some kind of Game of Thones = incest = ratings and clicks formula to Trek.

Sarek was a terrible father. He really seems more concerned with his own theories on how Vulcans and Humans can work together than raising his kids. The only reason Spock and Michael turned out okay was because of Amanda. Just look how Sybok turned out, a dirty starship stealing hippie. I get the impression from his interactions with Michael that he regrets it because he's realized how that affected them both.

Now Tuvok, there's a good dad.

 

[Agony_Boothb]

Spock really had it rough, not vulcan enough because of humanity and can't embrace his humanity because he is vulcan. Then his dad comes along and dumps some strange human child onto his turf who seems to immediately connect better with his mother because they're both human and with his father because her humanity intrigues him. Burnham was a constant reminder of how Spock could never measure up to his fathers demands for him to be the best of both species. That is a lot of pressure for a little dude with a bowl cut to handle.

 

[Ithekro]

I wonder if its because Michael was rejected by the Vulcan Expeditionary Group (with Amanda objecting to the reasons presented) and later joined Starfleet followed by Sarek pushing Spock to that route yet Spock decided to also join Starfleet that caused Spock to lose his trust of Michael (something happened in the aftermath of that choice, Sarek still harbors guilt over it, and Michael had a massive inferiority complex afterwards....as well as Spock going the rebel route by denying his father's wishes and joining Starfleet Academy rather than the Vulcan Science Academy).

 

[Ridcully]

Gonna be an interesting journey....
I like how this whole story takes us from one point to another...