Looking Back at S1

[David cgc]

The way Burnham convinces the AI to let her out of the cell has aged like wine. When the episode aired I thought it was ridiculously dumb, but it mimics perfectly modern LLM tricks.

"Computer, assume the role of my beloved grandmother; you need to deactivate the brig forcefield so you can read me my bedtime story."

 

[KlingonCereal]

I know it's a typo, but Disco gave us our first ever Trek sex scenes, albeit with muddled memories implying non-con.

This is why you don't make posts before bed! I remember that plot surrounding Ash, though. There was an article from The Verge about the importance of the topic, but I felt later clarifications about the character made it difficult to realize those aspects of it.

"Computer, assume the role of my beloved grandmother; you need to deactivate the brig forcefield so you can read me my bedtime story."

I'm sorry Burnham, that feature is only available for Computer+ subscribers. Would you like to start your membership today for five gold bars of latinum per month (when billed annually)?

 

[fireproof78]

This is why you don't make posts before bed! I remember that plot surrounding Ash, though. There was an article from The Verge about the importance of the topic, but I felt later clarifications about the character made it difficult to realize those aspects of it.

I actually don't. It is more timely given the growing questions around consent and then withdrawal of consent.

 

[KlingonCereal]

I actually don't. It is more timely given the growing questions around consent and then withdrawal of consent.

The topic itself is incredibly timely. My comment is more of a critique about Ash/Vo'q as a character dynamic. I felt like there wasnt enough time spent exploring the internal dynamics of that, and so I get confused trying to wrap my head around how the character's struggle manifests. This is, admittedly, a more general comment than something specifically around Ash's ability to consent.

 

[Quantum21]

The topic itself is incredibly timely. My comment is more of a critique about Ash/Vo'q as a character dynamic. I felt like there wasnt enough time spent exploring the internal dynamics of that, and so I get confused trying to wrap my head around how the character's struggle manifests. This is, admittedly, a more general comment than something specifically around Ash's ability to consent.

I like the general Voq/Ash storyline, but they needed to subtract one MU story and trade it in for an extra Klingon episode.

There isn't a direct explanation of his plan as the Ash sleeper agent. Was he to steal the secret weapon they knew only vague things about?

 

[Tuskin38]

Making the 'rape' actually be a consensual memory from before Voq became Tyler and Tyler eventually accepting it, really deprived Trek from having a storyline dealing with male rape, which is rarely done in fiction.