Rahul returns to Disco (Season 3 & on)

[Rahul]

Okay, so I stopped watching DIS after the season 2 finale, and stopped watching PIC in the middle of season 2. I had returned to PIC to watch the final third season (nope - good, suspenseful first half, good character moments, but again turning to utterly stupid "tv-epic" schlock in the end).

Now I have decided to go back to DIS as well, and watch season 3 & 4 for the first time.

What has changed? The excellent SNW. I'm a big fan, and it feels good to have a show where I feel right at "home" in Star Trek. With that weight being taken off, my goal is to check out what I missed on DIS, and if people are interested write some thoughts down here.

I am now 3 episodes in. My thoughts so far:

Burnham is much better, more natural than before. Book seems fine.
Saru was my favourite character on DIS. But since taking away his character defining fear, he seems weirdly... empty?
Stamets, Tilly, Reno,... are all fine. The characters were never the problem (not for me at least).
The plot(s) are not as exciting as the premise (32nd century!) should be though.

 

[Rahul]

That hope is you - part 1
My favourite episode so far. Its not exactly for the plot, that is rather mundane. But if feels like a good sci-fi adventure, with lots of aliens, monsters, action, strange planets, and interesting characters.

Side-note: Burnham & Book were the ones sneaking in and then straight up stealing stuff. The Andorians & Orions were just guards. So it felt a bit off when they started to straight up vaporize the guards left and right.

Book is a good addition to the cast, and it was an interesting choice to completely separate Burnham from Discovery & crew, that felt pretty exciting.

 

[Lord Garth]

Saru was my favourite character on DIS. But since taking away his character defining fear, he seems weirdly... empty?

That void will be filled.

The plot(s) are not as exciting as the premise (32nd century!) should be though.

I actually agree with you about this. I like that they shifted Discovery to the 32nd Century as the series works better there. BUT what we saw in "Calypso" was so mysterious. That mysteriousness never would've been able to be kept up if that was going to be the permanent new setting, so I understand that, but they couldn't done more with the new setting than they have. I'll hold off on spoilers.

 

[Rahul]

Coming back to this thread maybe one last time:

So by now I have finished watching season 3. I did not like it. It wasn't offensive or stupid like season 1. It was just kind of very, very dull and by the numbers, with the most boring villain ever.

However - at that point I thought what gives? - DIS season 4 was the last live-action Trek season I haven't watched, so I gave it a shot, too.

And I really, really liked season 4.
Was it perfect? No. But it had an intriguing plot. Didn't ruin it with some last minute villain-swap. It did something interesting with the main characters, plotting them sometimes against each other. It had some real, but not ridiculous stakes. It felt like having a good balance between season arc & episodic plots (even better than the IMO otherwise superior SNW). And I felt genuinely well entertained.

So, uhm, I'm kinda' back on board? And will watch season 5 when it comes out?

 

[fireproof78]

So, uhm, I'm kinda' back on board? And will watch season 5 when it comes out?

I'm waiting on the odds from Vegss before I place this bet.

 

[Quantum21]

The Disco balls are bigger and shinier

 

[fireproof78]

The Disco balls are bigger and shinier

My Disco brings all the balls to yard and they're like "it's bigger than yours."

*runs away.*