Yeah we had lens flares all over the damn place.
Spoilers Star Trek: Discovery 1x01 - "The Vulcan Hello"
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Yeah we had lens flares all over the damn place.
Hmm. Feeling somewhat indifferent about watching more, frankly. 
Yeah, I guess you're right on that one. The Q stuff was good, but that's not really most of the episode. And, also, I have to remember that The Vulcan Hello isn't a complete narrative with a beginning, middle, and end. It's part of a many-part serial without adequate resolution at this time.
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I don't know how much luck anyone else is having, but the All Access app isn't loading the episode. I keep getting an error message and a retry.
Hmm... connection to "Wolf in the Fold" with the dead Klingon named Rejek?
This episode seems like something The Big Bang Theory will be making fun of in a few months.
It's a poor facsimile. It's a mass produced and clean, but ultimately cheaper, version of the original. It's like those copies of the Constitution one picks up in a WDC gift store.
They should've named him Rynar.
So, that was pretty good. Not perfect, not close to being a disaster.
I hope that if they're going to be all about the war, then they try to balance Federation ideals against necessity instead of instantly throwing the ideals out the window.
I hope that if they're going to be all about the war, then they try to balance Federation ideals against necessity instead of instantly throwing the ideals out the window.
The Klingons didn't work for me at all. I would have preferred to see things only from the Federation point of view at least for now.
The uniforms look awful on screen and in motion: too shiny.
Is there any reason why Burnham couldn't have called to the bridge from sickbay while getting her treatment for radiation exposure? I mean, I get it that that wouldn't have necessitated dramatically going up (down) to the bridge while still burned, but....
And why was it necessary for the First Officer to fly alone into the deadly radiation field? Don't they have redshirts (copper-shirts) yet?
The whole mutiny thing was pretty ridiculous. Burnham should understand that their role might be that of the first Vulcan ship that was destroyed. It would have been more compelling to tell that to the captain, but then I guess we wouldn't have the dramatic brig scenes to come....
Not sure exactly how to score it, that will require further thought, but it's not at the top of the scale. There's a lot here that isn't working. It's average at best, six at most.
The uniforms look awful on screen and in motion: too shiny.
Is there any reason why Burnham couldn't have called to the bridge from sickbay while getting her treatment for radiation exposure? I mean, I get it that that wouldn't have necessitated dramatically going up (down) to the bridge while still burned, but....
And why was it necessary for the First Officer to fly alone into the deadly radiation field? Don't they have redshirts (copper-shirts) yet?
The whole mutiny thing was pretty ridiculous. Burnham should understand that their role might be that of the first Vulcan ship that was destroyed. It would have been more compelling to tell that to the captain, but then I guess we wouldn't have the dramatic brig scenes to come....
Not sure exactly how to score it, that will require further thought, but it's not at the top of the scale. There's a lot here that isn't working. It's average at best, six at most.
I'm starting to think maybe this is "Prime" in that it's what the Prime Timeline in the movies was, where Spock Prime is from, but has nothing to do with the 1966-2005 canon.
Lots of stuff:
- Expansion of the Trek mythos
- Commander Burnham being a bad-ass
- Lt. (Commander?) Saru
- Michelle Yeoh brandishing a phaser
- Really great opening titles
- A story that mirrors previous Human/Klingon interactions (especially Broken Bow and Sleeping Dogs) and sets the stage for some really interesting stuff going forward
I'll have to see the second half to be sure, but this might end up being the best Trek premiere ever.
Yeah, I didn't see much of the production values, honestly. The ultra-hyper-HD visuals they're going for make it look like a damn video game. If it were my choice, I'd tone it down. I like what they're doing overall with the visuals, but it was too much and too fake.
Also, Burnham is all full of herself. I can see her getting really annoying. But perhaps that's part of her character journey, and this will be a chastening experience for her. I was literally saying "Please throw her ass in the brig!"
Also, Burnham is all full of herself. I can see her getting really annoying. But perhaps that's part of her character journey, and this will be a chastening experience for her. I was literally saying "Please throw her ass in the brig!"
The Hollywood Reporter has posted its review (SPOILERS):
https://www.google.com/amp/www.hollywoodreporter.com/amp/review/star-trek-discovery-review-1042428
https://www.google.com/amp/www.hollywoodreporter.com/amp/review/star-trek-discovery-review-1042428
I thought it got better as it went along. The dialogue in the beginning, particularly the bridge scenes, was cringe-inducing. It felt like it took forever to find out just what that thing was. It got stronger in the second half with the conflict between the captain and first officer. Guy playing Sarek was great.
So the Federation and Klingon have fought over the past century but have had few face to face encounters?
I'll definitely check out a free trial of the next episode. We'll see how this show does given the efforts of the producers to drive away at least half of the fanbase.
So the Federation and Klingon have fought over the past century but have had few face to face encounters?
I'll definitely check out a free trial of the next episode. We'll see how this show does given the efforts of the producers to drive away at least half of the fanbase.
Anyone want to swear a blood oath with me against this Albino-looking guy?
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