Spoilers Star Trek: Discovery 1x03 - "Context is for Kings"
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People give 0 ratings for games they haven't played and I'm sure a lot of those "insult to fans!?!1?" Trekkies think that manipulating the RT score will get the show canceled.
That's not how this works though, so...
EXACTLY! They seem to also think if they spam various social media accounts with cries of "I WON'T PAY FOR THIS!" or "ORVILLE IS BETTER!" somehow they'll cancel it and renew Voyager.
Lorca mentions to Landry, "thanks for beaming it over."
Interesting. Quite interesting. Looks like they've been busy collecting specimens from all over for... closer study.
They've got my attention for another week.
They've got my attention for another week.
And she seemed to REALLY like our Captain Lorca.. I get the sense he may have saved her life at some point in the past. She is 100% loyal to Lorca.
You know, I sort of wonder if that was the original intention, and then they were given those 2 new episodes, expanding to 15 for the season, they made them a separate 2-parter.
The entire episode was filled with a fun, edge-of-seat tension. The character moments had that tension. The scenes on the Glenn...tension. And, of course, anything with Lorca was crazy tension.
Very well pulled-off indeed.
No, I meant did it mistakenly come through the portal to find its way to the Glenn initially?
My problem with this show, and it is a problem that has plaqued other shows in the 9-11 world, is that the protagonist learns about a vast conspiracy and it becomes their job to learn about it and how to deal it. Meshing the thing that is Star Trek with a conspiracy-driven show is a bad idea. I can accept Section 31 - it makes sense to a point. Even in utopian societies, there has to be some darkness to keep the thing running. However, in this show, it is becoming clear that Lorca is not being completely sincere and that there is something more sinister under the surface aboard his starship. Something which terrifies Tilly.
I am feeling exhausted after watching this last episode.
I am feeling exhausted after watching this last episode.
Well, they might. This show will depend much more directly on fan approval, due to fans literally having to pay for it specifically. We could very well steer the plot in a more trek-like direction in future seasons.
I suspect that will be explored in a future episode: where it came from, and what it's purpose is. I half suspect a sort of Equinox vibe here, with Lorca secretly using other life forms to power this new tech.
I've watched all three episodes via Chromecast Ultra. No problems at all. Show looks gorgeous on my 55" 4K.
I don't know where this show fits in the Trek universe. If not for Sarek and Amanda, it could fit in right after VOY for all it matters. I have trouble seeing this flowing into TOS, but you know what... the show is good. It's set up a good serial, it's well assembled, and I'm curious to see where it goes.
I don't know where this show fits in the Trek universe. If not for Sarek and Amanda, it could fit in right after VOY for all it matters. I have trouble seeing this flowing into TOS, but you know what... the show is good. It's set up a good serial, it's well assembled, and I'm curious to see where it goes.
Gave this one a 7. I've got mixed feelings about the show after tonight's episode, but I'm willing to keep watching to see where it goes. I'm a big enough Trekkie I'm sure I'll stay with it at least to the end of season 1 even if I think it's pretty bad.
I'm really liking Burnham, actually, and looking forward to seeing how she works out her guilt over the earlier events. I'm also finding I like Saru, who I wasn't too keen on after the first two episodes. I think Stamets has potential.
Like several others, I'm finding Tilly pretty annoying. I'm hoping they'll make her more interesting soon.
I'm not liking the strong hints that Lorca is going to be a major villain. I feel like we've seen evil Starfleet captains and admirals way too many times before. I'm hoping it's misdirection, but I'm not confident that it will be.
I've got a mixed reaction to the science part. On the one hand, I'm glad it's not TNG/VOY style technobabble, but on the other hand, the whole "the universe is one giant organism" idea seems like a lot of pseudo-scientific speculation to me.
While I don't like the darker, more sinister tone thus far, I'm also sensing enough of the optimism and humanism that makes Star Trek Star Trek that I'm willing to hang in there, as I said above.
I'm really liking Burnham, actually, and looking forward to seeing how she works out her guilt over the earlier events. I'm also finding I like Saru, who I wasn't too keen on after the first two episodes. I think Stamets has potential.
Like several others, I'm finding Tilly pretty annoying. I'm hoping they'll make her more interesting soon.
I'm not liking the strong hints that Lorca is going to be a major villain. I feel like we've seen evil Starfleet captains and admirals way too many times before. I'm hoping it's misdirection, but I'm not confident that it will be.
I've got a mixed reaction to the science part. On the one hand, I'm glad it's not TNG/VOY style technobabble, but on the other hand, the whole "the universe is one giant organism" idea seems like a lot of pseudo-scientific speculation to me.
While I don't like the darker, more sinister tone thus far, I'm also sensing enough of the optimism and humanism that makes Star Trek Star Trek that I'm willing to hang in there, as I said above.
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Really enjoyed it. Liked the new characters introduced and the various plots threads. Interested to see where they all go. After Trek had the real Paul Stamets on talking about fungus. Not sure if fungal based transportation will work, but at least some of the fungal science is real.
The parts on the Glen were definitely Alien(s) inspired, but they did a good job with it And let's face it, any show that got its start borrowing from Forbidden Planet can't be docked points for borrowing from another SF film.
I was glad to see "concerned redhead" from the Shenzhou survived, but not exactly intact it seems. I wonder if we will see more of her? She wasn't glad to see Burnham.
The parts on the Glen were definitely Alien(s) inspired, but they did a good job with it And let's face it, any show that got its start borrowing from Forbidden Planet can't be docked points for borrowing from another SF film.
I was glad to see "concerned redhead" from the Shenzhou survived, but not exactly intact it seems. I wonder if we will see more of her? She wasn't glad to see Burnham.
Didn’t care for this episode. It was at best watchable. Seems like The show is trying to be edgy like BSG and weird science like Fringe. Looks like they wanted to throw in a little Alien to. And it doesn’t do them well. I liked the first two episodes much more than this one.
I think they're collecting specimens from all over. This beastie happened to survive the accident on the Glenn.
Liked the shuttles, they had the lines of the TFF version (my personal favorite), with the big stupid (according to ILM) circular door on the back from TMP ships (another personal favorite). Felt like some of the dialog could use a bit more snap, but maybe they want to have some audience participation and are letting us text the subtext at home. I loved the last surviving Klingon being completely willing to team up with the Starfleet team to fight the monster, for all the good it did him. Burnham reciting Alice in Wonderland to calm herself was excellent, and aside from having shades of "Alien," I saw on another board it's also a deep cut to a TAS episode where Spock mentions that Amanda read the book to him when he was a kid.
A little weirdness with Tully's "Is that a book?!" reaction, but you can take your choice of whether that's because she's excited about everything, or printed books, like holographic communications (and fortune cookies, apparently, not to mention 3D movies in real life), cycle in and out of popularity in the Trek universe, and they're out of fashion in the 2250s.
A little weirdness with Tully's "Is that a book?!" reaction, but you can take your choice of whether that's because she's excited about everything, or printed books, like holographic communications (and fortune cookies, apparently, not to mention 3D movies in real life), cycle in and out of popularity in the Trek universe, and they're out of fashion in the 2250s.
But it won't be based on how many people buy in after 1 season. The other value this show has, as most streaming shows do, is that it's valuable content built up for the app. Now CBSAA has 3 new exclusive episodes-- and after this season 15-- that will always be there, to watch at any time.
Fans complain CBSAA doesn't have enough content to interest them. Well, in 3 years when DSC has 45 episodes online, the Good Fight has 3 seasons, and 3-4 other shows, suddenly it's not looking like such a bad library.
It's about a LOT more than simply how many people watch during the weeks they premiere.
No thanks. Good luck with your "steering campaign." I have found over the last 40 years as a fan that fans are best when watching. They are generally shit at knowing what they want and almost 100% of the time, I'm not anywhere near alignment on where they think the franchise needs to go. And nothing makes me sicker when some sub-segmentbof fans decides they can/should exert influence over the direction of the franchise.
I for one think the healthiest thing is always to change and challenge in this franchise. Take the risks. Don't listen to the fans. Make a great show and let audiences make their decisions.
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