Spoilers Star Trek: Discovery 1x03 - "Context is for Kings"
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Optimism, likeable characters and better science. And more lights wouldn't hurt either.
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I definitely didn't get the lack of optimism claim this week. There's a whole segment on the wonderful things they'll do with their mushroom drive once the war's over. The Discovery is a science ship pushing the boundaries of exploration, they're just getting a funding boost (with post scarcity money...) because there's a war on.
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Just my two bits, of course, but I found plenty of science here, or at least the tantalizing expectation of more science, but more practical science. As for likeable characters, I like Michael. I love Tilly. She's adorkable in every way. As for the optimism, some of that can be found in Lorca's speech to Burnham about staying, and why she should. Will there be more? I certainly hope so, but for me I found enough for now. I do hope you find enough to enjoy the show.
I do too. I really want to like it, but it is not going well. But it's early, I have to see where they go from here.
Oh, and I really hope that setting up Lorca to seem like shady and potentially evil is a fake out.
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I'll say is.. that's more like it! I had to turn the subtitles on a few times to understand what Lorca was saying (watched on Netflix), but was nonetheless impressed with Issac's performance. Loved Cadet Tilly. Found Saru alot more tolerable this time round.
I'll say is.. that's more like it! I had to turn the subtitles on a few times to understand what Lorca was saying (watched on Netflix), but was nonetheless impressed with Issac's performance. Loved Cadet Tilly. Found Saru alot more tolerable this time round.
Watching Lorca linger in his menagerie, examining his collection, made me realise that he may be the most dangerous ‘mystery wrapped in human form’ onboard the Discovery...
The final scene is probably the crew trying to carefully talk her out of aiming her phaser rifle at the warp reactor to rid Starfleet of them.
And failing.
I was a bit freaked out by the Gorn skeleton and obvious animal/alien experimentation going on.Watching Lorca linger in his menagerie, examining his collection, made me realise that he may be the most dangerous ‘mystery wrapped in human form’ onboard the Discovery...
Janeway would not have approved. I think even Dr Phlox might be concerned with what is going on here.
Sorry, I was just trying to give you the benefit of the doubt as it seemed your impression of the episode and the characters were unjustifiably dark and negative. I was worried I wasn't correctly understanding your position. But as you have now made it clear, I understand.
I gave it a 7, but a solid one. I liked it more than the two prior episodes, but there is still something not clicking completely with me, and hopefully that will come in the next few episodes. Actually, having the little bit of humor (Landry saying to Tilly, "Did he just shush you?" was well-placed, and well-done) helped this time around, and the series needs that little balance so it isn't a completely dark drama.
I did like that Lorca's family business was making fortune cookies and he had a bowl of them! Just a great little non-sequitur!
It's growing on me, slowly.
I did like that Lorca's family business was making fortune cookies and he had a bowl of them! Just a great little non-sequitur!
It's growing on me, slowly.
I was a bit freaked out by the Gorn skeleton and obvious animal/alien experimentation going on.
Janeway would not have approved. I think even Dr Phlox might be concerned with what is going on here.
I'm kinda glad it looked closer to the look of the TOS Gorn, than to the CGI one from Enterprise.
Like I said, differing opinions. I thought there was plenty of optimism on show. And as for likable characters, Tilly & Lorca I thought were excellent. And Michael was a huge improvement over the first two episodes. I'm really looking forward to next week now.
I like Burnham's "Shit, that worked" line also.
Magic mushrooms?
I liked that as well! Those little bits of humor to break up the drama and tension, if even for a second, will work wonders.
Heisenberg compensators?
A series that tells good stories and actually matches what's already been established in the Star Trek Franchise.
There, now you know.
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