I gave it a 5, which is as low as I have given any Discovery title, so take it as you will.
This episode is not bad, but it I don't think it's good. It can aspire to fair. I honestly thought about going lower. But the actors tried hard.
Where to start with. Beyer is out of her element. If people enjoy her work, please just let her continue to rip eyeballs out of sockets over in PIC. This was a boring episode, a pointless episode with a lot of things thrown in that didn't need to be there.
I like Tilly. A lot. She doesn't need to be an XO. And no one should be happy that she's an XO. Beyer is a writer who likes to do inevitable unfixable shit to characters she didn't develop, so.. well there you go. Really wish she'd stuck to Voyager novels.
Burnam's Mom, who has a name but I can't remember it, has gone from being crabby all-knowing super inventor space mom to Romulan Truth Warrior Nun in less than a year. And she's a legal advocate for a civilization she's had, again, not that much time to integrate into. Could we at least get a sword fighting training montage. That last sentence is sarcastic. But it would have made this episode more interesting
But that's ok because Burnham's year as a courier has likewise changed her in amazingly powerful ways that only Nun Mom can understand. Fortunately Warrior Nun Mom also knows all the intricacies of Ni'Varian socio-political conflicts.
No Linus, No Georgio, No Culber, No Reno. No Adira. No Adira's ghost boyfriend. Stamets and the bridge crew reduced to Tilly's chorus line. In a Bottle Episode.
Burnham Sermons have been replaced with Burnham Confessions. But then Beyer likes a tortured lead with issues they have to work out in public. I
The Spock footage felt like a cheap ploy to pull emotional heart strings. It's fine. It was going to happen at some point. Get it over with. Send some money to the Nimoy estate. I felt like the episode was at risk of becoming a commercial for Picard season 2.
The highly emotional Vulcan Tiki Torch Logic Debate was not very logical. It was badly written.
Burhnam: "Honored pointies, let's take a moment to worship my brother. Now then, I am here to present some logical facts."
Middle Nivarian "We already read your notes. It's crap. We don't need to have a hearing. Court adjourned.."
Burnham "Yes, but wait till my mom gets me to cry! She's my lawyer too. I think."
Space Nun Mom: "It's true. She's a total butthead. She lies. She's a bad officer. Pretty much everyone hates her. Don't believe a word she says. I'm here on her behalf."
Middle Nivarian "I don't care. I read the paper, it's crap."
Left Nivarian "Wait, I want to hear her cry. I heard she's good at this bit."
Middle Nivarian "You're crap, too"
Right Nivarian "Hear the man out "
Middle Nivarian "You're part Romulan, fuck you too. In fact, let's have a war!"
Burnham "Stop! Don't cut the baby in half I give up"
Space Nun Mom "Wrong thing Burnham"
Burnham "Oh right. as it is written Bang a Gong. Get it on. Bang a gong."
P'resident Trina "I like that Burnham. She's got moxie, I tell ya. Hey.. space nun.. give her this secret hard drive I happened to have to your kid. Many bothans died, to bring us this information. Seriously. I look like Mon Mothma, right? Never mind. I'm gonna go canoodle that tall glass of Kelpian"
This episode is not bad, but it I don't think it's good. It can aspire to fair. I honestly thought about going lower. But the actors tried hard.
Where to start with. Beyer is out of her element. If people enjoy her work, please just let her continue to rip eyeballs out of sockets over in PIC. This was a boring episode, a pointless episode with a lot of things thrown in that didn't need to be there.
I like Tilly. A lot. She doesn't need to be an XO. And no one should be happy that she's an XO. Beyer is a writer who likes to do inevitable unfixable shit to characters she didn't develop, so.. well there you go. Really wish she'd stuck to Voyager novels.
Burnam's Mom, who has a name but I can't remember it, has gone from being crabby all-knowing super inventor space mom to Romulan Truth Warrior Nun in less than a year. And she's a legal advocate for a civilization she's had, again, not that much time to integrate into. Could we at least get a sword fighting training montage. That last sentence is sarcastic. But it would have made this episode more interesting
But that's ok because Burnham's year as a courier has likewise changed her in amazingly powerful ways that only Nun Mom can understand. Fortunately Warrior Nun Mom also knows all the intricacies of Ni'Varian socio-political conflicts.
No Linus, No Georgio, No Culber, No Reno. No Adira. No Adira's ghost boyfriend. Stamets and the bridge crew reduced to Tilly's chorus line. In a Bottle Episode.
Burnham Sermons have been replaced with Burnham Confessions. But then Beyer likes a tortured lead with issues they have to work out in public. I
The Spock footage felt like a cheap ploy to pull emotional heart strings. It's fine. It was going to happen at some point. Get it over with. Send some money to the Nimoy estate. I felt like the episode was at risk of becoming a commercial for Picard season 2.
The highly emotional Vulcan Tiki Torch Logic Debate was not very logical. It was badly written.
Burhnam: "Honored pointies, let's take a moment to worship my brother. Now then, I am here to present some logical facts."
Middle Nivarian "We already read your notes. It's crap. We don't need to have a hearing. Court adjourned.."
Burnham "Yes, but wait till my mom gets me to cry! She's my lawyer too. I think."
Space Nun Mom: "It's true. She's a total butthead. She lies. She's a bad officer. Pretty much everyone hates her. Don't believe a word she says. I'm here on her behalf."
Middle Nivarian "I don't care. I read the paper, it's crap."
Left Nivarian "Wait, I want to hear her cry. I heard she's good at this bit."
Middle Nivarian "You're crap, too"
Right Nivarian "Hear the man out "
Middle Nivarian "You're part Romulan, fuck you too. In fact, let's have a war!"
Burnham "Stop! Don't cut the baby in half I give up"
Space Nun Mom "Wrong thing Burnham"
Burnham "Oh right. as it is written Bang a Gong. Get it on. Bang a gong."
P'resident Trina "I like that Burnham. She's got moxie, I tell ya. Hey.. space nun.. give her this secret hard drive I happened to have to your kid. Many bothans died, to bring us this information. Seriously. I look like Mon Mothma, right? Never mind. I'm gonna go canoodle that tall glass of Kelpian"