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Spoilers Strange New Worlds 1x02 - "Children of The Comet"
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The Lip Master.
Which worked in all sorts of different contexts.
Which worked in all sorts of different contexts.
Yep. I've rewatched three or four of 'em over the last week or so. What a lovely and unexpected departure from the recent history of the franchise* this series is.
*Recent defined as "recent decades."
well it got star trek in it's name so...
This episode is a 10!
Lets get that straight right off the bat.
SNW magically tip-toed through a TOS-like plot but instead of teaching another culture a lesson like TOS would have, the aliens are actually mostly right, if a little stubborn.
Their "religion" is somewhat justified because they've seen amazing probabilities happen because of this comet. Maybe it was something used by the Preservers, who knows but it made them believers.
Also nice was using every crewman in their speciality, with cadet Uhura coming off very well in these moments.
There's is some spectacular scenery here, something you'd want to see in any modern scifi Trek. Simply gorgeous. Also some Emmy worthy makeup FX.
Lets get that straight right off the bat.
SNW magically tip-toed through a TOS-like plot but instead of teaching another culture a lesson like TOS would have, the aliens are actually mostly right, if a little stubborn.
Their "religion" is somewhat justified because they've seen amazing probabilities happen because of this comet. Maybe it was something used by the Preservers, who knows but it made them believers.
Also nice was using every crewman in their speciality, with cadet Uhura coming off very well in these moments.
There's is some spectacular scenery here, something you'd want to see in any modern scifi Trek. Simply gorgeous. Also some Emmy worthy makeup FX.
I'm doing my rewatch too. This was a perfect second episode. Episode 1 set the stage and Children of the Comet showed us what we can expect from this iteration of Star Trek, blending all the elements I remember from childhood - strange worlds with people on them whose situation has echoes on our own planet. An alien properly threatening whose motivations are supported by sincere (and ultimately misguided) belief that the comet needed their protection.
Each character got a moment to illuminate who they were and what their story would be over the course of the season (even if that was only to be the best pilot in the Fleet). The outcome was satisfying and left us with a sense of wonder and the desire to for more of the same.
Each character got a moment to illuminate who they were and what their story would be over the course of the season (even if that was only to be the best pilot in the Fleet). The outcome was satisfying and left us with a sense of wonder and the desire to for more of the same.
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I also just rewatched this one, and I love it even more on re-watch. It's a visually gorgeous episode (the chamber! the Enterprise in flight through the comet's tail!) with a fresh spin on alien communication. It's probably the SNW episode I think about most often. Is it too soon to say it might simply be one of my favorite Star Trek episodes?
And what a brilliant showcase for Uhura in particular (without neglecting the rest of the cast).
I also love that the show devotes time to people talking while cooking and eating together, and that those scenes are edited to have room to breathe. No slight to the other shows, but certainly Berman-era Trek developed its own rote quarters-drama-scene cadence, and Discovery and Picard have developed their own general cadence. SNW just feels like it's doing its own thing, reveling in the details.
Also, I just adore the whole midcentury modern with flashes of Golden Age pulpy sci-fi vibes that this and later episodes give me.
And what a brilliant showcase for Uhura in particular (without neglecting the rest of the cast).
I also love that the show devotes time to people talking while cooking and eating together, and that those scenes are edited to have room to breathe. No slight to the other shows, but certainly Berman-era Trek developed its own rote quarters-drama-scene cadence, and Discovery and Picard have developed their own general cadence. SNW just feels like it's doing its own thing, reveling in the details.
Also, I just adore the whole midcentury modern with flashes of Golden Age pulpy sci-fi vibes that this and later episodes give me.
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While I would have liked to live in any era of Trek, especially when I was a kid/teenager, this Enterprise is the only one with aesthetics I would want to live in as an adult.
Yes, even when I'm looking at the decor and thinking "what even is that thing? And why?"
Yep.
I'd pick this one and the TOS version of the ship. After that the 1701-D and then the NX-01.
I just watched this again tonight and bumped my rating up.
It's a very good one and to me felt like a TOS episode on a high budget. It really felt like Star Trek if that makes sense.
Love mysteries, who or what built these comets and how many are there?
It's a very good one and to me felt like a TOS episode on a high budget. It really felt like Star Trek if that makes sense.
Love mysteries, who or what built these comets and how many are there?
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