The Casting of this series is extremely bad

[Nerys Myk]

The way she talks is unnatural and stilted. She's clearly acting. She needs to dial it back to something resembling how an actual person behaves.

And that translates to "wooden", how?

 

[Nyotarules]

For all I know, Mary Wiseman is the greatest actor ever, but Tilly just gets on my nerves.

Tilly annoyed me at first then grew on me lol She came across better after the party/harry mudd episode but I still cannot see her as a future captain yet but based on some Starfleet admirals, she will be greater than Kirk as long as she channels her inner MU self lol

 

[seigezunt]

Not to give this post more respect than it is due, but I think many times the actor gets blamed for what really is the fault of the writing. I'm satisfied with both here, but still. For reference, see The Phantom Menace.

 

[Rainard Fox]

In what way?

Do you really want to know?
I had an irrational fear that I can't trust myself as if it was a stranger in my skin. Or this stranger was real me, but I don't remember and live a fake life. Ash/Voq story pulled this hidden fear out.

 

[Terok Nor]

And that translates to "wooden", how?

Unnatural. Stilted. Like a piece of wood.

 

[DarKush]

In The Cage, Pike's friend and confidante Dr. Boyce noticed that Pike was not acting like his usual self and that something was wearing heavily on Pike's mind. Pike confided that he was beating himself up over the recent deaths of three of his crew, and said that he was tired of being responsible for his crew and tired of deciding who lives and dies.

So it seems that if Pike in The Cage was being a hard-ass, it plausibly was just a temporary thing that could be attributed to his state of mind at the time and was not one of his usual personality traits.

Good point. I still would've liked to have seen a little of that in Mount's performance, to create a sense of continuity. I watched "The Cage" after the season 2 premiere and the change was a bit jarring. However, with Pike undergoing a lot of distress during "The Cage" the personality changes does make sense.

That being said, I recall when the Talosians read his mind and one of Pike's fantasies was being an sketchy trader, and while that could've just been a crazy daydream or meaningless fantasy, I wouldn't mind following up on that planted seed, that if there was a greater darkness there at Pike's core or that he wasn't as enamored with Starfleet service as we see with many captains on Trek. I wouldn't want to go too dark because then it would be too much like Lorca, but just a little more bark would be nice.

 

[fireproof78]

Unnatural. Stilted. Like a piece of wood.

Not to be that guy but wood is natural.

 

[Terok Nor]

Do you really want to know?
I had an irrational fear that I can't trust myself as if it was a stranger in my skin. Or this stranger was real me, but I don't remember and live a fake life. Ash/Voq story pulled this hidden fear out.

Okay. Sorry to hear that. This isn't proof Tyler/Voq is a good character or storyline though. It's unlikely this storyline resonated in that way for very many people. Certainly not for me as it came across as preposterous.

 

[Terok Nor]

Not to be that guy but wood is natural.

A plank of wood isn't natural. Wood is only natural when it's a tree.

 

[fireproof78]

Okay. Sorry to hear that. This isn't proof Tyler/Voq is a good character or storyline though. It's unlikely this storyline resonated in that way for very many people. Certainly not for me as it came across as preposterous.

Chalk me up as a person who appreciated the character arc. I won't say it resonated like it did for Rainard Fox, but I certainly appreciated the psychology of it all, as well as the trauma. Made Tyler more interesting for me and more engaging.

YMMV and all that jazz.

A plank of wood isn't natural. Wood is only natural when it's a tree.

If plank, then I agree. You said "piece of wood" which strikes me as more natural

 

[MakeshiftPython]

Unnatural. Stilted. Like a piece of wood.

Her acting is good, it just means nothing to you is all.

 

[Terok Nor]

Chalk me up as a person who appreciated the character arc. I won't say it resonated like it did for Rainard Fox, but I certainly appreciated the psychology of it all, as well as the trauma. Made Tyler more interesting for me and more engaging.

YMMV and all that jazz.


If plank, then I agree. You said "piece of wood" which strikes me as more natural

I should've been more clear. My intent was to state her acting is lifeless like a plank of wood chopped from a tree It looks good aesthetically but is dead inside

 

[Terok Nor]

Her acting is good, it just means nothing to you is all.

What?

 

[fireproof78]

I should've been more clear. My intent was to state her acting is lifeless like a plank of wood chopped from a tree It looks good aesthetically but is dead inside

Thanks for clarifying

sorry to have been so technical. It just struck me as quite an odd phrasing

 

[Terok Nor]

Thanks for clarifying

sorry to have been so technical. It just struck me as quite an odd phrasing

I don't mind. You're right

 

[MakeshiftPython]

What?

Her acting is actually very good. Just because you can't recognize that doesn't means she's bad.

 

[Terok Nor]

Her acting is actually very good. Just because you can't recognize that doesn't means she's bad.

Surely that's a matter of opinion. I disagree but you're entitled to your view. I still think she's bad. Not the absolute worst ever but not good either in my own opinion. The writing is bad but this is the third role I've seen her in and been unimpressed so she deserves at least half of the criticism as far as I'm concerned. Per the thread topic that's my opinion but it's not a fact obviously.

 

[BillJ]

Shazad Latif is the weakest actor on DSC.

Probably. But like Martin-Green, he's been handed some pretty poor writing centered around a poor character.

 

[Worf2DS9]

Casting Rebecca Romijn as Number One was ... well odd. Why cast someone that talented, and then barely use them?

As others mentioned, she's due to return in an episode or two towards the end of the season, and will certainly be present when Pike (and Nhan?) heads back to the Enterprise. Also, could the producers be thinking long-term as well? In the event they have a Pike/Enterprise spin-off idea percolating, they'd want to have a strong actor already established in the role to appear on a weekly basis.

 

[Alan Roi]

The way she talks is unnatural and stilted. She's clearly acting. She needs to dial it back to something resembling how an actual person behaves.

That sounds like the opinion of someone who has never watched Star Trek before, honestly.