Two words I hate to see together. Also, still not an excuse for bad writing.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
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Two words I hate to see together. Also, still not an excuse for bad writing.
NakedMoleRat
Legendary Member
My Pirate Pike post was deleted. Too bad, it was funny. And not in any way out of bounds.
a few of mine were too - that's ok, I will stay on topic from now on {Arr Matey!}
Lightning
Master Member
Do I need to make a list of all the TOS episodes "inspired" by other works?
lets see, The Enemy Within, Balance of Terror, Charlie X, Arena... The list ends with Turnabout Intruder.
NakedMoleRat
Legendary Member
Solid episode tonight. Was not expecting Hemmer to die. Of course, the Gorn that Kirk fought must have been from a slower, geriatric sub species than these. Overall, I really enjoyed it tonight. And Soong leaving, well, I call that a small win.
asalaw
Master Member
O…M…G…
Just watching it now after a very long day, and I have to say I’m getting a much-needed laugh now that the alien babies have burst out of Blue John Hurt… with Predator vision… and the tiny things can drag off a 250 pound Lt. Moron!!!
So much better than the start of this s***show. Mary Suhura loves working with her shipload of Mary Sues! Everybody is soooooo perrrrfect!!!
Exposition over breakfast! More exposition after they land!
And OMG… that dialog scene between Mary Suhura and Hummer! These writers have never heard of subtext! If this scene were any more on the nose, it would be a zit!
And back to Nurse Eyebrows—hey, she locked herself in a stasis field and left her Ensign buddy to fend for herself! There’s that Starfleet moxie!!
Hey, Dollar Store Camina Drummer’s back! Good thing she’s here to take charge, cuz Nurse Eyebrows has lost it! Please, please bring back those little chicken xeno-gorns! I need another belly laugh!!
Waitaminnit… they don’t show up on sensors? What about micro changes in air density?
“We need to find that girl!” Uh… OK… why?
Ah! THAT’S why—more exposition! The gornomorphs hate the cold! And they mostly come at night… mostly…
Oh, crapples. Her name’s Ariana. Well, there goes the suspense. Now we know she‘s going to survive, grow up, and sing Dangerous Woman.
Team Hemura? And Hummer smells blood… I smell something else entirely…
Did that thing just spit acid at Hummer??? Do these writers really think nobody’s gonna notice?
Waitaminnit… lizard chow? Uh, how does Lt. Porn Stache know what Gorns look like? I thought nobody survived the encounters? Did he have lunch with Dollar Store Camina Drummer?
Ahhhhh… their biological makeup renders them invisible to sensors… but somehow we can see that on this here medical scan. Got it.
Oh, and Hummer can’t mind-meld with them. Probably a good thing. And they’re invisible to sensors. Well, it’s an interesting combination of elements, rendering them tough little sons of b*****s.
Oooh! Lt. Porn Stache is going all Lt. Boma on Spock! Leave him behind, he’s gotta weigh at least a buck fifty, right?
“We’re bait!?” Hey, Lt. Porn Stache just went from Boma to Private Hudson! Well, at least he’s in the right franchise now…
Oh no! The xengornomorph has Mary Suhura in its predator vision! Oh, now she has a phaser! Woulda come in handy earlier, when you and Hummer were all alone in a dark room…
Finally, another laugh line! “You really are good at everything!” Cue Johnny Cash singing A Boy Named Mary Sue…
Wow! Ethan Peck just went all Zachary Quinto! KHAAAAAAAANNNNN!!!!!!!!!
Ahhhh… so they’re blasting the alpha chickenmorph with cold stuff… awful narrow jet of the stuff… this “highly intelligent” green space poultry can’t jump out of the way? Really?
Oooh! Gornsicle piñata!! Hey, look, Dollar Store Camina Drummer is the alpha male now! So woke. Amazing wokery. So much woking.
Aaaaaaand M’Benga just said “It’s dead, Chris!” The circle is now complete…
Ahhh… the consolation prize… they’re about to kill the most tedious character… I’ll miss you, Hummer. You and your unbearably on-the-nose dialog with Mary Suhura…
Just like Andoria? Well, the next moment is a little more Thelma and Louise, isn’t it? SPLAT!!!
Ahhh… yes, the other ship is flying now. The one that uses parts from a Constitution… but somehow… isn’t a Constitution… even though it looks just like one… got it.
Wow… Ortegas can’t act her way out of a paper bag. I’ve seen more emotion on my old Mego action figures. And the camera is disturbingly close to those eyebrows…
Awwww… Hummer left Mary Suhura some on-the-nose dialogue in his will. So sweet.
Uh-oh… Ethan’s going all Zachary again! Oh look, here’s Nurse Eyebrows! Yeah, that’s it, hug it out… bring it in, you pointy-eared pixie you!
And Ethan walks away! Sooooo cold… so funny!!!
Oooh! They’re dropping another tedious character!!! “But La’an… however long it takes… you come back to us, OK?” What, the writers are threatening the audience now? Behave, or we’ll bring her back!!! There’s still time for Season 6 of The Expanse, right?
Awww, man… Mary Suhura’s gonna stay now that she’s seen that sweet, sweet comms station. Well, can’t have everything. I guess three in one show was too much to hope for.
Hey, great episode!
asalaw
Master Member
I’m taking odds my blow-by-blow above doesn’t last the night…
asalaw
Master Member
Hey, Chato’s review gets it right for once! He totally drops a doody in Episode 9’s punchbowl! I may actually resubscribe!
No, not really. Not gonna resubscribe. Just because a blind squirrel finds a nut doesn’t mean you should let him drive your car.
I like his new episode title, though! Hair Today, Gorn Tomorrow has a nice ring to it! Can we come up with any more? I’ll start the ball rolling…
Gorn, Baby, Gorn
Gorn with the Wind
Gorn in 60 Seconds
Ron’s Gorn Wrong
Going, Going, Gorn!
Gornucopia!
And finally, the ever-popular
Me So Gorny! Me Hunt You Long Time!
No, not really. Not gonna resubscribe. Just because a blind squirrel finds a nut doesn’t mean you should let him drive your car.
I like his new episode title, though! Hair Today, Gorn Tomorrow has a nice ring to it! Can we come up with any more? I’ll start the ball rolling…
Gorn, Baby, Gorn
Gorn with the Wind
Gorn in 60 Seconds
Ron’s Gorn Wrong
Going, Going, Gorn!
Gornucopia!
And finally, the ever-popular
Me So Gorny! Me Hunt You Long Time!
Never mind…
JiminSTLouis
Sr Member
Why hire a big name like Rebecca Romijn and not give her anything to do week after week?
Cephus
Master Member
She's honestly not a big name anymore. If you look at what she's done recently, it's been mostly voice work for DC Animated and a couple of bit roles on TV. She's not being cast in big movies anymore.
asalaw
Master Member
That’s exactly what Chato said—she’s basically set dressing in this episode. They’ve been doing that with her the whole time. Makes me wonder if she only came on for limited shooting days.
asalaw
Master Member
NakedMoleRat
Legendary Member
Gorn free
asalaw
Master Member
Loving this! Keep ‘em coming!!!
More low-hanging fruit:
A Star is Gorn
Gorn on the Fourth of July
Natural Gorn Killers
