BlobVanDam
Sr Member
I just rewatched/skimmed the entire episode to find what amounted to 5 seconds of total screen time of two girls dancing in an ambiguously platonic way. The relationship on the show has been under-mentioned imo given the dynamic of Discovery's major advantage relying on one of them risking their life to navigate the ship, and their partner being the main Doctor. That's a dynamic that could be adding more to the show than they've done so far.
I don't think they're using too much of an ingredient, I think they're sticking with the core Star Trek philosophy of diversity, equality, and tolerance, even with those viewpoints you disagree with (which is fine).
And that's about the only way I feel this has lived up to or understood Star Trek's underlying message, and about the only positive I can give here. :lol
This week's episode was probably the least bad yet, but only because it's ripping off better Trek (along with dozens of other scifi/fantasy shows that have used the same common idea). It was still terribly written and paced, with a lot of it not really working if you think about it either linearly or 4th dimensionally. I do find the characters are becoming slightly more likable, instead of being unnecessarily snarky at each other to create faux drama as they did constantly in previous episodes.
I don't think they're using too much of an ingredient, I think they're sticking with the core Star Trek philosophy of diversity, equality, and tolerance, even with those viewpoints you disagree with (which is fine).
And that's about the only way I feel this has lived up to or understood Star Trek's underlying message, and about the only positive I can give here. :lol
This week's episode was probably the least bad yet, but only because it's ripping off better Trek (along with dozens of other scifi/fantasy shows that have used the same common idea). It was still terribly written and paced, with a lot of it not really working if you think about it either linearly or 4th dimensionally. I do find the characters are becoming slightly more likable, instead of being unnecessarily snarky at each other to create faux drama as they did constantly in previous episodes.