To those watching on All Access.. how long is the episode? We up here in Canada are watching on TV with commercials so despite it starting earlier, you guys might finish the episode before us
Spoilers Star Trek: Discovery 2x01 - "Brother"
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First commercial break. So far, so good! Will save all my comments for later.
"Detmer: Fly good." Needs to be a meme.
Best episode of the series so far so I have to give it a 10. Pike is awesome. Overall the show feels fun! And the bit of set up we get of the season long mystery is intriguing.
Loved it!
Pike starts off great. - Sad we didn't get to see Romijn though.
The Pod chase was exhilarating.
The ending was very well done. Even got me a bit emotional.
And Tig knocked it out of the part. I hope she stays around for a while.
Definitely a bit lighter than anything we saw last year. It's clear they were trying to hone in on the ST09 tone - which is perfect, as far as I'm concerned.
Though I will say the dialog is still a little too stilted and turgid in parts. But Burnham's monolog a bit more natural sounding.
And one thing that did bug me was (And this may be on my end.) I thought the audio mix could have been a lot better.
Overall, I give it an A-.
Pike starts off great. - Sad we didn't get to see Romijn though.
The Pod chase was exhilarating.
The ending was very well done. Even got me a bit emotional.
And Tig knocked it out of the part. I hope she stays around for a while.
Definitely a bit lighter than anything we saw last year. It's clear they were trying to hone in on the ST09 tone - which is perfect, as far as I'm concerned.
Though I will say the dialog is still a little too stilted and turgid in parts. But Burnham's monolog a bit more natural sounding.
And one thing that did bug me was (And this may be on my end.) I thought the audio mix could have been a lot better.
Overall, I give it an A-.
Saru: "Really? You're surprised?"
Discovery got some personality in the offseason, and what a difference that makes. This episode was great. In fact, if they had started the series with this episode, I would have been really really excited. Now that cautious optimism has increased a little bit.
Detmer and Owosekun could be the dynamic duo. Loved them working together.
I'll give it a B+
By the way, I was looking at the credits and it looks like they recast Sarah Mitich. I talked to her at the convention in Las Vegas and she is no longer Airiam.
Detmer and Owosekun could be the dynamic duo. Loved them working together.
I'll give it a B+
By the way, I was looking at the credits and it looks like they recast Sarah Mitich. I talked to her at the convention in Las Vegas and she is no longer Airiam.
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It's different than Season 1, they addressed something I was wondering about, it has me wondering about what's ahead. Pike is a great Captain. The beginning of the episode was a different way to start the season.
Don't have time to say much more. An early day ahead of me tomorrow. But I give it an 8.
Don't have time to say much more. An early day ahead of me tomorrow. But I give it an 8.
Well. Goddamn. That actually felt like Star Trek. It didn't take them 3 seasons to course-correct with this show, like with TNG-ENT. Color me shocked. 10/10.
I already like Season 2 more than I did Season 1.
If the dialogue references are right...this should be the sector "stack" the bulk of the episode happened in. Corrections and additions required for GAIA data, of course...and I added in 150 lightyears "up" and "down" from Arbitrary Galactic Equatorial...
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8/10 Very Entertaining!
The Pros:
Anson Mount/Chris Pike really elevates this series! The charm, the humor, the commanding presence. The charisma. Where was all of this during Season One? This is definitely embracing Star Trek instead of trying to subvert or deconstruct it. Looks like they took some tonal inspiration from The Orville. This is definitely what audiences want from their lead, and we haven't really gotten this on Trek since the 90s. Very different from the way Hunter played it, but a necessary presence to balance out this show.
This episode was more spectacle over substance, but the spectacle was well-executed. No wonder they went way over-budget.
No edgelord Klingons, #feminism moments, or any of the questionable elements from Season One. Looks like they took a lot of the online complaints for S1 seriously. They even had a role-call for the damn bridge crew, lol'd at that.
Sonequa was quite serviceable in the role this time. The problem is Burnham is only interesting here because of her connection to Spock, and we are already emotionally invested in Spock. But even if they have to piggyback her character to Spock to garner interest, it works.
The visuals and technology are vastly different from TOS, but at this point you have to accept Discovery as a visual reboot.
The Cage easter egg was a little on the nose, but I enjoyed it nevertheless. Been waiting 50 years for the continuation of the Hunter Pike, despite me being alive for half that time, and Mount didn't disappoint. I'm very skeptical about Peck playing Nimoy's Spock though. It will be a much harder sell.
The Cons:
- Tilly. Her awkward borderline autistic outbursts killed the intensity of the scenes here, and the comet recovery didn't really fit in with the episode at the end. I'm guessing that subplot may get cut if this show gets 1hr syndication someday. I hope that they keep her in the engineering with Stamets for the rest of the series as the nerd crew. She shouldn't be a bridge officer.
- Not a con, but an observation.. they are certainly trying to sweep the Klingon war, with millions dead, under the rug and move on. It's a good move for the show's entertainment purposes. Definitely feels like a reboot of the series and a course correction.
Better than anything they did last season, by leaps and bounds.
8/10
The Pros:
Anson Mount/Chris Pike really elevates this series! The charm, the humor, the commanding presence. The charisma. Where was all of this during Season One? This is definitely embracing Star Trek instead of trying to subvert or deconstruct it. Looks like they took some tonal inspiration from The Orville. This is definitely what audiences want from their lead, and we haven't really gotten this on Trek since the 90s. Very different from the way Hunter played it, but a necessary presence to balance out this show.
This episode was more spectacle over substance, but the spectacle was well-executed. No wonder they went way over-budget.
No edgelord Klingons, #feminism moments, or any of the questionable elements from Season One. Looks like they took a lot of the online complaints for S1 seriously. They even had a role-call for the damn bridge crew, lol'd at that.
Sonequa was quite serviceable in the role this time. The problem is Burnham is only interesting here because of her connection to Spock, and we are already emotionally invested in Spock. But even if they have to piggyback her character to Spock to garner interest, it works.
The visuals and technology are vastly different from TOS, but at this point you have to accept Discovery as a visual reboot.
The Cage easter egg was a little on the nose, but I enjoyed it nevertheless. Been waiting 50 years for the continuation of the Hunter Pike, despite me being alive for half that time, and Mount didn't disappoint. I'm very skeptical about Peck playing Nimoy's Spock though. It will be a much harder sell.
The Cons:
- Tilly. Her awkward borderline autistic outbursts killed the intensity of the scenes here, and the comet recovery didn't really fit in with the episode at the end. I'm guessing that subplot may get cut if this show gets 1hr syndication someday. I hope that they keep her in the engineering with Stamets for the rest of the series as the nerd crew. She shouldn't be a bridge officer.
- Not a con, but an observation.. they are certainly trying to sweep the Klingon war, with millions dead, under the rug and move on. It's a good move for the show's entertainment purposes. Definitely feels like a reboot of the series and a course correction.
Better than anything they did last season, by leaps and bounds.
8/10
She appears as Lt. Nilsson, haven't watched yet? Is she in heavy make up or more human looking? In make up she was heavily underused...
I have watched it but I didn't notice. I might actually rewatch this episode before next week so I will take a look. It was just an observation from the credits.
I like the larger and more primitive mid-23rd century transport enhancers with the fold-out dishes. Definitely a cruder-looking design than the much smaller TNG-era transport enhancers.
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