Spoilers Star Trek: Prodigy 1x06 - "Kobayashi"

[AntonyF]

After a recommendation I'm watching Prodigy. I have so many thoughts, but this show is very charming and this is the first episode I'm commenting on.

I really enjoyed this. I agree with 1001001 that the audio was a little jarring, and I think sometimes less is more. It was a bit like a sound board. A few choice quotes would have worked better.

But it was a blast to see them all together. And why is that I DESPISE fanwankery as seen in Picard, but was liking this? I genuinely don't know the answer and need to work that one out.

 

[The Wormhole]

And why is that I DESPISE fanwankery as seen in Picard, but was liking this? I genuinely don't know the answer and need to work that one out.

That's easy. Prodigy usually delivers something new and creative. This episode does indulge in fanwank more than usual got this show, yes, but that's fine for a twenty minute episode that is generally pretty fun anyway. A lot more tolerable than ten whole episodes of an entire season just marinating in memberberries.

 

[Wouter]

It was also a very good episode that happened to develop Dal's arc, as well as Gwyn and Zero, while casually revealing pieces of the main plot concerning the Vau n'Akat and Chakotay. Even the C-plot with Rok and Murf was funny.

Perhaps Prodigy's very best among the single episodes.

 

[JoseNoodles]

After a recommendation I'm watching Prodigy. I have so many thoughts, but this show is very charming and this is the first episode I'm commenting on.

I really enjoyed this. I agree with 1001001 that the audio was a little jarring, and I think sometimes less is more. It was a bit like a sound board. A few choice quotes would have worked better.

But it was a blast to see them all together. And why is that I DESPISE fanwankery as seen in Picard, but was liking this? I genuinely don't know the answer and need to work that one out.

Maybe because its a one-off and not a whole season?

 

[AntonyF]

Maybe because its a one-off and not a whole season?

That certainly would help.

I have mulled it and think it's largely two things. 1) It makes sense for a training program. 2) It's on the nose, it's direct... it's not trying to be cutesy by going "Look what we know, wink wink".

The use of the Game puzzle actually was that, and largely pointless and made no sense in context.

But having now got up to episode 11, they seem restrained all in all.