lol i don't think i'm gonna continue. i kinda like the doctor, though -- he's chipper but not in a way that invites murder (unlike neelix)
i'm told the vulcan lady gets the pon farr, despite it being non-canon for females
just some extremely horny showrunning
― mookieproof, Friday, 15 May 2020 20:27 (four years ago) link
aw i liked it!!!
― j., Friday, 15 May 2020 20:56 (four years ago) link
whole lot of standing around in decontamination showers in underwear iirc
― mh, Friday, 15 May 2020 21:05 (four years ago) link
Pretty excited about Pike Trek. Hope it's more optimistic and episodic, but not holding my breath.
― Spencer Chow, Saturday, 16 May 2020 02:46 (four years ago) link
hope there are lots of worlds
― j., Saturday, 16 May 2020 04:41 (four years ago) link
They won't be able to resist making half of them other Earths
― justice 4 CCR (Sparkle Motion), Saturday, 16 May 2020 04:48 (four years ago) link
My household is excited for more Rebecca Romijn as Number One
― silby, Saturday, 16 May 2020 05:21 (four years ago) link
Pretty sure that's her name, i.e. Lt. Commander Number One.
― So buttons. (Leee), Saturday, 16 May 2020 06:20 (four years ago) link
would you take a beagle on a submarine
― stet, Saturday, 16 May 2020 12:38 (four years ago) link
hello i am 10 episodes into season 2 and here are my thoughts1. Captain Pike forever2. Could watch Michael & Spock play go-fuck-yourself-space-chess forever3. Did it need to take EIGHT episodes to find Spock? Seriously, that drove me round the bend. But maybe I’m just impatient, the leadup episodes were decent.4. Can we make Michelle Yeoh fight more? I love her so much5. TALOS IV!!!!!!! So great. 6. Captain Pike forever. Also down with this Spock. Bring on the spinoff because I am so down with these two actors.
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 1 July 2020 05:18 (four years ago) link
Disco 3 premiere is the sappiest thing I've seen in a while, and I loved it. Stoned Michael is a lot of fun.
I'm cautiously optimistic about this season in that it hopefully won't be as beholden to established canon as it's been in the first two seasons (and which Picard suggested from, too), which seemed like they were overcompensating (natch) for something and had to prove they were real Trek by throwing in as many references to previous series, instead of working on e.g. better world building. Interestingly, Lower Decks manages to drop a ton of references while both creating its own identity and training an undeniably Trek ethos.
― I want to luhbahguh babum gum (Leee), Saturday, 17 October 2020 21:43 (three years ago) link
haha yes more stoned michael
― mookieproof, Saturday, 17 October 2020 22:03 (three years ago) link
otmshe has the BEST reactions
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 17 October 2020 22:40 (three years ago) link
One bit where she's hiding behind a pillar, pops out to take a shot, pops back and has this "....fuckin rite!?" look/grin that made me and B crack up.
It was a good episode! Wish they hadnt called that guy Book though, thats Firefly's thing!
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Saturday, 17 October 2020 23:00 (three years ago) link
I was a bit thrown because he played exactly the same character with his "strong Manchester accent" in Supergirl last season.
But much more Stoned Michael please.
― pedantly admonishment (aldo), Saturday, 17 October 2020 23:20 (three years ago) link
I kind of agree with the AV Club's complaint that Discovery is too focused on Michael. But I also very much enjoyed stoned Michael. I've never seen Sonequa Martin-Green smile so much.
― trishyb, Sunday, 18 October 2020 11:19 (three years ago) link
Hopefully they keep playing with that now that she’s far away from any Vulcans
― mh, Sunday, 18 October 2020 15:15 (three years ago) link
Good episode. My expectations for the season remain low, given how S2 and Picard S1 turned out.
― wasdnous (abanana), Sunday, 18 October 2020 20:48 (three years ago) link
S2 was good idk why everyone rags on it
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 18 October 2020 21:11 (three years ago) link
Season 2 was great! Picard was naff but I enjoyed it regardless
― Chuck_Tatum, Sunday, 18 October 2020 21:51 (three years ago) link
yeah i didnt like Picard that much
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 18 October 2020 23:32 (three years ago) link
weird that phasers seem to be less effective in the future
― mookieproof, Friday, 23 October 2020 16:15 (three years ago) link
They seemed to work well in the first episode
I got the impression the second episode guy just had the power cranked way low because he’s a sadist who likes microwaving people
― mh, Friday, 23 October 2020 16:48 (three years ago) link
yeah that was my take too
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 23 October 2020 17:01 (three years ago) link
ah
― mookieproof, Friday, 23 October 2020 19:03 (three years ago) link
Two decent episodes in a row! And Kurtzman is a credited writer on both, whaaaaaat
― wasdnous (abanana), Saturday, 24 October 2020 00:26 (three years ago) link
i know it’s been said before but i really love Tig Notaro in this
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 24 October 2020 00:44 (three years ago) link
she's great but is never going to escape the B story, unfortunately
― mookieproof, Saturday, 24 October 2020 01:42 (three years ago) link
appreciate the weirdo security officer with the breathing orthodontics much more after hearing her canadian accent
― mookieproof, Saturday, 24 October 2020 04:47 (three years ago) link
Getting through S2 but I do not like dirty indie rock boy Spock.
― Donald Trump Also Sucks, Of Course (milo z), Saturday, 24 October 2020 04:57 (three years ago) link
how dare u
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 24 October 2020 05:00 (three years ago) link
I don't want my Vulcans to hit me up for an American Spirit.
― Donald Trump Also Sucks, Of Course (milo z), Saturday, 24 October 2020 05:01 (three years ago) link
btw is detmer possessed or did she just have an undiagnosable concussion we will never hear of again
still pretty cute tho; good pilot
― mookieproof, Saturday, 24 October 2020 05:10 (three years ago) link
i reckon so? seems like part of her robot hardware went kerflooey & obv left allthat hanging for a later murderous fugue to come idk
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 24 October 2020 05:17 (three years ago) link
would fugue
― mookieproof, Saturday, 24 October 2020 05:27 (three years ago) link
lol rmde
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 24 October 2020 05:28 (three years ago) link
fair
― mookieproof, Saturday, 24 October 2020 05:28 (three years ago) link
I am enjoying Discovery - it's very exciting, and the production values are through the roof... but it still is not really trek to me, and pretty evident that the producers of the show will never care about that. I was skeptical about Lower Decks but it plays more like a classic Star Trek show than anything they've put out since Discovery started.
― justice 4 CCR (Sparkle Motion), Saturday, 24 October 2020 14:36 (three years ago) link
my theory as to why burnham had longer hair in the promo photos was right!
― mh, Saturday, 24 October 2020 17:47 (three years ago) link
Teenage genius queen rules
― Donald Trump Also Sucks, Of Course (milo z), Sunday, 25 October 2020 05:18 (three years ago) link
but it still is not really trek to me
i understand what you're saying, but i don't think it's fair at all. there have been literally 700+ episodes of star trek even before this one started; merely to find something new to say is an accomplishment.
discovery at least adheres to the prime directive far more than kirk ever did.
and for people complaining about too much burnham, georgiou is the real star. starfleet dorks are entirely predictable but yeoh is not
― mookieproof, Sunday, 25 October 2020 05:42 (three years ago) link
handy that georgiou showed up to take out the bad guy by (checks notes) pushing a stool towards him. and that his henchmen stood around waiting their turn to be taken out. and they didn't have backup waiting or personal shields or anything so they could just be shot by regular phasers, like the miners had all along. probably not going to get any explanation of the lumps of rock hanging in the sky with 20th century bucket wheel excavators on them either. it's cool though! i'm enjoying it!
― neith moon (ledge), Sunday, 25 October 2020 20:45 (three years ago) link
I mean that the emphasis is on big budget action movie spectacle more than anything else, and once again I just don't think the season-long arcs work well. Picard was much the same way. Like I said, it's enjoyable - if I didn't think it was worth anything I'd ignore it.
― justice 4 CCR (Sparkle Motion), Monday, 26 October 2020 13:33 (three years ago) link
Yeah, S2 finale felt more like the climax of a Marvel movie than Star Trek. A million things buzzing around shooting and explosions and I tuned it out pretty much the same way I tune out at climactic Avengers battles.
― Donald Trump Also Sucks, Of Course (milo z), Monday, 26 October 2020 15:53 (three years ago) link
Think the 2nd episode might have been one of the best so far? It’s the first time I’ve felt like all the crew clicked, I wanted to be in their company, and find out more about the background characters. Also Michael wasn’t in it much.
There are still some annoying bits of faux-adultness (the OTT sexual threats from the baddie, the unnecessary gore) that put me in mind of bad Torchwood episodes and seem tonally off-the-mark for Trek. And the fannish veneration for the Federation (last week they literally finished by saluting a flag, which was gross) is shading a bit Robert Heinlein for me.
BUT! Otherwise this was a fun hang-out episode with some cool sci-fi and zings and mild threat, which is totally my fave kind of Trek.
Hopefully Michael’s new hair signals a Rikers-third-season-beard-style change in fortune
― Chuck_Tatum, Monday, 26 October 2020 20:09 (three years ago) link
Plus the third episode is directed by Frakes
― Donald Trump Also Sucks, Of Course (milo z), Monday, 26 October 2020 20:50 (three years ago) link
Much as I love him I’m not sure he is a... good director? A little overfond of studenty Dutch angles
― Chuck_Tatum, Monday, 26 October 2020 21:33 (three years ago) link
I forgot to mention that Detmer is dollars to warp bubbles infected by a Control remnant.
― I want to luhbahguh babum gum (Leee), Monday, 26 October 2020 21:37 (three years ago) link
Very promising episode!
― Donald Trump Also Sucks, Of Course (milo z), Friday, 30 October 2020 06:49 (three years ago) link
So, I assume Stamets is named after renowned mycologist Paul Stamets, as featured in this cool-looking documentary about fungi?
― trishyb, Wednesday, 4 November 2020 15:37 (three years ago) link