Star Trek: Discovery

[TrekMD]

Just now, RickR said:

On a positive note:  "Seven of Lime" was a LOL moment.  I want to try one! 

And a perfect line for the character who said it!

[Sabertooth]

3 minutes ago, RickR said:

On a positive note:  "Seven of Lime" was a LOL moment.  I want to try one! 

I caught that too, but it doesn't make sense coming from Reno.

[RickR]

[TrekMD]

I had forgotten to post the latest episode of The Ready Room.  Looks like the next episode will be quite interesting...

Spoiler

 

 

[TrekMD]

Oh, this looks good.  Preview for the next episode...

Spoiler

 

 

[RickR]

How many episodes are left?

 

[TrekMD]

It's a ten episode season, so after the one today, episodes 9 & 10. 

[TrekMD]

OK, that episode was also really good.  Gotta love how it ended.  Saw that one coming.  Here's The Ready Room episode...

Spoiler

 

 

[RickR]

We watched it last night.  Enjoyable, but some of this doesn't make sense. 

Spoiler

• An archive in space that moves?  Who pays for this thing?  How did it move, and how did they supply it during "the burn"?  Note how Discovery almost blows up just getting to the archive AND needs a special library card to even open communication.  The Breen?  No problem.   
• If the primarch is L'ak's uncle, then isn't he also related to the emperor?  Wouldn't he have kept L'ak under his thumb instead of going all Erigah on him?  This guy seems like a one-note fool, making major decisions based on very sketchy information provided by a "human" that he has no reason to trust. 
• The combination of ideas here -- super powerful Breen in a giant ship, the ability to track the spore drive, no attempt to hide/deceive by Starfleet, the super powers of Moll/L'ak, only one Starfleet ship involved....there's just too much to swallow.  I hate being negative, but this is Star Trek.  It needs to make sense.  This feels more like "Somehow, Palpatine returned". 
• On a positive note, I like the puzzle solving for each clue, and production values are top notch in this episode. 

 

 

[TrekMD]

5 hours ago, RickR said:

We watched it last night.  Enjoyable, but some of this doesn't make sense. 

  Hide contents

• An archive in space that moves?  Who pays for this thing?  How did it move, and how did they supply it during "the burn"?  Note how Discovery almost blows up just getting to the archive AND needs a special library card to even open communication.  The Breen?  No problem.   
• If the primarch is L'ak's uncle, then isn't he also related to the emperor?  Wouldn't he have kept L'ak under his thumb instead of going all Erigah on him?  This guy seems like a one-note fool, making major decisions based on very sketchy information provided by a "human" that he has no reason to trust. 
• The combination of ideas here -- super powerful Breen in a giant ship, the ability to track the spore drive, no attempt to hide/deceive by Starfleet, the super powers of Moll/L'ak, only one Starfleet ship involved....there's just too much to swallow.  I hate being negative, but this is Star Trek.  It needs to make sense.  This feels more like "Somehow, Palpatine returned". 
• On a positive note, I like the puzzle solving for each clue, and production values are top notch in this episode. 

 

 

Spoiler

I agree about the primarch.  Makes no sense but I guess this is why he ends up dead at the end of the episode. 

 

Edited May 17, 2024 by TrekMD

[Sabertooth]

22 hours ago, RickR said:

We watched it last night.  Enjoyable, but some of this doesn't make sense. 

  Reveal hidden contents

• An archive in space that moves?  Who pays for this thing?  How did it move, and how did they supply it during "the burn"?  Note how Discovery almost blows up just getting to the archive AND needs a special library card to even open communication.  The Breen?  No problem.   
• If the primarch is L'ak's uncle, then isn't he also related to the emperor?  Wouldn't he have kept L'ak under his thumb instead of going all Erigah on him?  This guy seems like a one-note fool, making major decisions based on very sketchy information provided by a "human" that he has no reason to trust. 
• The combination of ideas here -- super powerful Breen in a giant ship, the ability to track the spore drive, no attempt to hide/deceive by Starfleet, the super powers of Moll/L'ak, only one Starfleet ship involved....there's just too much to swallow.  I hate being negative, but this is Star Trek.  It needs to make sense.  This feels more like "Somehow, Palpatine returned". 
• On a positive note, I like the puzzle solving for each clue, and production values are top notch in this episode. 

 

 

I agree with everything Rick says here.

[TrekMD]

Here's the preview for this week's episode:

Spoiler

 

 

[TrekMD]

Has anyone watched this week's episode?  I really liked it and it leaves you wanting more with the way it ends.  Of course, the end will come next week.

[Sabertooth]

On 5/24/2024 at 2:58 PM, TrekMD said:

Has anyone watched this week's episode?  I really liked it and it leaves you wanting more with the way it ends.  Of course, the end will come next week.

I watched it early Thursday morning. It was a fun episode. I'm excited to see how they wrap the season and series next week.

[RickR]

OK, we finally watched it last night.  Pretty good!  I still don't like how often they do things with knowledge that seems to come out of nowhere, but at least this one was super fast paced and exciting.

 

[TrekMD]

And here is the preview for the FINAL episode! 

Spoiler

 

 

[TrekMD]

And here's The Ready Room for last week's episode...

Spoiler

 

 

[RickR]

I'm sure you guys have watched the series finale by now.  I won't post any spoilers at all unless you have. 

Spoiler

In general, I was very "meh" on this last episode.  More comments later. 

 

[TrekMD]

11 hours ago, RickR said:

I'm sure you guys have watched the series finale by now.  I won't post any spoilers at all unless you have. 

  Hide contents

In general, I was very "meh" on this last episode.  More comments later. 

 

Spoiler

I liked it.  Sorry you found it be "meh."  Remember, this was not meant to be a true series finale, so they were expecting to have another season to continue the story.  Interestingly, the show was in the top 10 for streaming more than once this year.  It was killed as it finally found its footing.

 

[TrekMD]

Here's The Ready Room episode for the finale...

Spoiler

 

 

[RickR]

On 5/31/2024 at 8:59 PM, TrekMD said:

  Hide contents

I liked it.  Sorry you found it be "meh."  Remember, this was not meant to be a true series finale, so they were expecting to have another season to continue the story.  Interestingly, the show was in the top 10 for streaming more than once this year.  It was killed as it finally found its footing.

 

Spoiler

I think you've got an interesting point there.  Also, the strikes last year definitely impacted the writing, compressing the time to get stories done.  I noticed the same thing on other 2024 shows, like "Ghosts" on CBS.  Definitely a step down in writing quality due to the strike. 

Truly a shame they didn't get an extra year to build on the momentum. 

 

[Sabertooth]

I just got to this late Saturday night. The wrap up of the main plot felt very Last Crusade to me. I enjoyed the coda and connection to the Short Trek episode Calypso, as well as to Enterprise. Understanding that they had to re-shoot to end the series after wrapping the season, I think they did an admirable job. Just think of how they must have all been feeling - writers, showrunners and actors - going in to quickly adapt the story after getting the ax. It's not "All Good Things...", but it definitely felt like a true ending that was handled with care.

[RickR]

Great points!

One more...watching Star Trek is always a fun thing, but watching together with you guys and chatting about it here has made it even better! 

Looking forward to SNW, and I guess the new show about Starfleet Academy in the future.

 

 

[TrekMD]

Well, Prodigy season 2 is coming to Netflix in July!  That'll be before SNW!  If you didn't watch it on Paramount +, I suggest you watch the first season on Netflix.  It is a well written show, even if it is meant for kids.  You can tell the people who worked on this show LOVE Star Trek and understand it.

[RickR]

A really cool closeup pic