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

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  • 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. 

 

 

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5 hours ago, RickR said:

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

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  • 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. 

 

 

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

 

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22 hours ago, RickR said:

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

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I agree with everything Rick says here.

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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.

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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. 

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

 

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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.

 

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

 

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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. 

 

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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.

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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.

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