Posted January 22, 2018
At least this episode wasn't as boring as the last so I guess that's good news. But other than that...
I think this from a Io9 review covers my feelings pretty well
Between the lie and the endless, stupid posturing about Ash Tyler and Voq—first announcing that Shazad Latif was cast as a Klingon, then the CBS press release that he had been “recast,” and the fake IMDb profile for Voq’s “actor”—I’m just so tired. If you have to lie this much, if your show is this reliant on “twists,” you’ve failed. If the show itself can’t hide the twist, so you just have to lie in the press and public, you’ve failed.
Between the "twists" and all the deaths, blood and guts it really feels like Discovery's writers are just desperately trying to throw in everything that's popular right now.
Other things:
-so what exactly was that doctor (Hugh, I think his name is?) in the "network"? A force ghost? A manifestation of Stammets own psyche? Did his soul ascend into this network after he died? Is the network now a confirmed afterlife in the Star Trek universe?
-I guess no one noticed that the spores vital to the shroom drive were sick and died until now. I guess no one pays any attention to it.
-So now humans from the mirror universe have an aversion to light. Sure. Right. There was never any indication of that before, but who gives a shit, right?
-Burnham really is the dumbest bitch ever, isn't she? "Oh hi, obviously evil cannibalistic ruler of a fascist, cruel empire! Allow me to give you everything you'll need to conquer my universe!"
-The spinny-killy thing used for killing people standing in a circle made me laugh. I know it was supposed to be shocking, but it's hard to be dark and shocking when you rip off Xena.
-I know we're in the evil mirror universe, but with all the blood, guts and now cannibalism, the show is just getting uncomfortable to watch in the most base, primitive manner possible. Star Trek is supposed to be a show you can watch with your kids. To inspire them, to show them ideas that will challenge them and yes, to have fun with them. But Discovery is an edgy teenagers fanfiction, something that mistakes R-rated content for acting grown up, and the result is something that neither kids nor actuall grown ups can enjoy.
I think this from a Io9 review covers my feelings pretty well
Between the lie and the endless, stupid posturing about Ash Tyler and Voq—first announcing that Shazad Latif was cast as a Klingon, then the CBS press release that he had been “recast,” and the fake IMDb profile for Voq’s “actor”—I’m just so tired. If you have to lie this much, if your show is this reliant on “twists,” you’ve failed. If the show itself can’t hide the twist, so you just have to lie in the press and public, you’ve failed.
Other things:
-so what exactly was that doctor (Hugh, I think his name is?) in the "network"? A force ghost? A manifestation of Stammets own psyche? Did his soul ascend into this network after he died? Is the network now a confirmed afterlife in the Star Trek universe?
-I guess no one noticed that the spores vital to the shroom drive were sick and died until now. I guess no one pays any attention to it.
-So now humans from the mirror universe have an aversion to light. Sure. Right. There was never any indication of that before, but who gives a shit, right?
-Burnham really is the dumbest bitch ever, isn't she? "Oh hi, obviously evil cannibalistic ruler of a fascist, cruel empire! Allow me to give you everything you'll need to conquer my universe!"
-The spinny-killy thing used for killing people standing in a circle made me laugh. I know it was supposed to be shocking, but it's hard to be dark and shocking when you rip off Xena.
-I know we're in the evil mirror universe, but with all the blood, guts and now cannibalism, the show is just getting uncomfortable to watch in the most base, primitive manner possible. Star Trek is supposed to be a show you can watch with your kids. To inspire them, to show them ideas that will challenge them and yes, to have fun with them. But Discovery is an edgy teenagers fanfiction, something that mistakes R-rated content for acting grown up, and the result is something that neither kids nor actuall grown ups can enjoy.