This episode is cinematic, it has nice music and the CGI is crisp. The story is promising but we have seen these sorts of opportunities being squandered before. The throwback to Soong, TNG and Picard was cool. Finally Discovery is embracing the rich history of Star Trek instead of doing it's own version of this universe.
Captain Rayner is a male version of Burnham but of course his arrogance and smugness is being condemned. Michael is still the one calling all the shots and being right all the time. She is so arrogant and smug, with her incessant smirky smiles, that it's just hurting her likeability. The incessant whispering doesn't help either. When the admiral wished her good luck with the mission she only gave an arrogant smirk and went 'hmm'. That's not how Starfleet officers treat their superiors.
Seeing the 800 year old Romulan vessel having the exact same windows as Discovery took me out of the scene completely. When the 2 starships drilled their noses in the ground to protect the colony, they were tilted at a 45 degree angle, but inside Discovery everything was still levelled. These are stupid things that make the show and the science of it seem dumb.
The bridge crew are still no more than cardboard cutouts. Saru got some nice moments, as did Tilly, but that was as far as character development went for most of the cast. A huge wasted opportunity if you ask me.
It is still the Michael Burnham show and that wouldn't be so bad if they at least did their best to make her more likeable. This is not a confident and strong leader as Janeway, Sisko and Picard were. They knew when to step back, they listened to other officers' advice, weren't afraid to admit mistakes and weren't so friggin arrogant and smug all the time. I miss the days when you could look up to a captain, with human flaws and human warmth. I would not want to be an officer on a ship where the captain knows everything, does everything and always knows best in the end.
Captain Rayner is a male version of Burnham but of course his arrogance and smugness is being condemned. Michael is still the one calling all the shots and being right all the time. She is so arrogant and smug, with her incessant smirky smiles, that it's just hurting her likeability. The incessant whispering doesn't help either. When the admiral wished her good luck with the mission she only gave an arrogant smirk and went 'hmm'. That's not how Starfleet officers treat their superiors.
Seeing the 800 year old Romulan vessel having the exact same windows as Discovery took me out of the scene completely. When the 2 starships drilled their noses in the ground to protect the colony, they were tilted at a 45 degree angle, but inside Discovery everything was still levelled. These are stupid things that make the show and the science of it seem dumb.
The bridge crew are still no more than cardboard cutouts. Saru got some nice moments, as did Tilly, but that was as far as character development went for most of the cast. A huge wasted opportunity if you ask me.
It is still the Michael Burnham show and that wouldn't be so bad if they at least did their best to make her more likeable. This is not a confident and strong leader as Janeway, Sisko and Picard were. They knew when to step back, they listened to other officers' advice, weren't afraid to admit mistakes and weren't so friggin arrogant and smug all the time. I miss the days when you could look up to a captain, with human flaws and human warmth. I would not want to be an officer on a ship where the captain knows everything, does everything and always knows best in the end.