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ValueSubtracted Mod , 1 day ago

At this point, I want whatever's going to happen to happen already...

ValueSubtracted Mod , 6 hours ago

Yeah, it's hard to speak in defense of their comms over the past few years.

I've never had an overly bad impression of Bakish, though - at the very least, he didn't make a total ass of himself during the strikes, and seems better than, say, Zaslav over at Warner.

But as always, there are no true "good guys" at this level.

ValueSubtracted Mod , 1 day ago

Clicked for the Klingon/Andorian hockey game, was not disappointed.

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Captain Picard falls asleep; dreams of some dead people.

ValueSubtracted Mod , 2 days ago

I think it's great that every season has its fans - I'm a season three guy, myself.

ValueSubtracted Mod , 3 days ago

Once again, I can confirm that this giveaway is legitimate - good luck!

ValueSubtracted OP Mod , 3 days ago

I found it unexpectedly upsetting when the shelving was taking hits from the Breen.

ValueSubtracted OP Mod , 3 days ago

I thought the "challenge" was a little on the obvious side, but then it's the sort of thing that would be obvious to someone not undergoing it.

Book's reaction to the Kweijian artifact was probably David Ajala's best work on the series so far, really great stuff.

Moll usurped the Primarch perhaps a little too easily, but I like Eve Harlow's performance enough that I really don't care.

Lastly, it's a small thing, but I thought the Badlands looked really great. They finally seem as hellish as they've always been described.

ValueSubtracted OP Mod , 3 days ago

The Breen might have the ability to destroy the Archive, but with Discovery gone, it wouldn’t gain them anything and how ever long it took them would be time lost for chasing Discovery.

That's a hell of a gamble if your objective is to protect civilians (and likely a gamble they would lose, considering the Breen's actions).

why didn’t Discovery prepare a fake clue?

I think the answer is the same - it's not something you want to screw around with if you're trying to save lives.

ValueSubtracted OP Mod , 1 day ago

Turns out holographic facsimiles of people you know get bored, too.

ValueSubtracted OP Mod , 11 hours ago

the Klingon(?) lady

Efrosian, apparently!

ValueSubtracted Mod , 4 days ago

This is the first mention of a sa-te kru on screen, but the cat like predator from Vulcan/Ni’Var originated in a six page comic called “When Worlds Collide: Spock Confronts the Ultimate Challenge” written by Alex Kurtzman and Robert Orci, and drawn by Paul Pope that was published in a 2009 issue of “Wired”.

Okay, deep cut to something I didn't know existed...

ValueSubtracted Mod , 4 days ago

Vulcans lie all the time.

When Vulcans do it, it's called "hallucinating".

ValueSubtracted Mod , 4 days ago

When it's to help someone save face, it's a totally different scenario - everyone knows that!

ValueSubtracted OP , 5 days ago

I'll try to be quicker next time!

ValueSubtracted OP Mod , 6 days ago

I'm seeing speculation all over the map, so I'm going to withhold judgment.

ValueSubtracted OP Mod , 6 days ago

It does sound like they're retaining the Star Trek license in some form - I wonder if that will include ships, and they just can't talk about it yet.

ValueSubtracted Mod , 7 days ago

I'm hardly a TAS expert - I've seen it all, but only once - but I think "Yesteryear" is considered the highest point of that series.

ValueSubtracted Mod , 7 days ago

I'm also going to give a shout-out to "The Magicks of Megas-Tu," The One Where They Meet Satan.

ValueSubtracted OP Mod , 7 days ago

In this case, I completely disagree - I think they've come up with something pretty unique and compelling.

ValueSubtracted OP Mod , 7 days ago

One thing that always bugged me about the mystery of the Breen is that it shouldn't actually be a mystery - Kira and Dukat take the refridgeration suits off a couple of Breen in "Indiscretion."

ValueSubtracted OP Mod , 7 days ago

Guess what! I've got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell sci-fi discussion spaces!

ValueSubtracted OP Mod , 8 days ago

Yeah, I called "Darmok" unconventional because of the two-actor stage play aspect of it, but it's a borderline case. I'll allow it.

ValueSubtracted OP Mod , 8 days ago

Yeah, and that really underlines the point that the "representative" episode of each series probably has very different properties.

ValueSubtracted OP Mod , 8 days ago

I think we need to move past the idea that "average" equates to "bad" - by definition, most episodes are going to be pretty average, and that's okay!

ValueSubtracted OP Mod , 7 days ago

"Civil Defence"

Yeah, I dig it. It's also very heavy on Bajoran/Cardassian conflict, which I think needs to be in there to be most representative of the series.

Solid list all around!

ValueSubtracted OP Mod , 8 days ago

It does seem that RTD is going harder into serialization this time around - the Ruby story reminds me a lot of Clara's tenure with Eleven (which wasn't the best, but what can you do?).

ValueSubtracted OP Mod , 6 days ago

Is it wise casting a drag queen as a villain given all the anti-drag queen sentiment?

Gosh, what a loaded question! I think it ultimately boils down to a question of representation - these things shouldn't be a problem in isolation, but they can be a problem if it's part of a greater pattern. It does sound like Davies is intent on weaving queerness throughout all aspects of this series, so that will probably make a difference.

I was convinced the lost chord was going to be the mystery chord that opens A Hard Day’s Night.

I had the legendary chord from "A Day in the Life" in mind, which of course isn't really possible on a single piano (at least, not to its full effect).