Thirty Days of Star Trek: Favorite Discovery Episode
Day 25 - Favorite Discovery Episode
Magic to make the sanest man go mad, still. It's an inventive take on the Groundhog Day trope, with the still unusual choice of telling it not from the pov of the looper; at the same time, it develops several relationships (Michael's with the crew in general, Michael & Paul Stamets as well as Michael & Ash Tyler in particular), Tilly (literally) lets her hair down in the party sequence (the sequence which is also Exhibit A to show to people who claim the Discovery crew, at least in s1, dislikes each other and is grimdark all the time - as I always suspect people voicing said criticism never watched beyond the third or fourth episode at most). Harry Mudd is a great take on the amoral conman trope who manages to be both funny and dangerous in a way the show makes the audience feel, and mind. (I.e. the deaths-of-Lorca montage might be hilarious, but Mudd trying out his extremely painful killing device on other crew members is anything but, and thus his eventual defeat is very satisfying.) While the show is at it, it also updates a sexist TOS backstory (Stella). The way the day is eventually saved consists of both Michael being badass and the entire crew working together. And there are so many priceless moments both funny and touching (Michael and Stamets holding hands!). (Even some additional ones in view of later revelations, like Lorca's expression when Saru and Michael explain the Discovery has to stop and take care of the Space Whale. ( "What even is this universe?" thinks Gabriel L., wannabe dictator of the Mirrorverse, as he goes about saving whales.)
In short, it's Disco at its best, and I love it a lot.
Day 1 - Favorite TOS Episode
Day 2 - Favorite Federation Race
Day 3 - Favorite Starship
Day 4 - Favorite Captain
Day 5 - Saddest Event
Day 6 - Happiest Event
Day 7 - Favorite TNG Episode
Day 8 - Favorite Federation Enemy
Day 9 - Favorite Character
Day 10 - Most Shocking Moment
Day 11 - Crew Position You Would Want
Day 12 - Crew Position You Wouldn’t Want
Day 13 - Favorite DS9 Episode
Day 14- Favorite Time Travel Episode
Day 15 - Favorite First Officer
Day 16 - Favorite Voyager Episode
Day 17 - Favorite Trek Novel
Day 18 - Favorite Non-Aligned Race
Day 19 - Favorite Enterprise Episode
Day 20 - Character You're Most Like
Day 21 - Least Favorite Character
Day 22 - Favorite Trek Film
Day 23 - Best Trek Tech
Day 24 - Best Overall Space Vessel
Day 26 - Planet You Would Most Like To Visit
Day 27 - Character You Would Date
Day 28 - Name Your Own Starship
Day 29 - Favorite Trek Quote
Day 30 - Favorite Trek Series
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Magic to make the sanest man go mad, still. It's an inventive take on the Groundhog Day trope, with the still unusual choice of telling it not from the pov of the looper; at the same time, it develops several relationships (Michael's with the crew in general, Michael & Paul Stamets as well as Michael & Ash Tyler in particular), Tilly (literally) lets her hair down in the party sequence (the sequence which is also Exhibit A to show to people who claim the Discovery crew, at least in s1, dislikes each other and is grimdark all the time - as I always suspect people voicing said criticism never watched beyond the third or fourth episode at most). Harry Mudd is a great take on the amoral conman trope who manages to be both funny and dangerous in a way the show makes the audience feel, and mind. (I.e. the deaths-of-Lorca montage might be hilarious, but Mudd trying out his extremely painful killing device on other crew members is anything but, and thus his eventual defeat is very satisfying.) While the show is at it, it also updates a sexist TOS backstory (Stella). The way the day is eventually saved consists of both Michael being badass and the entire crew working together. And there are so many priceless moments both funny and touching (Michael and Stamets holding hands!). (Even some additional ones in view of later revelations, like Lorca's expression when Saru and Michael explain the Discovery has to stop and take care of the Space Whale. ( "What even is this universe?" thinks Gabriel L., wannabe dictator of the Mirrorverse, as he goes about saving whales.)
In short, it's Disco at its best, and I love it a lot.
Day 1 - Favorite TOS Episode
Day 2 - Favorite Federation Race
Day 3 - Favorite Starship
Day 4 - Favorite Captain
Day 5 - Saddest Event
Day 6 - Happiest Event
Day 7 - Favorite TNG Episode
Day 8 - Favorite Federation Enemy
Day 9 - Favorite Character
Day 10 - Most Shocking Moment
Day 11 - Crew Position You Would Want
Day 12 - Crew Position You Wouldn’t Want
Day 13 - Favorite DS9 Episode
Day 14- Favorite Time Travel Episode
Day 15 - Favorite First Officer
Day 16 - Favorite Voyager Episode
Day 17 - Favorite Trek Novel
Day 18 - Favorite Non-Aligned Race
Day 19 - Favorite Enterprise Episode
Day 20 - Character You're Most Like
Day 21 - Least Favorite Character
Day 22 - Favorite Trek Film
Day 23 - Best Trek Tech
Day 24 - Best Overall Space Vessel
Day 26 - Planet You Would Most Like To Visit
Day 27 - Character You Would Date
Day 28 - Name Your Own Starship
Day 29 - Favorite Trek Quote
Day 30 - Favorite Trek Series
This entry was originally posted at https://selenak.dreamwidth.org/1364858.html. Comment there or here, as you wish.