Aka the long promised manifesto about what has become my favourite post DS9 Star Trek show, or version of Star Trek, full stop. Some preliminaries and disclaimers about what this isn't: A declaration that Discovery is best, or flawless. No ST movie or show is. Or that I'm 100% behind every plot or character decision. I'm not. People getting ( Read more... )

Now I've avoided both Doctoro Who and ST related interviews because I didn't want to be spoiled, but the constant hate-on Fandomsecrets has for my beloved Discovery has inadvertendly informed me RTD had the good taste to like it, so I googled, and the passage invoking the Disco hating folks' ire from an article/interview pre DW season premiere some ( Read more... )

And so it ends. When I'm a bit less busy, I'll try to write an overall series write up, and why I think Star Trek: Discovery, flaws and all, is the best (and most innovative) thing that happened to Trekdom since DS9, and became my darling among the space shows (not just Star Trek) in the last decade.

( Meanwhile: let's fly! )

Episodes which take place mostly in the mind of a character tend to be masterpieces (The Very Long Night of Londo Mollari or bores (whatever the DS9 episode about Julian Bashir's very early midlife crisis when he turned 30 was called). So it was with some unease I read the summary for this one. As it turns out, the the part of the episode taking ( Read more... )

You know, I have watched Wrath of Khan and The Search for Spock as often as the next ST fan, but it took me until today's episode until the penny dropped about something regarding this season's premise.

( Spoilers just want Carol Marcus to get due credit )

In which Discovery continues to prove why it's my favourite of the current Star Trek incarnations.

( Burnham and Tilly: Together Again )

I'm currently travelling, and also, this episode was put up late at least in my part of the world, so I didn't have the chance to watch it until last night.

( Spoilers are really into things coming full circle as a theme )

A pretty standard ST episode, I thought. Also, is Disco the modern Trek with the most DS9 references?

( Spoilers are starting to want a prequel miniseries featuring a Romulan, a Trill and...? )

My current favourite ST show is back! (For the last time, sniff.) The first two episodes have been released on Paramount +, and sorry, Apple +, but you're off for me now for as long as Disco runs its final course, I really have to limit my streaming services.

( Spoilers conclude Disco is the current winner of best and most original use of Romulans in the modern era Trek incarnations )

After a month where I had to do other things, I went on with my Discovery rewatch, and four episodes into s3 I'm filled with even more love for the show. I think one of many reasons why I adore the later two seasons so much is that for me, they solved a narrative problem even my beloved Babylon 5 struggled with in its fifth season and which the ( Read more... )