There seem to be a lot of trolls continuing to leave nasty comments throughout these episodes about the writers, the lgbt+ representation, choice of pronouns for some characters, or general comments of how much the show sucks... yet they've still continued watching the show for several seasons despite how much they claim to hate it. Personally I don't have time to waste watching four seasons of a show I don't enjoy.. just something to take into consideration when reading such overwhelmingly negative comments.
As for my own opinions, this was a great episode. Burnham seems to still be coming into her station and struggling with her past but with each challenge she faces she's becoming stronger in her conviction and that seems to be reminding her of who she was. And who she still is despite everything she's lost.
This episode was a good mirror for that, with rescuing unfairly punished criminals and standing up for the rights of other people who might have also forgotten who they were. Felix was a great comparison and reminder of who Burnham used to be. He knew who he was and was ready to accept the punishment that he thought that he deserved, just like Burnham at the beginning of season 1. It was a good reminder. And though their stories ended up very different it's clear that Burnham understood him and related to him in a very personal way.
Still really looking forward to the rest of the season and how things play out between Stammets and Tarka.
Much better than last week's, thankfully (maybe due to the lack of Adira and Gray...). This one still suffered from some ropy dialogue in places but it kept getting better as the episode went one. The highlights for me were Wilson Cruz's scenes as we saw Dr Culber dealing with survivor's guilt; I just wish they'd paired him up with a less irritating actor than Anthony Rapp, who always looks constipated.
Burnham: Now excuse me. I have a ship to command.
Really? Your're not commanding a ship. You're busy whispering, looking sad, hugging, showing off your pathos, psycho talking, going on inconsequential away missions (why do you have a crew anyway - if you're like a hero from a marvel comic and do all that by yourself?!), caring enormously about people which I won't remember next week (why should I - as a viewer - care about that prisoner guy or that killed officer from last episode or any other of the guys that appear and leave?) but literally at the very same time you do not care about an experiment onboard that may destroy the ship? And what happens this episode anyway? They rescue 5 people from a planet? I mean that's classic Star Trek dilemma - but can't you tell this story with less explosions, less breathless, with less of a Tron feel, and less pathetic pathos (this prisoner's speech at the end: gosh - he dies anyway and you barely know him)? Oh and there's this attempt to do a dangerous experiment which fails anyway? And they introduce a new engineer (am I supposed to get attached to him or will he just leave next episode?). And the good doctor talking to some sort of Jeff Goldblum type about survivor's guilt. That's it.
This episode is another testimony how too much of a budget can ruin a sci-fi show - I hope it won't ruin the whole franchise.
Burnham speech to the Magistrate about them now being refugees and hoping they'd improve as a society really felt like something Picard would have said.
On a sidenote, they can't beam more than 40 people at a time? and they had to run a dangerous experiment on Discovery while conducting the evacuation?
Also: please don't kill Rhys.
Also2: casual Star Trek Online namedrop.
Well. I never thought I'd stop watching ST.
[6.7/10] This is another Discovery episode where I appreciate the story choices, but find myself struggling with the dialogue, the performances, and the visuals. Showing mercy to prisoners, cautious Stamets having to work with a rule-breaking fellow scientist, and Culber buckling under the pressure of managing the crew's mental health when his own is struggling are all strong ideas. But "The Examples" writes them all on the screen, which leads to breathless and overwrought performances for the actors, which are ill-served by cold visuals that break the immersion and realness of the scenes and settings. It's a shame that even as Discovery's storytelling has improved from season to season, the nuts and bolts of its presentation haven't gotten better at the same pace.
Good episode but still a lot about peoples feelings.
A very good episode.
The right to choose life or death,emotions run high.
Overall, a good episode... but:
Do they really not have any other ships for the evacuation than Discovery? Anything roomier, like a cargo ship with cargo transports that can transport up way more people in one go?
And Discovery which is engaged in a rescue mission is the only place to do this experiment? WTH?
Otherwise, I like Culber, I also liked that prisoner that stayed behind - it was his choice and no one else's. He didn't risk anybody else while doing that, so Burnham had no justification to overrule him and transport him out against his will. I really hate Burnham's tragic, breathy voice - but I liked her dressing down that magistrate in the end.
I was this close to quitting this show after the horrible previous episode. In contrast, this one, despite being only of average Star Trek quality, is infinitely better. It speaks volumes when you care much more about a random, single appearance character in an average episode than any of the primary characters in an awful one. If I never see a Adira and Gray scene again, it will be way too soon.
Oh, that was exquisite...very emotionally satisfying.
Should be called discovery and drop the Star Trek. Give us a real Star Trek. This is so sappy and total boring. Always so slow and never uplifting. Biggest mistake was the choosing the captain.
9/10
Superb Episode
Wow this was amazing
Loved Burnham and definitely
The Best Captain she's
Phenomenal in the role.
The prison situation was fantastic and so touching,
I had a tear in my eye.
And the all that with
The DMA.
This show has not had one bad episode and it is definitely
The best Trek ever,
With Outstanding VFX
and Phenomenal
performances and amazing
Fantastic stories.
This is my favourite
Trek Crew and this show
Is literally perfection.
I Love It 3000.
Although they rushed some parts, like with the beetle mines being introduced and completely solved within 2 minutes, and the instant solution to the prison shield generator with phasers, I liked most of this episode, because
It didn't have the "staring at people with forced emotional faces" like it did with the last couple episodes
It showed real personal struggles with trauma and guilt, from Book, to Culber, to the Native man wanting to atone for murdering someone
It also showed the risks of reckless excitement if you go too far to achieve something in the moment, when there are plenty of other times and safer conditions you can set up to study the DMA better instead of risking the ship to do it
And it showed how effective therapy from certain therapists can be in even 10 minutes of conversation (Culber & Kovich)
Then it left off with that cliffhanger of discovering who Tarka thinks made the DMA, and what that mark is on the back of his neck
Cool stuff
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I guess anyone can just walk onto a command bridge whenever they feel like it?