First of all, that "Previously On..." segment was terrible. I get that they needed to touch on it for viewers who aren't Trekkies / long term fans of the show, but it was so badly done.
Generally, I've enjoyed this show's more jovial notes (e.g. I really enjoy Tilly's goofiness and think Tig Notaro's addition to the cast was a great left-field choice) but in this episode it definitely felt like the attempts at humour either fell flat or were needlessly shoehorned in. The lowpoint was definitely the "Goodbye, Spock" moment - it was cheesy but also not tonally in-keeping for where Burnham and Spock were in their relationship.
I'm really pleased Hugh is back this season (I thought Wilson Cruz was probably the highlight of this episode with his portrayal of Hugh's struggling to get his head around being back from the dead) but not just back without any baggage - certainly makes it more interesting going forward.
Also, I don't know whether it's just me but there seemed to be a higher than usual amount of unnecessary lens flares this episode; it was quite distracting.
Overall, I found this episode a bit of a tonal mess. Some scenes were great (Melissa George was great as per) but others fell flat and were either plagued by weak banter/dialogue or ropey acting, e.g. that early scene with the female Vulcan from Starfleet Comman talking with Leland and Giorgio. I've been enjoying this season as much as the first, so hopefully the show will course-correct next episode.
Review by ElliotVIP 6BlockedParent2019-03-08T13:27:58Z
First of all, that "Previously On..." segment was terrible. I get that they needed to touch on it for viewers who aren't Trekkies / long term fans of the show, but it was so badly done.
Generally, I've enjoyed this show's more jovial notes (e.g. I really enjoy Tilly's goofiness and think Tig Notaro's addition to the cast was a great left-field choice) but in this episode it definitely felt like the attempts at humour either fell flat or were needlessly shoehorned in. The lowpoint was definitely the "Goodbye, Spock" moment - it was cheesy but also not tonally in-keeping for where Burnham and Spock were in their relationship.
I'm really pleased Hugh is back this season (I thought Wilson Cruz was probably the highlight of this episode with his portrayal of Hugh's struggling to get his head around being back from the dead) but not just back without any baggage - certainly makes it more interesting going forward.
Also, I don't know whether it's just me but there seemed to be a higher than usual amount of unnecessary lens flares this episode; it was quite distracting.
Overall, I found this episode a bit of a tonal mess. Some scenes were great (Melissa George was great as per) but others fell flat and were either plagued by weak banter/dialogue or ropey acting, e.g. that early scene with the female Vulcan from Starfleet Comman talking with Leland and Giorgio. I've been enjoying this season as much as the first, so hopefully the show will course-correct next episode.