They are going on a big mission. They may not return. Why not waste the first 15 minutes or so centered around that fact? I mean, can you be sure that we - the audience - otherwise understand what's at stake? No, 'cause we're stupid. Everyone needs to say goodbye, must explain why not coming along (or like in case of the two presidents why they come along), must confess their love to each other, deliver another sub-complex motivational speech over com (that screams Hollywood BS pathos) and so forth. Even after jumping to the galactic barrier Saru and the Good Doctor steal my time by discussing the universal concept of love in the most shallow and uninspired way you could ever imagine.
The barrier is strange and stupid as ever. Both from a visual and a cosmological point of view. Classic Star Trek. Brings back some memories.Discovery isn't to blame here!
The two engineers befriending each other is actually the better sub plot (it's easy to beat the actual main plot aboard the Discovery). Reminds me of the incarcerated Miles O'Brien. It makes his motives clear for the first time. This doesn't save this season but it's a piece that was always missing.
Just to make something clear: We don't need to know every little emotion and thought of everyone on board. And it's a bit ridiculous to argue that Discovery can't work otherwise. Sorry, this is a ship in a military organization... but let's just emo our way through everything. Honestly, I'm with the president: the crew didn't need to know about the threat to the A-quadrant (which doesn't just consist of Earth and Vulcan BTW) at this point because it's distracting and doesn't actually help in the first contact scenario.
I knew Tal was going to return... unfortunately, the daddy-emo-stuff continues. And let's not forget that ridiculous romance or not waste of time surrounding Saru und the Vulcan president, are they teenagers?... Could we just see for once this crew as a focused and grown-up group of people trying to work towards a common goal?
I also found the interaction between Tarka and Book and his engineering friend resp. far more engaging. Doesn't excuse what he's doing but it was a more "human" story than all the psychobabble on Discovery.
A "galactic barrier" made of "negative energy" and magic, floating bubbles?? This show just keeps getting stupider and stupider.
Great, the annoying small one is back. I have to say though, Tarka's parts have been really good, his delivery was on point!
Love how Tarka has become one of the most compelling characters in the show - his arc with Book is just as great as the main one. Such a great stakes raising episode, really care a lot more about the bridge crew than I have done in previous seasons!
The way Michael said "if we can't communicate with each other..." gave me RuPaul vibes lol
Tarka and Oros: still a better love story than Twilight.
My daddy didn’t love me…boo frickety hoo :cry:
Tarka is such a selfish prick, I don't care what's his sad sorry, he's too selfish. Idk why no one punched him in his smug face. He's going to screw them over and over and over.
7.5/10
So Good
Another solid engaging
episode as always.
I really enjoyed the
ground interactions of
everyone, it was so
genuine and made me
feel calm and at ease
especially with the
Stakes being so high
then with all the dangers
of the extra-space
and penetrating the
G-barrier this was just
an Awesome episode
all round and I loved
everything about it as I
do with this hole
phenomenal
show.
the writing in this episode
was fantastic and so well
done for everyone
speaking of so
Tarka there is a reason you
are such a
Dangerous Dick
with no concept of
holding back or
standing down.
Still as "Captain America"
would say
"Tarka is the kinda guy
you stop not help".
Shout by VWFringe the Pervy Sage from TVMuseBlockedParent2022-02-25T03:37:45Z
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