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Online Series: Star Trek: Discovery - III - Spock's Beard
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SJSharksfan39
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I've been really enjoying this season, but why would Mount send a tweet like that out giving fuel for those who don't like the series (And I do follow some of these youtubers, especially during the disaster that was Doctor Who). It's not really a good idea to rile up the fanbase 2 weeks into the new season, is it?
Blender
Registered User
Mount might only be in this season as well, could have nothing to do with being cancelled.
SJSharksfan39
Registered User
That's true, but I still think the timing was not good on his part.
CaptainCrunch67
Registered User
Way to many things happening at the same time. On top of that the Klingon's are impossible to understand and look even more like actors wearing a mask.
That episode was impossible to watch, it would be like watching a couple of ferrets on speed running on rolling pins.
That episode was impossible to watch, it would be like watching a couple of ferrets on speed running on rolling pins.
johnjm22
Pseudo Intellectual
It was a dialog heavy episode and the dialog was bland, wordy, flat, and on-the-nose.
There's not much reason to care about this Spock red angel thing unless you're already interested in Spock due to your prior ST fandom; it's not a story line that's compelling on its own.
There's not much reason to care about this Spock red angel thing unless you're already interested in Spock due to your prior ST fandom; it's not a story line that's compelling on its own.
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Osprey
Registered User
Thoughts as I'm watching (including one spoiler)...
It's not a good sign for the rest of the episode when the very first scene has the overweight girl running a half marathon, stopping for a full minute near the end and then quickly making up all of that lost ground to win the race against more fit crewmates.
I thought that the Klingons looked silly before, but they look even sillier with these wigs and glued-on facial hair. It's amazing that they can spend $150M on the season and this is the makeup effects quality.
Why are view screens old-fashioned in this when it takes place before TOS, TNG, DS9 and Voyager?
This season is turning into The Search for Spock. How original.
Wait. Spock was in a psychiatric hospital and killed three doctors and escaped... and still got promoted to First Officer of the fleet's flagship less than 10 years later? It was bad enough when Burnham mutinied, single-handedly started a war, simply returned things to how they were before she messed up and was crowned a hero for it. In Season 3, we'll probably meet a young Kirk who murders his Captain and successfully commits genocide against an allied race, but is completely exonerated and those details are wiped from history because he helps Burnham save the universe for the third year in a row.
Well, it's over (I got tired of pausing to type out thoughts, so I just watched the rest uninterrupted to get it over with). After potentially the best episode of the entire series, that might've been the worst. Whereas last week mostly took a break from the overall story, this episode seemed to exist just to catch us up and relied on being dialog heavy to do so (and, as I said last week, this show is really at its worst when it's heavy on private conversion).
It's not a good sign for the rest of the episode when the very first scene has the overweight girl running a half marathon, stopping for a full minute near the end and then quickly making up all of that lost ground to win the race against more fit crewmates.
I thought that the Klingons looked silly before, but they look even sillier with these wigs and glued-on facial hair. It's amazing that they can spend $150M on the season and this is the makeup effects quality.
Why are view screens old-fashioned in this when it takes place before TOS, TNG, DS9 and Voyager?
This season is turning into The Search for Spock. How original.
Wait. Spock was in a psychiatric hospital and killed three doctors and escaped... and still got promoted to First Officer of the fleet's flagship less than 10 years later? It was bad enough when Burnham mutinied, single-handedly started a war, simply returned things to how they were before she messed up and was crowned a hero for it. In Season 3, we'll probably meet a young Kirk who murders his Captain and successfully commits genocide against an allied race, but is completely exonerated and those details are wiped from history because he helps Burnham save the universe for the third year in a row.
Well, it's over (I got tired of pausing to type out thoughts, so I just watched the rest uninterrupted to get it over with). After potentially the best episode of the entire series, that might've been the worst. Whereas last week mostly took a break from the overall story, this episode seemed to exist just to catch us up and relied on being dialog heavy to do so (and, as I said last week, this show is really at its worst when it's heavy on private conversion).
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RobBrown4PM
Pringles?
Bashir was almost ousted from Star Fleet and sent to a penal/leper institution for being genetically engineered. Only the sacrafice of his parents saved him from being removed from Star Fleet and sent to a penal colony/institute..
Guardian17
Strong & Free
This is one of the many things that has bothered me about STD.
I thought Starfleet had fitness standards.
CaptainCrunch67
Registered User
Just watch Spock will be the red angel, trying to warn Michael of the end of times.
Canadiens Ghost
Mr. Objectivity
I haven't watched the episode yet but this makes me want to quit the show once and for all. It's becoming beyond stupid at this point. It's pretty obvious the writers of STD just don't give a damn about the Star Trek universe.
DaBadGuy316
Registered User
I watch this like it's a satire of star trek. I just laugh at the shit that they do instead of getting pissed off.
Jussi
Registered User
It'll be an Iconian or a Preserver. Iconians would guarantee wibbly wobbly timey wimey stuff and history/timeline being reset.
Jussi
Registered User
They really crammed too much stuff in this. I thought it was poor episode of scifi tv for this week. Then I remembered The Orville episode... Both shows with stinkers this week.
The Nemesis
Semper Tyrannus
Or it'll be Burnham from the future. Because the only person she can trust to save the universe would be her past self.
peate
Smiley
Finally got around to episode one. Was surprised to see Tig Notaro on there, didn't know she acted. (sort'of)
Entry requirements into Starfleet must be pretty slack to have someone like Tilly on board. What an unbalanced, neurotic PITA.
One thing, STD does action scenes pretty well, but it's still too entwined with flashbacks, unnecessary mood lighting and bad scripts. And Georgiou is back next week. Oh Great.
I never recognized Anson Mount as Pike. He looks completely different than he did on Hell On Wheels. Maybe we'll see Colm as a cameo one day.
Entry requirements into Starfleet must be pretty slack to have someone like Tilly on board. What an unbalanced, neurotic PITA.
One thing, STD does action scenes pretty well, but it's still too entwined with flashbacks, unnecessary mood lighting and bad scripts. And Georgiou is back next week. Oh Great.
I never recognized Anson Mount as Pike. He looks completely different than he did on Hell On Wheels. Maybe we'll see Colm as a cameo one day.
The Nemesis
Semper Tyrannus
The first scene where I saw Tyler in the last episode all I could think was "oh my god it's Brent Burns!" 
Blender
Registered User
I thought the A plot with the sphere creature and Saru was very well done, but the B plot in the spore drive lab with Tilly, Stammets, and whatever her name is was really bad. Add the Spock plot on top of that as well and the episode was way too cluttered and unfortunately diminished what was a very strong A plot. This show can't seem to manage to not jam way too much into every scene and episode.
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Osprey
Registered User
I would call it a decent episode (as this show goes), but it could've been a very good one if it hadn't been dragged down by a number of things. The sphere plot was great. The crew actually "discovered" something for once and that aspect of the episode felt like Star Trek.
Like Blender, I didn't care for the Engineering scenes. Adding another character, so that the place isn't so much a ghost town, was welcome, though I'm a bit wary of the obvious "Stammets has met his match" angle that they're going for. More importantly, I didn't care for rehashing the fungus/Mae side plot. Also, I didn't like how Saru dying was dragged out to be as tearjerking as possible when we all knew that he wasn't going to die. I was getting bored and impatient, which is not what the writers were going for, I'm sure.
Finally, the whole universal translator thing was so mind boggling dumb. It's like the writers simply ignored that they've referenced the "Federation Standard" language several times already (including just last week). What's the point of having a standard language if it's not used? Even the Klingons can speak Federation Standard, as we saw last week, yet, apparently, the Federation's own members can't, even in a crisis. I'd like the writers to explain that.
Like Blender, I didn't care for the Engineering scenes. Adding another character, so that the place isn't so much a ghost town, was welcome, though I'm a bit wary of the obvious "Stammets has met his match" angle that they're going for. More importantly, I didn't care for rehashing the fungus/Mae side plot. Also, I didn't like how Saru dying was dragged out to be as tearjerking as possible when we all knew that he wasn't going to die. I was getting bored and impatient, which is not what the writers were going for, I'm sure.
Finally, the whole universal translator thing was so mind boggling dumb. It's like the writers simply ignored that they've referenced the "Federation Standard" language several times already (including just last week). What's the point of having a standard language if it's not used? Even the Klingons can speak Federation Standard, as we saw last week, yet, apparently, the Federation's own members can't, even in a crisis. I'd like the writers to explain that.
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HolyGhost
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RobBrown4PM
Pringles?
I wouldn't expect the military to accept me if I was clearly out of shape, let alone float the idea of placing me in a position that requires a peak level of physical and mental readiness.
