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Re: DS9 S2: Cardassians
@MidshipmanNorris, sorry to nitpick but Miles (and actor Colm Meaney) are both Irish and not from the UK. Plus the Republic of Ireland was neutral in WW2.
@MidshipmanNorris, sorry to nitpick but Miles (and actor Colm Meaney) are both Irish and not from the UK. Plus the Republic of Ireland was neutral in WW2.
Re: DSC S3: That Hope Is You, Part 2
I will happily watch These Are The Voyages or the one where Beverly gets jiggy with ghosts, on a loop for all eternity, before I watch one second of Discovery ever again.
I will happily watch These Are The Voyages or the one where Beverly gets jiggy with ghosts, on a loop for all eternity, before I watch one second of Discovery ever again.
Re: DSC S3: Terra Firma, Part 2
In the entire history of Star Trek, from the 60s to the 20s, there is nothing I detest more than Mirror Universe Bullshit. And this was no different.
In the entire history of Star Trek, from the 60s to the 20s, there is nothing I detest more than Mirror Universe Bullshit. And this was no different.
Re: ENT S2: Marauders
Why is it, that Enterprise & Voyager often come across as inferior knockoffs of the strong Star Trek series (to wit, in order of relative excellence TNG, DS9 & TOS) that preceded it rather than sister series in the Star Trek Universe? Oh, I forget myself. This episode is just another bland offering from the creative leadership team of Berman & Braga.
Why is it, that Enterprise & Voyager often come across as inferior knockoffs of the strong Star Trek series (to wit, in order of relative excellence TNG, DS9 & TOS) that preceded it rather than sister series in the Star Trek Universe? Oh, I forget myself. This episode is just another bland offering from the creative leadership team of Berman & Braga.
Re: ENT S2: Carbon Creek
Love your reviews, and visit the site often. On this one I must disagree. Not perfect, but with some terrific low-key humour and a few touching moments. Three stars.
Love your reviews, and visit the site often. On this one I must disagree. Not perfect, but with some terrific low-key humour and a few touching moments. Three stars.
Re: DSC S3: Unification III
Imagine being a decorated officer with years of service and you get promoted over by an Ensign. Must be great for crew morale.
Imagine being a decorated officer with years of service and you get promoted over by an Ensign. Must be great for crew morale.
Re: DSC S3: People of Earth
Let me get this straight, the whole episode is supposed to be about Earth but the crew spends less than two minutes screen time on the planet. Wouldn’t this have been a good opportunity to look up Earth’s timeline, the whereabouts of any of the crew’s descendants, and maybe research some technology that could come in handy in this era? It’s baffling that none of this is done. Instead, Captain Saru gives an artificial deadline to the Earth away mission. The defunct Federation has already waited fifteen years for help — a day or two more wouldn’t hurt.
Who writes this stuff?
Let me get this straight, the whole episode is supposed to be about Earth but the crew spends less than two minutes screen time on the planet. Wouldn’t this have been a good opportunity to look up Earth’s timeline, the whereabouts of any of the crew’s descendants, and maybe research some technology that could come in handy in this era? It’s baffling that none of this is done. Instead, Captain Saru gives an artificial deadline to the Earth away mission. The defunct Federation has already waited fifteen years for help — a day or two more wouldn’t hurt.
Who writes this stuff?
Re: DSC S3: That Hope Is You, Part 1
I liked it overall. Not the biggest fan of the new series', but at least this episode seeks to expand the lore and history of the universe it takes place in. Interesting to see a post-Federation galaxy, and the action was good, and the new character (i forget his name) was interesting enough.
Also thought the technology on show was a nice step up without it being totally ridiculous like it was in Picard.
I liked it overall. Not the biggest fan of the new series', but at least this episode seeks to expand the lore and history of the universe it takes place in. Interesting to see a post-Federation galaxy, and the action was good, and the new character (i forget his name) was interesting enough.
Also thought the technology on show was a nice step up without it being totally ridiculous like it was in Picard.
Re: VOY S7: Lineage
There really are some hilarious posts in this thread. "WHERE IS THE SCI FI???" Yes, there is no sci-fi to be found in this episode about alien-human hybrid babies in space...
Great episode, four stars.
There really are some hilarious posts in this thread. "WHERE IS THE SCI FI???" Yes, there is no sci-fi to be found in this episode about alien-human hybrid babies in space...
Great episode, four stars.
Re: VOY S6: Spirit Folk
As an Irishman myself, there are few things more annoying or insulting than when American shows try to do "Oirish" episodes. This episode (and "Fair Haven" before it) were absolutely awful.
As an Irishman myself, there are few things more annoying or insulting than when American shows try to do "Oirish" episodes. This episode (and "Fair Haven" before it) were absolutely awful.
Re: VOY S5: Course: Oblivion
Reached this one in my most recent rewatch and had to skip it halfway through. Just dreadful. Strong contender for worst Voyager episode ever in my opinion.
Reached this one in my most recent rewatch and had to skip it halfway through. Just dreadful. Strong contender for worst Voyager episode ever in my opinion.
Re: VOY S1: Learning Curve
When Chakotay punched Dalby you could tell by his breathing that Chakotay's adrenalin was running high in real life. A simple screen punch would not have caused that much heavy breathing.
Or Beltran is a really good actor.
When Chakotay punched Dalby you could tell by his breathing that Chakotay's adrenalin was running high in real life. A simple screen punch would not have caused that much heavy breathing.
Or Beltran is a really good actor.
Re: VOY S3: Alter Ego
Harry Kim may be the most beige character in the history of Star Trek, and this episode was just plain dull.
Harry Kim may be the most beige character in the history of Star Trek, and this episode was just plain dull.
Re: VOY S2: The Thaw
Brilliant episode, one of my Voyager favourites. It's mad and clever and I could easily see it fitting into TOS or TNG.
Brilliant episode, one of my Voyager favourites. It's mad and clever and I could easily see it fitting into TOS or TNG.
Re: PIC S1: Nepenthe
I hope that at some point in the last three episodes Picard gets in a no-win situation that is only resolved by the sudden appearance of John de Lancie, just so I can use the term "Q Ex Machina".
I hope that at some point in the last three episodes Picard gets in a no-win situation that is only resolved by the sudden appearance of John de Lancie, just so I can use the term "Q Ex Machina".
Re: PIC S1: The Impossible Box
@Tim C
"(Gee, his choice of assassination method was pretty Bond villain stupid though. Why not just beam her into space instead of relying on a slow-acting gimmick? Nitpick, nitpick...)"
It was a nice little callback to how Shinzon murdered the Senate in Nemesis, I thought.
@Tim C
"(Gee, his choice of assassination method was pretty Bond villain stupid though. Why not just beam her into space instead of relying on a slow-acting gimmick? Nitpick, nitpick...)"
It was a nice little callback to how Shinzon murdered the Senate in Nemesis, I thought.
Re: PIC S1: Stardust City Rag
Man I miss the old Star Trek. Upbeat (mostly) with a positive outlook on the future. Where miracles occur and where humans work together and where while bad things happen, they are outdone by the progress the galaxy seems to have made.
Now we have people getting drilled in the eye and tortured to death, beloved characters murdering people, and graphic beheadings. All taking places in some horrific almost dystopian view of the future. Great stuff for the family to watch.
Can't wait for the next episode where Neelix is a pimp and Naomi Wildman is thrown out of the airlock in graphic detail.
Man I miss the old Star Trek. Upbeat (mostly) with a positive outlook on the future. Where miracles occur and where humans work together and where while bad things happen, they are outdone by the progress the galaxy seems to have made.
Now we have people getting drilled in the eye and tortured to death, beloved characters murdering people, and graphic beheadings. All taking places in some horrific almost dystopian view of the future. Great stuff for the family to watch.
Can't wait for the next episode where Neelix is a pimp and Naomi Wildman is thrown out of the airlock in graphic detail.
Re: PIC S1: The End Is the Beginning
I wouldn't make that leap that money is back in the 25th century and it's retconned. She's on the outs with Starfleet, many of her old friends now see her as a pariah. She could be living out in Vasquez Rocks by choice, wanting to be alone.
I wouldn't make that leap that money is back in the 25th century and it's retconned. She's on the outs with Starfleet, many of her old friends now see her as a pariah. She could be living out in Vasquez Rocks by choice, wanting to be alone.
Re: ENT S1: Dear Doctor
Simple.
Man was not meant to play God. It's natural for the Valakians to die out. It's natural for the Menk to survive. It is not for humanity to wander along and say nope, I don't like this arrangement, I choose to change this.
The Prime Directive exists for a reason, a little more use of it on this planet and our history would be a lot less bloody.
Simple.
Man was not meant to play God. It's natural for the Valakians to die out. It's natural for the Menk to survive. It is not for humanity to wander along and say nope, I don't like this arrangement, I choose to change this.
The Prime Directive exists for a reason, a little more use of it on this planet and our history would be a lot less bloody.
Re: PIC S1: Absolute Candor
It's had it's moments but this show is really starting to annoy me. There's nothing wrong with taking your time and laying your groundwork but we're four weeks in and it's moving at a snail's pace, suffocating the viewer in exposition to the point that it's just plain dull. And it's a show that to me is still really struggling to find it's identity and they can't decide what they want to be; one week they think they're BSG, then they think they're Star Wars, then they think they're Game of Thrones, then they think they're Lord of the Rings, all with a dash of Discovery, this week they're a mash-up of several of them, when all I really want them to be is Star Trek...
I do hope it picks up and figures itself out soon but at this point I'm losing patience with it and it's actually becoming a struggle to come back each week.
It's had it's moments but this show is really starting to annoy me. There's nothing wrong with taking your time and laying your groundwork but we're four weeks in and it's moving at a snail's pace, suffocating the viewer in exposition to the point that it's just plain dull. And it's a show that to me is still really struggling to find it's identity and they can't decide what they want to be; one week they think they're BSG, then they think they're Star Wars, then they think they're Game of Thrones, then they think they're Lord of the Rings, all with a dash of Discovery, this week they're a mash-up of several of them, when all I really want them to be is Star Trek...
I do hope it picks up and figures itself out soon but at this point I'm losing patience with it and it's actually becoming a struggle to come back each week.
Re: PIC S1: Maps and Legends
A couple of nice moments but I found this one to be really dull. Not a fan of the swearing either.
A couple of nice moments but I found this one to be really dull. Not a fan of the swearing either.
Re: DS9 S6: Tears of the Prophets
@P
Jadzia had to stay on DS9 because Sisko made it clear in “Change of Heart” that Worf and Jadzia would never again be assigned to the same mission. This may also explain why Kira took command of the Defiant instead of Worf, who had been stripped of command duties. He would later, though, command the Defiant again in Season 7.
@P
Jadzia had to stay on DS9 because Sisko made it clear in “Change of Heart” that Worf and Jadzia would never again be assigned to the same mission. This may also explain why Kira took command of the Defiant instead of Worf, who had been stripped of command duties. He would later, though, command the Defiant again in Season 7.
Re: DS9 S4: Return to Grace
@Chrome
I had exactly the same thoughts during the phaser rifle comparisons. Her comment about “dragging it through the mud and it will keep firing” has often been said of the AK-47.
@Chrome
I had exactly the same thoughts during the phaser rifle comparisons. Her comment about “dragging it through the mud and it will keep firing” has often been said of the AK-47.
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