This should be an absolute humiliation for Hajdu and Carney, and I hope (but don't expect) their responses will reflect that.
I think the script deserves some scrutiny, too.
I'm not one to complain about "quippiness" or whatever - humour in the face of danger is fine! - but there were a couple of moments on the Farragut* in particular that bumped me, with the characters seemingly shifting from somber to lighthearted from moment to moment.
Anyways, I don't want to turn this into a second episode discussion thread, but it's pertinent to the interview.
Yeah, I'm glad that the episode has been quite well-liked overall, but it didn't land right with me. I'm going to give it another look at some point - often, my opinion shifts once I have an understanding of what the episode is and is not.
It's interesting that she highlighted the tonal challenges in the interview.
I'm fine with the idea of it, and it's a potential precursor to the wall-mounted intercoms of TOS, but it's definitely one of the things that made me confused about how seriously to take the story.
As foreshadowed last season.
Ruby: Is that like a matter transporter, like in Star Trek?
The Doctor: We’ve got to visit them one day!
A new Angus Reid Institute poll suggests a majority of Canadians believe First Nations should be meaningfully consulted on projects deemed in the national interest, but they're split on who should hold the deciding power.
Forty per cent of Canadians say the government and companies should retain final say, while 25 per cent say First Nations should have a veto if projects infringe on their lands.
I feel like this is an indication that 40% of Canadians haven't really thought this through.
"Federation Standard" is definitely just English - the people of New Eden spoke it, despite being moved to that planet during WWIII, well before the Federation was formed.
holy hell are spoilers so difficult to use on Lemmy
You're not wrong, but fortunately these threads are fair game for spoilers - no syntax needed.
I thought this one was a tonal mess - so much so that I was convinced the whole thing was going to turn out to be a training simulation or something.
This show is usually so good at setting a clear mood, but this one was so all over the place, I didn't know how seriously to take the situations the crew(s) found themselves in.
Before all the BS with CBS News happened, I really thought that Skydance was the best of the potential buyers that were floating around at the time.
He's got a steep hill to climb, but this might be a positive sign.
He's with the Prophets now
Assuming you're referring to the "Uhura" speech, I think what saved it for me was that it had a dual purpose: yes, it was definitely about Star Trek and its place in the world...but it was also about the Amelia Moon novels that inspired La'An as a child.
Giving it a character-focused angle goes a long way in my books.