I wouldn’t have made it that far … I really enjoyed the first two seasons, the 3rd one started to shoehorn in false sentiment but I still enjoyed it over all, and the 4th one felt like work just to watch.
I’ve not seen the final season, even though I have it saved.
The main problem, which I have with all “nu trek” is that it needed about twice as many episodes to flesh out and develop characters at a natural pace so that emotional moments are earned.
There also came a point where the spent more time on characters crying and hugging than on the plot, which makes it very difficult to binge.
I still like it better than Enterprise because at least we didn’t get the Pon Farr episode or long scenes of people rubbing each other or someone getting impregnated nonconsensually. But the bar should be higher than either of these.
I wouldn’t have made it that far … I really enjoyed the first two seasons, the 3rd one started to shoehorn in false sentiment but I still enjoyed it over all, and the 4th one felt like work just to watch.
I’ve not seen the final season, even though I have it saved.
The main problem, which I have with all “nu trek” is that it needed about twice as many episodes to flesh out and develop characters at a natural pace so that emotional moments are earned.
There also came a point where the spent more time on characters crying and hugging than on the plot, which makes it very difficult to binge.
I still like it better than Enterprise because at least we didn’t get the Pon Farr episode or long scenes of people rubbing each other or someone getting impregnated nonconsensually. But the bar should be higher than either of these.
I’ve not watched Enterprise (it just never appealed … it’s the only one I haven’t seen now), but you’re not exactly selling it!
But yes, when they’re capable of making Strange New Worlds and Lower Decks it really feels like Discovery let’s the side down
It’s the worst of the mid-Treks, but still better than Discovery.
As with most Treks, theres several episodes that you just skip.
I’m one of those weird people who doesn’t skip episodes generally, lol