Star Trek Discovery S4 E4 (spoilers)
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So episode 4 and the same complaints from the last few episodes still seem to apply. They've got two perfectly serviceable plots in this episode but doing both of them means neither of them gets time to really get developed and shine. Especially with time taken out for Book/Culber none of them are bad just stunningly mediocre and shallow.
Now the main plot seems to be BREXIT... in space! Especially the line about wanting the advantages on not the responsibilities of Federation membership but you know... it never occurred to me that utopian federation wouldn't just let people leave it no questions asked. I mean maybe dependent on a referendum and not just a head of governments say so but still... it felt weird to me.
Second episode in a row with no bridge bunnies, and moving Tilly to the Academy seems to be part of the continuing struggle to find something for the character to do given they've bounced her around science genius, confident and first officer over the series. Apparently the actor Mary Wiseman is still a regular on the show though, so that isn't her being written out, maybe?
Also how is Burnham supposed to have time to be a starfleet captain and be on this supervisory board thing? ugh.
I do like Saru's thing with the vulcan president at least.
So episode 4 and the same complaints from the last few episodes still seem to apply. They've got two perfectly serviceable plots in this episode but doing both of them means neither of them gets time to really get developed and shine. Especially with time taken out for Book/Culber none of them are bad just stunningly mediocre and shallow.
Now the main plot seems to be BREXIT... in space! Especially the line about wanting the advantages on not the responsibilities of Federation membership but you know... it never occurred to me that utopian federation wouldn't just let people leave it no questions asked. I mean maybe dependent on a referendum and not just a head of governments say so but still... it felt weird to me.
Second episode in a row with no bridge bunnies, and moving Tilly to the Academy seems to be part of the continuing struggle to find something for the character to do given they've bounced her around science genius, confident and first officer over the series. Apparently the actor Mary Wiseman is still a regular on the show though, so that isn't her being written out, maybe?
Also how is Burnham supposed to have time to be a starfleet captain and be on this supervisory board thing? ugh.
I do like Saru's thing with the vulcan president at least.
