tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704244740681306525.post1073062012851799537..comments2024-02-20T06:16:13.899+00:00Comments on Some Kind of Star Trek: Sectioned: Point of Light S02 E03Some Kind of Star Trekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01078684096109641287noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4704244740681306525.post-26168841874398604532019-02-07T13:56:12.284+00:002019-02-07T13:56:12.284+00:00Well, I had the opposite reaction to this one. Two...Well, I had the opposite reaction to this one. Two classic episodes followed by this average one. Events moved too swiftly, like they're trying to shut down the season 1 plotline. I mean, it makes your head spin, suddenly there's a baby, a coup and then the baby is sent away! The direction was dire, and the fight scene unexciting. A hot mess of an episode. I like Tilly and thought there was some nice acting alongside SMG.<br /><br />I really hate the section 31 storyline, was anyone actually surprised to see Georgio save the day? Georgio is a monster, why would Section 31 trust her?<br /><br />She's not just a monster- or a Harry Mudd type (old skool scoundrel with a heart of gold - at least in TOS).<br /><br />Lets not forget that she's a genocidal dictator who literally ate people. It's madness that she's allowed to pose as her Prime Universe counterpart.<br /><br />We are supposed to believe that the Federation have exonerated her and now trust her to work clandestinely, with the only justification being that she has certain "skills". What skills, exactly?<br /><br />It's comic book storytelling, so the next argument is relevant only if we treat the show as a serious adult science fiction series that is about themes and issues rather than Science Fantasy.<br /><br />OK, imagine if Goebbels hadn't committed suicide. There's no way that he wouldn't have been arrested and ultimately executed for his role in the holocaust. Of course, he like Hitler never answered for his crimes and instead committed suicide.<br /><br />For me, mirror Georgiou is the biggest mis-step in Discovery. I like the show well enough, but this stretches credulity to the absolute breaking point. Every time we see her hamming it up as a delightful baddie working for Section 31, I think that we are watching a show for kids.<br /><br />Finally, Spock is a cherished character and the writer's need to take great care. <br />- Just last week Sarek says he hoped Bernham would teach Spock empathy. Now Amanda says Sarek wanted Spock raised in the traditional Vulcan way.. this is contradictory.James Ryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04718576495781459847noreply@blogger.com