After the abominations that are Discovery and Picard, I had no hope for SNW being any better. I gave 1's for many of those episodes after the initial promising season(s), at least until I totally gave up watching them due to their childishness. So me giving a 4 here is a total gift.
Way to crap on the number one Star Trek Rule, The Prime Directive, in a misguided, juvenile Kumbaya, share-and-share-alike moment. It's 100% clear that Kurtzman and his buddies NEVER watched and loved and understood any of the Star Trek canon.
Some random thoughts: I actually cringed when Uhura said "cool" like a gushing middle-schooler; Only women on the bridge, but all LEADERS on the show are male (science officer, doctor, admiral, captain...); Somehow they managed to make the rescue attempt of 3 people on an alien planet seem mundane and boring; Spock and Pike sitting and discussing death and their feelings like kids at a slumber party; Speeches rather than action; Showing a film clip of Jan. 6 without mentioning the months and months and months of unfettered BLM violent rioting and looting; Decent plot but poor execution and childish dialog, with MAGIC rather than science tech; Great CGI, but I haven't forgotten how Picard waited and blew all their CGI budget on the last episode of season 2.
I'll watch the next episode, but I am expecting to be disappointed AGAIN. And I refuse to watch crap just for the sake of it being Star Trek IN NAME ONLY.
Way to crap on the number one Star Trek Rule, The Prime Directive, in a misguided, juvenile Kumbaya, share-and-share-alike moment. It's 100% clear that Kurtzman and his buddies NEVER watched and loved and understood any of the Star Trek canon.
Some random thoughts: I actually cringed when Uhura said "cool" like a gushing middle-schooler; Only women on the bridge, but all LEADERS on the show are male (science officer, doctor, admiral, captain...); Somehow they managed to make the rescue attempt of 3 people on an alien planet seem mundane and boring; Spock and Pike sitting and discussing death and their feelings like kids at a slumber party; Speeches rather than action; Showing a film clip of Jan. 6 without mentioning the months and months and months of unfettered BLM violent rioting and looting; Decent plot but poor execution and childish dialog, with MAGIC rather than science tech; Great CGI, but I haven't forgotten how Picard waited and blew all their CGI budget on the last episode of season 2.
I'll watch the next episode, but I am expecting to be disappointed AGAIN. And I refuse to watch crap just for the sake of it being Star Trek IN NAME ONLY.