It starts out in true Star Trek fashion, a new world - the homeworld of the most interesting character at that, so we have personal investment and emotions - a new species, an alien society in conflict to serve as parable, YES, is this when Discovery becomes true Star Trek?
But then: the Discovery decides to speed up an entire species' evolution because they deem it the right thing to do! They play gods, throwing away the prime directive in delusional moral superiority!
It's ll right, because the Ba'ul are dark slimey monsters and destiny has told them to via the Red Angel. Great, they are religious zealots on a crusade now! Bluargch.
On top of that, the Discovery threatens the Ba'ul. If this wasn't dead serious, it could be a parody of U.S. interventionism.
The Red Angel zooms in - superhero fairy style - and saves the day, preventing the Discovery from getting their hands even dirtier. And of course, the Ba'ul will be totally chill about all this in the future.
The obvious ridiculousness of Saru triggering the planetwide evolution from his cell (!) is comparatively negligible.
The last episode of the Orville really outshines this, they have a real Star Trek writer.
PS: If the Red Angel turns out to be Michael Sue Burnham, I'll be very very annoyed.
But then: the Discovery decides to speed up an entire species' evolution because they deem it the right thing to do! They play gods, throwing away the prime directive in delusional moral superiority!
It's ll right, because the Ba'ul are dark slimey monsters and destiny has told them to via the Red Angel. Great, they are religious zealots on a crusade now! Bluargch.
On top of that, the Discovery threatens the Ba'ul. If this wasn't dead serious, it could be a parody of U.S. interventionism.
The Red Angel zooms in - superhero fairy style - and saves the day, preventing the Discovery from getting their hands even dirtier. And of course, the Ba'ul will be totally chill about all this in the future.
The obvious ridiculousness of Saru triggering the planetwide evolution from his cell (!) is comparatively negligible.
The last episode of the Orville really outshines this, they have a real Star Trek writer.
PS: If the Red Angel turns out to be Michael Sue Burnham, I'll be very very annoyed.