I really wanted to like this, and I still think I might. The best part about season 2 was how it turned the show's cast into an ensemble, but with only one character present in the premiere (guess who) I'm worried it's going to regress into the Michael Burnham pity party it once grew out of.
Honestly I might take a break for a few weeks after this... Discovery didn't appear in this episode, I don't know when it will (particularly because this was a part 1) and I can't watch a show that solely revolves around the worst character in the new franchise.
I give it a 4 because the Book character intrigues me and it really was shot beautifully as other reviewers have said. When the ship arrives I'll catch up; maybe binging a few episodes in a row will make this all seem better. The season trailer that came up was very interesting, so maybe this prologue episode was a fluke. We'll see.
I hope this doesn't come off as me screaming NOT STAR TREK like some others do and undoubtedly will, because it absolutely is Star Trek. I'm just trying to explain my reasoning rather than scream and belittle my way into the toxic void of the internet like some others do.
Honestly I might take a break for a few weeks after this... Discovery didn't appear in this episode, I don't know when it will (particularly because this was a part 1) and I can't watch a show that solely revolves around the worst character in the new franchise.
I give it a 4 because the Book character intrigues me and it really was shot beautifully as other reviewers have said. When the ship arrives I'll catch up; maybe binging a few episodes in a row will make this all seem better. The season trailer that came up was very interesting, so maybe this prologue episode was a fluke. We'll see.
I hope this doesn't come off as me screaming NOT STAR TREK like some others do and undoubtedly will, because it absolutely is Star Trek. I'm just trying to explain my reasoning rather than scream and belittle my way into the toxic void of the internet like some others do.