A lot of things worked well, others didn't.
The pros: Q has much more to do now, prior to this he was just kind of in the background. I'm liking the new Soong, hard around the edges but unusually sympathetic for his lineage. I'm LOVING the Assignment: Earth love, one of the most underrated TOS stories. Agnes' storyline is arguably the best in the show, which is still wild to me, and I'm glad the ICE storyline is finally over.
The cons: still some pacing issues, that cliffhanger could easily have been the end of act I in the next episode. The whole thing with the French constable seemed extraneous. Not a huge fan of Soji's new character but that could change. She needs more to do this season. Also, the "Kirk's Enterprise" plugs feel like shameless P+ product placement.
Overall, an improvement from last episode. We're finally seeing pieces of the puzzle, but they need to come together a little quicker.
7/10.
The pros: Q has much more to do now, prior to this he was just kind of in the background. I'm liking the new Soong, hard around the edges but unusually sympathetic for his lineage. I'm LOVING the Assignment: Earth love, one of the most underrated TOS stories. Agnes' storyline is arguably the best in the show, which is still wild to me, and I'm glad the ICE storyline is finally over.
The cons: still some pacing issues, that cliffhanger could easily have been the end of act I in the next episode. The whole thing with the French constable seemed extraneous. Not a huge fan of Soji's new character but that could change. She needs more to do this season. Also, the "Kirk's Enterprise" plugs feel like shameless P+ product placement.
Overall, an improvement from last episode. We're finally seeing pieces of the puzzle, but they need to come together a little quicker.
7/10.