Under the Twin Moons
- Episode aired Apr 4, 2024
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6.4/10
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On Saru's last mission as Captain Burnham's Number One, the team ventures to a seemingly abandoned planet to hunt for what might be the greatest treasure in the galaxy.On Saru's last mission as Captain Burnham's Number One, the team ventures to a seemingly abandoned planet to hunt for what might be the greatest treasure in the galaxy.On Saru's last mission as Captain Burnham's Number One, the team ventures to a seemingly abandoned planet to hunt for what might be the greatest treasure in the galaxy.
Annabelle Wallis
- Zora
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- GoofsWhen Captain Rayner and Burnam are talking at the end of the episode, the zipper on Captain Rayner's uniforms changes position between shots.
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Feelings, tears, hugs, cheer-ups, emotional well-being, mindfulness... and some insignificant mission as a subplot
The tragedy of this episode is that it actually has all the ingredients to create an interesting and entertaining story: a long-dead Romulan scientist who got to the bottom of the origin of life, a scavenger hunt throughout the galaxy, secret strange places with impressive archaeological sites, riddles and incomplete artifacts that need to be deciphered, one piece of the puzzle that leads to the next, two smart and elusive villains who fool their pursuers with all sorts of gadgets and lots of cojones, the connection of one of these villains to Booker, never previously seen Starfleet technology...
...but unfortunately the characters talk about their feelings every five minutes again. Either one person tells the other how they feel or asks another about their feelings. The focus of the episode is not on the mission but on the emotional well-being of the protagonists. After every shootout or when someone has a great idea, the characters fall into each other's arms and hug or cheer each other up. When Burnham or Saru give speeches and are seen in close-ups, they always look as if they are about to start crying. The actual story is overshadowed by sentimentality and tearjerkers. There is also no longer any command structure among the crew of the Discovery. No orders are given, not even by CAPTAIN Burnham. Instead, people politely ask: "Can you?", "Would you please?", "Are you able to?"... even the board computer is not ordered to simply enlarge a section of an image. Here too, the polite question is: "Can you enlarge the face in the photo?" And when Burnham says something, it's not taken as an order. Instead, this is interpreted as a request for a discussion. This then leads to Saru discussing with his captain who should draw enemy fire instead of simply following orders.
The whole crew seems like a support group for overly sensitive and emotionally disturbed teenagers. Starfleet has become a place of wimps and emotional wrecks. Somehow a mirror of today's youth. Reminds me of young colleagues at work who are fresh out of college. No respect for age and experience. Big problems with hierarchy and people telling them what to do. Hardly resilient. Ideally, only would like to work half-time three days a week - with full salary. Have no life experience, but still think they know and can do everything better. Place particular emphasis on mindfulness, equality, sexual and ethnic diversity... basically exactly what we are presented here as the Discovery crew.
The mission itself is once again executed amateurishly: Burnham and Saru are the only ones who beam onto the planet - even though a few armed soldiers with phaser rifles could have destroyed the drones in no time. And although the situation there seems extremely dangerous in the end and they are beamed out just in time, Burnham immediately sends a few people back to the surface to repair the damaged stone steles. Because of "respect for foreign cultures and their sacred sites" and stuff like that, you know.
And last but not least: Captain Rayner (the name always reminds me of Jim Raynor from StarCraft) doesn't seem to have an ounce of self-respect. Is kicked out of Starfleet and then has Burnham demote him to first officer on her ship. Someone with as much experience as he seems to have would have easily found new jobs in the private sector. By the way, Saru's suggestion to make Booker the new Number One cannot be beaten in terms of nepotism. The ex-lover in such a critical position also seems to be the worst of all ideas (plus, he's not even a Starfleet officer)! One could hardly expect objective advice from such a Number One in the heat of battle.
...but unfortunately the characters talk about their feelings every five minutes again. Either one person tells the other how they feel or asks another about their feelings. The focus of the episode is not on the mission but on the emotional well-being of the protagonists. After every shootout or when someone has a great idea, the characters fall into each other's arms and hug or cheer each other up. When Burnham or Saru give speeches and are seen in close-ups, they always look as if they are about to start crying. The actual story is overshadowed by sentimentality and tearjerkers. There is also no longer any command structure among the crew of the Discovery. No orders are given, not even by CAPTAIN Burnham. Instead, people politely ask: "Can you?", "Would you please?", "Are you able to?"... even the board computer is not ordered to simply enlarge a section of an image. Here too, the polite question is: "Can you enlarge the face in the photo?" And when Burnham says something, it's not taken as an order. Instead, this is interpreted as a request for a discussion. This then leads to Saru discussing with his captain who should draw enemy fire instead of simply following orders.
The whole crew seems like a support group for overly sensitive and emotionally disturbed teenagers. Starfleet has become a place of wimps and emotional wrecks. Somehow a mirror of today's youth. Reminds me of young colleagues at work who are fresh out of college. No respect for age and experience. Big problems with hierarchy and people telling them what to do. Hardly resilient. Ideally, only would like to work half-time three days a week - with full salary. Have no life experience, but still think they know and can do everything better. Place particular emphasis on mindfulness, equality, sexual and ethnic diversity... basically exactly what we are presented here as the Discovery crew.
The mission itself is once again executed amateurishly: Burnham and Saru are the only ones who beam onto the planet - even though a few armed soldiers with phaser rifles could have destroyed the drones in no time. And although the situation there seems extremely dangerous in the end and they are beamed out just in time, Burnham immediately sends a few people back to the surface to repair the damaged stone steles. Because of "respect for foreign cultures and their sacred sites" and stuff like that, you know.
And last but not least: Captain Rayner (the name always reminds me of Jim Raynor from StarCraft) doesn't seem to have an ounce of self-respect. Is kicked out of Starfleet and then has Burnham demote him to first officer on her ship. Someone with as much experience as he seems to have would have easily found new jobs in the private sector. By the way, Saru's suggestion to make Booker the new Number One cannot be beaten in terms of nepotism. The ex-lover in such a critical position also seems to be the worst of all ideas (plus, he's not even a Starfleet officer)! One could hardly expect objective advice from such a Number One in the heat of battle.
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