Finally the misery is over and this series has come to an end. A day to celebrate. One can only hope that there will be no more DIS prequels, sequels, spin-offs, origin stories or remakes. Although a new series with Michelle Yeoh, Section 31, is already in production and is a spin-off of DIS. And apparently a series about Starfleet Academy with Tilly is being worked on - you can imagine that this will be another low. It will probably be a playground for all the DIS characters that you actually wanted to banish from your mind forever. If Paramount had any balls, they would stop production after the devastating reviews and ratings for DIS and invest the money elsewhere. And while they're at it, they should also fire Alex Kurtzman and forbid him from ever touching anything to do with Star Trek again!
By the way, I'm giving this episode 10 stars just for the memes and to appreciate the moment that put a long overdue end to this seven-year chapter that should have been over after two seasons.
Now to this episode. Director to cameraman: "Once again nothing happens in this episode, but to make it look spectacular and action-packed, just shake the camera and move it from left to right and back again when we're in close-up, OK?" Seriously, the shaky camera in this episode is a joke! And at the end you ask yourself: what was the point? We already knew in the first episode that the Progenitor tech was dangerous. Did it take ten episodes to destroy the tech at the end? In the 1990s Star Trek series, all of this would have been told in a two-parter! The story about Moll and L'ak also had no deeper meaning. At the end, Burnham tells Moll that her lover cannot be saved and she is like "Well then," moves on and is never seen again. The Breen also had little to do in this episode. Instead, they are deceived by Saru with a cheap bluff or fly straight into a plasma cloud, only to be blown up. This fits with the fact that the Breen have been portrayed as complete idiots throughout the season.
Watching this episode made me feel like I did in the cinema during the last Lord of the Rings film. The ring was thrown into Mount Doom and I wanted to pack up and leave. But no, the film went on forever because then the big farewell tour started. Exactly the same in this episode. 25 extra minutes of boredom that nobody asked for and that nobody was waiting for! During the hugging scenes I had to fast forward a few times. And once again Michael Burnham is the focus of attention. What happened to the other crew members? This is not addressed in the Michael Burnham Show. Instead, we see Michael and Book living in a huge mansion and drinking coffee like two lovebirds. What about all the other extras whose names nobody knows, but who always looked scared on the bridge and cheered each other up? Or the main characters? Instead, we learn that the two have a son who seems to be in his early 30s, but is already a captain! It's a miracle that he doesn't have a woman's first name. There will probably be a series called "Star Trek: Burnham & Son" at some point.
And I'm so glad that this season only has ten episodes. Otherwise, Culber would probably still be grinning in episode 20 about the transcendental experience he had with Jinaal and how his life was turned completely upside down. Apparently one of the writers really thought that viewers would be so fascinated by the topic of the Zhian'tara that it had to be the focus again and again and again.
I still think that the three series from the 1990s have more charm than DIS. A lot of eye candy for nothing. At least back then, interesting and profound stories were told. One thing I know for sure: I will not watch any of the DIS episodes ever again. It was hard enough getting through five seasons, especially the absolute low points of seasons 3-5. I would advise any sci-fi fan who is not necessarily a die-hard Star Trek fan not to waste their time on this series.
By the way, I'm giving this episode 10 stars just for the memes and to appreciate the moment that put a long overdue end to this seven-year chapter that should have been over after two seasons.
Now to this episode. Director to cameraman: "Once again nothing happens in this episode, but to make it look spectacular and action-packed, just shake the camera and move it from left to right and back again when we're in close-up, OK?" Seriously, the shaky camera in this episode is a joke! And at the end you ask yourself: what was the point? We already knew in the first episode that the Progenitor tech was dangerous. Did it take ten episodes to destroy the tech at the end? In the 1990s Star Trek series, all of this would have been told in a two-parter! The story about Moll and L'ak also had no deeper meaning. At the end, Burnham tells Moll that her lover cannot be saved and she is like "Well then," moves on and is never seen again. The Breen also had little to do in this episode. Instead, they are deceived by Saru with a cheap bluff or fly straight into a plasma cloud, only to be blown up. This fits with the fact that the Breen have been portrayed as complete idiots throughout the season.
Watching this episode made me feel like I did in the cinema during the last Lord of the Rings film. The ring was thrown into Mount Doom and I wanted to pack up and leave. But no, the film went on forever because then the big farewell tour started. Exactly the same in this episode. 25 extra minutes of boredom that nobody asked for and that nobody was waiting for! During the hugging scenes I had to fast forward a few times. And once again Michael Burnham is the focus of attention. What happened to the other crew members? This is not addressed in the Michael Burnham Show. Instead, we see Michael and Book living in a huge mansion and drinking coffee like two lovebirds. What about all the other extras whose names nobody knows, but who always looked scared on the bridge and cheered each other up? Or the main characters? Instead, we learn that the two have a son who seems to be in his early 30s, but is already a captain! It's a miracle that he doesn't have a woman's first name. There will probably be a series called "Star Trek: Burnham & Son" at some point.
And I'm so glad that this season only has ten episodes. Otherwise, Culber would probably still be grinning in episode 20 about the transcendental experience he had with Jinaal and how his life was turned completely upside down. Apparently one of the writers really thought that viewers would be so fascinated by the topic of the Zhian'tara that it had to be the focus again and again and again.
I still think that the three series from the 1990s have more charm than DIS. A lot of eye candy for nothing. At least back then, interesting and profound stories were told. One thing I know for sure: I will not watch any of the DIS episodes ever again. It was hard enough getting through five seasons, especially the absolute low points of seasons 3-5. I would advise any sci-fi fan who is not necessarily a die-hard Star Trek fan not to waste their time on this series.
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