Discovery investigates the source of the burn.
This is a mostly enjoyable episode with some ropey moments, but for me it is nowhere near as bad as the majority of negative reviews suggest.
I think it gets off to a stuttering start, with too much build up, hugging and pep talks before the away mission. Burnham's involvement once more has to be explained in another contrived scene of dialogue prior to the mission. At worst this feels like the writers being self-consciousness about the continued focus on the character and the need to justify it. At best it is just awkward exposition in the build-up to her possibly taking command.
The away mission starts off quite intriguing. Some unsubtle exposition dialogue, such as the over explaining the Kelpian's mental state creeps in from time to time. However it compelled me to want to find out what was going on.
Unfortunately, for me it the biggest problem is that it contains a fairly underwhelming explanation of very important plot point for the series. I hope some logic or plausibility is added in the next few episodes.
The plot line taking place on Discovery is somewhat better. Tilly's first moment in the chair is done in a pretty cinematic way. The way she looks at it, walks over and sits in it is very well done. I am a Tilly fan and as much as her being in command feels silly, she is as likeable as ever. She does not suddenly change into a different person in command, but she does appear to be someone who underneath all the social awkwardness and confidence issues is finding the strength to do the job. The villain hasn't convinced me yet, but I have hope this character will develop soon.
I thought the visuals were as strong as ever and all performances were excellent, especially Doug Jones and Mary Wiseman.
This is a mostly enjoyable episode with some ropey moments, but for me it is nowhere near as bad as the majority of negative reviews suggest.
I think it gets off to a stuttering start, with too much build up, hugging and pep talks before the away mission. Burnham's involvement once more has to be explained in another contrived scene of dialogue prior to the mission. At worst this feels like the writers being self-consciousness about the continued focus on the character and the need to justify it. At best it is just awkward exposition in the build-up to her possibly taking command.
The away mission starts off quite intriguing. Some unsubtle exposition dialogue, such as the over explaining the Kelpian's mental state creeps in from time to time. However it compelled me to want to find out what was going on.
Unfortunately, for me it the biggest problem is that it contains a fairly underwhelming explanation of very important plot point for the series. I hope some logic or plausibility is added in the next few episodes.
The plot line taking place on Discovery is somewhat better. Tilly's first moment in the chair is done in a pretty cinematic way. The way she looks at it, walks over and sits in it is very well done. I am a Tilly fan and as much as her being in command feels silly, she is as likeable as ever. She does not suddenly change into a different person in command, but she does appear to be someone who underneath all the social awkwardness and confidence issues is finding the strength to do the job. The villain hasn't convinced me yet, but I have hope this character will develop soon.
I thought the visuals were as strong as ever and all performances were excellent, especially Doug Jones and Mary Wiseman.