This one was far better than the catastrophe that was 1x04 "The Butchers knife cares not for the Lambs cry". Even if i won't explain exactly what made it fun, believe me that it was. It is a solid 7/10 IMHO.
The character motivations were reasonable. The introductions of Harry Mudd and dubious_starfleet_officer_01 on the Klingon prison ship were "Meh!". Everything Klingon related continues to be "Meh!" really.
Stamets solution to the ethical dilemma the exploitation of the tardigrade/water bear presented was very trek-esque. I just have the feeling that this will just be used as a McGuffin for Lorka's future reasoning that this was reckless and self sacrificial(which it was).
Also freeing the water bear, while "good" in a karmic sense, will only and obviously be used to set Lorka off.
I am a pragmatist. I can see the reasoning behind the actions of someone like Lorka and the series set up a situation where someone like him is necessary, but they keep using him in a blunt way... like a sledgehammer. There is no finesse to him and the character would work so much better if he had some. He needs a few character traits of the early Admiral Thrawn(Star Wars).
On to this weeks screw ups:
(1)The federation is at war. Why do they *shuttle* high profile officers through contested space? Why do they shuttle personnel at all? It's dangerous, slow and stupid! Writers, if you need Lorka to get captured please come up with a more plausible way!
(2)They made an effort to explain that the water bear expelled 99% of the water contained in its body, when it entered it's the dormant stage. There was even some visual effects to emphasize that. Once the dormant tardigrade left the ship sprinkled with pixie dust(spores) it magically gets re-hydrated in vacuum. Yeah right!
The character motivations were reasonable. The introductions of Harry Mudd and dubious_starfleet_officer_01 on the Klingon prison ship were "Meh!". Everything Klingon related continues to be "Meh!" really.
Stamets solution to the ethical dilemma the exploitation of the tardigrade/water bear presented was very trek-esque. I just have the feeling that this will just be used as a McGuffin for Lorka's future reasoning that this was reckless and self sacrificial(which it was).
Also freeing the water bear, while "good" in a karmic sense, will only and obviously be used to set Lorka off.
I am a pragmatist. I can see the reasoning behind the actions of someone like Lorka and the series set up a situation where someone like him is necessary, but they keep using him in a blunt way... like a sledgehammer. There is no finesse to him and the character would work so much better if he had some. He needs a few character traits of the early Admiral Thrawn(Star Wars).
On to this weeks screw ups:
(1)The federation is at war. Why do they *shuttle* high profile officers through contested space? Why do they shuttle personnel at all? It's dangerous, slow and stupid! Writers, if you need Lorka to get captured please come up with a more plausible way!
(2)They made an effort to explain that the water bear expelled 99% of the water contained in its body, when it entered it's the dormant stage. There was even some visual effects to emphasize that. Once the dormant tardigrade left the ship sprinkled with pixie dust(spores) it magically gets re-hydrated in vacuum. Yeah right!
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