QuantumMechanic

So were the Orions actually scientists or were they really pirates doing a "oh, yeah. sure, we're 'scientists'" thing?

"My name is Erica Ortegas. I fly the ship. Prepare to die."

Agreed. Her not fitting into SNW isn't animated vs. live-action. It's "goofy show featuring unimportant characters" vs. "more serious show featuring important people who run the ship". I think she (and Boimler and the rest of them) would do fine in a live-action Lower Decks.

I don’t think it’s live action vs cartoon. I think it’s “lower decks mostly not too important people” vs “bridge crew who are the people running the ship”. So I think she’d be fine in a live-action Lower Decks. But not in a live-action (or animated) SNW.

Star Trek doing Aliens is the definition of a gimmicky one-off.

Next week’s is NOT the musical. That’s S2E9 on Aug 3, from what I understand. I’ll take cartoon crossovers and a musical episodes over some tiresome arc with the xenomorphs…I mean Gorn…any day and twice on Sundays.

I loved DS9. It was my second favorite behind TOS. SNW is currently 3rd but may well move to #2 if it can keep things up. I can't really do rewatches. Part of me wants to rewatch DS9, but I just cannot summon the energy (or time) to watch years of 26+ episode seasons.

Or Scotty in "That Which Survives". Enterprise would have blown up if he didn't pay attention to his instincts. "Rainy Days and Mondays" reaction videos are awesome!

Depending on how long the strikes go maybe not even one next year.

Not to mention "The Enterprise Incident" where he did nothing but lie!

My issue, canon-wise, is that SNW makes the TOS versions of its characters look like incompetent fools. Like no one recognizing T'Pring in "Amok Time" or knowing Spock's relationship to her. No one showing much of a reaction when they're told Kirk is fighting a Gorn (you know, this brutal race that the Federation is terrified of less than 10 years before "Arena"). No one knowing who Khan is in "Space Seed" until they look him up. And so on. It's either non-Prime, or they all get mindwiped just before Kirk takes over, or they're incompetent idiots. I can live with stuff like Spock and Chapel knocking boots at the end of "Charades". He was still rattled from the whole de/re-Vulcanization process and the act itself doesn't contradict anything seen in TOS.

Bingo. I've finally made that mental transition and I believe it will let me enjoy the show more. Certainly in "What Are Little Girls Made Of?" Korby was noticeably older than Chapel.

I've made my peace with SNW not being in the Prime timeline, whatever the showwriters might (falsely) claim. I loved the final seconds of the cold open! The reveal, the camera shot, the music. Very TOS-y vibes. If a transporter can split Kirk into good and evil duplicates I can't really complain about aliens de-Vulcanizing Spock now can I? Chapel, Chapel, Chapel. You never did try sulphur and heat did you. 😉 Apparently even aliens have lousy customer service call centers Loved the scenes of the officers trying teach hu-Spock how to be Spock. I wonder if those were the actual prosthetics that Peck wears. No Pelia 😢 Some nice scenes between Spock and his mom, especially when he realizes what she's had to go through her whole time on Vulcan. Not a fan of the Chapel/Spock love thang.

Heh. We said exactly the same thing when watching that scene. As was his "justification" for yeeting the asteroid.

Well, that was crystal clear from the moment Chapel saw T'Pring or everyone saw the Gorn back in season 1. (Unless the crew all suffers traumatic brain injuries or gets memory-wiped right before Kirk takes over command of Enterprise.)

That struck me as the epitome of middle of the road Season 3 TOS: * Interesting concept * Good work from the primary guest star. * Enh to good work from the regulars * Some WTFs * Decently engaging in the moment * Totally falls apart once any thought/reflection is applied to it.

This ep would have fit in perfectly in TOS season 3. Someone should do a show about that…

While the fan production is sadly dead, thanks to an asshole grifter elsewhere with the initials A.P., New Voyages turned their sets, with the blessing of CBS/Paramount, into a tour you can visit in Ticonderoga, NY. That's putting it lightly! Yep.

Re: Rebecca vs Nate I think the big difference is that with 1st season Rebecca it was "it's not personal, it's just business". With the attempted fake sex scandal thing she wasn't doing it with the goal of hurting Ted per se. She wanted to hurt the team and Ted was just collateral damage. Whereas Nate was very specifically trying to hurt Ted.

Pretty lousy episode. Very painful that 10% of the season was burned on that. And now 30% of the season is gone and we've still not had even a single all-the-crew-together episode. Very disappointing. I don't like Capt Jim T. Carrey either. The sole highlight of the show was Carol Kane.

It was Lanthanite. Presumably, like the semi-row in the periodic table, it comes from the Greek λανθανειν (lanthanein), "to lie hidden".

Yes, it can. I get panic attacks sometimes and what often works for me is something to draw my focus away from my body (like calling someone and talking with them, etc.). The key -- for me -- is to get me to stop noticing my heart rate, distract me from the "Am I dying?" thoughts, etc.

There's also the issue of what enhancements might actually do. Una's lawyer was arguing that genes don't affect how people act, but that's not necessarily true. What if some enhancement greatly increases the chances that those augments are violent? Seems like that would be pretty bad especially if those same enhancements give extra strength or intelligence. There are also arguments akin to why performance-enhancing drugs are banned in sports today. If you don't ban them you are basically forcing everyone in the sport to take them or have no chance of being able to compete.

I thought that part actually made sense. Due to the wiped-out timeline Mick realized that she and Jared were fundamentally incompatible, in no small part because he really wants to be a father -- and in that timeline (which she remembers) she directly saw how much he wants to be one -- and she doesn't want kids.

Internet, nitpicking, etc., but the asylum resolution makes no sense whatsoever. Una is seeking asylum from the government that's persecuting her...in the government that's persecuting her. That's like, say, a gay person being persecuted by Uganda seeking asylum in Uganda. Whaaaaaaa? Not to mention that asylum isn't some grant of "ok, our laws don't apply to you now."