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Frankly, I don't think any of those episodes would have been better season finales. But I agree with you that the network meddling did the show a disservice. Still, Learning Curve is the season finale, whether we like it or not. Perhaps it's a season finale* with an asterisk. Since Discovery's...

For what it's worth, I just now (like seconds ago) checked my PVR and I'm showing season 5 episode 1 ("Red Directive") airing tomorrow (April 4, 2024) from 7:00 pm to 8:15 pm, and then season 5 episode 2 ("Under the Twin Moons") from 8:15 pm to 9:30 pm. That's Shaw digital cable in Calgary...

I was a big fan from the start (more than most on this forum--maybe everyone?), and especially liked the darker war tone. Not everything needs to be a "gritty reboot" but I think it worked here. I still like the show, but my overall enjoyment diminished with each season--especially as Strange...

I agree. Except Tilly is my favourite character on the show so I will forgive mental/story gymnastics if it means she's back as a regular character.

Tilly!

Also, for what it's worth, Discovery had the absolute tightest COVID protocols of any show filming in Ontario. My sister-in-law worked (works) on the show and she said it was extremely safe. That undoubtedly added weeks and weeks to the production schedule (I assume).

For all its faults, sometimes this show is just pure, unfiltered Star Trek. This was one of those times.

Star Trek can barely (read: can't) keep consistent whether you can beam with shields up. I don't expect them to keep the spore drive's mechanics even remotely consistent.

Jason nailed it.

You misspelled DS9 (aka the least good series with the worst captain /ducks) :)

To place Discovery's shooting and release schedule into context, I have second hand knowledge (my sister-in-law works on the production) that the show has some of the most strict COVID protocols. Everyone from out of Ontario had to quarantine for 10 days (may have been two full weeks). When...

Is Species 10-C protecting the Omega Particle?

Are you seriously saying you think David Ajala is not a good actor?

I think there is something wrong with both your black level (or brightness--hard to tell) as well as your colours. Is your display ISF-calibrated? Here are comparison shots:

This week marks the 42-year anniversary of Star Trek The Motion Picture's premiere in theatres. Here's a link to The Hollywood Reporter's original review. One excerpt I found especially notable for Discovery: "What gave Star Trek its lasting appeal on the small screen was not its sense of...

The Gray/Adira/Tal storyline is very interesting. I just wish it wasn't relegated to a c-story. I think it's being underwritten both in terms of length and quality. Like it's being shuffled to a junior in the writers' room. I think it deserves better.

I saw KISS in concert a few years back. The Discovery bridge has more plumes of fire than KISS.

100%. Maybe not a human eye, but definitely an eye.

Well said, Josh.

Frankly, I think Star Trek needs more crying across its new (and past!) shows. Soldiers cry and have emotional breakdowns all the time in modern depictions of military stories. And understandably so. Exploring the toll of war on soldiers' emotions is almost an entire sub-genre. Plus, most of...

If you zoom in on the Cardassian-Human lady's face you can see what looks (to me) like Bajoran nose ridges.

Ferengi-Klingon offspring?

For season 3, the episodes went live the day after they aired on TV (whereas with season 2 they went live a few minutes ahead of airing). A few times the episodes were dropped on Crave a full day before airing, but those were clearly mistakes.

Interesting that the "split" on the sleeves in The Cage uniforms has been echoed in the split in the centre of the jacket in the Discovery uniforms.

There is a rank insignia on the neck/throat latch as well. To my eyes everyone else was the same rank.

I love the mirror universe. It's one of my favourite things in the franchise.

My take was that Carl was a Q. One of the other Joshes can correct me if I'm wrong since they are more knowledgeable about the novels and such, but I think he was a call back to the Guardian of Forever in TOS. The paper he holds up, The Star Dispatch, is the same newspaper from "The City on the...

I think it's fair to say that some first officers like to present to their captain what are...shall we say...less conventional options, and let the captain choose. I rather like how Saru and Tilly are working together. Perhaps it's too early to tell, but it seems like it's a slightly different...

In fairness, Bryce, Rhys, and Nilsson were all well-behaved (indeed they left as soon as the party started to go off the rails). My money was actually on Nilsson becoming first officer as a way to jump-start her screen time.

It may be telling that we have so far only seen the Command-in-Chief of Starfleet, and not the Federation President.