It's almost like the writers of Discovery aren't nearly as ignorant of and flippant with established Trek as they've so often been accused of. *gasp*
Loved him immediately. I'm excited to see Burnham coming full circle.
I mean, "The Chase" pretty well established a master origin story, it just hasn't really been explored any further.
I very much enjoyed the first two episodes, even if the Rayner demotion and placement as Burnham's XO was pretty predictable.
I remain disappointed that TNG and VOY are getting all the follow-up love, but I also understand that's where the majority of fans are, so it makes sense.
Ah, yes, sorry I was not clearer.
My point was that the exact terminology actually helps here. Contemporary atheism is often *against* religion and antagonistic toward theism and theists. While there is a technical term for this (antitheism), it is not commonly used.
Agnosticism, on the other hand, believing simply that metaphysical truths are not things we can come to conclusive answers on, tend to be more neutral and accept a broad range of religious application in others.
Given the way Starfleet officers/the Federation is depicted throughout the franchise, as respecting other cultures' or individuals' religious beliefs, they are much closer to agnostic than a/anti-theistic.
@Fandyllic is correct. While Roddenberry himself was thoroughly atheistic, Starfleet officers have generally been portrayed as closer to agnostic, including Janeway.
Which, again, doesn't mean his life pre-dates that event. It just means he at some point saw it, which would be very easily accomplished by a being who can travel in time.
Well, they're clearly not immortal. But they can manipulate time, so there's no particular reason Q couldn't have experienced PIC S3 before PIC S2 from his own perspective.
Several cultures in/around the Federation have been depicted or referenced as having religious beliefs that are tolerated and even celebrated. Humans, obviously, but also Ferengi, Klingons and Talaxians come to mind. And, generally, the Bajoran religion was also accepted; it was Sisko's involvement as a religious figure Starfleet found problematic.
Maybe if it goes through an editing process.
Yeah, given that she's part of a previously u seen species, the accent is an odd choice to me. But I like her overall and hope we get a little more about her.
I also think, as an apparently ageless being, that it would be cool if she showed up in Discovery or the Academy show.
I was disappointed PIC make him a captain—and of the Enterprise, no less—after his nearly career-ending blunder with the Cardassian spy.
I have to assume Gomtuu, since the whale probe appears to primarily affect electronics and other technology, which is not part of Gontuu's makeup, presumably making it immune.
I'm willing to give a fairly sizable pass to his portrayal given that this is a time in Kirk's life we've never seen depicted before. We'll see how that plays out as the show progresses closer to TOS.
I mean, this is super cool, but entirely dissimilar to the Trek concept.
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I don't think they were ruined, but I think Voyager overused them to an extent. I think PIC made them interesting again for its first two seasons.
I'm excited to see it. As abysmal as a lot of the writing has been, I do like a lot of the characters and enjoy watching them when I'm able to move past cringing at most of the story.
No, I'd say the hate they get is pretty well earned for the most part.
Elnor. Character (and acting?) is flat and thin as printer paper.
4 - Not perfect by any stretch, but I will always argue this is the with the most classic-Trek feels. The stakes are, as always with this show, unnecessarily large, but the reveals and the character connections are, in my opinion, very good.
2 - Strong more for the charisma of Anson Mount and the introduction of Ethan Peck than the actual storyline, the story is at least more cohesive than season 1's.
1 - I enjoy the first 'chapter' more than the second, but both have their highs and lows. The show is definitely being bold, but doesn't seem to know quite what it wants to be.
3 - As noted by others, the big reveal at the end is remarkably stupid. So much so that I had to be talked into watching season 4 (which I'm glad I did), because it's seriously one of the most mind-bogglingly dumb "twists" I've ever seen, especially given the gravity of the season's preceding events.