MICHAEL BURNHAM: Personnel File

[@CertifiablyIngame]

So apparently this video is "inappropriate" according to the YT algorithm. Maybe because it's not TOS, lol? XD -Ric UPDATE: They fixed overnight!

[@joshed]

Certifiably Ingame you tube are asshats. They wouldn't know an appropriate video If it burst forth from their abdomen.

[@90lancaster]

I suppose Mutiny is "inappropriate" too. Thanks Rick for so succinctly laying out how the rest of the cast do double duty as reflections of the aspects of self of Alice... (ops sorry I mean Michael) if you look at it that way and keep it firmly in mind that you are not looking at Burnham but a representation of her fractured self - it can lead you in some interesting mental directions when viewed through that lens - especially if you apply that mental model to Saru as acting Captain or Lorca's travelling further towards the darkside. Now what aspect of herself does Stamets represent then. Self-Sacrifice or Self-Destruction - Likewise Tyler/Voq ? I'll have to ponder that one a bit further.

[@CertifiablyIngame]

I like the irony that Tyler may be instrumental in her _discovering_ (ooooh, see what I did there?) her own humanity, perhaps representing compassion/love that kind of thing.These are often synonymous with 'humanity' itself and would provide a nice irony if the Voq theory were true.

[@dylantran2319]

Could you do a personnel file on Data? I believe he deserves one.

[@Tyrone-Ward]

Correction - Burnham wasn't denied admission to the Vulcan Expeditionary Group, she was accepted with honors. Sarek chose Spock to be admitted instead of Burnham.

[@demarcusfaulkner7411]

Sarek had to choose between her and Spock. He chose Spock and he paid the price because Spock went to star fleet. Instead of the science academic and that's why Sarek was in such disapproval of Spock for so long.

[@mariolis]

@@demarcusfaulkner7411 Others might disagree but I believe that the creators of Discovery handled that really well And the decision to send Discovery to the far future was great , in order to respect established canon , and to expand on it on top of that , in an unexplored time Others may have hated the Temporal Arc of ST : Enterprise I love Star Trek Discovery , and I quite simply dont understand why it is hated so much (for those that hate it's "woke" momments , they are minor and break immersion only mommentarily)

[@demarcusfaulkner7411]

@@mariolis for the most part I agree with you. I definitely agree with sending discovery to the Future was probably the best thing for Canon. As well as I like the temporal war. So far the only problem with discovery that I have is how they basically forced Commander Michael Burnham to go to the federation out of some kind of prejudice that the Vulcans possessed. To me they could have done a better job with the backstory. It didn't come across as very vulcan to me that they would allow her to go to the Vulcan science academy only to then have her sent to Starfleet. All because of some prejudice that they have. Because they forced sarek to make a choice would be completely and clearly a illogical. Which is not fitting with the character of that particular race.

[@ledeasoakenbough]

Might be time to update? Well done sir.

[@golgarisoul]

I hope you revisit this once the first season is complete.

[@CertifiablyIngame]

Plan to. Unless there's like, zero character growth.

[@golgarisoul]

Very true. Hope for the best, plan for the worst.

[@90lancaster]

There is supposed to be a semi-conclusion in a few weeks before it has a break and then a different episode theme for the next batch. Hopefully by the mid-season break they will have mostly got Burnham sorted out - or they might drag that on till the end of the season - even if they risk having the character progression be so slow it risks becoming tedious. But there is a lot of "unlikeable" to plaster over. The problem I had with Burnham is she says one thing - and does another. "a lot" it makes her come across as irrational.

[@WarbirdFan66]

god i hope not...

[@ZemplinTemplar]

Now that season 2 is over, I think he might want to wait until season 3 finishes and then do a follow-up or update on this profile video for Burnham. She should have enough development by then. There's been plenty of little changes to her and her outlook on things since she was introduced, and with that new arc they have for the third season, she's bound to develop further.

[@fabricatorgeneralchadius1114]

And we found out she acts like a psychopath and nothing like Starfleet

[@thomashill6347]

Information on these characters is plenty But your take on it is well done and your voice very nice to listen to now have seen all Personnel Files as of this date Thanks for the in depth look in to the character. looking forward to the remaining Captains

[@justwanttoviewvideo]

I must strongly agree with you @ Thomas Hill

[@Aurora2097]

I think it is obvious that Burnham is an Augment of some kind... either her parents or Sarek tempered wirh her genetics, she is faster and stronger than a vulcan, she is a logic-fanaticist, the augmenting could also explain her obviously instable personality. she also must have orion-pheromones, because everybody falls for her and likes her, despite all the crap that she had commited.

[@cbennetts2746]

season 2 started strong but the last 2 episodes have been annoying me, and the mary sue train isnt stopping

[@dfoarile]

Do you plan to make an updated version of Burnham's file? This 'early version' is quite interesting and despite season three not being over, you have plenty of material to work it. Though it might be a good idea to see what happens in season three and then do an updated version on Burnham. Personally, either way, I think that it would be good. Later and best wishes.

[@smistgoman]

I wish that axanar could of been made😢

[@dartdukii]

I think the same. But DIS seems to be set in Axanar Universe. I wish DIS and Axanar would go hand in hand, DIS telling the one story, and Axanar being kind of a documentary about the war, and later intertwine both stories.

[@smistgoman]

Dart_Dukii yea that could of worked and on even more of a plus Klingons would still be Klingons

[@90lancaster]

DIS is nearly as bad as STD as it allude to the term to dis or Dismiss. so then one can say that Disco Disses the Franchise. So Like I said hardly better than calling it S.T.D. - Ironically STD is commonly used in Japan as a short form of the English word 'Standard' for something that is default type or size. So even without the Sexual disease reference saying Disco is Standard or the new Standard can be either saying it's lazy or replacement for the previous standard ; so also problematic. That is why I call it DISCO and encourage others to do so too.

[@TheZoobZoobs]

Could have*

[@smistgoman]

Awkward Minds Inc. Sorry grammar police

[@rolandcuthbert784]

She remains the most compelling Star Trek character I have ever seen on screen. She isn't perfect. That's what makes her so relatable.

[@michaelagner4355]

Did anyone notice that at first her name is spelled 'Micheal' (which is correct for the female) and later 'Michael' (which is a male name)?

[@Chris-sl7sx]

Well done!!!

[@kayseek1248]

**breathes out** Micheal Burnham, the Mary Sue of Star Trek.

[@rashida7777]

Works for me.

[@kayseek1248]

@@rashida7777 she has been getting better

[@eddiestone4948]

That's Data.

[@justan324]

can you do Montgomery scott next

[@eddiestone4948]

"Like her or not..." Why open with this?

[@GUMMRUCHK]

Because she's a character who is despised as much as she is liked whereas characters like Picard are far more liked than not.

[@marcioguimaraens]

Because of her bad construction, she is the GREAT above all like GOD, omnipotent, omnisciente, ominipresent and EVERYBODY is WRONG. This kind of character allways is booring, remember Wesley.

[@Verse_Jumper]

Because Mary Sues are often poorly constructed characters.

[@hgwilt1]

I would like to see a cupole of personal profiles first on major Kira Nyers and second on Odo, ( chief of security Changeling).

[@DMSProduktions]

A cupole? What's that?

[@jstarr453]

Tactical officer Reed!

[@jefferyyoung2580]

She. Cold

[@lawrencereid2767]

Lol captain Burnham let's go

[@thedarkdragon1437]

time to update this, i think

[@britishreaper7717]

Do seven of nine (Anika Hansen) as your next vid.

[@TheJreesing]

Great analysis. I think I am starting to really like burnum.

[@MultiMIRIAAM]

Oh, shut up!! You really are a DSC undercover fan because, you comment in every video that has to do with Discovery. LOL!

[@ibban.l.w84]

Is her godfather Sarek one of those "V'tosh Ka'tur" Vulcans who strived to find balance between emotions and logic? I figured this because of his love for his human wife.

[@rufusgoldstein2655]

Michael Burham is completely flawless.

[@paradisebreeze1705]

shafi islam Really? She’s rubbish. Hate this show, Gene would be disgusted.

[@d20avatar]

How about the Personnel file of Riker?

[@United-Federation-of-Planets]

Is netflix finally going to add star trek discovery? 2:44

[@kayseek1248]

United Federation of Planets you can watch it on Netflix outside of the USA.

[@ChrisDouglass2141]

They want you to buy CBS all access bullshit

[@richardjd8182]

She's definitely the most beautiful Starfleet officer

[@blackops2960]

Hm nooo just no, leave the internet for a bit, it will do you good to rethink what you just wrote down

[@lordmogg-wright5467]

@@blackops2960 come now, everyone is entitled to their own opinions... Even if they're wrong...

[@djdigital3806]

She reminds me of my Navy days🤨

[@celticarchie]

Okay, you showed the 'shoving Saru out the way to micro-manage his job moment' that I complain about endless, so much so I was beginning to think I'd imagined it. There is no way in any universe this character would exist. 1) Sarek does *not* adopt psychologically traumatised human children because he's smart enough to know that the only way such a child can heal is to be with other humans, 2) Starfleet does not accept human adults who pretend to be Vulcans to cope with being psychologically traumatised as children, nor do they promote these 'adults' to the rank of command or the position of first officer, where, 3) they bully and show racial prejudice towards other alien speices. 4) Vulcans are not and have never been this racist towards humans, even in Enteprise they didn't come across as racist. STD is moronic bullshit, the sooner it's cancelled the better.

[@agentwar]

Can we please get an updated personnel file for Michael Burnham?!?

[@andyjkal]

Nice video.

[@dartdukii]

And one more thing i didnt see anyone talk about, her name, Michael Burn'em, seriously!? I can already see Sonequa Martin Green in front of me shouting "LORD Michael Burn'em". And also the obligatory FUCK KZbinS WHATEVERITHM

[@michaelbourrell2693]

I am really enjoying Star Trek Discovery, It reminds me of the original Star Trek, better graphics helps but it's the great well written stories that I find most enjoyable

[@JoshuaHillerup]

Me too. Don't let the fanboys who are just upset that the main character is a black woman but won't admit it tell you otherwise.

[@insanehippiehippieinsane3828]

The reason a considerable amount of long time fans do not like Micheal Burnham has NOTHING to do with the color or sex of the character. Heck there are so many reasons you could probably make a top ten list so please try selling your straw-man BS elsewhere.

[@JoshuaHillerup]

InsaneHippie hippieinsane I've never seen an argument against her that wasn't full of sexism and/or racism.

[@insanehippiehippieinsane3828]

I highly doubt that. You just are just one of the individuals that wont acknowledge valid criticism against a person/character and just use the sex and race of the character or actor to shield from that and by doing so show your own Racist and Sexist beliefs to the world. SO like I said before leave the BS straw-Man argument and try something else or actually acknowledge the character SUCKS.

[@JoshuaHillerup]

InsaneHippie hippieinsane she's a complex and flawed character, who displays a great deal of emotional growth through the season. She's certainly not a "Mary Sue" (and if you can't see the sexist implications of calling her that then I don't know what to say), she is haunted by both her childhood and for the consequences both personal and Federation wide for her failure to stop the war. She's thoughtful, and you get to see her emotional growth based on her dialogues quite well. But, maybe you have criticisms I haven't seen of her.

[@thepbg8453]

Honestly I came to watch this to see if the character has any redeemable qualities. Got to say her origin is just a mess, and screams Mary Sue. Tying her to Spock and moreover setting her up as the only human in a Vulcan society, excelling and even getting into Starfleet without the academy just is... well not only pushing it but kicking balancing a character to the curb. I get what the writers were trying to do, setting her up as a character who will be redeemed and in some way grow to understand her own humanity. This is a good character arc but a poor one for a primary character. You need to empathise with a primary character in a story on some level, or at least be intrigued. Michael is just... well dislikeable in her mannerisms. She is not a nice person and despite using logic makes a big mistake and in turn gets punished like she deserves. This I know is meant to be a whole fall from grace so she can learn to be who she needs to be, but it sounds so sloppy. Still I do like you analysis on how the character could proceed and develop, taking the concepts they set up and pushing them. However I will be frank I still feel that Michael herself should not have been a main character as it makes it hard for people to get into the series if your main character is from the start kind of a jerk.

[@flynn659]

This was a nice read.

[@Coramelimane]

the fuck does Michael know about starfleets goal or mission or even their standards? she went right into service as a *SENIOR OFFICER* right out of the vulcan science academy, not the starfleet academy. She shouldn't have any qualifications to work on a starfleed vessel in any capacity outside of a civilian scientist

[@JoshuaHillerup]

Awesome character, and glad that the neckbeards aren't able to torpedo the series.

[@flynn659]

May you please tell me your reason for why she is a good character?

[@QuentinBuetow1970]

'Cause ... she is. Discussion over.

[@theboylenater7831]

Pretty sure this series torpedoed itself at this point.

[@Todd.P]

Why did they give her a man's name?!

[@QuentinBuetow1970]

Why not? You DO realize that there are actual real-life women who have that name? Best example: Michael Learned ... played Olivia Walton on "The Waltons". Don't be a dick.

[@MKDumas1981]

@@QuentinBuetow1970 You can name one famous female Michael (which still doesn't make Michael a unisex name -- James is still a male name, despite supermodel/actress James King), but, how many famous male Michaels can you name? Jackson, Jordan, B. Jordan, Gross, J. Fox, Bolton... And that's just off the top of my head.

[@DeVman70100]

While visiting Sweden I met 2 female Michael

[@TheBeastCH]

How sure are we that her Name is really Michael? I actually thought it was Maike, a German girls name. Just pronounced poorly.

[@WarbirdFan66]

unfortunately a name change does not make the show any better, i wish things were that easy

[@MKDumas1981]

Maike Spock.

[@flerma223]

What do you mean that you can't make a human from a human?

[@PrinceAnakin]

Star Trek Adventures Discovery is good and add on.

[@oiops]

Hate STD, feel like CBS gave me an STD.

[@v_ktr4358]

Fried Chicken Now why do you hate it?

[@hperez2k]

If you have to ask, I don't know what to say to you. All I can say, this is a generic decent show if it didn't have the Star Trek name attached to it.

[@joshed]

Fried Chicken Now if you don't have something nice to say, say nothing at all. Please go away and stop spreading your negativity on Discovery videos.

[@dartdukii]

Generic decent show without Star Trek name attached to it. Hmmm, Orville?

[@czarpeppers6250]

No one cares.

[@captainmidnight4262]

Watching Star Trek: Discovery was like watching those KZbin abridged anime where the characters were assholes to each other. Except none of the characters in Discovery was funny.

[@PREPFORIT]

Discovery is NOT Star Trek.

[@WarbirdFan66]

Nice video mate, still i have to say that im a strong hater of STD and cant see it as star trek, so dont read to much into it because i hit the dont "like button"....not with all the crap goin on in that show, sorry,...anyway nice work, cheers,

[@chonconnor6144]

Michael's a girl's name.

[@williearroyo4913]

This is not real Star Trek

[@DMSProduktions]

You are not a real Willie Arroyo!

[@darthcentat528]

I hate Burnham

[@MistressOP]

Update plz

[@pauloramos1526]

CRAP

[@djdigital3806]

Don't hate🤨

[@KH4444444444N]

She represents quite adequately the "participation medal" culture.

[@alexjohnson8652]

ok boomer

[@KH4444444444N]

@@alexjohnson8652 Looks like we have another lackluster participant...Its ok buddy...You'll get there *pats head

[@hellishhybrid1839]

Move over Archer, got a new least favorite Captain.

[@tyem4810]

such a unique and thoughtful take that we’ve never heard before

[@hellishhybrid1839]

@@tyem4810 Not my fault they made her the Poochie of Star Trek.

[@ozsdcontentcreator1068]

Your voice is still bad

[@Sir_Gugharde_Wuglis]

Michael Burnham? What rank is he? -did you ASSUME MUH GENDER!? *starts forming at the mouth *triggered!