Star Trek Discovery - Season 5 Episode 1 - Breakdown & Review!

I go through the first episode for Star Trek Discovery Season 5 Episode 1 entitled "Red Directive" give my breakdown and review with some big links to The Next Generation!
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[@maximusdecimus5371]

i cant get over the fact that these ship have warp nacelles that are floating in air or space not beeing connected to anything ...it grinds my gears

[@josebrown5961]

That’s the only thing that grinds your gears? What about… 1. The sheer size of that damn bridge, it’s a damn meeting hall! 2. Why does the captain go on away missions? She is riding on a ship that is at warp and somehow is being blown by wind? 3. And a rockslide is not an avalanche! 4. And you can’t go into warp while you’re in a planet’s atmosphere. The enemy ship did at the end of the “avalanche.” There is so much more…

[@maximusdecimus5371]

@@josebrown5961 ikr!!! Youre spot on!!!!

[@IMaverick63]

about the star ship sliding across the planet to stop the avalanche, wasn't there a force field around the front of the ship. ? I don't want to rewind it and watch all over again but that made more sense

[@graysonm8369]

So if the transporter was working fine right up to too much dust near when the storm hit the settlement, why didn't they: A) Beam the team to the bad guys ship instead of flying the bikes? And B) Beam the team out of the way of the avalanche? Remember Captain asked to be beamed into cave so it's not like they magically forgot they had transporters. Drive a truck through the plot........

[@dustind3960]

Even these desert bike really do look like star wars hover bike but with wheeles

[@shauncraigparkinson8165]

The music score was very Star Wars too.

[@Jimbogf]

"Now this is pod racing!"

[@kahluacoke]

Those were the plans to the Deathstar in the book

[@icarusandtherabbit]

It was very action packed which was excellent, but my god having to stop every 5-10 minutes to talk about their feelings which slows the pace right down. Also as a Captain, Micheal has a very huggy, teary-eyed casual, smiley relationship with her crew. Like a bunch of old mates having a lovely time.

[@memyselfandi593]

No, they cannot help it - and Tilly, can there be a most stupid character? I don't like anything about her, nor the other characters - all such an unattractive show.

[@KikoNYC]

@@memyselfandi593 so, don't watch it .

[@memyselfandi593]

I thought it might change... but it got worse. And I have stopped - episode 1 genuinely turned me off @@KikoNYC

[@awolfx7947]

That's modern. Or at least, that's how the writers think younger people try to be nowadays. They're not wrong i guess. Except they should add everyone being constantly on their phone writing angry tweets or making tik tok videos and refusing to work full-time. They should have people call in sick at least once a week. Oh and glue themselves to starships that use X fuel rather than Y fuel. Also protest against Androids not receiving free oil from the government or something. That would make it all even more trendy.

[@starkweather]

Wait until we find out that Fred was created by … Lore!

[@alien777]

How does the blonde guy know alton soong? He was born long after the discovery. When did He see Androids?

[@ericstewart5852]

I'm so happy to be getting the final season but I'm also sad I've really enjoyed this show from the very beginning and I know alot of people complain it's not trek but I love all trek and discovery has become one of my favorites behind DS9 and I wish discovery was going for another 5 seasons

[@AdaptableAdept]

I concur 💯. Discovery is my favorite of all the Trek shows.

[@wearetheborg]

Discovery 10/1

[@edm1718]

Stamets says to the Doctor after looking at Fred's data, "What a Legacy!" Nice subtle nod.......😊

[@jamesedgar4099]

Must have been shot during the after-cancellation reshoots. Handing the reins over? Fingers crossed!

[@mattyboyb523]

I didn’t feel that they crashed the starships into the planet. They stopped & planted with shields. Suspension of disbelief definitely necessary

[@benjaminhurrell7094]

I'd put money on L'ak being Breen. Mentioned twice- doesn't like helmets... he's a Breen!

[@alejandronopasanada5302]

There’s some things they can do right or completely make us not care. This is one. The whole progenitor thing is another. 1 is working well so far, we shall see.

[@Codisrocks]

I'm leaning descendant of the Progenitors.

[@Xerxes2005]

@@Codisrocks That's pretty much every humanoid races of the galaxy...

[@Codisrocks]

@@Xerxes2005 in a born from sense. Not a created by one.

[@benjaminhurrell7094]

@@Codisrocks validation! Haha

[@Raxman263]

Still trying to "get into" Star Trek Discovery, but other than some Season 1 and 2 episodes I can't appreciate the characters etc. I'm looking forward to the next " Strange New Worlds."

[@8698gil]

I honestly can't get into discovery, either, just doesn't seem like trek to me. I liked Strange New Worlds, that was definitely trek.

[@phisheray7746]

Thish show i tell ya, its like someone never saw trek showed children the best of clips & gave them a box of crayons & said "write stories about Michael Burnam." " What about the other characters?" "What other characters?" Even the children that wrote it had to know it wasn't very good but kurtsman said "dont worry about it. We'll throw a ton of money 💰 at it & itll be fine. Now lets start checking off boxes!!!

[@josebrown5961]

🎯🎯🎯🎯💯 Captain Burnham can do it all!

[@alleneng]

STD might be a good sci fi show but its def not a good star trek show, it might be the worst star trek show ever created

[@josebrown5961]

The thing is, JJ and Kurtsman did what JJ always does, he takes short cuts. In Trek they just eliminated what makes Star Trek always work for 50 years, time. So whenever Kirk or Picard , or whomever had to go to Rigel 9 or wherever it was usually a certain distance from where they were. You could always tell how important it was that they get there by the order the captain gives to the con, “Mr. ____ set course for ____warp factor 5, engage. If they really had to get there it was a higher warp. The next scene was usually some stuff that was the B story or some supporting to the main story. There was time. Then in the next scene they were on the bridge arriving at the planet. JJ took away the warp factors and Discovery and their Spore drive makes every trip instantaneous! No time.

[@jakepetterson1050]

Tilly clearly has been enjoying the mess hall at her academy desk job a lot more than she should have.

[@dannyrod1980]

Circle in diary reminds me of the door on DS9 that would roll open when a ship arrive to dock. Just google deep space 9 door and it is similar but not exact

[@AdaptableAdept]

Love Discovery! Hate to see it end. 😢

[@eperor]

In regards to the ships guarding the settlement, it’s believable to me because you’re talking in 24th century mindset, they’re using 31st century shields. 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@shanwen88]

There are so many things wrong with this show, I can't even be bothered to list them. All in all, it is called the Michael Burnham Show.

[@Luciphell]

@shanwen88 Yes. She is the main character of this show.

[@rethomas3000]

I am tried of the Mcguffin chase season. This didn’t live up to expectations for me. The best Star Trek out rn is Strange New Worlds.

[@RenePeraza]

Did anyone else catch Captain Burnam stumbling over memorized lines rather than 'feeling' them in her 'Red Directive' announcement on the bridge?

[@EP3mentalist]

If there's no crying she struggles

[@danjsilve]

I would have accepted the two ships nose diving into the planet if this was in an animated series. How this artistic choice got the green light is beyond me, aside from that this was the best episode since Season 2. I was pleasantly surprised. I guess I had really lowered my expectations.

[@winonamn]

Everything you need to know is in Next Generation Season 6 Episode 20

[@AutomanicJack]

lol, the stone avalanche which rolled forever on a horizontal surface.

[@ZeitgeistRuminator]

First episode of S5 was ok. Some flashy vfx, etc, and action sequences. Some small moments of interaction with characters. Discovery works best for me if I view it as an action sf show without thinking too much. This might contradict what I feel makes up the traditional elements of what Star Trek is, but I have concluded that Discovery can only be judged against itself, if that makes sense. I agree it was an exciting episode, it passed quickly, and I wasn't bored. The ships digging into the ground sequence was a bit silly, they should've just hovered above the ground and extended shields, but hey, I guess they thought they wanted to make it more dramatic and create an atmosphere of minor peril 🙄😜

[@bethanygee6939]

You didn't mention the self-sealing stem bolts!

[@whatwaynesaid3165]

Really liked s5 so far.

[@memyselfandi593]

Congrats, you are the only one

[@VolkXue]

@@memyselfandi593 no, over all its been a great opener. Sadly, Trek 'fans' ruin everything.. Same people that got Enterprise that horrible sendoff... I do wish these fake fans would leave and go to another franchise because they have done enough damage to Trek over the decades.

[@computron100]

Incorrect he’s not the only one I’m enjoying it as well

[@bethanygee6939]

​@@computron100 I'm enjoying it too, but some people can't handle others not liking everything they like and ONLY what they like. In other words, haters gonna hate.

[@computron100]

@@bethanygee6939 I agree folks can’t seem to to accept difference of opinions. If they don’t like it, that’s fine but they shouldn’t speak for others when they do like something that they don’t like.

[@Jayjay-qe6um]

I'm excited for the forthcoming nuptials between Saru and T'Rina.

[@GrooveYouVerse]

This episode was awesome! I loved it!!

[@Yuphucdatbich]

Why crash a ship? Why not hover over the city and extend their shields?

[@alejandronopasanada5302]

Stop with the brain usage.

[@RandomTrek84]

StarTrek Ship shields are based on whatever the writer has given them. Not enough power to extend their shields that far. Also just relax enjoy the content. I didn’t know Star Wars ships had to be fueled up with space gas?

[@ablaze1989]

@@RandomTrek84 This is star trek not star wars......star trek is where we are supposed to our brains though....

[@KikoNYC]

Not crashed - They anchored to withstand the force of the avalanche.

[@guillaumequenechdudesharna3121]

They Didnt’ change the name to Star trek Burnam yet?

[@ianmacfarlaine]

I wonder if we are going to see Salome Jens. She did some voice work for ST in 2018. She's around 88/89 now.

[@balung]

What Trek race is Rayner?

[@nadiagreenidge797]

Did not crash into the ground...and remember it did crash into planet after Control...a.d going forward 900 years, .hummmm

[@awolfx7947]

What was that infinity symbol looking thing that Kovich passed to Burnham?

[@jakepetterson1050]

key to the white matrix looking room

[@awolfx7947]

@@jakepetterson1050i don't know what that room is about, guess i should rewatch. The pacing of discovery is so fast, with random mumbo jumbo and cringy dialogue happening one after another, that i lose interest in paying attention and often doze off. 😂

[@jakepetterson1050]

@@awolfx7947 I might have to re-watch myself. But I think the admiral gave her the infiniti key and then they were transported to a top secret and secure halo-room where that doctor briefed them on the red directive. My understanding is that it was a safe place to have those kind of discussions.

[@sandyzalecki1145]

I don't know, maybe it's just me, but I'm not feeling it so far this season.

[@alandombrow584]

I appreciate your viewpoint and it has moderated my own a bit for the better, but I didn't care for this first episode of S5. I liked the second episode more. I can't believe how many cliches they were able to fit into this first episode. The cinematography was dark (to hide flaws in special effects?). Half the episode looked and sounded like a video game. Burnham's constant whispering voice annoyed me (she sounds great with her normal voice when she projects). I found the love connections juvenile and the humor corny. After all Burnhan's crying in previous episodes, I was glad to see her in take-control mode (with one slight watery-eye exception). I may sound overly critical but I do love Discovery and Burnham. And, like I said, I did enjoy S5 E2.

[@alejandronopasanada5302]

This was cool and I always meant to give it a chance but the truth is, I would do other things during the emoting. So much pausing for emoting. When Moll and Lok got away on Tatooine, they just sat there emoting. I was in my chair trying to move the plot along with my hips like a fat guy on one of those 25cent machine rides that use to be outside of grocery stores. I like good science fiction and I just don’t want to be treated like a child….to include yeah, the crashing into the planet thing.

[@andrewmorris9946]

Thanks for your breakdown. There's nothing on paramount+ I want to watch at the moment, so I probably won't watch it until the next season of lower decks comes out perhaps.

[@ablaze1989]

I overall enjoyed this episode but there is just so many areas that would have had they done one thing different would have ended the chase. and thats before we get to the rude captain and burnams not working well together.

[@memyselfandi593]

Yeah, it was WAY too long and just unnecessary... and then going from that to Saru and his GF spending 10 mins getting emotional... such bad pacing, such poor story telling.... and did you see the fight at "Freds"? Genuinely, what a pathetically weak "fight" scene.... utter stupidity.

[@JoeMurtagh]

Excellent review thank you! I really like when you call out any bs. Very good. After your recent Ghostbusters review, following the amazing but utterly deceptive trailers, my faith in your reviews went from 90% to 100%. Keep up the good work! I’m an Aussie too (living in London) and I like to think we tell the unvarnished truth. You’re definitely living up to that.

[@dustind3960]

It would of been a good time in the bike sceen to bring back the arggo buggy would of been more starfleet them starwars

[@richardvinsen2385]

Have. Would have.

[@Draw2quit]

This episode could have been part of a movie. I just hope the inevitable filler episodes don't ruin the pacing of the season

[@memyselfandi593]

The pacing, the sequences the script - the first episode was garbage. Filler nonsense.

[@JordanElliottMcClure]

It was super fun!

[@shauncraigparkinson8165]

Listen back, if you can watch again, the music score was very Star Wars. This show is still having an identity crisis

[@glenncross956]

At the end very obvious when she takes Raynor as Nr 1

[@shauncraigparkinson8165]

@@glenncross956 So true, the ranks are all over the place in the show

[@glenncross956]

@shauncraigparkinson8165 the music that cues after that is straight up from star wars

[@shauncraigparkinson8165]

@@glenncross956 I thought it was, where has Star Trek gone?

[@cpt.walker6273]

I hated the comic book panels.

[@veilhaslifted1280]

Booker is one of the most uncharismatic character ever. He and Burnham have no chemistry at all, and the lack luster romance arch was tideous and took up too much story time in Sea 4. Hope they don't explore that story line again.. OO's directorship never disappoints.

[@radcpuman]

At first I shook my head when they wedged the starships in the ground. However they probably couldn't hover above the ground because the force of the avalanche would just push the ships back or up. To much force to hold with out an anchor. I think the handled it well. The angle of the ships made since as far as forcing the flow up a bit. And we did see them put discovery in space dock. Still a head shaker but at least it was entertaining. After the success of Picard S3 they learned to leverage the old series more. It is a great start to the season.

[@shauncraigparkinson8165]

2 episodes in, (8 left) and still no air time for the bridge crew at all. Such a shame all the other characters got no development. Im afraid the other main characters are just not that likeable. I don't care Saru is getting married, I don't care Tilly is at Starfleet Command teaching, Paul, well he's just rude, Huge is not a good councillor, Adria, nah. Michael, Im just not going there. The sets have no colour, or life, Startfleet command interior is just soulless. Anyway as a life long fan, I'll watch. Using TNG to keep it going will work for now.

[@darkguardian1314]

Four hours earlier…it could have began at the 16 minute mark without losing any context. Fred wouldn’t have been taken out so easily… Ground nailing starships was BS…😂

[@aurora1701e]

SPOILER… SPOILER… SPOILER… USS Defiant shown twice in season preview at end of episode…

[@rickvanboberson]

Was more of the same for me. Lots of EXPLOSIONS and weak attempts to connect to canon and then of course by the end Mikey spock is the savior of the white captain and makes him her bitch. It's Tilly all over again. Also didnt explain how the Romulan ship from 800 years ago got there. As for the Lok - no the cgi was just bad and unrefined. STD just doesn't care.

[@roystervi]

I think you misssomething or is it just me saw this?? Why are they searching for Odo from star trek: Deep Space 9. DS9 has a shape-shifting species called Changelings and they look the same. Per DS9 24 century, this species is in the Gamma Quadrant on the far side of the Milky Way galaxy. lol

[@femiomar]

❤Star trek is back yeahhh

[@str1xt]

Still verydisco.

[@runawaywolf2570]

I don't understand how they still don't get the concept of a ship AND crew. I've never liked Burnham at all and yet there she is, front and centre hogging all the interesting settings (The actor is fantastic mind you, i just do not like the character at all). The rest of the characters are quirky which is fine, but aside from Saru, I simply don't get technical competency from them - I don't believe that they are qualified to do what they say they are doing in universe. In Strange New Worlds, i bought the majority of the cast in the roles they were in. Disco has felt off since season 1 and it continues to be so into this new season.

[@thegooddoctor6719]

Yeah - It's "WOKE as Hell" - But I loved mostly every minute of the show - not the WOKE bits. By far my favorite trek series. Great content as usual - Thanks

[@alejandronopasanada5302]

The assassination of the word woke (and red pill for wytes) will go down as the greatest trick our rulers ever pulled. It hurts every time a person uses that word for what the rulers told you it was.

[@danielpaquet3963]

Why is the Captain on the Hull of the ship no just, no.

[@simonegoyeneche114]

This is what I call junk tv. Ive been a Trekkie from the beginning but Discovery and Picard has ruined the Star Trek franchise, making it a laughingstock. There is no discernible storyline that a normal person can follow, no message of hope , no meaning that matters to any sane person. Sorry.

[@JoeCroninSHOW]

Star wars discovery nice

[@richardvinsen2385]

They tried way too hard to make every single line of dialogue to be clever, witty banter. Except for the times they would stop everything so that the characters could get all emotional. Michael and Saru had the exact same “You made me a better being” conversation about five times. Credit to the writers for making Tilly even more annoying than ever. If she’s the lead of “Star Fleet Academy” it’s going to be unwatchable. Did Wilson Cruz threaten to quit unless he got more screen time? He’s in practically every scene, doing very non-doctory things. The starships crashing into the planet was just stupid. And the Red Directive mission went from ultra top secret hush hush to everyone and his brother knowing the deepest secret in the history of the galaxy in under 5 minutes.

[@memyselfandi593]

Yep and they ended up looking silly... the episode sucks, the season is going to suck, the characters are all so unlikeable and so unattractive - why are even the villains in this episode looking like they have used to many drugs? Why? Why the need to just make everything so unattractive and just so stomach churning? Everything is so woke and everything is just so emotional at the expense of the series. And Tilly... they are talking about giving her her own series - you have to be kidding me right?

[@thethinkingcatakaneonormie3527]

Discovery Front loads seasons really I have watched all 4 seasons and it turns in to pap by the end with bullshit plots and a lack of planning every time it's why I have no faith as the biggest problem of Discovery is the same as doctor who and so many other new shows they all have Buffy the vampire slayer problem with the plot revolving the characters but also all the universe too and it's why it fails so hard the only other time that was used before was Season 3 of Enterprise, pre that there were individual stories with say best of both worlds but if the ship and crew was lost the universe would continue it doesn't rely on everything in the universe being a keystones of discovery. Ultimately discovery fails because it wants to be high drama but it lacks the characters or plots necessary mainly because the writing team are popcorn writers not say The Nolan brothers with West World which has great writing because it has the bravery and logic of letting characters die.

[@alejandronopasanada5302]

That really is how it works and people are a little excited. People are usually writing head cannon and calling me a rah-cist. All in trying to tell their brain this is good.

[@TheHeat55]

Discovery is HORRIBLE and PAINFUL !!! What monster would make Star-Trek into a musical ?? Is this a new generational thing ? You can't do that. What's next ?, a tap dancing Klingon ? Cut it out !!! Glad it's ending.

[@xmlDave9]

This may be the worst directed star trek ever. Dialog, graphics, plot continuity, character continuity with previous seasons were all trash.

[@DavidBrendan7799]

The arguing between captains gets old real fast! The constant FEELINGS, is tiresome and forced. Everything is so stagnant. That blue light for everything gives me migraines! Did they really have to slam into the planets surface to stop the avalanche? I highly doubt Michael would have survived going to warp mag locked to a ship! I think less is more! They keep trying to make it 'big budget' or movie like, and it loses star trek charm! I'll keep watching, it's not like there is anything else on.

[@balung]

Trip did it in Enterprise.

[@JacobRavenglass]

Are there other shows you watch (and not just Star Trek, but even other series or franchises)? Or does any of your other media consumption consist of sports or video games, perhaps?

[@aggressivecalm]

‘Thrilling sequence’ that has Burnham behaving like flying through space, again, and single handedly disabling a spacecraft, while travelling at warp speed, and generally fast’n-furiously sabotaging anything and every obstacle. Again. At will apparently. While forcefully notifying less able (men) that, I’ve got this brah, isn’t exactly what I’d call great sci-fi/writing/drama/plot development. (Unless you’re a relatively uncreative six year old playing with action figures.) And that’s an indication that-strap on your woke-men are all idiots, and the LGBTQ ‘network’ 900 years in humanities future appears to have regressed to insults, narrowness and put downs of all other life choices, here we go again-nothing has changed on Discovery.

[@TheWolfsnack]

More Dis-wokery than Discovery....

[@bioshock6935]

To little to late should of been good from the first season not the last season

[@thearikes]

I’m definitely not as excited about this as you are! If you want to compare it to Star Wars, then it’s most comparable to the two worst Star Wars movies, The Last Jedi and Rise of Skywalker! I do like the TNG tie in, that wax one of the best episodes of that series. However there is one common thread happening with some new Star Trek series and that’s the relying in TNG to make them good, this only applies to season 3 of Picard and now Discovery.

[@redrummaI]

What? They are very bad actors, or writters, or both... body language and dialogue it's torture.

[@memyselfandi593]

Oh yes... did you see the "fight" scene at Freds? It was amateur and pathetic. And the sand vehicles - the scene was way too long... you go from wasting time in that scene to another time waste of a scene with Saru and his Vulcan gf. It's so cringe, it's so pathetic and it's so amateurish. All the characters are so obnoxious and eminently unlikeable.

[@user-curtisingreenville]

ugh... how many more episodes are there left of this hot garbage? i hope this hurts paramounts failing company even more than it already has. no trek is better than this kind of trek.

[@djrhoads17]

Horrible…period.

[@boombasett6038]

I stopped watching Discovery after season 2. Just couldn't stomach the engineer, Fat Tilly, and a few others. Good riddance. Hopefully, Lower decks and strange New worlds go for 7 seasons if not more.

[@wickdaline8668]

Saru feels like the only best character in this show.

[@thestanleys3657]

Breen imperium and Tholian Republic hopefully there not just a throw away line

[@bjorn00000]

There's spoilers in that them comment, but there are some episode spoilers that suggest it might not be.

[@NitpickingNerd]

the Skrull guy will turn out to be a Breen

[@RobertCrickmore]

I thought that sequence where the starships dug into the ground was BS as well but for a different reason. Even back in TOS, phasers were strong enough to vaporize asteroids, in the 31st century they would be able to simply shoot "something" that would turn that avalanche to dust thus saving the city. It might leave a windy dust storm but that would be it.

[@nedisings]

If you had asked me, what is the one big question I have about Star Trek I would've said I want to know more about the progenitors. So this is perfect.

[@jedkaplowitz4891]

Could have ended this in the first episode by just buying the tech right there on the Romulin ship!!!

[@jamesonstalanthasyu]

I find it funny that the amdroid just chose 'fred' as a name. Simple, does the deed, no flourishes.

[@evilfingers4302]

Are we gonna see more of Data, I mean, Fred?

[@jaythomas3224]

Satisfies my thirst for Sci Fi

[@WayneJones-l5q]

I personally can't wait till they find the way to emperor palpatine and the crystal skull

[@nadiagreenidge797]

Great episode...love the cursing, real talk

[@Jeremy-83]

The new season of Star Trek Discovery (season 5) asserts that the Progenitors "created" humanoid life in the galaxy through the use of some sort of incredibly powerful technology. This is a false notion as even the Progenitor message seen in the episode of TNG titled "The Chase" communicates to Picard and everyone else present that they "guided" the evolution on primordial worlds where life was in its infancy. The technology to achieve this level of genetic manipulation definitely existed during the 24th century TNG era and beyond. The story arc is just attempting to cater to the audience this show has alienated time and again and is based on the ancient Sumerian story about the Annunaki and how they genetically altered lifeforms already in existence at the time. The Progenitors stated that they added elements to "primordial" worlds where life had already begun. This notion that they used some kind of technology to "create" life in the galaxy is complete nonsense. Whatever technology they used to add traits and messages in the DNA of races throughout that area of the galaxy need not be any more advanced than the technology available to Federation medical personnel from the 24th century on. The Progenitors did not "create" life and never claimed to. They modified it. It is literally the story of ancient Sumeria and the creation of humanity. This fact also brings up another issue. For a majority of all of Star Trek, genetic engineering has been Illegal and those who were genetically engineered were barred from serving in key positions of society yet it turns out that most of the races in this area of the galaxy are in fact genetically engineered. The next issue is with the new captain. Yet another white male who can't seem to do anything right ends up getting forced to retire to only be demoted and "saved" by space jesus Bernham. I am eager for this show to just end. It's been nothing but contradictions piled with akward emotional baggage at inappropriate moments followed up by rediculous plot threads. With that said, there are obviously people who must enjoy it, so more power to ya if you do.

[@GrooveYouVerse]

I feel book and Michael’s relationship is shoehorned from the beginning. I’m not feeling their chemistry unfortunately. In fact, I find him very annoying in the last season, which is part of why I feel this way.

[@cudaker]

my misery end this year ..and tresh bin this series

[@Tinrs80]

So what Constitution Class ship was that in the sneak preview? it looked cool

[@shauncraigparkinson8165]

I paused and zoomed, NCC 1701!

[@vblake530530]

@@shauncraigparkinson8165Wow! Easter Egg much?! 👍

[@Tinrs80]

@@shauncraigparkinson8165 omg wow cool. I hope someone post a screenshot shoot of it cause i want it as a wallpaper 😂

[@alejandronopasanada5302]

I just hope they can keep the memberberries ripe.

[@nickburnley214]

Where can I see this preview?

[@Tinrs80]

I noticed the acting was different too and not as emotional as it used to be. I do think there were several parts " you have 3 mins left " that felt like they were doing whatever 8 mins. But agree one of best episodes. Zora was very weak tho.

[@memyselfandi593]

Right so you missed the part where the unattractive vulcan said to the unattractive sarua about feelings and about Michael saying to the unattractive Saru about missing him if he takes the new post. Genuinely every looks so unattractive and coupled with the nonsense dialogue and the silly story line, the poor pacing and genuinely just a poor show, it's exacerbated. I am trying to enjoy it but the woke nonsense coupled with the questionable, stupid choices for characters speaks volumes. So don't worry, you will get your wish for more emotional garbage.

[@stevenkaeser8583]

Why does this give me the same vibes as HALO?

[@RobertMcMurrer]

I think it is going to end on time travel.

[@RenePeraza]

I'm not sure I like the tie-in to an episode that's considered a bit divisive. While I liked the episode when it aired 30 years ago, it's considered by some in the community too expository as the to the origins of humanoids in general rather than leaving it a big mystery. I hope they don't go (ALIEN) 'Prometheus / Covenant' on us!

[@weightlifting_socialist]

SPOILER FOR WHOLE SEASON BUT ONLY FROM CLIPS AT END OF EPISODE ONE THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN SHOWING REST OF SEASON. At the end of the first episode when they show short clips of the rest of the season. There is 2 clips that show a ship coming up to a constitution class ship surrounded by dark green looking fog or whatever in space it would be. Maybe not in space but seems to be. You can see it is the Enterprise, with 1701 on the hull, from Robert April, Pike, and Kirks time before the second refit from the movies, just like how it was before the Discovery traveled to the 32nd century. After that clip is another that is a lot easier to see of what must be the Enterprise out of the green fog and clearly shown with a tractor beam or some type of light hitting or coming from the Enterprise itself. Going to be very interesting to see what that is about. Im hoping they dont have to option to travel back to their time but we will see. The clip with the green fog and seeing 1701 on the hull is a very fast clip and you have to pause it to see it. Im wondering if anyone else here seen those clips.

[@KikoNYC]

Why do people watch Discovery just to come here and complain on how much they hate it? I don't get it!

[@PhantomOfManyTopics]

Next time you do a woke space show, don't use the Star Trek label.

[@KikoNYC]

@@PhantomOfManyTopics So, don't watch it! There are many MAGA shows available.

[@stephenburnside9179]

An AI threat to all life in Season 2 and now a brushed off biological threat to all life in Season 5?

[@ChrisParlett]

This episode of Disco was released three days late.

[@2007seno]

Five minutes into S5 ep 1 had haven’t forgotten how stupid this trek series is. Everyone cries, has a meltdown or has an identity crisis. I’ll push through because it’s trek, but it’s god awful cringeworthy viewing

[@alejandronopasanada5302]

I put it on screen earlier while doing some work. I couldn’t get over how often they pause for emotion instead of pushing the mission with emotions on the side. I’ll give it a chance but there was so many stretches of not caring.

[@19Rena96]

imagine being bothered by someone showing emotions. Man you fanboys are something 😂

[@richardvinsen2385]

@@19Rena96When they do it every three minutes, it tends to be annoying. Saru and his Vulcan fiancée had the same conversation three times. Saru and Michael had the same conversation at least twice that.

[@2007seno]

@@richardvinsen2385correct! It’s ridiculous. The whole series was created by woke people that wanted diversity! Inclusion! Equity! And purposefully put gene Roddenberry’s actual intent to one side for rainbow wokedom. I’ve been following trek for 40 years and it’s become as shit as Star Wars. Except for Strange New Worlds.

[@richardvinsen2385]

@@2007seno Rainbow wokedom? Get the hell out of here. Star Trek has always preached diversity, inclusion and equity, more or less. That it took more than 20 years until we saw a woman captain is a bit of a downer. You probably complain about Superman and other superheroes becoming social justice warriors, despite the fact that fighting for justice of all kinds is exactly what they do.

[@bjorn00000]

We have seen the split screen in the season 2 finale with the battle with Control.

[@bjorn00000]

And Discovery crash landed in the season 3 opener!

[@brianpowers4989]

Considering how in ST shields can protect ships from asteroids and such, and that most of the hull saucer section of Enterprise D, though heavily damaged, remained intact in its crash, I can see the possibility of a controlled speed and decent crash of the 2 starships being able to pull the maneuver off as plausible.

[@Ripfettic]

Day late and a dollar short if this season winds up being the best for discovery much like Picard season 3!

[@darkocebuhar3889]

...this all new star trek shows are just bad... 👎🏻...

[@LanceRomance411]

It’s okay. I enjoyed it though. The 3 split screen kinda made it feel fake.

[@pipYTL]

Omg star trek the next generation?

[@shauncraigparkinson8165]

We all wish!

[@johnballard5547]