I am a few years behind, but I am slowly watching Star Trek Discovery and I am enjoying it immensely. Star Trek has always had really developed, complicated characters, and Discovery is no different. The only part I don't like is the political innuendos and the wokeness, only because I do not want to be reminded of politics when I watch fiction. (I do not want this to become a political discussion). Some items that were placed in the show serve no purpose, like the white klingon whose color was a "mistake". But, if I ignore these things, I can see they really did a good job. The effects are amazing. The story is interesting. The characters are awesome. Good job, Star Trek.
Star Trek Discovery
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Yes, the first few episodes were ultra woke and political, but it eases up. It's so good that I am able to ignore it.
I guess it's safe to talk about this here.
Politics in Discovery - not saying it is right or wrong, just sharing:
- A woman named Michael. (She is an excellent character and very complex, but they HAD to giver her a male name).
- Gay officers
- Officers cuss. I do not find this very professional and doubt it would be tolerated in real life. (Millennial writers?)
- They made the klingons darker and one very black, and there is an white Klingon who they said was a "mistake"
- Multi-racial vulcans. Not that it matters, but for years they looked the same and now they are diverse.
Note: I really don't care about the colors, but doing it for the SAKE of politics turns the show into a political statement.
If I ignore these aspects, I really do enjoy the show. The characters are developed very well, except a prominent white officer
is only a cadet, talks to much, sounds dumb, and is a redhead. She and Michael are becoming friends, but it seems like they went way out of their way to make her inferior. Not sure how that fits in with the story.
I know people are hard critics and analyze every aspect of Star Trek, but as I said, if I am entertained, I will watch.
I am still in season one and one episode made a comparison to Trump supporters without actually saying it -- they said we don't apologize and are xenophobic, racist, and fight for freedom. Freedom is bad? I don't like them bringing politics into the show, but fortunately, it is not every single episode. I had to take a deep breath and ignore it. If it ends up being every episode, I will stop watching.
I am still in season one and one episode made a comparison to Trump supporters without actually saying it -- they said we don't apologize and are xenophobic, racist, and fight for freedom. Freedom is bad? I don't like them bringing politics into the show, but fortunately, it is not every single episode. I had to take a deep breath and ignore it. If it ends up being every episode, I will stop watching.
Yeah, I forget that "fan" means "fanatic" which almost means obsessive maniac (just kidding). I saw another episode with modern political innuendos, but if it gets worse, I'll stop watching. So far, it's only once in a while. I really wish Hollywood would stop ruining things, though.
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