It has been a very, very long time since a tv show has made me angry!! And I mean really yelling at the screen and mocking the show for the stupidity of the scene, storyline and characters. But Star Trek Discovery certainly has me doing that.
First let me explain WHY I am forcing myself to watch it, though watching it is a bit loose a term, more like skipping through the episode and watching a 50min episode in about 10-15 minutes.
Why... because in a moment of weakness, and coerced by the sale, I purchased the first 4 seasons on bluray in a Buy 1 get 1 free sale, which coincided with a 20% discount on all Blurays sale. So they were fairly cheap, much cheaper than their usual $39.99 price. Hey, it's Star Trek, why not, I thought.
So here I am with these blurays that contain one of the most frustratingly stupid shows of the decade. This is Days of Our Lives masquerading as a Star Trek show.
This show is just emotional diarreah.
The positives...
- Great look and feel of the show. Beautiful CGI work.
The negatives...
- Mostly a cast of annoying characters/actors, and I hope to never see them in another show that I watch.
- Personal relationships overshadow the Star Trek storylines. Personal issues always come first, work is secondary. Even to the point of stopping work for a heartfelt pep talk with the hugs and tears. Why???
- Michael Burnham, raised as a Vulcan, is the most emotionally unstable character in the show. Constantly crying, or on the verge of crying or at other times quickly expressing anger or frustration
- Chain of command only exists when the command is in line with Michael's wishes.
- An abhorrent overuse of the breathy, whispered talk by Michael Burnham which is her constant go-to method to enforce the seriousness of her words... "Listen to my breathy speech, look at the tilt of my head, see my over-expressive facial expression and watery eyes, this is how serious my words are..." blah! 🤮
- No matter how many starfleet officers, crew, scientists, planets or govenments work on a problem, it is only Michael Burnham that can possibly solve the problem.
- Soap opera masquerading as a Star Trek show
- Ship crews no longer need to meet any basic health and fitness requirements. Looking like an overstuffed pork sausage ready to burst? no problems, you are on the crew and quickly promoted for being an all round nice person.
Anybody else seen this poor excuse of a Star Trek show?