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Originally Posted by Karellen
I'd be interested in your thoughts on the movie.
I don't normally watch reviews, but I've been so disappointed with all the Star Trek offerings in the last decade that I didn't want to watch something I was pretty sure I was going to dislike, especially with Michelle Yeoh's terrible portrayal of the character.
Though, Star Trek Lower Decks was ok in a Futurama way.
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Star Trek: Lower Decks (ST:LD) is my favorite Star Trek series, and is the first series since
Star Trek: The Next Generation where I'm eagerly waiting for each new episode (I've been buying them season by season rather than doing streaming). While it is definitely a more humorous take on the franchise, it doesn't mean that they can't get serious and/or ramp up the action. Some of the season finales have been on par with the best of Star Trek.
Plus, they've given us some great characters who you grow to care about over the course of the series, ones I hope don't just fade away once ST:LD ends which is, sadly, is Season Five. They've also added some good additions to Star Trek canon:
- Second Contact Missions: Too often a starship arrives on a planet, deals with an issue, then they just leave it to its own devices. As Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan shows, it's a good idea to do a follow up.
- They provide a ship that isn't top of the line, but does its job well, taking care of those things that need to be done despite not being the most glamorous of tasks. This has been a hole in the Starfleet fleet, the workhorse ship.
- They provided one explanation for why there are so many bad admirals in Starfleet: When someone reaches the rank of admiral they are in competition with other admirals to stand out. Due to that, some admirals make questionable choices.