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What would you rate Discovery from 1 to 10 and why (please explain your score)? 1 being the worst score and 10 being the best score (lemmy.ml)
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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago

4/10

Discovery lacked the DNA of other Star Trek in my opinion. Note that I did not finish the series so some of these things may have improved in the last season or 2.

  • It focused mainly around a few characters instead of fleshing out a great ensemble cast
  • The visual language of the show does not match Trek IMO. It's too dark, too much blue, it looks like a Michael Bay thing
  • The characters did not feel like professional officers. Excess PDA, emotional outbursts, cowboy lone hero nonsense, snark, overt arguments, constantly raised voices, etc. In previous Trek, raised emotions were exceedingly notable, and meant something really important was happening
  • The klingons
  • I didn't like many of the characters as people, including most of the main cast's characters

There were things I did like

  • Great premise with the spore drive
  • I liked some of the characters, like Stamets and Saru
  • Great SFX

I'm sure I'm forgetting things, it's been a while since I've thought about this show