Something rotten at the core of Starfleet? Surely not…! 🤣

It’s an old chestnut, and well overdone by now, but the real question is whether they can give it a new spin, or simply make it work better than, say, in “Into darkness”.

At least they’re not pulling known characters out of mothballs for this, so I remain optimistic.

Oh, the XenoGorn? Gornomorph? Let’s workshop that name a bit.

Difference is, there were straightfaced Star trek series airing when Lower Decks started. Now, the only show running (well, there’s Academy as well) is doing high camp every week.

But they definitely do a lot of genre play, and recent interviews with the showrunners indicate that it’s completely intentional, and unlikely to change any time soon.

It’s certainly intentional, I just wish they’d keep their hands on the wheel instead of following every inane impulse that crosses their mind.

As for changing, well — the show is going to end after next season, so there’s a very definite change.

Perhaps, if every other episode wasn’t already a gimmick genre swap. Trelane and/or Q worked fine in plain science fiction where they were the wacky trickster element in and of themselves.

I’d really prefer this show to take a chill pill and focus on telling solid stories rather than doing cleverpants narrative gymnastics.

Soap Opera episode

WTAF. Enough with the damn genre exercises already.

Hold up now, that’s Galaxy quest erasure! 🤣

Didn’t you read the press release? It says “classic Star Trek” specifically 😅

I’m very careful reading those threads to avoid spoilers, because my partner and I will only be watching once the entire season is available. That said, a Dr Giger callback in any way, shape or form is the most promising thing I’ve heard about s4 so far 😂

Well, she makes the Janeway decision at the end.

Good thing they have loads of number one Star Trek fans in the building, whatever that means.

Is she implying that they’re looking for other options than what Secret Hideout has to offer?

Well, true. LDS played it well, though. Seeing how this is the second time that the SNW writers rip off old Joss Whedon episodes from the early aughts, I’m less forgiving.

Ah yes, I remember that Angel episode. That was a creative idea, 22 years ago.

Am I right in believing you’re currently living your best life? 🖖🙂

In his case, photons.

Neelix? This is the proposed Legacy show, next next generation.

Make that Alexander/Naomi Wildman/Jack Crusher…

Well, Seven would still be the captain, and it would probably be wise to have the main story not be about her, but how she leads the crew through it. I would even say, an adult Alexander who has lived a life on his own — could be interesting if done right. Which is a big if.

But with the junior LaForge and the secret Picard heir already on the crew… It all starts to reek of those franchises where generation after generation of one or two bloodlines are magically hurtled to power. Not at all what I think of with Star Trek. But I suppose that should be expected from a show called “legacy”.

And I’ve already said my part on Terry Matalas’ ideas for a geopolitical metaphor…

The Klingons were always stand-ins for the Russians

In 1967, perhaps. The movie versions sort of took a step back from 1:1 interpretations. If anything, the Romulans are a better simile to the (Cold war/Soviet) Russians from a Western standpoint.

Echoing today, there was an unstable element in the Empire

Really, you look at contemporary Russia, and you think dissidents are the most obvious issue? Not oligarchy, state disinformation and war mongering?

TL;DR — don’t let Matalas anywhere near your favourite franchise.

You and me both. I tried to lure my SO into a series rewatch before watching the new season, and she was like, “… but we can skip the lame episodes, right?”

Putting it like that, there really isn’t more than (generously) four watchable episodes per season. The writing on this show is as goofy as Voyager, and as aimless as Enterprise.

Season 2 has wrapped production, but Paramount+ canceled the show, prompting an all-too-typical passionate Star Trek fan campaign to revive it.

Oh, excuse the passion, we didn’t want to act against type /s