Firstly, lets just get the stupid continuity errors out the way; Michael Burnham can use vulcan grip later in the episode, but for some reason couldn't earlier which led to her being stabbed? Like really?
Also; In a moment of real brilliance, I got hit in the face with more stupid writing. The sphere data now manifests itself as repair drones. Great, a little army? Then it hit me, in Season 2 - The sphere data could defend itself not only against the Enterprise but an entire fleet of ships with equivalent technology; Now, centuries in the future even with a retrofit, the ship is occupied in "7 minutes"? And the sphere data, despite clearly wanting to fight at the end of the episode didn't once do anything to protect itself? What sorta half assed writing is that? The ship was invincible a season ago and now it's occupied like that?
This episode has a good plot, I really like it. The acting is brilliant (for the most part) There is a great cast here, with great potential. And they throw in a good moral problem with the scientist. I love that, that's great - a scientist, in a cult slowly getting a reality check.
But bygod when you take the first two points into account you soon realise how poorly thought out this all was. How do you manage to not only do a diservice to 50 years of story writing, but to also do a diservice to your own story writing? it's beyond embarrasing.
I did enjoy this episode, but it's distressing knowing how little effort is put into it.
Also the VFX was all over the shot. Some of it was amazing, some of it was poor. Ships have star wars guns now. *Sigh*.
Also; In a moment of real brilliance, I got hit in the face with more stupid writing. The sphere data now manifests itself as repair drones. Great, a little army? Then it hit me, in Season 2 - The sphere data could defend itself not only against the Enterprise but an entire fleet of ships with equivalent technology; Now, centuries in the future even with a retrofit, the ship is occupied in "7 minutes"? And the sphere data, despite clearly wanting to fight at the end of the episode didn't once do anything to protect itself? What sorta half assed writing is that? The ship was invincible a season ago and now it's occupied like that?
This episode has a good plot, I really like it. The acting is brilliant (for the most part) There is a great cast here, with great potential. And they throw in a good moral problem with the scientist. I love that, that's great - a scientist, in a cult slowly getting a reality check.
But bygod when you take the first two points into account you soon realise how poorly thought out this all was. How do you manage to not only do a diservice to 50 years of story writing, but to also do a diservice to your own story writing? it's beyond embarrasing.
I did enjoy this episode, but it's distressing knowing how little effort is put into it.
Also the VFX was all over the shot. Some of it was amazing, some of it was poor. Ships have star wars guns now. *Sigh*.