Genius Kid had been on our case about watching last Thursday's episode, "Deflectors". He watched it while Darling Husband was visiting Papa and I was hiding at Panera to get a chunk of the current wip done. DH and I watched it last night, and GK was "What did you think? What did you think?" We had a rather lively discussion about love, prejudice, and justice.
But DH capped it off by saying, "This could have easily been a NextGen episode."
And that speaks volumes. About what Star Trek is to us older fans. The values we've tried to instill in our children and grandchildren. Our hopes for the future.
Don't get me wrong. I wanted Discovery to succeed, but I wanted it to succeed on its own terms, They have a wonderful cast led by the fabulous Sonequa Martin-Green. But they won't let that cast or the writers move into truly new territory. Instead, it's a rehash of plot points from ST:TOS.
The feelings we have aren't about the reprise of yet another version of Spock. Therein lies Paramount/CBS's problem. They think if they throw old favorites at us, we'll all subscribe to their streaming service and they will make lots of dough.
But most of all, we want stories that are essentially positive. Our characters may stumble along the way, but honestly, that's one of the things I love about Captain Mercer. He means well. He tries to do the right thing. He's not intentionally a butthead.
Lt. Cmdr. Burham mutinies in the very first episode. Out of what? Pride? She think she's better than the captain? Not even Martin-Green's charm and earnestness could bring me back. It makes me wonder what the showrunners are thinking. Or if they reflecting what are current culture is, instead of what it could be?
Maybe that's what some of us want out of our entertainment. To be shown the path forward. Because let's face it, we can never really go back in time.
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