Star Trek Discovery – Season 1 Review

I was not prepared for what Star Trek Discovery is. I’ve never been a big Star Trek person, but I heard a lot about this, so I jumped in and I’m very glad I did. Much of what was fun about this season was the surprises, so I don’t want to give many details away. In short, you follow Michael Burnham, played by Sonequa Martin-Green, through her journey trying to navigate through Klingon war. The supporting crew members are fleshed out well and the writers did a great job of keeping me interested in the supporting cast. I particularly liked the dynamic between Burnham and Saru, who is a new alien species played by Doug Jones that has some very interesting characteristics that play well off her arrogance. He’s able to expose a lot of her flaws. The entire cast is great including Michelle Yeoh (I know her for Crouching Tiger) and Jason Isaacs, who again, really shine different lights on Burnham.

As you learn more about the ship and crew, you get to explore Sci-Fi tropes and subjects in a way that’s never been more interesting. Even the budget and special effects of each episode are just below movie quality. So much so, that I was ok that this is the show that Bryan Fuller left American Gods for. Even with all that good, the season suffers from being 3-4 episodes too long. I’m just speculating, but I’m guessing that CBS had everything to do with this decision, because the content creators made such a strong show for so many episodes, and then it just shifts gears and then sort of trips at the finish line. It doesn’t ruin the season, but kind of like this review, you’ll leave somewhat disappointed. My family and I binged the first 10 episodes in 3 days then slowly finished the rest over the following week. Our interest fell off a cliff and I felt the resolution for the season was rushed. I recommend it, but you have to watch it quick if you don’t want to actually pay CBS any money for their stupid app.

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Joe
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Joe

I rank stuff I like higher than stuff I dislike.