Have you watched any Star Trek since last week? I’m thinking of doing a weekly post like this where people can drop the Star Trek shows, movies, or print media that they’ve consumed in the past week, as well as their thoughts on them.

  • TheOneCurly@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    VOY 3x8,3x9,3x10,3x11, and 3x12. I haven’t seen Voyager since it originally aired and my partner has never seen it. This is a really interesting point in the series for me.

    The good: the doctor gets the mobile emitter. This is the first really big change in the show structure and more doctor is always better. Plus, Future’s End (3x8 and 3x9) is a really fun 2-parter with great guests.

    The bad: the lack of character or circumstance development really starts to drag by this point. I know there’s the big shakeup at the end of season 3 and I’m extremely ready for it. Warlord (3x10) tries to be a big Kes episode to circle back to her psychic powers but like everything it goes nowhere. Not to mention I know her story goes nowhere so it’s hard to be excited about anything she does.

    • stargazingpenguinOPM
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      2 months ago

      The Doctor is definitely one of the highlights of the show for me! I enjoy seeing Picardo on other things I watch too, his appearance on DS9 and his character in the Stargate franchise both spring to mind. It also reminds me he’s on Prodigy too, and that I haven’t finished it yet!

      I agree on the development on Voyager, I feel like they definitely missed some good stories and arcs due to the unique setting.

    • reddig33@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Kes’ storyline is a mess. They kept trying and trying to retool it throughout the series.

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      2 months ago

      Nice! I should really do a Voyager rewatch sometime. It’s been a while since I’ve seen it.

    • stargazingpenguinOPM
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      2 months ago

      The Motion Picture is a good watch! It seems to be a divisive movie for the fanbase, but I enjoy it quite a bit.

      I really need to finish Prodigy sometime! I’m not a huge fan of the animation style, but the stories aren’t bad. I just have too many other things to watch!

  • SurfinBird@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    Slogging my way through DS9 season 1. Just watched the one with Mike from breaking bad.

    • stargazingpenguinOPM
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      2 months ago

      They were definitely some shaky episodes in the first season! I still find most of it interesting though, especially all the groundwork for the later seasons.

      I never watched Breaking Bad, but doing some quick research brings up Battle Lines. They had some pretty good character development in that episode.

  • stargazingpenguinOPM
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    2 months ago

    Over the last week I was watching these episodes:

    • DS9 3x11 & 3x12 Past Tense - Since this past week was the date the episodes were set, I decided to watch them! It was really interesting to see the similarities and differences to the real world.
    • SNW 2x04 Among the Lotus Eaters - This is the only episode that I felt was a misstep in Strange New World’s second season. The story on the planet was good, but the segments on the ship interrupted the flow and dragged on a little too long for my tastes. Still an interesting episode though.