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Star Trek: Discovery – Series Premiere Review

Title:ย  Star Trek: Discovery – Series Premiere Review Network:ย CBS Air Date: September 24rd, 2017 Genre: Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama (Before beginning, I’d like to note…

Andrew McMahonBy Andrew McMahonOctober 1, 20174 Mins Read
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Title:ย  Star Trek: Discovery – Series Premiere Review

Network:ย CBS

Air Date: September 24rd, 2017

Genre: Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama


(Before beginning, I’d like to note that this review is a week late due to personal issues and taking a wrong turn in a time warp!)

It’s been 12 long years since fans have been able to consume a Star Trek television show, ever since Enterpriseย was canceled by UPN in 2005. While the J.J Abram’s movies may have satisfied some, truly hardcore fans have missed the culture, uniqueย sense of wonder, and interesting science fiction storytelling. Based on its first two premiere episodes,ย  Star Trek: Discoveryย has a lot of potential to harken in a new, modernized era of Trek tv dominance, but also has a lot of bumps in the road to overcome.

Despite the fact that I don’t think the older shows have aged entirely too well, the series carries some of the most unique themes and storytelling in all of Sci-Fi. While most Science Fiction focuses on action-orientedย stories, Star Trek is about exploration.ย  From the outset, the new series has promised to uphold and modernize those ideas, but the premier has me somewhat worried that is not the case.

Star Trek: Discovery

The majority of the story of the double feature premiere, “The Vulcan Hello” and “Battle at the Binary Stars,” surrounds the discovery and hostile engagement of a long (somewhat) forgotten race. So instead of a focus on exploration,ย Star Trek: Discoveryย immediately falls into two cliches home to Sci-Fi entertainment right off the bat. Yes, it makes sense that this would occur since it’s based around the Klingons, a warrior species, and it makes sense they’d introduce such an important race so early, but it all seems far too aggressive for the series to start with.

On top of that, I really hope that the exposition-heavy dialogue and scene sequencing stops soon. Exposition is necessary and important, no matter how boring it can be sometimes, to build a world and introduce new characters, butย Star Trek: Discoveryย was laced with far too many flashbacks and tell don’t show scene. This is encapsulatedย within the first few minutes of the premiere, in the scenes where Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and Philippa Georgiou (Michelle Yeoh) are walking on a desert planet.

Star Trek: Discovery

All that being said,ย Star Trek: Discoveryย really nails it looks and feel. Space has always been so alluring because of its vast, unknown depth. The sheer scope showed off in the premiere embodies that feeling perfectly. Be it shots of theย Shenzhouย floating in space or Burnham’s flight, the visuals are breathtaking. Despite my dislike for the current plot, the ambianceย is perfect too. As soon as the Klingon ships warp in, there is an immediate sense of dread that overcomes the scene.

Alongside that, the make up department has done wonders modernizing and humanizingย the few aliens we have seen so far. I found myself immediatelyย connecting withย Lt. Saru (Doug Jones) despite the fact that he is a lanky, odd-looking creature. While I am not fluent in regards to Spock’s character from previous iterations of the series, Saru gives off a very similar vibe, and will easily become a fan favorite. The show’s lead,ย Sonequa Martin-Green, still has a long way to go with winning me over though.

Star Trek: Discovery

Sonequa Martin-Green casting as a main character is certainly an interesting one, as just about every lead in the past has been male, white, and the captain of the ship. While are those glass ceiling breaking attributes are certainly commendable, it doesn’t make up for the somewhat rigid performanceย Martin-Green has given off so far asย Michael Burnham. Whether it’s how she delivers her lines or expressions, so far I haven’t wanted to root for her character. It doesn’t help that she has been given a prodigy, orphan backstory, though the adoption and subsequent relationship with the Vulcans is really interesting.

I’m willing to attribute a lot of the rough edges to trying to establish the series and the world so that it can get up and running, but I hope that the show’s focus will shift sooner rather than later. If it doesn’t, I’m afraid it will get lost in the shuffle of all the other action-filled shows that are on television nowadays. Be sure to check out the review for each episode of Star Trek: Discoveryย immediatly after it airs on CBS All Access every Sunday.

VERDICT:ย Star Trek: Discovery’sย series premiere was filled with a lot of good and bad, but there is no doubt that the show has potential. Despite exposition-heavy dialogue and flashbacks and an unrelatable lead character, I am itching for more lore and especially visuals in the show. There is still a long way to go in the first season, so I will be sticking around to see how it plays out, and I think you should too.ย 


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