That has always been my central problem with the show. Star Trek is suppose to be an ensemble show. Sure, the captain is an very important figure, but this show is 99% Burnham when it should be 25% Burnham and 75% divided between the rest of the crew.  It makes the whole show much richer.  But they thought…

Unrelenting, faceless, and seemingly as incomprehensible as it is unstoppable at this moment, the anomaly is something of a fascinating choice of foe for Discovery, a Trek series that has leaned heavily on more human threats, villains, and foes our heroes can talk to, negotiate and compromise with, and battle more…

I’ve felt from the beginning that Burnham is a character perpetually out of time. Then burnham we see starting a war with the Klingons probably would’ve fit right in during the Dominion War. The reckless figure out by the seat of her pants Burnham would’ve been a great captain in the Wild West heyday of Kirk’s era.…

It has been clearly stated, and repeated, that the Kobayashi Maru test is not a test of tactical problem solving, but of character. It tests how a potential commander will face a No-Win situation, not necessarily how they will overcome it. Sadly, they never explicitly say what charter trait it tests. It really doesn’t…

i’d feel that way if I didn’t think it would end with the president eating those words and making her an admiral

I wish to god this show could just give some more episodic stories. why does the galaxy always need to be in crisis? why must michael *always* be the big dick swinging galaxy rescuing hero? we’ve barely seen this character act competently *or* responsibly. lets just establish a baseline level of confidence in her first…

This. When i started watching, i just mentally detached it from actual star trek and as just ‘sci-fi’, it’s fine.

I like the fact that Michael is still quite obviously Michael. They didn’t just paste over all the flaws that made people dislike her as a commander in the show. I still don’t really like that she’s in the chair, but they didn’t go and just try to hide the reasons we didn’t like her there which makes me a lot more…

I do like Discovery. But it just isn’t Star Trek. And Michael Burnham is as far from a Trek-like commander as you can get. Still, I have enjoyed the show as scifi.

I hate D&D Beyond’s exorbitant cost if you want the necessary books, particularly for those of us who have the physical books. I have all the books necessary to build my character at home, but because I won’t re-buy them in beyond, my character ahs to stay offline.

Kinda digging Kitiara’s ‘80s hair (with headband!) in that second picture.

While I liked Laurana a lot even in Autumn Twilight, this is the book where she became my favorite fictional character.  She grows so much and becomes so heroic and capable. (Especially in the High Clerist’s Tower chapters where everything she does is just wall to wall awesome.)  Just a wonderful story.

I remember reading these as a kid and being wrecked by one of the most climatic moments in the book involving Sturm. I modeled my first D&D character after Sturm. I may have to pick the series up again and read through the it again along with the War of the Twins follow up.

I feel safe saying the Dragon Orbs are the result of concurrent thinking.

I loved the original cover art for the book and Elmore’s art in general. I can’t say how many times I read the series but the OG trilogy was the best and it set up such a wide world for all the following books and spin-offs. 

The thing that kills me is, they’ve given the show such a PERFECT setup for this! Now that the Burn is solved, the Federation needs to be rebuilt. This is such a perfect opportunity to tell stories that embrace the lessons and ethics that the franchise was founded on.

So , its another season long thingamabob that will only get solved by Spock’s sister and crying lots of crying . And In the end we will be again left with a bunch of dangling plot points.

Who’d have thought a show named Discovery would be so ironic? Wat with the complete absence of anything resembling exploration or, ya know, discovery. It’s like the writers either hate Trek, or have no interest in even trying to maintain that tone - bar speechifying and lip service. Lower Decks is the best written…

Absolutely agree, her choices always run in the face of what a Starfleet Captain should do… up until literally the last part of the season 3 finale, but then again, I grew up on TNG era Captains, and she does come from (near) Kirk’s era where Captains are brash and gunslinging. They even make a comment about this,…

My only hope for this film is that it doesn’t do the stereotypical “The World is at stake!” plot, and is instead just a fun, adventurous romp.