Yeah, I was going to say that the Maquis-issue on Voyager was very quickly forgotten. Everyone pretty much just immediately settled into routine Rick Berman and 90's-tv demanded. But then Voyager was a show that wasted a lot of opportunities.
On DS9 that level of conflict made sense. Starfleet and the Bajorans had…

Regardless in a fleet with hundreds of vessels you’d see some more names. The whole thing was just kind of rudimentary. It would have been funny if Saru had actually developed a complicated app for ‘the seven habits of highly effective Starfleet captains’.

This was one of the moments that actually gave me hope that this show is headed for more than just ‘Star Trek, but what if if everyone is miserable?’.

The show definitely took a risk by starting with a set of characters in such disharmony. Slowly we’re starting to see them get to know each other, solve problems, etc. But one of the main appeals of Trek was always the joy of seeing capable people solve problems together (It’s why fundamentally The West Wing isn’t…

I have to say L’Rell fought pretty disappointingly for a Klingon.

Saru’s computer program is like so many things on this show a potentially wonderful idea that fails because of its rudimentary execution. The writers seem afraid of presenting ideas in anything beyond the most basic terms, or of thinking through what they’re putting down on paper.
That’s one of the reasons why this…

I think that’s where the most interesting tension lies. The gunboat diplomacy tests Roddenberry’s ideal of federation enlightenment. It looks like Discovery is going for that.

Who can forget the epic sight of all those brave allied soldiers storming the beaches of Normandy to give Adolf’s boys a nice hug? It was hugging the nazis coming to take my grandparents’ food during the occupation that helped them survive. Love and a warm embrace is how the combined allied forces were able to end…

Yeah, I had a similar feeling about it while watching it. I could see the purpose it served, appreciate the actual aesthetics of it, but it still seemed like the wrong way to go. I think it would have worked better if they had limited it more, to just those narrow close ups and flashbacks. It works in giving things…

No, Jon is just that dumb.

No, Jon is just that dumb.

Okay, glad I’m not the only one who thinks that should be where the story needs to end up going. There have been hints of characters’ views evolving beyond just continuing the monarchy and feudal structure; Dany’s wheel, Tyrion’s remarks about succession. If Jon and Dany survive and rule together they can move…

my theory is that Cersei keeps it like this as a show of defiance, and it just also happens to be the same haircut Joffrey had. But I’m sure that’s just a coincidence.

The road they took to get to that scene was, let’s go with, miscalculated, but the payoff was completely worth it.

She does have the worst haircut in all of Westeros.

Yeah, but could you really have seen him say anything otherwise? Or lie convincingly in that situation?
Mostly I’m looking forward to Tyrion being relieved of his duty as Hand when Jaime arrives next season to tell them Cersei lied to them. It seems like final proof of Tyrion just being in completely over his head.

Yeah, and you basically need to a solid grounding in British tv and culture to fully appreciate the Coogan/Brydon dynamic as well. These movies all rely on their larger cultural and comedic contexts, without understanding that background they become tiresome exercises in impressions from two unlikeable men.

Between that and the 'drowned god rising from the sea'-bit there was a lot of winking at the audience this episode.

A horse galloping fast in the other direction.

Tyrion is your typical liberal who thinks that facts and evidence will convince people to act in ways that aren't in their entrenched interests.