I honestly don’t mind Burnham, especially so far this season- I just don’t need her to be central to *every* plot beat in the series. The doctor should’ve gone with the Trill last episode, and Nahn should’ve talked to the other Bazan in this one.

I kinda feel this season they’re making more of these people characters, slowly but surely. It’s still not a proper ensemble but we have a lot more side character stuff as opposed to Michael being the main focus. Still not at the point where a non-bridge character can open an episode, carry the A plot, and only…

I remember in seasons 1 & 2, where they’d show Airiam (with accompanying robot noises), and my stepson and I were always like, what the hell is up with her? Then they actually *showed* what was up with her, and then she was dead.

And then you get things like, hey, here’s character development for Nahn!

Space-Negan. Hooray.

As a qualified warp engineer, it’s my understanding that dilithium only comes into play above warp 4. At lower warp speeds you can achieve a M/AM reaction very inefficiently with a big ass engine without dilithium, but you need the crystals if you want to go faster than that (and to have engines smaller than a city).

I doubt Control will be back. Detmer is probably dealing with the trauma of making it through the battle and time travelling where all her family and loved ones are no longer alive. Or possible her implant is damaged and it needs fixed and this is just a way to segue to mentioned the Borg and xB’s. I also see the…

A climactic encounter with another prominent Republican pushes further while still going more or less where the audience might expect, toward an incident that would constitute a front-page embarrassment five or 10 years ago.

Technically there are other alternatives to dilithium, the most notable of which was the Romulans using artificial singularities to power the warp drives.

Maybe next week we’ll see how Discovery fares on its first few Michael-free days

It’s clearly made by people with deep love and knowledge of the franchise, and I love that they hardly ever feel any need to explain the deep cuts. And it was amazing to finally get an update on the Exocomps.

So what did everybody think of Lower Decks? I think it’s the best Trek since DS9 and the best first season of a Trek show since either TOS or ever. I’m deeply Internet Outraged that the AV Club didn’t cover it.

What’s funny about the Clerks running gag about Desmond Pfeiffer is that people didn’t realize it was a real show because it was cancelled so quickly.

I’ve seen one or two episodes via bootleg and it’s up there with Heil Honey I’m Home in terms of horribly misconceived comedies.

was coming here to say the same thing, you can’t mention Clerks the cartoon and not mention Desmond Pfeiffer,

All they needed to do was Rastify it by 10% or so.

Now we just need a feature on The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer and Homeboys in Outer Space...

I’m sorry, but we “canceled” fucking Nazis back in 1945. My grandfather didn’t die killing those fucks so people like this asshole and you can have a “difference of opinion”. He should be punched in the face at every opportunity. As for your “both sides” comment. Your Gamergate is showing. Fuck off.

Does it really matter? I don’t understand all the people trying to make comparisons to anything else. The point here is that this thing is brutal (confirmed), spreads more easily than the flu (confirmed), and SO DAMNED EASY TO PREVENT (confirmed, over and over again.) Comparisons are just a distraction and excuse for…

Stopping the military from being on a singular service is too big of a concept for you? No wonder the democratic party gave us jack over the past 30 years except a giveaway to insurance companies and private industry.

Something I realize that whenever I read something like this about a creator, I start reflecting on what they have done before and if these revelations cast some of those stories/decisions in a more questionable light.