All of the prophets’ children are flawed, so we should have patience with them. Having lots of time to absorb new narratives (big chunks of negotiation downtime lately) I have a high bar for writing and am more bothered by flawed characterization. Was absolutely everyone in Starfleet mentally unstable in those days? A…

Ah, yes. I’m sure you’re right. I’ve heard of the efforts of Riker to popularize the tales of that era but haven’t gotten a chance to download them onto my stash of PADDs here on my moon. So I’m probably out of date on research into Vulcan history... [Seriously, that aspect of Enterprise was always particularly…

You know what? Your post just made me realize that the whole “sensors aren’t working we have to use a telescope” sequence suggests that the writers don’t have even a high-school level understanding of how science works. Not shocking, I suppose—Trek was never exactly Cosmos—but disappointing. Even Sisko’s space…

PS: Good to have you back doing these, Zack. And in real time!!!!

While I can’t speak to the full scope of Federation tales, my conversations with the Emissary suggested to me that his tale also began with the destruction of a ship, death of a captain, and loss of loved ones. He didn’t mutiny, but was directly insubordinate to a senior officer and had to spend…

Completely agree. It was a visually beautiful tale, professionally put together, well-acted, demographically right-on. But with a disturbing ethic at its core. Captain Phillipa sticks to the “the Federation doesn’t shoot first” principle and is punished for it, while Sarek and Burnham come across as pragmatic,…