tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685723882144479396.post3321268227125728258..comments2024-02-26T21:15:28.308+00:00Comments on Ray Hardgrit's Sci-Fi Adventures: Star Trek: Discovery 1-10: Despite Yourself (Quick Review)Ray Hardgrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18436491500347661133noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685723882144479396.post-42818308891694398432018-01-18T02:41:07.548+00:002018-01-18T02:41:07.548+00:00I kind of hope he isn't, just so that I'm ...I kind of hope he isn't, just so that I'm surprised by a twist for once. There has to be some other equally satisfying explanation that fits all the clues. Like maybe... he's just an asshole. Or maybe he's from the bright and shiny Kelvin Timeline and picked the wrong dimension hole when he tried to get back. That would explain the damaged eyesight.Ray Hardgrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18436491500347661133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685723882144479396.post-49410389727002414122018-01-15T17:55:42.448+00:002018-01-15T17:55:42.448+00:00Having seen today's episode,I've changed m...Having seen today's episode,I've changed my mind. Lorca is from the Bastard Universe, and they have already told us almost all of the backstory behind it, in the previous episodes.<br /><br />I won't say more than that in case you haven't seen it yet. I'll see you in the comments for the next episode!thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685723882144479396.post-14937751303040326232018-01-13T14:43:52.718+00:002018-01-13T14:43:52.718+00:00Space Water Bear as Emperor!Space Water Bear as Emperor!thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685723882144479396.post-31533579005154376942018-01-13T14:10:51.897+00:002018-01-13T14:10:51.897+00:00I can think of a few reasons why someone might wan...I can think of a few reasons why someone might want to get back to the rubbish dimension. He might have family or loved ones there he wants to save... or avenge. He might want to rule in hell instead of serving in heaven. They might have a type of fortune cookie there he loves that he just couldn't find in the regular universe.<br /><br />Plus even the regular universe is a bit of a bastard right now, and he made sure to bring a whole crew of people that won't stab him in the back. Tyler seems like a stable, trustworthy fellow, Saru only gets murdery when he's feeling brave, and Burnham hasn't betrayed and assaulted a superior officer in ages.<br /><br />I'm definitely leaning towards the Emperor being Georgiou too, because it's obvious and the series has shown a fondness for going for the obvious twist. Though she could just as well be Emperor Stamets' Darth Vader, giving Burnham some hope of swinging her to the light side of the Force. Personally I'd want the Emperor to be someone we haven't met, because Discovery's universe is small enough as it is, but I don't have much hope for that. Or maybe he could be Zaphod from the mining planet in that other episode!Ray Hardgrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18436491500347661133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685723882144479396.post-60660759491804520102018-01-13T13:04:48.157+00:002018-01-13T13:04:48.157+00:00*wanted to go back there.
Sorry.*wanted to go back there.<br /><br />Sorry.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685723882144479396.post-91329741348452314072018-01-13T13:03:13.037+00:002018-01-13T13:03:13.037+00:00I'm still not convinced about Lorca coming fro...I'm still not convinced about Lorca coming from the Bastard Universe, despite the evidence. Something about it doesn't seem right; I think it's that I can't see a reason why he'd want to get back there. I can't imagine people from the Bastard Universe are prone to homesickness and surely he'd be better off in a universe where everyone was much nicer and there was less chance of him being assassinated?<br /><br />So yeah, he clearly wanted to go to the Bastard Universe, but I don't see why and I'm not convinced it's that he wanted to go there.<br /><br />Otherwise, I loved the episode. I liked how it was dark but at the same time hilarious in places. It balanced the tone very well. I am a bit sad that not one member of the Bastard Universe crew has a goatee, but I can understand why they didn't go that way.<br /><br />I do wonder who the Emperor is. I suspect it's someone we know; I was thinking Georgiou, as that woulad be nice and dramatic and who wouldn't want to see Michelle Yeoh as an evil space emperor?thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685723882144479396.post-76575419801607669272018-01-13T05:53:45.273+00:002018-01-13T05:53:45.273+00:00Yeah, I agree. Admittedly, it doesn't make muc...Yeah, I agree. Admittedly, it doesn't make much sense to me that they're still using the same design 100 years later, but I suppose the Empire isn't a big innovator. (It still took them 100 years to build an NX-01 <i>Enterprise</i> despite stealing Vulcan tech.) And you're right, it spoils the moment by forcing nerds like me to retroactively justify a pointless retcon.Naked Bunny with a Whiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17674140134395884069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685723882144479396.post-75495258850354278532018-01-13T04:13:01.882+00:002018-01-13T04:13:01.882+00:00I think you're probably right about the image ...I think you're probably right about the image coming from the wreckage, and it is very possible that they've given the ship a bit of a makeover during the 100 or so years it's been lying around. Especially once their technology began to catch up to it.<br /><br />But that idea doesn't work for me for two reasons: 1. The ISS Enterprise from 10 years later didn't have the modifications, it looked almost exactly like the USS Defiant did when it first crossed over. 2. It's a 'look fans, it's the iconic Constitution class!!' reveal that shows something that's not quite the iconic Constitution class. Even if it all makes sense later, they ruined the moment.Ray Hardgrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18436491500347661133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685723882144479396.post-69222896885938006002018-01-13T03:53:47.269+00:002018-01-13T03:53:47.269+00:00I think it's a clever optical illusion achieve...I think it's a clever optical illusion achieved by making all the beds tiny.Ray Hardgrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18436491500347661133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685723882144479396.post-31818578676431832142018-01-13T01:58:54.175+00:002018-01-13T01:58:54.175+00:00Was that image of the Defiant from Discovery's...Was that image of the <i>Defiant</i> from <i>Discovery</i>'s database or the one they collected from the wreckage? I've been assuming it came from the wreckage, so it's possible the ship got modified with more guns after Empress Sato got her hands on it, but your (quite justified) reaction suggests that's not the case.Naked Bunny with a Whiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17674140134395884069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685723882144479396.post-37630194321124884402018-01-13T01:38:36.969+00:002018-01-13T01:38:36.969+00:00That is one spacious sickbay.That is one spacious sickbay.Naked Bunny with a Whiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17674140134395884069noreply@blogger.com