Forget Me Not

All over the show with the emotion curves, motivations, skill sets, etc

Burnham in the Trill mind zone conduction proceedings like she's got a clue what's going down in an incomprehensible set up.

The trill offended a human would pair with a symbiant while looking like a human with marker pen scribbled on their face.

The emotion curve looks like one of the writers drew it on a time line then shoe horned the action into it. "Oh we need an emotional peak here, in the middle of a scene that doesn't fit for that, no problem, let's get Burnham to drop a nonsensical bit of emoting, no one will notice".

Then the 21st century 'acknowledging we're damaged and hUrTinG' - pop psychology bit. Groan. Is this written by inexperienced, virtue signaling, entitled, emo, teenage hipsters, living in a good suburb but wishing they were street without having to actually rough up their lifestyle? All signs point to yes. All over the show.

I'm getting sick of this now, always Michael Burnham this Michael Burnham that every week, please writers for Season 4 do not make every ep about MB it getting boring and I end up doing the washing up when it's on, and I hate washing up!! We need more story arcs for other characters. This ep is just MB and a Kes/Voyager dark haired wannabe. It doesn't work, it's just tedious now please listen to the fans.

This episode stinks. This show has really lost its edge. I loved the first two seasons. This one? I'm getting really annoyed with all the crying and CHEESE. It is DRIPPING with cheese. Uggghhhh

This episode was weird because it almost felt like the writers were trying to maintain this forced dialogue with my mind.

"Can't you see all those emotions, the drama and the intense score? Why aren't you empathizing?" "Well, none of the characters really earned my empathy. You wasted two seasons showing the bridge crew as meaningless background props to the Michael Burnham Show and now you wonder why I'm not invested in those people." "Maybe, but don't you understand the emotional impact this situation is bound to have on them?" "Sure can....but in a way I remember that the purpose of Star Fleet was 'to boldy go' and face the galaxy. Consequently, I sort of expect Star Fleet officers to be able to handle their emotions in a professional manner. These people are psychological wrecks who have no real idea how to function as an effective crew and I don't think that a lame attempt at a group therapy session is 'leadership' by any definition of that word." "People are just like that. 'Old' Star Trek was unrealistic in its portrait of the human experience in the face of a complex and imperfect universe." "Yes.....and no. I just don't think that this problem is going to be resolved by letting the whole range of personality conflicts wash over me in destilled form in the shape of the Discovery crew. You want a Captain full of self doubt? A smart ensign with imposter syndrome? A first officer with a god complex trying to find herself? A navigator with anger management problems and anti-social tendencies? A chief engineer who is so all over the place that he might just have a borderline syndrome? A psychopathic former Empress? The cherry on top is an awkward teenager with suppressed multiple personalities and a post traumatic stress disorder. Is this a Star Fleet ship or a psych ward?" "Well, those are the people we wrote this show for!" "Ah, ok, now I get it. Why didn't you say so before?"

I already pointed out the similarities between the third season of Discovery and Andromeda in another episode review, but since they just filled in the last piece, let me list this again...

A civilization ending event (The Long Night / The Burn) The once great but now fallen System that has to be restored (The Commonwealth / The Federation) The time displaced hero adapting to a strange time (Dylan Hunt / Michael Burnham) The charming rogue with their own ship that neatly fits in the larger vessel's cargo bay (Becca Valentine / Booker), The valuable aly that could stab you in the back at any moment (Tyr Anasasi / Philipa Georgio) The brilliant but young and unstable Engineer (Harper / split into Stamet and Tilly) The wise and peaceful Alien struggling with his own internal aggression (Rev Bem / Captain Saru) The mysterious young woman who is knowledgeable beyond her years and Not what she seems (Trance Gemini / Adira) And, as of this episode, the Sentient Ship who's primary concern is her captain and the crew (Andromeda / sphere augmented Discovery). Nice to see that the show is getting MUCH better this season. To bad, but NO surprise, that actually using/stealing some of Roddenberry's material is what is making it better.