Spock Amok

5 episodes in and still great. I'm so so happy!

Another good episode, building on character development which is something neither Picard or Discovery have managed to achieve effectively.

Best part of this one for me was the throwback to TOS with the music playing when Spock was fighting himself in the dream. Brilliant :-)

Just great, by episode 5, the characters for the show are really getting some depth. The actors for the show are really decent, What works with the show is how close it is to the original, there is good interplay between characters, and interesting one off episodes every week.

Also kudos to T'pring for playing a Vulcan so well, not easy to act without emotions.

Episode wise, this was a great shore leave episode, with a mix of humour, important diplomacy, romance, and no obvioius action threats. Some great details, and some throwbacks to the original series. Great episode, and I am really liking ST:SNW, much better than Picard or Discovery in my opinion.

No spoilers here, but some interesting observations.

This episode is all about character development - and uses a couple of interesting plot devices to achieve that. In all there are SEVEN different plot threads running through this episode, so it's a little busy but to their credit it's a longer episode at 52 minutes.

I am loving how they're working in TOS Alexander Courage theme music. In prior episodes this was a bar or two now and then, but in this one they take it whole cloth and it's delicious. The doors make the whoosh-squeak sort-of. It's there, but it's not as dominating as it was in TOS. Many of the sound effects of machine chirping and whirring is there, but only as a whisper. Pike wears the leisure wrap-around green tunic, but unlike Kirk's which had only a single command insignia on the "belt", Pike has that and the comm badge, so it looks a little strange. But, so glad that the show runners are pulling in so much of TOS in little ways, to give SNW the TOS flavor without going full-on fan boy.

The bad is that the writers really need to write their dialog for timeless rather than for trendy now. Stop with the contemporary euphemisms and chirps. No Star Fleet captain would ever say "totally!" or "pissed off" or "get a room." This dialog sounds dated now. So much of the TOS dialog stands up to time because it was written to stand up to time. Imagine Kirk quipping "Far out!" or "Cool!" or "Don't be such a drag, Spock." It dates the writing. It's lazy. Avoid it.

Another bad is that Pike is trying too hard to be likable and non-confrontational rather than be *in command*. Take off the training wheels, its time to give the crew - and us - someone to believe in.

Otherwise, this was a very enjoyable episode devoid of action but that wasn't the point of it. We now know more about the characters, and that's a good thing.

Keep it up.

I love, love, love this show! It has the heart and soul of Star Trek. I hope it keeps this level of quality unlike Picard (which I also loved in S1) that went way downhill in season 2. I finish an episode and can't wait for the next. So happy they created this show.

ST-SNW is the best thing happened to the ST franchise since the end of the DS9. Period. The cast feels really at home, their acting is a real joy to watch. And the dialogues. These people do talk, I noticed that how I had missed such talkative shows. They should let Tarantino as a guest writer or a director for some episodes. The Enterprise bingo had QT (and Lower Decks) vibe to it.

Last week, it was action oriented with homages to Wrath of Khan and Aliens, this week with a nice change in tone, lighter but never boring or forced, felt like comedies from 50s.

The sets, costumes, bright colors, exquisitely decorated ships... And especially the positivity it radiates with a force of a warp core. I sincerely feel good when I watch these people. Heck, this is one of the best shows on air right now.

Anyway, sorry for the mistakes/typos, not a native speaker.