Wedding Bell Blues

You could call it fun, you could enjoy the sweetness of whipped cream or you could enjoy the glitters on a Christmas tree or the lovely paint on a house. This was a short fun ride.

But these things don't make good stories.

Good stories have at least some depth, some frustrations between characters, dialogue and emotions. Preferably more than two.

It would also be nice to see something that resembles Trek a bit more.

OMG all I want is some fun episodic Star Trek. Why do we have yet another relationship episode when we already had one last season. Why more dancing lessons and Spock angst? Ffs can we not have some slightly original slightly interesting episodes that at least pretend to be classic trek??

I can't wait until the kurtzman era ends.

Oh dear. Spock is so looking forward to Nurse Chapel returning to the refitted Enterprise after three months away.

Spock has learned to dance and got a valuable gift. Only he has given her time and not been in contact with her for three months.

Anything could had happened in those three months. Nurse Chapel arrives with the renowned Dr Roger Korby and they look like an item

An emotional Spock heads to the bar. Luckily there was no queue for a drink. The new bartender (Rhys Darby) has just the tonic for Spock.

After the action packed series three opener. There was less wham bam in this one. It was more frivolous and fun. Probably original Star Trek fans will get more out of it though.

You may hate it, but it's keeping up a solid tradition of silly Star Trek episodes. After the sheer horror of Hegemony, we all require a salve to heal one's wounds.

This is it.

Let it wash over you and I'm sure the hijinx will make you smile, laugh and maybe spare a sad thought for some of our heroes. Nothing here will get you out of your seat, but my word is it good to see my favourite Star Trek series up and running again and swinging for the fences!

This if you think this is terrible and "no proper Trek" I must ask you to go back through the catalogue and explore some of the frivolous episodes of series gone by.

I did call out the little twist a few times during, so I'm proud of myself also.

It's a silly Spock episode, what could go wrong? After the intense course of emotions from season 3's awesome premiere episode, settle in for a celebration of the Federation's centennial with a few special guests along the way!

In all seriousness, this episode provided a setting for what SNW does best: give Spock his time in the limelight. Focused on his emotions, intelligence, and the choices he makes for himself and the needs of the many, we get to see what kind of Vulcan he truly is. Though it's a bit awkward at first, the evolution of his relationship with a couple of the guest stars is wonderful to watch and insightful to a degree.

Rhys Darby plays a wonderful "Wedding Planner," shall we say, and is a suitable successor to a legacy character that shall remain (full) nameless.

Give it a watch. Star Trek was made to go full throttle in both directions and the two-part season premiere was a wonderful exercise. LLAP🖖