Life, Itself

The tacked on extended coda indicates that Paramount thought Discovery had run its course.

Over the course of five seasons there were several brilliant episodes. The last two seasons were less than stellar and Paramount decided to pull the plug.

In the series finale. Moll is injured but Burnham allows for her to mended. Only tha thanks Burnham gets is that Moll tries to kill her gain. While Burnham tries to tell Moll that there is another way. Something Moll has shown no interest in following throughout the season.

As for the Progenitors. Burnham comes face to face with them and realises the true value of their gift which they did not actually invent.

The coda itself went on for too long. It could had ended with the Progenitors story. A solid but bland final episode.

I can't even say that I am sorry that the series has ended.

While there were minor improvements with the story telling, it galls short on many levels. The ending implies over the top power and understanding to be discarded without a minute of introspection.

Some of the characters should have been written off, the actors were poor. While others who were minimized with great skills for the lesser actors.

Long dialogue during emergencies has plagued this series.

The constant pandering to spacific groups instead of finding great actors for episodic support.

What should have been an easy slam dunk, was given 5 seasons only to ruin this and almost bury the entire franchise.

This will be the only Star Trek series I never re-watch. Even Enterprise is leagues ahead of this mess.

Should have written Michelle Yeoh into being the permanent Captain when they had the chance. She could have carried the show. Sonequa would have made a great teary-eyed tissue-bearing ship counsellor.

Should have ended the final episode upon the crew's safe return to the ship. What was that half hour victory lap at the end? Yawn.

Somehow even managed to ruin Saru with the whole Vulcan wife storyline thing.. fast forward please!

The whole series = 10% good Star Trek, 90% hot mess nonsense. Try to achieve too much and fail at everything.

Good riddance.

I'm just so happy to see this series end! An anticlimactic end to a snooze fest of a final 3 out of their 5 seasons. As a series, it started off well...ish, but quickly went "south" I kept watching with hope, but continued because I'm a Trekie!..... with much sadness.

I'm just so happy to see this series end! An anticlimactic end to a snooze fest of a final 3 out of their 5 seasons. As a series, it started off well...ish, but quickly went "south" I kept watching with hope, but continued because I'm a Trekie!..... with much sadness.

I'm just so happy to see this series end! An anticlimactic end to a snooze fest of a final 3 out of their 5 seasons. As a series, it started off well...ish, but quickly went "south" I kept watching with hope, but continued because I'm a Trekie!..... with much sadness.

I still remember starting my undergraduate studies in 2017, the same year "Star Trek: Discovery" premiered. The show was truly impressive, with its depiction of future technology and interstellar civilizations fulfilling many of my fantasies about humanity's potential journey into space. The second, third, and fourth seasons accompanied me through my entire undergraduate journey and into my master's program. The fifth and final season began streaming this March, coinciding with the completion of my thesis. I even thought it was quite serendipitous that the show would accompany me through both my undergraduate and master's studies. However, as the fifth season progressed, I became increasingly disappointed, and by today's final episode, I was thoroughly disheartened.

The fifth season initially introduced a very cool sci-fi concept that seemed highly appealing. However, as the season progressed, this concept, which should have gradually become clearer, remained elusive. All the suspense was left until the end, but it seemed the writers themselves did not know what this concept truly entailed, deciding instead to wrap things up hastily. Then, through the protagonist's wide-eyed monologues, they tried to teach the audience to cherish their lives, appreciate their friends and family, and love this diverse world. However, the effective communication of these morals requires a solid sci-fi core to support it. If you can't even tell a basic sci-fi story well, how can you expect the audience to believe in your so-called profound truths?

Science fiction dramas have lost their core essence of science fiction and are merely focusing on imparting so-called profound truths about love, family, and friends to the audience. Viewers don't appreciate being lectured. Dear writers, before attempting to educate your audience, please ensure you tell a good story first.