Battle at the Binary Stars

If somebody ask you to choose between the most expensive kind of food and your favorite food,what you would choose ?!?..the answer is your favorite food ,of course.The same thing is happening with Discovery,the producers are forcing us to renounce to the look of the our favorite aliens for an expensive version of them,which should be better ,but is not ,but the fans don't care if their aliens are the best or not,all they want is what they really love ,this cyber punk version of a series were the real culture was verry apreciated looks soo lame,and this is the only series where IDIC is seen as something strictly related to sexual preferences and not about science or culture.This is just the newest form of superficiality and it makes me just to leave technology and go for a walk in nature or to go in a gym,and probably is better this way,because almost all trekkies are sedentary persons.

This was one of those instances where going by the book of Starfleet was a BAD IDEA. In the original series, they never really get into how DIFFERENT Klingons and Romulans are from Terrans. They are ALIENS.

Which was why there was always friction, not just between Terrans and these other races, but a three way tension, Klingon against Terran against Romulan against Klingon.

So far, in this show, the Klingons are not the Lovable and ridiculous GOWRON brand. These are truly ALIENS. Not the safe kind either.

What you don't understand, can kill you, until you DO understand it.

That's what happens here. Michael understood, but being raised Vulcan makes it difficult to express immediacy to one's captain. And Georgiou was not getting it. Until the end, maybe. But then it was just more bad luck.

This is supposed to be Starfleet history. Somewhere in this story is Captain Garth. and Axenar. Which explains CBS's lawsuit, the fan film was about ready to spill Discovery's entire plot line. But we haven't gotten to Garth yet. Maybe Sovol is in this universe, hanging with Sarek. And they are both putting up with irritating humans.

But where Axanar was being assembled to tell the story in terms of the old Universe of Trek, using the designs we had been familiar with, with actors playing the people they played in the shows, this version of the story is telling the tale from the outskirts, from the Fringe Division of Trek. Why are there holes in the Discovery's Saucer Section? Oh, WAIT. You have not seen that yet. Well, you will, and then you will see why.

This is the Section 31 version of Trek History. Which does not make it bad in any way.

I thought this was marginally better than the opener, would it not have been better to have transmitted this as one feature length pilot episode?

Clearly big budget drama, they have invested lots of money into this production, I've rated it 6/10, and will openly admit I have perhaps been a little dazzled by special effects, is it style over substance again? Definitely.

T'Kuvma is an interesting character, I totally get the frustrations with the appearance, but the character is pretty strong and well acted.

Michael (Michael of all names!) I assume is going to be the central focus going forward, well acted, but the character is a little hollow to begin with, watch one episode of DS9, and compare.

One surprise in this episode, one which I had expected to come, you definitely had the sense of the baton being handed over since the very beginning.

6/10.

-Who says the new Klingons are better than the TMP Klingons clearly never saw Worf or his Klingon mates in a battle,because all that scenes are epic,even the ones with Duras Sisters from Generations are epic.The new Klingons are just some talking monuments dressed in weird circus costumes who can't make a good impression for an older trekker.One of the (BRILLIANT) new phrases 'I come in peace' is taken from a cool movie , Dark Angel/I come in peace.That movie has two wrestlers with white eyes as aliens,but they look so spectacular, like nothing from this world.This series has new Blingons..ups..Klingons,buried in tones of make up , without no reason ,because they still look like humans.I really wanted to see Georgiou as a lead character ,because i like her,she is a great captain.Probably the producers didn't wanted to reveal the real story because they were afraid about the old fans reaction to the new non-canon ship and spore drive .The Shenzhou looks amazing and i really don't understand why they wanted to go on with Discovery which looks much worse than Shenzhou .I cant stand too see a new take of Star Trek ,but i really can't stand too see any race change,so i'm disgusted to see the new producers are following Abrams foot steps,even they know this will disappoint many old fans,but hey,money talks.

"Battle at the Binary Stars" is the back-half of Star Trek: Discovery's two-part premiere. It continues the prologue of the series as it makes clear that Michael Burnham is the central character of the show, even if it comes at the expense of the ensemble. This episode shows the beginning of the war between the Federation and the Klingons. Honestly, these first episodes would be right at home in the rebooted film series. They are shiny, has more action than expected, and have some central characters that you get to care about. And yes, there is lens flares that you would expect from an Abrams movie. The writing still needs improvement, but I like how the showrunners are tackling the war from both angles. With that in mind, the Klingons and their harsh language can become irritating at times. Other than that, I liked this episode slightly better than the opening. It has some very cinematic battle scenes, and Michael Burnham is quickly becoming a character that I care about and want to know more about.

We learn that Michael was raised Vulcan by Sarek and was the first human to graduate the Vulcan Learning Center and Science Academy. Seven years later, she is the First Officer of the U. S. S Shenzhou, yet she used the Vulcan finger pinch move on her captain to avoid war and was taken to the brig. Meanwhile, a Klingon outcast named Voq started a beacon to attract the 24 great houses of the Klingon society, where T'Kuvma pleads with them to join the fight. Michael hatches a plan to escape the brig, so she can help fight the Klingons after their ship was attacked. As they board the ship to take T'Kuvma surprise, there are many surprises to be had.

Overall, I really enjoyed this fast-packed, action-packed episode. The final minutes I was not really expecting. The show took time to introduce us to characters seemingly important just to say goodbye within two episodes. I like that boldness. These two episodes gave us an idea of who Michael is and what to expect as the "real" season begins. The very ending had me feeling for Michael so bad, but I think she will be fine.

My Grade: A-