Battle at the Binary Stars

I'm a trekker since i was kid ,but i have hard time to recognise this as being a Star Trek series.This series is targeting only the young (teen and not adult) generation.It seems the older fans are not wanted anymore,probably because the the teenagers are more willing to spend more money on their favorite things than the adults.As an adult i can't say i really want to see more violence or more nude scenes or whatever ,only the teeenagers are yeager about forbidden things.I really wanted this series to be a better version of Enterprise or a post Voyager sequel not a remake .One thing that bothered me very much as a guy who was raised in a comunist country with a regim who manipulated with lies the whole country was reading the lies about the series told by the producers of the show in order to keep the fans quiet,i can recognise a attempt of manipulation like that instantly.They said series is a prequel of the original series like Enterprise placed in the original timeline ,but this is just a REMAKE !!! They said the Klingons are diverse and they are not changing the canon but they have only one kind of so called Klingons and they are redesigning the other species too.They said this series is a visual reboot and the canon will be respected ,but their changes are against the canon,for example Worf has growing hair (i was facinated by that thing) and he is even going the to the ship's hairstylist , sometimes .The new Klingons ,their new ships and their new costumes are a visual pain for a die-hard fan like me ,ther TMP version is 1000 times better ,and even JJ's Kligons had hair (take a good look) with the exception of their leader who seems to have battle scars just like Cristopher Plummer's character.The new (Starfleet ) uniforms should have a darker tone and they should be purple and more scary.The Shenzou looks way more cooler than DSC pizza cutter .The acting is not too great ,for example the new Klingons are speaking like some dumb Ferengi.The action is ok but the story looks like it was improvised on the filming spot with rare exceptions.Anyway,this series will fail to mantain the older fanbase because we have now Lost in Space ,The Orville,a Star Wars live show and a Halo huge tv series in production.You broke my heart with this strange show because all i wanted was too see a regular TNG series ,that is all.I wish you a long and prospere existence and good luck with your new fans,because i'm not consider myself a Trekkie anymore.Post scriptum : The series has too little science parts and too many fantasy just like Star Wars.

I was very impressed with the ship battle scene. They made phasers actually look threatening and intimidating, not just some nerdy laser that goes "PEWWW." Also the depiction of polarizing the hull plating after it's been damaged was very cool. There are few things I found to be flaws though IMO that's more just personal biases. The constant Klingon is getting pretty annoying. The problem is they talk slow. You see a sentence on the bottom. I finished reading. They're still saying the same sentence for like 10 more seconds!

I understand they're trying to be more realistic and more authentic... but then why would they translate "We come in peace" in English? Also these Klingons are also fluent in English it seems. We're able to look past that trope and just accept "Sure they're only speaking English to make it easier for us." From an artistic perspective, what they did was impressive... but it's still annoying to watch especially considering Star Trek is based on dialogue, not action.

Aside from these gripes, I found this to be pretty good episode. I'm really wondering how the story will end up. I seriously did not expect that ending. I had assumed they'd forget the incident and have Michael instated as captain of that ship.

-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.

So the ever emotional Burnham commits mutiny against her friend and mentor Captain Georgiou and is locked up on the brig. Burnham needs to find a means to escape as the ship comes under attack from the Klingons. However it is difficult to like a character who disregards the rules so much.

I did say I liked how the various Klingons were designed but could not understand why they have been rendered as bald. How can a race of aliens get less hirsute which each new iteration of Star Trek?

However the constant talking in Klingon did get irritating, I thought I was watching a foreign movie with all the reading of the subtitles I had to do.

Burnham rejoins the crew and hatches an audacious plan to battle the Klingons. The episode has cinematic battle scenes between the Federation and the Klingons, there is certainly a lot of lens flare.

The first two episodes are in effect a prequel to the main Discovery series as it is the third episode where we will encounter many of the main cast members.

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.