That Hope Is You, Part 1

I enjoyed this a lot.

Pacing felt right, a great score, the sprinkling of clues as to what this season will be about kept me interested, great performances from the 2 central protagonists and a budget to back it all up.

Also, 100% Star Trek.

Enjoy!

Haters are gonna hate; some people are hellbent on hating Discovery no matter what. Ignore those people, they're stuck in a rut, yearning to be reminded of the shows of their youth.

Discovery was fairly uninspiring for its first two seasons and attracted plenty of criticism, some of it justified; there was also some legitimate concern about canon, which is an understandable worry when shoehorning something new, shiny and different into the middle of an established storyline and timeline. Season three addresses this perfectly. We're now way beyond the events of any other incarnation of Star Trek, so interfering with canon is no longer a concern. In fact the door is left wide open for new futuristic science fiction, which may be somewhat removed from traditional Trek, but just existing in the same universe with species we already know.

This season firmly plants Star Trek Discovery within the realms of Andromeda, which isn't a bad thing. As creator of Andromeda, I don't think Gene Roddenberry would object to this at all.

This season starts strong with this episode. Thrown into the future, with new tech and hopefully a grittier story. The narrow minded hardcore trekkies that can't stand this can stay away, please. Maybe it's not your time anymore and it's time to move aside for a new set of Star Trek fans.

I have high hopes for Star Trek Discovery!

I quite enjoy STD as a good piece of Science Fiction storytelling. Yes it struggles with not being pure Star Trek but it is still a good story in its own right. I see the haters and the lovers all rating at the extremes, fighting each other when in reality it's a solid 7.

Wow! This was an amazing beginning to what promises to be a great season! Top notch Cinematography and effects! Great story and who does not love Grudge the cat!

Can't wait for next week!

Signed, Trekker since the 60s!