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When an episode feels like a film is when you know they have done it right. It's when it's over quickly with little to remember is when you should be worrying. Distinctive this is, distinctive graphics, (best I've seen) and a distinctive episode. Some critics mention cameras being shaky, however after watching it again, it's visionary almost, I noticed cameras shaking around during memories and flashbacks, obviously intentional, giving it a different feel to the memory. Shaky cameras during battle scenes? Well battle scenes are mostly chaotic.

This Lord Of The Rings comparitive.. one of the best Trilogies of all time. So only a good thing.

Again for me, a futuristic show should look futuristic and not dated, which this does and then some more. If you want to watch a sci-fi that looks like they are hanging spaceships on bits of string then that's great.

I saw bad CGI mentioned somewhere... really? The graphics are absolutely immense and so detailed. When Michael goes through space and time and the radiation of colours that emits from her iron man like suit, (again not a bad thing) even Ash's hair part-in was gelled nicely.

It's a beautiful piece of storytelling, admittedly their are a few narrative leaps, but in the grand scheme of things doesn't take much away from the show for me. This episode has left it open for plenty to happen and is memorable for the right reasons. You can see how much hard work has gone into this episode and the acting... which I also have to take into consideration. Brilliant.

The point of Star Trekk in my opinion is not to be the same as previous series or be a stickler for the rules, which many reviews seem to point out, that this show is not following the rules and that the new look aliens have changed too much. If you want to be stuck in the past.. go ahead. For me Star Trekk is about the future and looking futuristic, which is what this series does.. it exceeds expectations, in graphics, cgi, and a cast that is full of variety. Spock has a beard? So what? Star Trekk should be about going boldly where no man has gone before, doing things that are different, looking futuristic and not dated... the graphic are the best I have seen in a series and this contributes to a better feel of the show for me. It enhances the visual experience and an experience is what we are after. Glossy, stlyish, great acting.. 10/10 in my book.