Although the first, and thus now the most established, of the new Star Trek series, Discovery has also been the most controversial. A lot of that is due to the overall inconsistency in Discovery's mission from season to season. However, as this season truly demonstrated, I feel the biggest issue is just the overall amount on pontificating that goes on. In season one, it was incredibly long Klingon speeches; in this season, it's just about every character.
Now, I understand that with an effects budget as large as this show, there needs to be plenty of down time without having a lot going on in the background. Speeches and conversations can certainly provide that. Unfortunately, they are also quite boring when nearly the same message is repeated time and time again.
However, the most egregious of these speaking events are in intense situations when "every moment matters." Time and again, just after mentioning how little time they have, the characters would pull someone aside for a heart-to-heart. In one case, a group was literally being chased by a pair of alien monsters, and they stopped first to complain about the situation and then to talk about their backstories.
Now, Star Trek is known for its speeches, and there have been times when they happen at not quite believable moments. Still, in my opinion, this season of Discovery went too far. It also didn't help that the main (on screen) antagonist's motivation was almost identical to Wanda's in Multiverse of Madness.
I still have faith in Discovery, and there were some nice moments in this season, but I'm hoping that they do better in the future (pun intended).
Now, I understand that with an effects budget as large as this show, there needs to be plenty of down time without having a lot going on in the background. Speeches and conversations can certainly provide that. Unfortunately, they are also quite boring when nearly the same message is repeated time and time again.
However, the most egregious of these speaking events are in intense situations when "every moment matters." Time and again, just after mentioning how little time they have, the characters would pull someone aside for a heart-to-heart. In one case, a group was literally being chased by a pair of alien monsters, and they stopped first to complain about the situation and then to talk about their backstories.
Now, Star Trek is known for its speeches, and there have been times when they happen at not quite believable moments. Still, in my opinion, this season of Discovery went too far. It also didn't help that the main (on screen) antagonist's motivation was almost identical to Wanda's in Multiverse of Madness.
I still have faith in Discovery, and there were some nice moments in this season, but I'm hoping that they do better in the future (pun intended).
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