Coming Home

Waaaay too many dramatic face to face conversations about regrets at critical moments. Too many unnecessary dramatic speeches. Most importantly, starship captains don't break down crying during a crisis!! Of course, this particular character cries in almost every episode. Hope they're not planning a season 5.

I am disappointed with this episode that it was somewhat anti-climatic since I knew where it was going. The writing of the show is suffering and requires a new showrunner to put more interesting story lines in the future. The show is becoming a Lifetime series, boring and no interesting characters. Having Stacie Abrams in the show does not help the series either. This is the only time she will hold any political office (in a fictional show). The only redeeming quality of this episode is 10-C and their means of communication. Reminds me watching "The Arrival"

Well, thank goodness that's over for another year. I just about managed to skip-watch it to the end so as not to allow myself to be defeated by Mr Kz but if another season is actually made, I think I'm going to have to give myself a pass. As I already have with Lower Decks and Short Treks. Whatever that last episode of Discovery was, it was not any type of Star Trek that I want to give up my time to stagger through. It has sapped my will so badly I can't even find the strength to ridicule it.

Today I reached the end of my review of the Next Generation and next week I will start on the original 1966 series. The earlier productions that bore the name Star Trek are far from perfect but there is a lot of classic Science Fiction in there and the only tears being shed are ours: either from laughter or for the occasional genuine tragedy.

Please feel free to join me.

The show is OK but this episode highlights most of the things that grate with me. The main one being the constant posing / looking in awe at things. It all seems to make it very amateurish to me. The next gripe is the political correctness of this series. Why can't you just tell a good story and forget about political correctness?

Looking forward to series 5 but it will have to up its game.

I want to give this episode 5 stars, because it was okay, worth a watch. But it's not a standalone episode, and we had to sit through the worst Star Trek season of all time to get here. Season 4 of Discovery is worse than season 1 of TNG. The entire season could've been episodes 1,12 & 13. From the last 10 minutes of the episode, it looks like they were preparing for the show to be cancelled, making season 4 the final season of Discovery. However that isn't the case, it's going to be back for another season.

Here's a suggestion for the show runners for season 5, give each of the extended crew/cast an episode where the story is focused around them. Plonk Culber in a problematic medical scenario, do a Stamets, backed up by Reno scientific conundrum episode, a secondary bridge crew adventure with Nilsson, Owokesun, Detmer, Bryce and Rhys, without the main crew this could be a cool double episode. By this stage if we're still watching, it isn't for the over arching season storylines, which for season 3 and 4 are widely accepted as being dreadful, we're watching because we've become invested in the characters. In season 5 give them a chance to shine.