Logline

Una is mistaken for a resistance leader and drawn into a struggle against Klingon occupation.

Written by: Skylar Ojeda & Dana Horgan

Directed by: Meera Menon

  • ValueSubtracted@startrek.websiteOPMEnglish
    8·
    3 天前

    Well, I thought that was quite enjoyable.

    The black-and-white gimmick was well-used, and I felt it in service of the story, and not just a gimmick.

    The story itself was an enjoyable noir caper, and it was fun to see Una getting her hands dirty, Uhura learning about spycraft, and M’Benga being entirely too comfortable with the whole thing. The guest cast was pretty great, too - I last saw Andy McQueen as Jesus Christ himself in “Mrs. Davis”, a show that no one seems to have watched, and it was cool to see him in a very different role here.

    Demore Barnes was very compelling as Kor…but the gravitas he brought to it was so reminiscent of Michael Ansara to me, I almost wonder if he should have played Kang instead.

    • SpaceScotsman@startrek.websiteEnglish
      3·
      2 天前

      Kor was good. When a new Klingon character is introduced, they need something to differentiate themselves from the stereotype of the honor-bound aggressive wine-guzzler. Kor here stood out in his approach to running the occupation and his presence on the screen.

      • ValueSubtracted@startrek.websiteOPMEnglish
        3·
        2 天前

        One thing I forgot to mention - since the preview photos and logline were released on Monday, I’d been wondering if we might see some ridgeless Klingons, but no luck. Maybe it’s for the best, but maybe it’s a missed opportunity?

        • bgainor@thelemmy.clubEnglish
          3·
          2 天前

          It’s kind of frustrating that 90s Trek actually gave an in-universe description for the ridgeless Klingons, because it really should have just been a case of “the aliens are the same, but this is how they’re portrayed now”. Like, my head-canon is that the TOS Enterprise looks just like the one in SNW; they just didn’t have the budget/technology to accurately show it in the 60s. But now, there gets to be a plot hole of why Kor has ridges now, but won’t 5 years later in “Errand of Mercy”, and then will again by the late 24th century in DS9.