Star Trek: Discovery

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Season 2
Season #: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
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  1. tremault
    Jan 29, 2019
    0
    This is a joke. They just seem to have no respect for the franchise and no consistency. I had to pause and rewind a number of times when they showed the turbo lift from the outside... And it looked like coruscant. If the inside of discovery has such massive voids in it then I don't know where the hell they fit crew quarters or corridors or sick bay or engineering etc. Then there is theThis is a joke. They just seem to have no respect for the franchise and no consistency. I had to pause and rewind a number of times when they showed the turbo lift from the outside... And it looked like coruscant. If the inside of discovery has such massive voids in it then I don't know where the hell they fit crew quarters or corridors or sick bay or engineering etc. Then there is the object the size of a manhole cover that transformed into a dark matter stasis device the size of a damn truck. At this point I wondered if I was watching bloody Harry Potter! The whole thing was an utter shambles. There was some contrived space flying sequence that went on for so long and yet was so utterly pointless and boring that I skipped through the whole thing and felt like I missed nothing. Then we have the engineer who is suddenly the most amazing doctor star Fleet has ever seen because as she said "I know how to read books". Excuse me?? I can't repeat enough what an absolute mess this is. I don't know what the hell they are playing at, season 1 was okay, I was hoping they might consider making some improvements. Alas no.
    do not waste your time on this trash. Go watch the orville instead.    … Expand
  2. mortendynamo
    Jan 23, 2019
    1
    I had some hope that they would listen to the critics they received for the first season, but sadly no.. Being an avid Star Trek fan this feels like a big joke. I recommend you instead watch the Orville as its much closer to the Star Trek spirit.
  3. peterpar
    Jan 21, 2019
    0
    Terrible, science-less fiction, sad attempts at humor, trying to copy Orville.
    Senseless, brainless, soulless, flashing lights driven entertainment for 4 year olds.
    Even worse than season 1. TOS and TNG did better stories on a shoe string budget, every week!
    So sad, its like someone wants to intentionally kill the dream.
  4. meaty_meat_420
    Jan 18, 2019
    0
    They are just taking a **** on all of star trek and its fans, the magnitude of things they do that are just so wrong, aughh. I cannot recommend this, watch The Orville instead.
  5. capt_morgan
    Jan 23, 2019
    3
    The reason why people used to like certain science fiction shows/movies was that many contained some concept of possibility based on actual science. Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Gene Roddenberry and others had a keen interest in science and theory. The new generation of QUILTBAG writers and liberal arts drama students throwing around absurd concepts, twists and spins for the sake ofThe reason why people used to like certain science fiction shows/movies was that many contained some concept of possibility based on actual science. Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Gene Roddenberry and others had a keen interest in science and theory. The new generation of QUILTBAG writers and liberal arts drama students throwing around absurd concepts, twists and spins for the sake of controversy that make people go huh? When the story gets bad enough, throw in lots of shaking loud explosions and effects that blind the eye and deaf the ear. This new Star Trek is just that, a filler for the modern brain void.… Expand
  6. c0nsume
    Jan 21, 2019
    1
    Visually stunning and very well made, but it's moving more towards a fantasy format rather than sci-fi and personally I found it just.. lame. The characters seem unprofessional and under-qualified. The science of the technology seems childish and uninspiring. Shame really.
  7. NeuroWeaver
    Jan 18, 2019
    0
    Just when you would think "it could not possibly be worse than Season 1", they do exactly that! And considering what a stinking dumpster-fire Season 1 was, this level of failing is no small feat! UNWATCHABLE!
  8. Mighty_moose416
    Oct 25, 2020
    1
    Even worse than the first season. The overall storyline is nonsensical and threads are picked up and dropped making the whole thing a jumbled mess. You can really tell that they changed their minds half way through.
  9. ajewo
    May 25, 2021
    1
    The mystery plot around the red angel ends in a ridiculously stupid finale. It's also fascinating that a series about the Discovery doesn't end its season with the Discovery in the final scene (they're trying to set up more spin-offs). Some episodes are so packed with "stuff" and contradictions that I didn't even care to follow the plot in a logical sense anymore. At least this seasonThe mystery plot around the red angel ends in a ridiculously stupid finale. It's also fascinating that a series about the Discovery doesn't end its season with the Discovery in the final scene (they're trying to set up more spin-offs). Some episodes are so packed with "stuff" and contradictions that I didn't even care to follow the plot in a logical sense anymore. At least this season tries to fix some continuity issues that were introduced with Star Trek: Discovery.
    Michael Burnham is still supposed to be the hero of the series, but since she's not the captain of the Discovery, she's not in a position to make the big decisions, yet she has all the answers and rebels without consequence (because she's always right in the end). I don't remember most of the other shallow crew members. The bridge crew is more or less cardboard displays and the plot revolves mostly around Michael Burnham who I do not like as a character. Captain Pike is the only bright spot in this season.
    As for the production, the series is well done. There are annoyingly overused light glares, but the costumes, masks, and visuals are very good at movie level. The Star Trek easter eggs (props) are neat. All in all, I wish they had invested the budget in better scripts, stories, and dialogues.    … Expand
  10. goggomobile
    May 4, 2019
    0
    I've been a long time fan of Star Trek and it breaks my heart to see this abomination, they should not have made this show and I don't relish all the negative reviews on here but they are deserved.
  11. james-cordoban
    May 3, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Season one was already bad, but season two we watched with lots of fast forward and still it was hardly bearable. The story writing is unbelievably cheap - plot motives which have been seen hundreds of times before are condensed together. Emotional kitsch lined up in a never ending row. Effects are nice though, but thats about it. Better watch the Orville.… Expand
  12. Commanderfox
    Jul 24, 2019
    2
    I rather watch Enterprise, which I thought wasn’t the greatest series but didn’t think Star Trek could get any worse......and than you create discovery.
  13. manarak
    May 24, 2019
    0
    wow this was so bad.
    I can't get the 9 previous reviews. Are people paid to review positive?
    Nowadays, TV shows building on renowned franchises seem to massively dumb down the original and fill it with explosions, nonsense situations, nonsense decisions and illogical sentimental bla bla. I quit watching the new Magnum after episode 2 (loved the original), and ST:D doesn't fare much    wow this was so bad.
    I can't get the 9 previous reviews. Are people paid to review positive?

    Nowadays, TV shows building on renowned franchises seem to massively dumb down the original and fill it with explosions, nonsense situations, nonsense decisions and illogical sentimental bla bla.
    I quit watching the new Magnum after episode 2 (loved the original), and ST:D doesn't fare much better. Hawaii-5-O at least showed some landscape eye candy from time to time between a retarded plot twist and a nonsense decision by a totally not credible "task force commander"... sigh.

    Season 1 of ST:D was meh, but I still watched it till the end. The spore drive and then the mirror universe somehow managed to maintain drive, but wouldn't have succeeded without Michelle Yeoh. What a graceful beauty at over 50!!
    Can't say the same about "Michael". The hairdo is absolutely hideous, and the acting, especially in season 2, unbearably emotional - I can't imagine how someone like that could have successfully studied on Vulcan? hello?

    Speaking about emotional, somewhere at about the middle of season 2 I started to fast forward many of the Spock-Michael scenes which add nothing to the plot *yawn*. I was there wishing for Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley to come back and free me from boredom.

    Captain Pike seems totally emasculated, not in control of anything, okaying several decisions that are totally unthinkable for a starship captain.

    I could go on and on about what's not "on trek" with ST:D, but I don't want to spend hours writing.
    But wow, this was so bad.    … Expand
  14. Bennytwotimes
    Jan 28, 2019
    3
    Overwrought nonsense. Obviously written by committee. They seem to want a moment of deep significance every minute or two. In the end this leaves none of those moments little significance. It needs a moment to breathe. The production values are high and the cast seems capable but the terrible writing holds it back. Also there is constant pandering.
  15. Styke
    Feb 8, 2020
    1
    The ending of the second season is possibly the most baffling thing I've ever seen. And I've watched some pretty bizarre things on netflix and youtube, but this takes the cake. I have a hard time believing this actors managed to say these words without cracking up. Like, I'm more interested in obtaining a script from the final two episodes than actually re-watching the show. In twentyThe ending of the second season is possibly the most baffling thing I've ever seen. And I've watched some pretty bizarre things on netflix and youtube, but this takes the cake. I have a hard time believing this actors managed to say these words without cracking up. Like, I'm more interested in obtaining a script from the final two episodes than actually re-watching the show. In twenty years people will be re-watching DS9 and TNG but not a single soul will be watching Discovery.… Expand
  16. Wsg1138
    Mar 2, 2020
    3
    After a truly underrated first season, Discovery mostly lives down to its haters ire in its second. Filled with distracting callbacks and wildly uneven characterization and plotting, what starts as an ambitious yet very clunky story of mystery and exploration ultimately devolves into a dunderheaded Terminator knockoff.
  17. thedarkbird
    Feb 7, 2019
    1
    Season 2. O boy. I could make this a long review by describing how bad the acting is, how annoying the constant supposedly 'funny' one-liners are, how ridiculous the story is, how absurd the science-talk sounds, how mind numbing the action is, how uninteresting the characters are and how void this second season is of any emotionally engaging content...

    But I'm not going to do that and    Season 2. O boy. I could make this a long review by describing how bad the acting is, how annoying the constant supposedly 'funny' one-liners are, how ridiculous the story is, how absurd the science-talk sounds, how mind numbing the action is, how uninteresting the characters are and how void this second season is of any emotionally engaging content...

    But I'm not going to do that and just say: don't waste your time on this. If you had your doubts about the first season then this second one will sink your expectation into a super massive black hole.    … Expand
  18. Borg1
    Jan 27, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Angels ... visions...superpowered creatures... Erich von Daniken? A new reinterpretation of the Bible? "Q" in new version? ... please ... have managed to start worse than the first season..I believe that by following this way there will be no third ...… Expand
  19. Finnie
    Apr 13, 2019
    3
    A poorly executed show centred around the unbelievable, unlikable character of Michael Burnham. The adage ‘when the centre becomes periphery, the periphery becomes central’ applies here. The central pillars of star trek and sci fi are moved to the periphery to make way for the god like character of Burnham.
    Burnham greedily hogs every scene, every plot line, makes each decision, solves    A poorly executed show centred around the unbelievable, unlikable character of Michael Burnham. The adage ‘when the centre becomes periphery, the periphery becomes central’ applies here. The central pillars of star trek and sci fi are moved to the periphery to make way for the god like character of Burnham.
    Burnham greedily hogs every scene, every plot line, makes each decision, solves each mystery and defeats every enemy with dreary predictably.
    STD’s dialogue is poorly written and never feels genuine. Pseudo emotional monologues alternate between wooden exchanges where characters finish each other’s sentences. Conversations are scripted in a strange way, describing what is happening for the benefit of the viewing audience rather than depicting genuine interactions. Plots are absurd; based around fantasy and magic instead of science fiction. The writing is a politically over-corrected mess, where male characters are given diminished standing and respect. Continuity has been abandoned; plot holes and contradictions litter each poorly written episode.

    There are glimpses of genuine star trek and elements of a good show but these only serve to remind ‘what could have been’.    … Expand
  20. Enufalrdy
    Jan 22, 2019
    0
    Extremely unimpressed and nothing but a waste of time. You can fast forward through 90% of this show and not really miss anything. Too bad. It's getting harder and harder to find halfway decent shows these days.

    Good shows get canceled and bad shows get renewed. Sometimes I think maybe it's just me, but everyone I talk to seems to agree.
  21. Phredator
    Jan 22, 2019
    2
    Building an episode around a series of "cool scenes" is not a substitute for storytelling.
    Battlestar Galactica has cool launch tubes for fighters, let's put cool launch tubes on Discovery. But Discovery has this huge shuttle bay door that a dozen fighters could launch out of. Never mind that, I want launch tubes! Better call them pods instead of fighters though. And can you make them    Building an episode around a series of "cool scenes" is not a substitute for storytelling.
    Battlestar Galactica has cool launch tubes for fighters, let's put cool launch tubes on Discovery. But Discovery has this huge shuttle bay door that a dozen fighters could launch out of. Never mind that, I want launch tubes! Better call them pods instead of fighters though. And can you make them twirl about when they fly? It will look really cool. Even if it's meaningless.
    Star Wars had a chase through an asteroid field, let's have characters drive recklessly through an asteroid field, for no reason.
    Jet packs are always cool. Lets do that.
    Characters repelling down a cliff are cool, let's do that. Even though we have jet packs and don't need to repel ever.
    Let's be insubordinate to the Captain and tell him he's wrong. Zero consequences for that behaviour.
    Babylon 5 had a cool quirky character Zathras who could fix anything. Let's get one of those. Make it female this time though. Not nearly enough female characters in the show. Note to self, let's kill off a make character as often as possible.
    Trek people like references from previous shows. Let's mention Tribbles. Even though Tribbles were unheard of to the crew of the Enterprise ten years later.
    Let's sneeze in the elevator. Sneezes are always funny.
    Let's have a big big story about this red thing. It's scary and dangerous. Why? Why do our characters think it is scary or dangerous? Never mind, it just is. Have a Tribble question boy.

    All of the above is no substitute for a story, let alone a good story.
    Take $50k - $100k out of the special effects budget and use it to PAY A WRITER for a good story.    … Expand
  22. sanchess
    Feb 13, 2019
    0
    I can see this season to be very polarising. I think its a big F U on the little detail pickers, and they are trying to make an entertaining show now. So what the discovery seems empty inside with the turbo lift scene, it looked cool. You could find polenty of details like that.

    Pros: 1.i love how unapologetic this show had become, After all the critique on season 1 they decided on    I can see this season to be very polarising. I think its a big F U on the little detail pickers, and they are trying to make an entertaining show now. So what the discovery seems empty inside with the turbo lift scene, it looked cool. You could find polenty of details like that.

    Pros:
    1.i love how unapologetic this show had become, After all the critique on season 1 they decided on what this show going to be and is going full force with it.
    2. visuals and action
    3. less serious and more entertaining, which brings me back to the silly episodes on the old star trek series.
    4. More character development and more focus on "deck extras"

    cons
    1. characters feel really stupid and incompetent, if your looking to see calculated decisions its not for you. All decisions made feel more like a last minute gut feeling which turn out to be a lucky shot.
    2. Plot of the whole series (that binds the episodes together) doesnt glue you to the seat, you dont really care about it, season 1 was better in that matter
    3. I think the show tries to make references to something every single scene, im just not that deep in the trekverse to understand it, but im sure they are there.
    4. science feels like magic
    5. it got more of the orville vibe
    6. to many YOLO situations

    I dont believe this is a badly written season. Its written way better then season one. Every plot is connected somehow, nothing ends as a loose end, stories and mini stories feel complete and well thought through. The writing complains I reed are actually about the tone of the show, which got significantly lighter, but technically writing is better and more consistent.    … Expand
  23. rafaelhsouza
    Jan 24, 2019
    0
    This is a joke for any Star Trek fan. Season 2 starts as bad as Season 1, maybe worse
  24. Bvinla
    Feb 18, 2019
    0
    I’m not sure what I’m watching. It seems like bad jeuvenile fan fiction empowered by a huge production budget. It seems like endless nostalgic Star Trek easter eggs misunderstood and put in place out of context.

    Why is Spock being portrayed as a violent emotional mess??? Why is the discovery crew so unprofessional??? Why are the characters so snarky and unlikeable??? Why is the    I’m not sure what I’m watching. It seems like bad jeuvenile fan fiction empowered by a huge production budget. It seems like endless nostalgic Star Trek easter eggs misunderstood and put in place out of context.

    Why is Spock being portrayed as a violent emotional mess??? Why is the discovery crew so unprofessional??? Why are the characters so snarky and unlikeable??? Why is the pace so ADD frenetic leaving a mess of plot holes in its wake??? Why so much pew pew, space angels, and so little science and intellect???

    Someone has hijacked the Star Trek logo as a brand and is making a bunch of crap.    … Expand
  25. LoveSciFi
    Feb 15, 2019
    0
    This is getting so 'days of our lives' that in one scene the character tried to explain how the other character had gone through all of the different iterations and then reappeared. This was before in the same episode someone who died was re-introduced. This is a really insulting series to Gene Roddenbury's vision. If you called it something else like "Days of Our Lives in Space" thenThis is getting so 'days of our lives' that in one scene the character tried to explain how the other character had gone through all of the different iterations and then reappeared. This was before in the same episode someone who died was re-introduced. This is a really insulting series to Gene Roddenbury's vision. If you called it something else like "Days of Our Lives in Space" then it may be okay. But tying it into the Star Trek franchise and insinuating that it came from previous series is perverse. This is just sensationalist crap, badly and overly dramatic acted, weird circumventive story lines with no real point and an insult to anyone seeking the Star Trek vision of a positive future. It is sad and more Orwellian than we realise that we have taken such a positive focused idea and in 2018-19 turned it into such mass market drivel that doesn't inspire anyone but in fact asks people to accept this pathetic excuse for a series as a vision of a future. I hold to a different vision and ask any true believer to see that future. The future is still ours to go boldy beyond ourselves, our universe, our destiny!… Expand
  26. ProximaCentori
    Feb 15, 2019
    0
    Only Philippa Georgeou Michael Burnham Saru and L'Rell bring some light in the first 5 episodes, so far the script for this series is the worst ever...
  27. brian250
    Feb 16, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I just watched S2 E5 and I really just could not believe the writers think they needed to go into fairy tale land (poison bark and the whole ship slipping into a swamp world). I don't see how they could write and waste a whole hour on nonsense! I could not understand the plot!
    Did you understand it?
    Did you say to yourself "this is crap!"
    Did they need to go that far into it?
    Just how comfortable are with plots with the homosexual content?
    Really?
    Explain it to your child or grandchild maybe. They push it on us!
    I am not comfortable...I can't grasp how this follows anything Gene Roddenberry had envisioned.    … Expand
  28. ComandanteCobra
    Mar 25, 2019
    3
    Get to the point: It's worse than first season and does not feel like Star Trek.
    Christopher Pike is great and believable in the role..but others characters are not likable....they are all similar to each other , have very basic story (like a pre-generated NPC of an pen and paper RPG) and are all forcefully "misfits" to try to appeal audience.
    Michael is ...well... the definition of a    Get to the point: It's worse than first season and does not feel like Star Trek.
    Christopher Pike is great and believable in the role..but others characters are not likable....they are all similar to each other , have very basic story (like a pre-generated NPC of an pen and paper RPG) and are all forcefully "misfits" to try to appeal audience.
    Michael is ...well... the definition of a Mary sue in a Star Trek Fanfiction and. Spock is always angry, agitated and full of emotion.    … Expand
  29. wodan1234
    Feb 2, 2019
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. To give it 2 points is way to gentle.
    It deserved MINUS-12 !

    So far i watched all of season 1 and all of what we got so far for season 2.
    Thankfully i escaped the Short Treks, because Netflix Germany wasn't stupid enough to take them AS PRESENT!
    And not only did it got worse, for example the weird religious stuff that doesn't belong in Trek or to Captain Pike. (Who is neither very religious nor a "fun guy" on duty).
    Or the unstable psycho-killer named Spock.
    Yes, yes THAT HAPPENED! Hes a Psycho killer according to STD.

    Watching episode 3 however really killed all hope, that this show will get any better. The Kling-Orcs ( Who seem to live in 8th Century, Valhalla) look worse than ever with hair.
    Nope.

    "Space Hitler" now rules the "Space Gestapo" (Section 31) , without any reasoning as to how they gave her that posting.

    And that stupid Ghost-friend that Tilly met, just went full bor racist, when she was expecting Lorca or "at least Kirk"( How did she even know him? Even Tilly doesn't know him!)
    By describing James. T Kirk, as the "Much whiter and much much blonder" GUY.
    #TheUeberArian.

    Also that fake body positivity theme, really went sour when chubby Tilly outran an entire staff of much slimmer and fitter extras, in a half marathon.
    Which she should have lost, for falling back and talking with her Ghost-Friend.
    And you could actually see how those extras did "run" extra slow.
    But off course, afterwards she got the SJW typical, "TRIPPLE AFFIRMATION!" within 2 Minutes.
    Oh yeah, that "Friend" of hers, was actually a "Spore infection".
    What the hell?

    Also "off course" ;) Burnham, not only is a splendid astronomer, test-pilot, Power-Girl (For surviving 9 G for ELEVEN Minutes!) Nooo! Oh no... That wouldn't be sufficient for "the bestest person Evaaar".
    She's also a "Xeno-Antropologist"... Ja...
    **** you CBS...

    "Jim! Its Dead!"    … Expand
  30. mikelondres
    Feb 28, 2019
    3
    I enjoyed season 1, although not as much as any of the seasons of Star Trek Voyager, or Star Trek Enterprise, but this second season is boring.
  31. Satanski
    Feb 21, 2019
    0
    Really can't stand Burnham. She is either overconfident and knows everything best, or overemotional and looks like she bears greater burden, then Frodo's one ring. In short, she acts like a teenager.

    Also, plot is soooo boring, and it's getting more and more soap opera like After mostly fast forwarding all available episodes, i came to conclusion that this series is complete,    Really can't stand Burnham. She is either overconfident and knows everything best, or overemotional and looks like she bears greater burden, then Frodo's one ring. In short, she acts like a teenager.

    Also, plot is soooo boring, and it's getting more and more soap opera like

    After mostly fast forwarding all available episodes, i came to conclusion that this series is complete, unwatchable garbage.    … Expand
  32. jfrisby
    Feb 8, 2019
    0
    This is a poorly written mess.. It does have some good energy, but its still messed up being set before the original series, and everything is over the top. I feel like I'm taking crazy pills watching this.
  33. Larian
    Apr 4, 2019
    0
    This MIGHT have been a decent show if it was not "called" Star Trek ... but since they did... it literally defies the laws of physics... IT both SUCKS and BLOWS at the same time. Do not waste your time.
  34. shoulderoforion
    Feb 7, 2019
    1
    *** update 2/7 Just fast forwarded through the majority of the nonsense episode that was on tonight.
    This show is unintelligible garbage. reducing my score to 1 *** Different tone right out of the gate, this first episode left me feeling like I got slapped around, but not in the bad way. Kept betting with myself which one of Pike's crew was gonna buy it, the minute they started lecturing    *** update 2/7 Just fast forwarded through the majority of the nonsense episode that was on tonight.
    This show is unintelligible garbage. reducing my score to 1 *** Different tone right out of the gate, this first episode left me feeling like I got slapped around, but not in the bad way. Kept betting with myself which one of Pike's crew was gonna buy it, the minute they started lecturing I knew who it was, lol. Didn't much care for season 1, but I'll still tune in to see if this progress I'm feeling continues. Boldly.    … Expand
  35. abm0
    Feb 3, 2019
    3
    Pretty much what you'd expect, judging by season 1: more overly dramatized action, every character acting like a rock star (reminds me of the terrible characters from Now You See Me), way too many explosions and nick-of-time resolutions, Hollywood-esque camera movements trying to make everything look cool because the content itself isn't, plus boring "high-minded" speeches all over thePretty much what you'd expect, judging by season 1: more overly dramatized action, every character acting like a rock star (reminds me of the terrible characters from Now You See Me), way too many explosions and nick-of-time resolutions, Hollywood-esque camera movements trying to make everything look cool because the content itself isn't, plus boring "high-minded" speeches all over the place. Visual production still looks great, but that alone can't save this catastrophe of a show. Now I can't even stand to see Sonequa Martin-Green's face anymore because I've associated her so strongly with her obnoxious smug holier-than-thou I-can-talk-over-anybody character from this show.… Expand
  36. GarethB
    Apr 19, 2019
    1
    Star Trek - Too Dumb, Too Furious..... I didn't think it was possible to be worse than season one, but they did it.... well done! Featuring an AI that wants to become an AI.... Time crystals - laziest sci fi trope they could think of that you would think those dastardly Klingons could have some use for in the future ..... Spock has special needs...... more sonar in space....... section 31Star Trek - Too Dumb, Too Furious..... I didn't think it was possible to be worse than season one, but they did it.... well done! Featuring an AI that wants to become an AI.... Time crystals - laziest sci fi trope they could think of that you would think those dastardly Klingons could have some use for in the future ..... Spock has special needs...... more sonar in space....... section 31 is the public face of starfleet..... awful dialogue....... over the top CGI and shaky cam....... theres so much i could go on forever. Save yourself some hassle and go watch TNG, DS9, Voyager, TOS, The Orville or The Expanse.… Expand
  37. pizzapicante27
    Apr 20, 2019
    2
    If STD was only bland that would be one thing, but the series went out of its way this season to completely disrespect Srat Trek, enough is enough, Im out, I've had 50 years of Star Trek stories, all good things must come to an end.
  38. BigBullfrog
    Jan 20, 2019
    0
    This is one of the absolutely worst shows I have ever seen. It is something that would be a hoot to watch on Mystery Science Theater 3000. This is what you get when you let rich pampered liberal arts students make a show that is centered on identity politics and social justice pig poop.
    Does this show not have science and military advisers? Because both are bad on this show. Mutiny is not    This is one of the absolutely worst shows I have ever seen. It is something that would be a hoot to watch on Mystery Science Theater 3000. This is what you get when you let rich pampered liberal arts students make a show that is centered on identity politics and social justice pig poop.
    Does this show not have science and military advisers? Because both are bad on this show. Mutiny is not tolerated and carries a mandatory death sentence in pretty much every military throughout history up until current day. And then this complete Mary Sue of a character starts a war that killed billions of beings, but she is the hero and is just so amazing and the best at everything. Plus this genocidal mutineer has the temerity to talk down to her commanding officer which at the very least should earn her a trip to the brig. But not for Mikey Spock. And the actress that portrays Mikey Spock is a talentless hack and should be on daytime TV at best.    … Expand
  39. Jexter
    Jan 20, 2019
    1
    If you are a long-time Star Trek fan and loved earlier shows, you will probably hate what they have done with the franchise. However, if you are a new fan, for example coming to the series from the newer films, you might like it more. Your expectations are going to be different. That said, I simply cannot stomach the show, as I consider myself a fan of TNG and DS9 in particular, but alsoIf you are a long-time Star Trek fan and loved earlier shows, you will probably hate what they have done with the franchise. However, if you are a new fan, for example coming to the series from the newer films, you might like it more. Your expectations are going to be different. That said, I simply cannot stomach the show, as I consider myself a fan of TNG and DS9 in particular, but also like Voyager and some movies. I even look back to Enterprise more fondly after this travesty.

    Extreme negatives:
    - Unlikable Mary Sue-like protagonist
    - Uninteresting cast of idiots destroying immersion of competent Star Fleet
    - No regard to the lore
    - No regard to the setting
    - No regard to the original characters
    - Ignoring science

    Positives:
    - High production quality
    - Sound and effects    … Expand
  40. Daymo007
    Mar 11, 2019
    0
    absolute terrible show, Political correctness gone mad, this show be avoided at all costs, I would recommend the Orville over this. Goodbye Star Trek thanks for the memories.
  41. Qgal5kap
    Jan 20, 2019
    0
    I find it unforgivable what they have done to Star Trek. I am a long time fan, and I have enjoyed most of the older content. They took something that was intelligent and philosophical, and made it into a terrible JJ+social justice mashup. What's worse is how they blame fans for hating it, and calling us racists, as somehow a black female lead is our problem. WRONG, we just hate the show,I find it unforgivable what they have done to Star Trek. I am a long time fan, and I have enjoyed most of the older content. They took something that was intelligent and philosophical, and made it into a terrible JJ+social justice mashup. What's worse is how they blame fans for hating it, and calling us racists, as somehow a black female lead is our problem. WRONG, we just hate the show, it's dumb and uninteresting. It barely passes as watchable sci-fi, if you were to judge it on those merits alone.… Expand
  42. Truejustice
    Jan 21, 2019
    0
    not a real star trek... do not trust paid reviews... go watch orville thats more star trek than STD. Remember kids you dont wanna catch some STD
  43. QueB
    Feb 24, 2019
    3
    Let me start by saying this. I LOVED season 1. It was like Game of Thrones in space! I'm a lover of all things Star Trek, so I loved the fresh on the series that was for the first time dark, and it kept getting darker. The plot twists were absolutely fantastic and well thought out. This felt like the best series since Star Trek TNG. But low and behold, the Trekkies who want nostalgia hadLet me start by saying this. I LOVED season 1. It was like Game of Thrones in space! I'm a lover of all things Star Trek, so I loved the fresh on the series that was for the first time dark, and it kept getting darker. The plot twists were absolutely fantastic and well thought out. This felt like the best series since Star Trek TNG. But low and behold, the Trekkies who want nostalgia had to ruin it. I knew once they fire the producers of the first season I knew it was going downhill.

    The first season had its issues, but for the most part, the amazing storyline and plot kept it moving, now without the grimness of war with amazing sci-fi ideas and space exploration mixed in, the series is left with trying to be the old Star Treks which like "Enterprise" it fails MISERABLY short. The captain is a total pushover; there is endless drama with no payoff or consequences and surreal teaching moments every five minutes. It's almost like the writing is done by committee and we are getting a grimacing look at just how undeveloped the characters are. It's almost as if they have lost their focus and now things are just being thrown on the wall.

    So I vehemently disagree with the Trekkies who didn't like the first season. I am not beholden to the past, but what I am beholden too is good watchable sci-fi, and this isn't it.    … Expand
  44. tkarrde
    Jan 26, 2019
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I just cancelled my amazon cbs all access channel over episode 2 of this season. I wanted to like this season, and I waited until the second episode to see if I could figure out if the problems would continue or it was just episode 1. The problem is that the red angel story seems to be a way to dig at religion, not christianity, but all religion even the religions of those that are spiritual but not religious.

    Adding pike and all the other changes don't make up for this, because of the fundamental problem with the show -- Micheal Burnham. The main character who no one challenges in anyway. In episode two Michael was very vocal about religion being a lie. She was backed up by another person on the away team, and Pike seemed to be the counter point, but really did nothing and didn't openly challenge her.

    What is worse is Burnham is a hypocryte, both from a star trek cannon perspective and season one perspective. She is religious. She believes in the katra or spirit which was established in season one. Her logic is a religion. So for her to dump on Buddhism specifically makes her pretty hypocritical since is very close to her beliefs. On top of that TOS Movies, TNG, and Enterprise specifically refer to the vulcan logic as their religion.

    So Burnham at best comes off as a religious zealot that does not care about others beliefs. At worst because no one challenges her ever -- that religion is a lie is the writer's perspective and that this is a lecture to the watcher.    … Expand
  45. nkuk
    Feb 12, 2019
    2
    Urgh, this show is so tedious to watch, its overly reliant on CGI and lacks storyline, originality and a compelling script. The production is great and you can see they've spent a lot on the post-production, but the acting, script and "feel" of Star Trek is lacking. I've lost interest in it now.
  46. hitzestau
    Feb 25, 2019
    0
    There is just no end to this... the show takes a turn for the worst in its second season. The endless search for Spock, that is interrupted by pointless problems week after week and outlandish violations of everything Star Trek used to stand for. I finally came to my personal conclusion not to watch this anymore, I have better things to do than watching this complete waste of time.
  47. coshovasha
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    What? Discovery spacecraft is moving with mushrooms spores and when it departs it rotates three times upside down ? What a f... is this? Bed cartoons? They managed to ruin the spirit of this great story called Star Trek.
    If very quickly they do not change the scriptwriters they will destroy this title!
    Maybe is better if they go back to original series concept, different story in each    What? Discovery spacecraft is moving with mushrooms spores and when it departs it rotates three times upside down ? What a f... is this? Bed cartoons? They managed to ruin the spirit of this great story called Star Trek.
    If very quickly they do not change the scriptwriters they will destroy this title!
    Maybe is better if they go back to original series concept, different story in each episode,
    I suggest to anyone on this site to see once again episode 25/5. TNG, "Inner Light", (is on Netflix) which is epic ... there is no comparison with this bullsheet!    … Expand
  48. mi_malosso
    Feb 24, 2019
    0
    FEMINISM RUINED STAR TREK (GAVE UP ON WATCHING THE SHOW): its something i hadnt yet noticed in the 1st season, but its totally there. The lead male characters are very disempowered. For instance, Although Ash, Michaels love interest, is a skilled and brave soldier, he is also a rape victim. In this new season he is the right arm of yet another female lead, Lrel, the new Klingon femaleFEMINISM RUINED STAR TREK (GAVE UP ON WATCHING THE SHOW): its something i hadnt yet noticed in the 1st season, but its totally there. The lead male characters are very disempowered. For instance, Although Ash, Michaels love interest, is a skilled and brave soldier, he is also a rape victim. In this new season he is the right arm of yet another female lead, Lrel, the new Klingon female leader and having fathered a child with her, he is now raising the child (=Mom role) and working alongside a very masculine contrasting female lead, Michaels mentor but from the alternate reality. The new captain, a man, reprehends Michael and she reprehends him back, totally castrating him and treating him like a child, assuring he wont be abandoned. There is this one new male pilot that is criticizing Michael and while hes doing so, he is hit by a meteorite and dies lol The other male lead, the alien with precognitive powers, is very feminine and not a good fighter at all. This new season is like a fusion between Greys Anatomy and Star Trek lol the episodes revolve around talking about their feelings and family relations. I miss the old Star Trek format where in each new episode theyd find and explore a different alien civilisation. The production value is very good but the plot is very castrating towards men and almost all strong leads are female.… Expand
  49. GodBeliever
    Feb 15, 2019
    3
    Okay, it is much better than first season, but:
    1. What religion and hallucinations have to do with reallity and science fiction?
    2. Still cannot understand what mission they carry out. 3. Not very interesting plot. 4. Yeah, i agree, it is rather magic than science here. Let is see what will happen in next episodes. At least there is no gay story line, which was ridiculous, because    Okay, it is much better than first season, but:
    1. What religion and hallucinations have to do with reallity and science fiction?
    2. Still cannot understand what mission they carry out.
    3. Not very interesting plot.
    4. Yeah, i agree, it is rather magic than science here.
    Let is see what will happen in next episodes.
    At least there is no gay story line, which was ridiculous, because they can turn a klingon into a human, but cannot change DNA/mend mind to cure all gays. And don`t tell me this is not illness, in distant future it will be.    … Expand
  50. helohe
    Feb 8, 2019
    3
    Given the fact how awfully bad Season 1 was. There has been quite an improvement in this season. Maybe only the fact that now we have Captain Pike makes this already better. As this new character is way better than anything from season 1 and it got some nice TOS feel about it. Also so far they went back to the traditional star trek way of having each episode a different story which makesGiven the fact how awfully bad Season 1 was. There has been quite an improvement in this season. Maybe only the fact that now we have Captain Pike makes this already better. As this new character is way better than anything from season 1 and it got some nice TOS feel about it. Also so far they went back to the traditional star trek way of having each episode a different story which makes it already more interesting. The whole boring klingon arc is out of the way now. So far so good. Will update again if I know more.
    Not too sure what to think about them putting Spock into the show as this looks like just some kind of fan-service (which is something I mostly hate). And the trailers for the new season sucked quite a lot. But so far not much of the suckiness in the show.    … Expand
  51. Cloudstone10
    Mar 19, 2019
    0
    Overwhelming: Star Trek gives space to Tilly! What I read about past comments, you miss Gene Roddenberry?!?
    Take it, this is fifty years later, fifty years more experience, disappointments and misadvising of so called experts....
  52. RONSAIDIT
    Mar 18, 2019
    1
    don't like the main character Michael Burnham , the acting is bad the story is bad loads of sjw rubbish the timeline is a mess, Klingons are a mess, and what have they done to Spock , Ensign Sylvia Tilly how annoying is that character, horrible show
  53. Kabindas
    Apr 10, 2019
    1
    It was painful to watch each episode with so much liberal SJW crap propaganda. And by the way the first officer, Michael fits just right in, is annoying overbearing and arrogant like a typical snowflake. Another series destroyed by political agenda.
  54. triadne
    Mar 15, 2023
    0
    This is a joke. They just seem to have no respect for the franchise and no consistency. I had to pause and rewind a number of times when they showed the turbo lift from the outside... And it looked like coruscant. If the inside of discovery has such massive voids in it then I don't know where the hell they fit crew quarters or corridors or sick bay or engineering etc. Then there is theThis is a joke. They just seem to have no respect for the franchise and no consistency. I had to pause and rewind a number of times when they showed the turbo lift from the outside... And it looked like coruscant. If the inside of discovery has such massive voids in it then I don't know where the hell they fit crew quarters or corridors or sick bay or engineering etc. Then there is the object the size of a manhole cover that transformed into a dark matter stasis device the size of a damn truck. At this point I wondered if I was watching bloody Harry Potter! The whole thing was an utter shambles. There was some contrived space flying sequence that went on for so long and yet was so utterly pointless and boring that I skipped through the whole thing and felt like I missed nothing. Then we have the engineer who is suddenly the most amazing doctor star Fleet has ever seen because as she said "I know how to read books". Excuse me?? I can't repeat enough what an absolute mess this is. I don't know what the hell they are playing at, season 1 was okay, I was hoping they might consider making some improvements. Alas no.
    do not waste your time on this trash. Go watch the orville instead.    … Expand

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#74 Best TV Season of 2019
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#72 Most Shared TV Season of 2019

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. The Telegraph
    Reviewed by: Tristram Fane Saunders
    Jan 3, 2020
    60
    It's comfortingly formulaic, in a way that feels like a return to the Star Trek of yore. Going where no TV show has ever gone before? Hardly. But it's good fun all the same.
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  2. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Kelly Lawler
    Jan 18, 2019
    80
    It's fun to see the "Discovery" characters, who improved greatly over the course of Season 1, play in the same space as the classic guys. This is a setup the series has proven it can work with: interpersonal relationships (Spock is Burnham's brother, of course) and a multi-episode adventure. And in the season premiere, The new "Discovery" continues to shine, with a more confident atmosphere and even some humor mixed in.
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  3. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Darren Franich
    Jan 18, 2019
    60
    [Season 2] strives hard to set a new course for Discovery. There’s a new commanding officer on the bridge: Anson Mount’s Captain Pike. ... It’s not quite a repilot, but it feels like the beginning of a pivot. ... I want to see where this goes, but I’m not quite convinced yet. I just don’t get this weird reboot fascination with Captain Pike.
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