Star Trek: Discovery

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Season 2
Season #: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
5.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 251 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 116 out of 251
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 251
  3. Negative: 115 out of 251
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  1. Tony1984
    Nov 20, 2020
    5
    On the plus side, Pike is the best captain since Kirk. Captain Georgiou is fun. The sfx is excellent and the opening sequence is great. The story is OK too with a few decent twists.

    On the negative. It's far far too emotional. Melodrama in small doses is OK but we are close to soppy saturation here. The funeral episode was mawkish in the extreme. Tilly even with the plastic surgery is    On the plus side, Pike is the best captain since Kirk. Captain Georgiou is fun. The sfx is excellent and the opening sequence is great. The story is OK too with a few decent twists.

    On the negative. It's far far too emotional. Melodrama in small doses is OK but we are close to soppy saturation here. The funeral episode was mawkish in the extreme. Tilly even with the plastic surgery is still an ultra hipster off put. They even brought flavored ice cream nonsense in. Ugh. Finally, the occasional vulgarity does nothing for the show except elicit minus marks. Double Ugh. 5/10    … Expand
  2. greenisgood
    Jan 18, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wow. Just WOW.
    TL;DR - The First season was better than this at least in terms of Plot Writing. Character wise S2 is Superior than the First Season, instead of improving both key elements it seems the writers traded one for the other.
    S2 had far more cringe-worthy character dialogue writing and WTF narrative elements and Wait What... story/plot writing than the first. The VFX is still the best they have every been and the characters were a little better this time around but the plot progression and the over arching narrative was degraded to a Saturday morning cartoon show.
    This is, in terms of 'Making Sense by it's own Narrative' farthest from anything Trek-like we have got and fails even more so by it's own internal logical choices and decisions.

    Um What.... ?? What was that ?? I have so many questions and so many things that did not make sense at all. Especially in the last 3 or so episodes.
    Why did the entirety of Discovery crew follow Burnham into the wormhole ?? Was the auto pilot unable to do so ? Why is Burnham able to make multiple jumps but unable to lead the crew of the Discovery back after they neutralized Control ?
    How did Saru's Sister and Kelpians learn to pilot cruisers into Heavy battle situation over a matter of what seems like weeks from barely learning they are not just cattle for culling? How did the Technological Superior Ba’ul submit and let the Kelpian's pilot their cruisers? Were the Kelpian's able to withstand and understand warping when they have never done and or trained to do so?
    Why was the Klingon CHANCELLOR unable to bring more star ships into battle ? How Did Tyler manage to get on-board or for that matter in contact with a Klingon cruiser and L'Rell without the fear of Klingon Backlash of a Lying Chancellor??
    How did Enterprise manage to hold so many shuttles when it was clearly smaller to Discovery as shown by the obvious size difference side by side ? Could they not use the spore Drive and Jump to Federation headquarters to apprise them of the situation and then jump to the fifth red signal location so that Federation Star-ships could join in ?
    Didn't they build the Suit based on Mama Burhnam's Suit which would therefore carry over the tether like aspect of being pulled back ?? If it was possible to have a fully functioning suit without the glitch did it not strike Mama Burhnam to seek someone out and fix the issue of the tether pulling her back repeatedly ? Why did Discovery make the time-jump if they were able to neutralize Control before they did it ?
    Also I do not understand the need to lie to the Federation about what really happened, was there any reason to this other than wanting to wipe them from the original TOS timeline ?

    Where S1 lacked a strong character developments we get those in spades as Capt. Pike and just about everyone else makes up for the bad taste of Lorca's sudden betrayal and Burhnam's one note previously. VFX as expected in 2019 are top notch with everything looking good and believable.
    However the Story suffers this time as a lot of 'Inexplicably Convenient' and or 'Does not make sense but goes by so fast that you cant question It' things keep happening. And they try to swing it by you so fast so that you don't get a moment to question the logic of what they are trying to pull out of their @sses.
    Enterprise should have been left out completely since only Cpt. Pike was a welcome breath of fresh air as I believe Anson Mount nailed the Firm, Stern yet Hopeful and Encouraging Tone of his character. Spock was well adequate as a Vulcan would say; he fails to come off as anything more than just another Vulcan and not rise as Spock.

    All is all it was quite a let down. I would like to see S3 as the characters grew on me, but they really need better and more sensible writing and over arching plot. Also I still have issues with this show being set in the past rather than a far flung future as I would appreciate new characters and new Star-ships rather than relying on the same old same old. A parallel universe was the only way I managed to distance myself into watching the show and not comparing it to the older more grounded, relatively speaking; Star Trek iteration, which the show itself manages to mess up every time they show or reference something from the TOS timeline.    … Expand
  3. veshches
    Mar 31, 2019
    4
    Ugh, I so want to like this show but it is just terrible. I am going to watch to the end of this season but after that I am just done. Discovery looks great. The actors are fine. But man the writing is just the worst. The stories just do not make sense. I think the way to enjoy Discovery is to put the show on in the background and then go do chores. If you kind of half pay attention to theUgh, I so want to like this show but it is just terrible. I am going to watch to the end of this season but after that I am just done. Discovery looks great. The actors are fine. But man the writing is just the worst. The stories just do not make sense. I think the way to enjoy Discovery is to put the show on in the background and then go do chores. If you kind of half pay attention to the show, you will have the joy of feeling like you are watching Star Trek without having to think about the plot. It really seems like a different person must be writing each scene. I think if I were 10 years old, I would love this show. Maybe that is the target audience for Star Trek now.… Expand
  4. ScienceAdvisor
    Jan 25, 2019
    4
    Two episodes into season two and I am calling time of death on this. The showrunner and writers should all be banned from Sci-Fi forever, and never be allowed to touch anything with eastablished cannon. Even the writing and directing is problematical in season two, with over-the-top emotional explosions that decimate any respect we could ever have for supposed officers. They even haveTwo episodes into season two and I am calling time of death on this. The showrunner and writers should all be banned from Sci-Fi forever, and never be allowed to touch anything with eastablished cannon. Even the writing and directing is problematical in season two, with over-the-top emotional explosions that decimate any respect we could ever have for supposed officers. They even have Bernam ignoring logic to argue emotion. Coupled with a grasp of physics makes the grade 9 capability of JJ Abrams' seem like the good old days.… Expand
  5. faradinh
    Mar 10, 2019
    5
    Anson Mount is the only good thing about this show. Everything else is literally unwatchable
  6. PurpleCrayon4U
    Apr 18, 2019
    4
    While Season 1 tried to get its footing, Season 2 of ST:D felt bold enough to make statements that are reflective of 21st century 2019. As we venture into the future, CBS:All Access will be fragmenting the Star Trek Universe into at least 3 separate directions and time spans. I am not looking forward to being preached to about current status quo, or to try and shoehorn humor into scenariosWhile Season 1 tried to get its footing, Season 2 of ST:D felt bold enough to make statements that are reflective of 21st century 2019. As we venture into the future, CBS:All Access will be fragmenting the Star Trek Universe into at least 3 separate directions and time spans. I am not looking forward to being preached to about current status quo, or to try and shoehorn humor into scenarios that don't require it, or to receive speech after speech after speech of how dubious and thou art.

    What I want for the existing and new paths that the Star Trek Universe shall traverse are tales of science fiction and mystery and suspense and action and drama that have to do with ventures unfathomed with subjects and decisions that have to do with the future and not based upon 21st century 2019. Give me some Ray Bradbury, some Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke-and stay away from the tabloid stories that Star Trek:Discovery was so fond of in Season 2.    … Expand
  7. cmgogo
    Oct 31, 2020
    6
    I thought Season 2 of Discovery was very reaching without committing to any solid, narratively speaking, The evolution of Michael Burnham arc ends up being stunted. Overall I'd rate Discovery over the lame fan service that was Picard. I still have not given up on the series, I hope Season 3 is better !

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Metascore
72

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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