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kathleen_dailey) wrote2023-07-14 07:02 pm
kathleen_dailey) wrote2023-07-14 07:02 pm
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SNW: Charades
Star Trek as a sitcom. Spoilers follow:
- I had a very hard time with the whole engagement ritual, and especially with T'Pring's comedy-stereotype parents, who seemed not at all Vulcan to me. I don't mind characters deliberately written and played for laughs, but those two, given their roles in the storyline, shouldn't have been. Open hostility and manipulation on the part of T'Pring's mother, and timidity and illogical inconsistency on the part of her father--nope, not buying it.
- On the other hand, their behavior does show just how hypocritical Vulcans can be when it comes to their supposed adherence to IDIC--diversity is fine as long we don't have to have any of it on Vulcan. But on the other other hand, there's no trace of the "my wife, attend" attitude, so maybe gender parity lies somewhere in the middle for most Vulcans?
- The bacon-eating scene was, to me, just more of the same--the writers taking the easy route to laughs in a scene that probably went over well with viewers who aren't immersed in Trek lore. I'll tell myself that Spock (who should have retained his learned aversion to meat despite the changes in his DNA) was just very hungry and--because he was fully human at the time--wasn't able to resist temptation.
- The Spock/Chapel storyline, I guess, will eventually lay the groundwork for their non-relationship in TOS. I'll be curious to see how we get there. (I did appreciate the mention of Korby at the beginning of the ep, although evidently Chapel won't be meeting him this season, unless her fellowship is reconsidered.)
- Ditto the Spock/T'Pring storyline. This is the beginning of their estrangement, presumably, although right now it's hard to see how they'll end up at the Place of Marriage and Challenge. I wish we could know what happens with them over the next few years.
- I loved the connection and interaction between Uhura, Ortegas, and Chapel on the shuttle trip to the Weird Dimension.
- Mia Kirshner and Gia Sandhu gave very fine performances. I've always strongly disliked the character of Amanda as she was portrayed in "Journey to Babel," but Mia Kershner brings such depth and sensitivity to her performance that she's probably going to be my default version of Amanda from now on.
- I had a very hard time with the whole engagement ritual, and especially with T'Pring's comedy-stereotype parents, who seemed not at all Vulcan to me. I don't mind characters deliberately written and played for laughs, but those two, given their roles in the storyline, shouldn't have been. Open hostility and manipulation on the part of T'Pring's mother, and timidity and illogical inconsistency on the part of her father--nope, not buying it.
- On the other hand, their behavior does show just how hypocritical Vulcans can be when it comes to their supposed adherence to IDIC--diversity is fine as long we don't have to have any of it on Vulcan. But on the other other hand, there's no trace of the "my wife, attend" attitude, so maybe gender parity lies somewhere in the middle for most Vulcans?
- The bacon-eating scene was, to me, just more of the same--the writers taking the easy route to laughs in a scene that probably went over well with viewers who aren't immersed in Trek lore. I'll tell myself that Spock (who should have retained his learned aversion to meat despite the changes in his DNA) was just very hungry and--because he was fully human at the time--wasn't able to resist temptation.
- The Spock/Chapel storyline, I guess, will eventually lay the groundwork for their non-relationship in TOS. I'll be curious to see how we get there. (I did appreciate the mention of Korby at the beginning of the ep, although evidently Chapel won't be meeting him this season, unless her fellowship is reconsidered.)
- Ditto the Spock/T'Pring storyline. This is the beginning of their estrangement, presumably, although right now it's hard to see how they'll end up at the Place of Marriage and Challenge. I wish we could know what happens with them over the next few years.
- I loved the connection and interaction between Uhura, Ortegas, and Chapel on the shuttle trip to the Weird Dimension.
- Mia Kirshner and Gia Sandhu gave very fine performances. I've always strongly disliked the character of Amanda as she was portrayed in "Journey to Babel," but Mia Kershner brings such depth and sensitivity to her performance that she's probably going to be my default version of Amanda from now on.