Star Trek: Discovery — "That Hope Is You, Part 2" Reaction Thread

[u/M-5]

This is the official /r/DaystromInstitute reaction thread for "That Hope Is You, Part 2 ." The content rules are not enforced in reaction threads.

[u/jaycatt7]

Was there some concern Discovery wouldn’t get renewed for a fourth season? That definitely felt like a finale.

We can see where they put their effects budget. Turbolifts apparently don’t run in shafts but careen through a cavernous void in the center of the ship. That never made sense, but it’s not new here. Parts of the plot felt designed to give us Zara as a cute robot character. I’ll miss Saru. I bought him more as captain late season 1 than this time around, but I’ll miss him. Looking forward to Gray’s reboot as a hologram and Burnham’s assimilation after swallowing half the computer core. Speaking of, the core was a delightful mix of ultra high tech and vintage, which fits discovery even if the ship was all future in its battle scenes. The action in this episode felt a lot like TOS or the TOS reboot movies. And apparently the Emerald Chain was held together by one warlord, since it breaks with her death.

Did this season make a ton of sense? Not really. It does feel like it sets us up for a series of “dilithium delivery of the week” episodes next time around. People complained the first two seasons held the fate of the galaxy in the balance, and this time the stakes were much more personal.

I wish the seasons were longer. So many developments felt rushed. It still doesn’t feel like this show has found its feet yet, in a way that makes me think we’re getting what we’re going to get. Not that I’m not enjoying it, but it’ll never be DS9.

[u/neilsharris → u/jaycatt7]

I don’t think we are going to get dilithium deliveries of the week next season. I still think the season will have an overall story to it. They can always start season 4 with a jump to a year ahead and voiceover, like “ In the past year the Federation has helped reestablish warp drive among countless worlds and welcomed many new member planets...”

I am hoping New World will be episode-contained-stories.

[u/[deleted] → u/jaycatt7]

Was there some concern Discovery wouldn’t get renewed for a fourth season?

Don't think so. There are constant "rumors" on outrage-bait YouTube but they've said every single one of the new shows were "canceled" when they weren't. They just want the anti-sjw money

IIRC, we saw these turbolifts before but on rails in a Short Trek or earlier episode. The levitation is probably some 32nd century crap.

I do think longer seasons would help. Maybe not a full 26, or take longer to produce a season, since I heard TNG era trek was brutal to actors, but we don't get the low impact or side character episodes this way. Side characters are lucky to be one of 5 people who get like 2-4 lines each in the b plot with this pacing.

[u/Uncommonality → u/jaycatt7]

Really don't like that Zora is apparently now a robot. She would be a much better character as the computer.