2x08: WAR IS HELL, NOBODY IS INNOCENT, MORALITY IS GREY, FORGIVENESS IS QUESTIONABLE, AND THE FRIENDLY DOCTOR MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE DELIBERATELY KILLED A GUY IN COLD BLOOD
Still kind of hoping that one year they do a “Trials and Tribble-Ations” tribute episode where they go back to the Enterprise during TAS and splice in the LD guys in in the TAS style.
They also tied in to Tendi’s story on LD (her constant reminding to people that Orions have a culture far beyond pirating), even though we didn’t see her in Live Action.
Random thoughts as I watch (cross-posted from the old place):
Wow, first that outburst, and then Spock jams too much. Truly in his wild child phase.
BTW, was that a Denobulan?
Pelia totally worried that this whole utopia thing just a passing trend. And hilariously having to prove (?) she isn't a thief.
They really are taking advantage of Babs O's Jiu-Jitsu training this year, aren't they?
Captain James T. Kirk, the greatest menace of Temporal Investigations!
Oh boy, alternate timeline where the Federation doesn't exist time!
"Maple leaves, politeness, poutine."
Clever distraction.
I wonder if 3D chess is a thing in the United Earth Fleet timeline, because Kirk is good at the 2D in it.
Okay, I guess they do have 3D Chess.
I generally try not to be like this... but goddamn I'd like to thank them for having Christina Chong in various states of tight clothing and undress.
Good thing the time travel guy went to the ship Sam Kirk was on.
Oh man, I was looking forward to driving across Lake Ontario to Toronto (presumably from Rochester or Buffalo or something, right?), which totally would be a logical economic and engineering choice, I'm sure!
Mildly annoyed that Kirk doesn't drive to Beastie Boys.
James Discreet Kirk
Soongs gonna break in even to the timelines and series they aren't in.
Jim Discretion Kirk
OH FUCK ROMULANS
We have gone (zero) days without Romulans trying to screw up the timeline.
Probably the first time that DuckDuckGo has been mentioned in Star Trek.
Yeah, Pythagoras is the worst, Pelia.
Oh, so this is a predestination paradox where they make her become an engineer and as a result she is there to inspire La'An to go look for her later.
KHAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN! KHAAAAANNNNNNNNN! (Or at least the institute for him)
To be fair, this is like the third face that Captain Kirk has had.
We have gone (ZERO) days without a time-travelling Romulan that had to ditch the ears.
We have gone (ZERO) days without (a) Captain Kirk dying. We're three-for-three on Kirk actor deaths, folks!
KHAAAAAAAAAANNNN! KHAAAAAAANNNN! KHAAAAAAANNNNNN!
THEY CAME UP WITH AN EXPLANATION WHY THE EUGENICS WARS DIDN'T HAPPEN IN THE 90'S! THE MAD LADS DID IT!
Face to face with great-great-great-great grandpa Baby Genetics-Hitler.
Oh, great, temporal investigations. No wonder they hate Kirk so much, even his alternate versions screw stuff around.
Good ep. Way better than it sounded when I first heard about it.
Thoughts and observations written as I watch- I’ll be putting this on both Reddit and Lemmy, since infinity diversity/infinity combinations:
Wheeee, NCC-1701 in the Star Trek tag!
Previously: Last season happened.
Little ships flying!
Wonder who the lawyer that Una and Pike have tried to reach is.
Oh, hey, the Vulcan musical instrument whose name I can’t remember!
“Fascinating.” “Isn’t that usually his line?”
The fellowship on archeological medicine? Is that a reference to Dr. Korby?
“We must steal the Enterprise.” Buddy, if I had a nickel every time someone had to steal the Enterprise, I’d have several nickels.
Lt. Mitchell gunning for series regular next year with how much screen time she’s had early on this episode.
Okay, having Carol Kane is already paying dividends.
And, yeah, Carol Kane doesn’t need alien makeup to be an alien. She’s already an alien.
I’m still not sure if the emphasis one the warp catch phrase is amazing or annoying, but this scene was funny.
KLINGON UPDATE: RIDGES!
So clearly La’An’s augmented ancestors were genetically engineered to drink a lot. Which, y’know what? Fair.
Ah, the borderlands, where utopian rules go away and everyone becomes a Ferengi.
Congratulations to Uhura on graduating from the Academy.
Ah, the old “I have technology that I’m totally not making up that will blow you up” bluff!
New transporter chief?
Okay, so the angry borderlands people are trying to do some sort of false flag thing.
Redundant Klingon organs, the old standby.
Roided-up doctors can tell you what bones they broke as they break them.
These are obviously Discovery sets.
This action scene, while well-done, is way too long.
A D7!
“We’ve gotten out of worse.” “No, not really!”
“This I’ve got to see!”
I wonder if “Lanthanite” is a synonym for “El-Aurian”
Pelia knowing that being on the Enterprise means adventure is further proof that those ships are goddamn weirdness magnets.
Gorn. Yes, it stretches canon but fuck it the Gorn are awesome we’ll come up with an explanation later.
“For Nichelle”
Overall, while not one of the better episodes, it still was a good start to the season. It wrapped up one of the hanging threads of last year (La’An), we continued to see some of Young Spock’s struggles with his emotions before he became the more-Vulcan Spock that Nimoy was in the main TOS series, and we got our first look at Carol Kane as the nutty new engineer. Overall, I’ll call that a win!