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Star Trek: Discovery: Jinaal (2024)
The Final Scene... Seriously?
Many of the negative comments in the reviews for this episode are very valid.
The whole focus on interpersonal relationships was truly overdone. Plonking focussed scenes for all the 'recognised' couples was just too much for one episode... Uggghh...
The final scene was a total cop-out by the writers. Yes, there's the villains in the wings for a scene ending blow. But, blow it with several contradictions. The Tal were warned. The Tal assured everyone their security was the best of the best of the best... Intense ceremony with secret rituals, the villain manages to infiltrate unseen, identify a weak target and plant a tracking device no security will detect. Undetectable, but capable of transmitting powerful tracking data for the villains.
But, there was enough to keep me interested.
The revelations which were referenced to Picard and TNG will have everyone searching for answers and info.
Plus rerunning these old episodes may result in fresh interest for TNG Easter eggs Perhaps more historical references in future spin-offs.
The cloaking beasties were pretty cool.
And, finally, a new snarky crew member will hopefully generate some better story lines by the writers... Or, has bad AI writing infiltrated already.?
Continuum: Second Time (2013)
Who's your Father, and other rabbit holes.
Paradoxically, the best episode so far. So many surprises, leading to so many story arcs, that you won't know which Continuum will prevail.
As the scene changes to each alternative timeline, several days in the past, leading to the escape in the future, become clearer.
The final scenes in the past, makes the future clearer. Very much a Continuum Conundrum.
But still, there's more, as this quote is very apt for the final episode in Season 2.
Which, of course, ends in a cliffhanger.
"Someone once said that every man is trying to live up to his father's expectations or make up for their father's mistakes." - Barack Obama.
Mr. & Mrs. Smith: A Breakup (2024)
Which way will it go?
I enjoyed the series as it has a lot of potential, but the ending annoyed me... reason coming and it's not what you think.
Though some of the story line was a little disjointed or missing key opportunities, it was easy to watch and also easy to ignore the bits that irked me.
For instance, one *cough* plot was so badly written and so obvious that the final ending with the second 'Smiths' was absolutely, totally and completely expected.
And so we come to my annoyance at the ending and my 5 Star review.
I feel the producers and financiers are waiting for these ratings to determine whether to make a second series. The 'Cliff Hanger' is yet again a device to either...
1. Cancel the series (They're all dead), OR
2. Continue with John #1 and Jane #1(they're loved! Let's continue into Season 2!)
Frankly, in my honest opinion,
1. Get better writers,
2. Maybe, this was a rush job after the end of the Writers Strike. So give the writers time to develop the characters and episodes properly OR
3. Don't ever again try to use an AI to write the scripts.
My vote? It has the bones to be brilliant. Give the writers the support and the time to develop this series into something the audience will love and watch.