In all other TV incarnations of ST there are so many bridge characters who I can see in the role, because they are ensemble shows full of well developed characters whereas Discovery...isn't. That was very necessary and satisfying, and persuaded me that the writers do have an actual vision of this character. Tilly should NOT be a first officer. And I mention DS9 and VOY specifically because they represent the spectrum of “quality” and “subpar” that you so effectively called out week after week 20 years ago! Kind or unknowns can work of course but it isn't for DSC. | I didn’t see this argument you had previously with Booming, but FWIW I think it’s totally cool to watch shows you like with your teenage kids and I have done plenty of that myself. ((. Tilly being First officer seems weird at first but I think it makes sense. I find her portrayal borderline sexist. Headstrong and determined to do what feels right to her. Are there no other crew on board that ship? I hope they do some good stories around this sudden change, but for now this just feels really contrived. My only minor complaint of season three as a whole until now is that the main character Michael only speaks about her biological mother, Gabrielle Burnham. Find out as we cross the midpoint of the season. “The word momentarily means "for a moment" not "in a moment", as they apparently think. Which most often Zulu - The Android Picard didn't turn me off from that show. Just when you think there is a hope and an above audible whisper, the writers regress and try and sell us all on stoicism. One was to be choosen. Discovery is pretty good at selling its ideas, even when they're bonkers. Tilly being chosen as 1st officer is insane, as many have said. Awful. For better or worse, in TOS or TNG this episode (a typical "trial" setting) would have hinged upon certain issues which are solved in a rational, logical and impersonal way. Aka Number 1. @Susie, thanks for the nice shout-out. Tilly was the one that helped everyone during the staff dinner. I didn't see that one coming. If I momentarily distract you it means that I do it for a second or so, not that I will do it in a second or so from now.”. Most of the other 'characters' just seem like blanks to me. :)". I give it 4 stars for heart, and subtract 1.5 stars for ... well, I'll just say, bad writing. Also, adverbs are weeds in the garden of language. Weâre halfway through the third season of Star Trek: Discovery, and we still donât know what caused the Burn.But after Star Trek: Discovery Season 3 Episode 7, âUnification III,â the crew is one step closer to the truth.. External Reviews So this is a sequel to TNG's Unification I & II and I tried to engage it on that level. And yes most people on this site are probably are white males...or is that another assumption on my part.". While grappling with the fallout of her recent actions, and what her future might hold, Burnham agrees to represent the Federation in an intense debate about the release of politically sensitive, but highly valuable, burn data. Just wish she'd sod off with Book and Grudge. Avery Brooks’s acting was overboard to the Nth degree and while there are some criticisms of his acting in the DS9 episodes’ boards, it has not come close to the vitriol Michael or Sonequa Martin-Green receives here. I feel so alone and baffled. Booming, two weeks ago you pledged to avoid in future the personal arguments that have swamped so many other threads on this forum, and always seemed to involve you. There are good ideas behind the episode, and plenty of ambition in tying directly to TNG. After ENTERPRISE made clear Archer was the most important human in the history of Starfleet, after DEEP SPACE NINE made Sisko literally a prophet, after TNG dragged Picard through history as the focal point. Why for the love of god is there so much crying on this show! An early scene in âUnification IIIâ shows Michael and Book in bed together, having an intimate conversation about their future. But when cavemans 930 years from the past get their hands on the same data they can figure out the real reason for the Burn? They couldn't figure out what to do with her character so they gave her a trash plot. This season really has plummeted to new depths of cringe and lameness. Avoiding Burnham taking over at the last minute might even have *saved* time, by cutting out the speeches about why she is special and needs to do the job. I'd like some genuine emotion in the show. Well, that was something. With Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman. Episode description: While grappling with the fallout of her recent actions, and what her future might hold, Burnham agrees to represent the Federation in an intense debate about the release of politically ⦠The Vulcans and Romulans, centuries after Spock's 24th-century reunification efforts, officially merged centuries ago to become the joint Vulcan/Romulan homeworld of Ni'Var. Seriously, all this crying is just too much... give it a rest. OK so I'm not going to go into too much depth like my previous episode reviews. Those in possession of it are not enemies, though not friends either. Do the money men really believe that Standees and T-Shirts will fly of the shelves? I’ve enjoyed your content for years. The entire say yes thing is so ridiculously unplausible that I was cringing the whole time in disbelief. The actress is in part at fault here, her frustrating delivery and expressions are just becoming tiresome. ), why Burnham solves everything with minimal help from anyone. But as the dialogue fencing begins, the episode starts to get good, especially as the walls close in on Michael's lack of "absolute candor" and the script cleverly sets her up for a big moment of the Truth Will Set You Free. While grappling with the fallout of her recent actions, and what her future might hold, Burnham agrees to represent the Federation in an intense debate about the release of politically sensitive, but highly valuable, burn data. Firstly, I love this show, season 1 was awesome and 2 was great as well.I have watched every Star Trek, and although I am not a trekky, for pure escapism I have loved most of what I have seen. Kurtzman explained that Paradise had become essential to his process during the second season, becoming a pa⦠"and yet I have not read one word about how he is the be-all and end-all in that. and then Tilly says, "I'm an ensign!" Time traveler scientist mom became a Qowat Milat(a monk advocate)? Like are you kidding me? Full spoilers follow for Star Trek: Discovery Season 3, Episode 7. As others have noted, Tilly as number one is just plain stupid. So I dunno. Sonequa Martin-Green is consistently good at that role, but in conclusion, Michael isnât the only one to experience some problems at the disco. Instead we are left with: Saru not making any sense; Tilly crying; Burnham crying and whispering; Georgio punching and punchlines âUnification IIIâ is the best episode of Discovery to date, but ask yourself: are you ready to cry this much? After ENTERPRISE made clear Archer was the most important human in the history of Starfleet, after DEEP SPACE NINE literally a prophet, after TNG dragged Picard through history as the focal point. At first I was very high on this episode because of the takedown of Burnham by her mother, the human Qowat Milat. Burnham is kicking me out of the show. Imagine being a decorated officer with years of service and you get promoted over by an Ensign. That is not the fault of the actor but rather the writers who don't know or appreciate 50+ years of ST universe building and characterization. How 'Star Trek: Discovery' Season 3 Episode 7 paid tribute to late actor Anton Yelchin and left fans teary-eyed 'Do I hear a tribute to #AntonYelchin with a U.S.S. At times, I found this compelling. If I momentarily distract you it means that I do it for a second or so, not that I will do it in a second or so from now. This has got to be a difficult episode for Jammer to review. That gives her more experience than the officers training could do. This story should really be "Unification XV," because so much has happened in the past eight centuries. Meanwhile, Burnham questions whether she's right for the job because she's contemplating leaving Starfleet. Furthermore, they created a mysterious project called SB-19 about a century ago which may include data on the Burn (in fact, the Vulcans believe this project caused the Burn, and it also roughly coincided with their withdrawal from the Federation). I agree, that retcon is really annoying and unnecessary. Soo Tilly, barely an Ensign, is suddenly promoted to acting first officer. I wondered how it's working out so far? Like many, I’m enjoying the season, yet the group hug scene was a real Galaxy Quest moment. So fed up of Burnham in so many ways. I wonder if the pacing of the show has to do with how much more commercials are going to air alongside it than back when TNG, DS9, VOY were on the air? | You’re a better man than I, dude. To give out long and melodramatic left agenda speaches. This episode was batshit insane! shocker huh? This is just bad writing!!! You know, I think the bottom line with all the negativity on Burnham boils down to how they have written her and how they have build every beginning and end point of every problem and plot to be about her or involving her. Also I know this is supposed to be about the 7th episode but as I said I don't usually comment, so this is me getting it all out. I really hope this backfires, but as others have said, the faith in the writing staff is pretty much nil. Unfortunately, âStar Trek: Discoveryâ canât seem to avoid tripping over its own feet sometimes and tarnishing its own sterling work. Tilly fills that spot and it may not be permanent. Even when she is narrating her personal log entries, you can feel her pain. ... and sexist thoughts. In fact, it almost qualifies as a jump the shark moment. As if she is always unsure of her place in all this. Why? They barely get things done and think everything is a great achievement. I don't know about your body but mine is basically just a machine. Picard's android body spoiled Star Trek for you? @Dogcat - Much as I am enjoying this season I totally agree with you. Discovery's new mode of transport...the tear drive, Michael Burnham = Ja Ja Binks of the Star Trek Universe, OMG, Michael Burnham is going to make me cancel this series. I remember that on TNG reviews we had "time until the first meeting". The writers put in Tilly as acting XO just to keep the seat warm until Burnham’s arc of redemption and truly finding her place in Starfleet is complete. or very small ones (the time differences in explosions are really really tiny, aren’t you impressed?). It highlights two problems. This is by far the worst episode of the season, am realky struggling to watch remaining episodes. The Star Trek: Discovery returns with the seventh episode of season three âUnification IIIâ this week. yeah this is interesting. There's definitely some good philosophical material here along with the stupid, so that makes it above average Discovery for me. Sen-Sors for example just used above the expression"constantly crying." I love this season of Discovery. Michael Burnham could be an ok character if she was written as a ST character, not a marvel character. The writers are so full of themselves that they even tried to reason that Spock's character was greatly influenced by crybaby Michael. Tilly wins by process of elimination. The main plot resembles an emotionally intense chess match, one that I thought played out satisfyingly, if somewhat murkily in its specifics. So I don’t think she landed in the same time as Burnham. @Henson. I don’t know whether they are right to do it in terms of what the average audiencemember wants or not, but they certainly think they have to do it. I feel for you, but that's just silly. She's a superhero movie protagonist dropped into the Star Trek universe and it doesn't work. Cmdr. So, yes, this is a messy episode. In this episode they cry. Still, I have to credit this episode for building itself upon mountains of dialogue and a densely packed array of characterization and Trekkian history (even if it's annoying that it keeps having to remind us how significant Michael is to the universe's history for being Spock's sister). She is so extremely emotional all the time I would not let her drive a bus in Siberia. That's just bad writing. Talk about crying, and I am not referring to Michael when I say that. Next episode Discovery figures out the cause of the biggest catastrophe in the history of the Federation. Re Tilly as first officer: in the previous episode she told Suru to tell the admiral that Burnham was missing and he told her that was an astute thing to say. What can I say, that has not been said before and by others. Now that Michael has had a chance to look up the Historical Documents of Spock's life after she space wedgie'd into the farflung future, I have some questions... Detested this episode (apart from brief clip of Nimoy's Spock which left me with a tear in my eye) but seem to be in a minority. They almost sell the idea of First Officer Tilly here, with all the earnestness and cheer (the entire engineering deck rouses her into accepting the job, showing that they're ready to embrace her as a leader — c'mon, even Reno? For one — and this is not the first time I've thought this during this season — a story like this really makes you wonder if setting this season 800 years past the TNG era was simply too far. Does yours? I'm trying REALLY hard to get into Discovery but its painful. It's more like that show with the pregnant teenagers or Jerry Springer. The emotions are fake, the stories are melodramatic, and there is no sense that these are real people carrying out their lives in deep space. She pretty much faked being a full Captain under Lorca in the mirror fleet. Nicely written review as usual J-dogg but you obviously like something I'm not seeing in DSC. It's no different here hence the prevalence of anxiety, narcissism, and selfishness that STD characters display. Appreciate the tie to past Star Trek and seeing the fruits of Spock's 'cowboy diplomacy,' Saru's continuing growth as a diplomat, and Burnham's compromise to keep the peace between the Vulcans and Romulans. (1) Why is Michael Burnham crying over anything? Ok 11 min review. Better than last week, but similar to last week (and the week before) a mixture of good elements and awful ones. Awards Michael is not 007. However, in the excellent and revealing "Ready Room" for this episode Sonequa Martin-Green went into great depth about the character, assuring Wil Wheaton that she has had many discussions with the writers about Burnham's past and present. (But probably even more should've happened.). Check out the photos and promo video below for a preview! Like someone said earlier, including crying scenes without the necessary emotional build-up just seems lazy and cheap. "Unification III" was an episode that really worked for me in the moment (well, except the whole Tilly thing), but upon closer examination I realize it's all hanging by a thread. This show does not comform to that. Stamets as he is the highest in rank but he doesn't get it. In fact, very badly. There is nothing excessive about her crying, in those scenes, taken in context, they are all justified, that is the most valid point taken from Stacy's post, at least for me. Oh yes, she went through a wormhole. This is despite the fact Burnham's supposed evidence that the Burn did not originate on Ni'Var, as the Vulcans and Romulans believe, is based on an unfathomably detectably precise timing separated by millionths of microseconds. Just imagine the conversion Saru has with the admiral. There is so much focus on Burnham. I don't really care if she cries or doesn't. Wow! The Burn information explained why Vance has been looking cagey whenever Burnham brought up the Burn. (OTOH some of the disdain for Janeway may be gendered.). But this episode also requires the viewer to suspend logic far too often. Usually that post would go to Lt. Cmdr. The fact Space Jesus (arguably?) After joining the series as a writer during the second season, Michelle Paradise was promoted to co-showrunner for the third season alongside series co-creator Alex Kurtzman. It sure felt like it did while watching it. Science fiction uniquely allows us to broaden our thinking: there is no imagination in this show, no sense of real drama or stakes. On February 27, 2019, CBS All Access renewed Star Trek: Discovery for a third season, shortly after the second season premiere, citing the positive fan response to that premiere as well as increased subscribers. Being and thinking Burnham is deeply annoying (for being close to tears constantly among other many things) is misogyny. Expressing emotion in itself isn't wrong but as Dave in MN points out she was raised on Vulcan and trained in NOT expressing emotion, and also trained in controlling impulses.". Most of the problems I had with the last episode are not only brought forward into this one, but somehow made worse. Before the episode aired, when people suggested who might take over, I was entirely against Tilly being given the job because she is young and inexperienced, and not to mention how many more people higher in rank that should have the position, namely Lt. Nilsson (Sara Mitich) or Lt. Rhys (Patrick Kwok-Choon).But when the episode aired and we heard Saruâs reasons, it made sense to me. But Tilly's character up to this point has been the resident goofball genius who is uncertain of herself and her social skills. Slacker said: "I wonder if that very saccharine personal/emotional approach is something they have found via focus group (as alluded to upthread) resonates with today's audiences? And I don't think the length of the seasons is relevant, because Culber/Nahn etc were already heavily involved in those episodes. She has panic attacks and gets super nervous! In NuTrek, can anyone just park their ship in the shuttle bay (a bay which, hilariously, has no doors, just a force field. Not to mention her crew would hate her for jumping so many ranks. Who do people think could've/should've been made number one? LOL. Long-time reader of Jammer’s site (Jammer I used to follow you on Twitter long time ago, but you are not active anymore) and reviews and I rarely post anything, but the male snark over Michael’s crying has reached such ridiculous proportions that I decided to post this time, I am positive it will NOT be welcome, since this board appears to be dominated by male views. I also think the portrayal of Picard as a superhuman who was an expert in nearly everything got extremely silly by the end of TNG. Pluck out as many as possible! And the new number one is... not the most logical choice. No more explanation needed I guess. Thanks anyway for your reviews of course. One point I would like to say about the writing. The spore drive is now obsolete, the Discovery has something far more superior...the tear drive. I think the difference between DSC and the older incarnations like TOS, TNG and DS9 is the shift away from any pretense of intellectualism, towards emotional impact. There are certain expectations in people's minds when someone says Star Trek.. Call it an A for effort, but closer to a C for the end result. (The first words out of my mouth were "She's an ensign!" Written by Kirsten Beyer (2) Why does she speak in a whisper? Probably the worst NuTrek episode. Although I find it dubious that of all the people in all the places, Michael's mom would become a nun of the Qowat Milat, and an important one at that, invoking the Qowat Milat itself serves as a continuity nod from PIC. This is becoming a real problem. That no one in actual line for the job seems to object makes it even dumber. As I settled in to watch this weekâs episode of Star Trek: Discovery 3X07 âUnification IIIâ, with a plate of Thanksgiving leftovers, I couldnât help but be grateful for the way the show continues to model the world as it could be. Episode 07 of Season 3 of the CBS All Access series Star Trek Discovery is upon us just in time for Thanksgiving. I think I'm beginning to get a better understanding of why the newer Trek incarnations aren't as good or enjoyable for me. It grated on me when they referred to the Burn timing difference as a millionth of a microsecond - it's a picosecond. One with a backbone that can be respected. There are a lotta ins, lotta outs, lotta what-have-yous in this episode. Rating Summary Unification III acts as a long-awaited sequel to a powerful previous Trek storyline while being its own lore-building narrative in this new world. The simple fact is this choice was clearly made because she's one of very few available cast members in the opening credits; everyone else's character is either already the captain, the now-demoted former first officer, or has another role in the show that would make them equally implausible. "I don't think criticisms of Burnham have an anti-female bias and ST has always had strong female characters I will admit we don't know what sub-conscious bias people may have. So far I could not get past that point. No? By this standard you could also promote Linus, at least he is a bit funny. It’s the only logical explanation I can think of. She is due for a promotion and has been maturing, but it’s a bit like promoting the busboy to the assistant chef at a Michelin star restaurant. My friend, if you have to ask, after that show, then I really don’t think I can explain it. Star Trek: Discovery Season 3 Episode 7 Breakdown & References - "Unification III" The Discovery crew learns about Spock's mission of Unification and what resulted from it centuries later. That she is not ever in control of her emotions. But in reality he never even mentions her in none of the timelines or series. It's interesting to see all the criticism of SMG on this site. Like this site? Kristen Beyerâs script pulled the audience into a new planet and a new world with a new mission: Vulcan, which has been renamed following the joining of the Romulans and the Vulcans, emerging as NiâVar from the shadows. My problem with michael burnham is as Tomalak said earlier, she is a marvel superhero dropped into the ST universe. Not only do we have to question how much the Vulcans would really care about Michael Burnham considering she was basically erased from 23rd-century history, we also have to accept the coincidence that her mother ended up on Ni'Var. Or is it just the predilection of this writing staff?". Her tone is solemn, pensive, and full of remorse. Wtf? I've only seen SMG in The Walking Dead as a semi main character (she was ok). So Michael goes there, cries a lot, and they give her what she wants for no real reason. Stamets goes from "it's a little insane" to "SAY YES!" A good but not great episode. The crew does not inspire you at all. Watching this is becoming a chore, and not an enjoyable one either. Saru has dealt with leading a displaced crew that would probably be spending lots of downtime in therapy IRL. While she is still committed to the Federation and her friends, she feels distant and knows she will not be at peace until she discovers what caused th⦠These are the voyages of the starship Melodrama. For example to find antisemitic bias you ask stuff like:" Do you think that Jews have too much influence in international finance?" Tilly promoted to number is madness and doesn't make sense but who hasn't seen things like that happen in todays workplace. Telepathy would be useful but is not necessary. Jammer. Yeah, well so has everyone else. It's so Discovery of him, you can't help but congratulate the writers for staying true to form. In reality the situation makes no practical sense. There's little doubt he recorded everything and per PIC, all you need is one engram to get the whole thing. @Jammer, good review. Most of what I am about to comment has more or less been said by everyone else but this is me getting this this rant out of my system. The Kristin Beyer episode was due to hit at some point and sure enough it's the worst of the season for me, but not as bad as PIC's "Stardust City Rag". Itâs something that has been evident ever since the first season. @[email protected],' a fan wrote Nothing of any importance can be said about this episode or the storyline in this series. User Ratings Lt. Owosekun, no. I’m not sure how the same guy who could spot all the flaws of VOY so astutely can just sit back and wave off the glaring idiocy of this Discovery program, or Picard for that matter haha! 52:43 Ratings. -Min 12. The title "Unification III" ties the narrative to Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 5 Episodes 7 and 8 which were called, respectively, "Unification, Part 1" and "Unification, ⦠I can't recall whether Picard cried during "The Inner Light" but it wouldn't have changed how emotional I felt at the end of the episode. There are so many other qualified people. And yet, Michael gets slammed for being at the center of a courtroom drama where it made complete sense for her to be present and in that position, and one in which she gets scolded pretty badly.". As a hero, the character of Michael B is becoming more and more difficult to tolerate. Yelchin that Tilly mentions in 'Unification, Part 3'? | The real mistake the writers make is that they do not follow the fundamental rules of the ST world laid down in stone by Mr Roddenberry which is why Trekkies can't stomach this series. And now this one which is probably a close second. Possibly regret. I think there has been a bit of devaluation of the currency. I wonder what happens in case of a power failure) and get along for the ride? Yeah, no. I dont know how to describe it. The desire to get obtain it clashes with sensitive cultural and socio-political associations. Support it by buying Jammer a coffee. Everything about this season feels like it would've made more sense if you were maybe 200 or 300 years out. Yeah, yeah, I understand this is a TV show and you have to use your regular cast, and we've traveled through a wormhole so choices are scarce, etc. But, I’m good faith, let me say some things. Or that Burnham's mother Gabrielle (Sonja Sohn) turns out to be on Ni'Var serving as a practicing member of the Romulan Qowat Milat (see Picard's "Absolute Candor"), which ties into all of this too. I cannot stand her anymore. Okay. It's also engaging to see how the Romulans and Vulcans have developed over the centuries with each other. When audiences don't like a white character, no one claims it's because of racial animus. â Unification IIIâ deals with Michaelâs loss of her adopted family Sarek, Amanda Grayson, and Spock. Soooo booooring. Politics, as always, serves as an impediment to moving things forward. Star Trek: Recovery, crying through space and time, whispering and wondering why their budget got slashed. First, the lack of any other characters who could possibly be considered for this position shows the weaknesses in the shows cast/characters or writing, whichever you prefer. Not sure I can even make it through this one. Then we have the experienced bridge crew: Lt. Detmer, no. Burnhams mother must have landed many years before Burnham or Discovery did for her to be trained as a “space nun”. Tilly as Saru's Number One is... Well. Finally, the actors are figuring out that they can leave their personal biases off-camera instead of throwing the story too far off-balance. @Archer22 I do get the point, but it was also extremely annoying in Enterprise that this one small crew seemed to have invented everything that was important centuries later (phasers, red alert, etc). Goes there alone without any backup or the help from other ships. Came to leave a few comments but a few of the feedbacks up at the very top (Tim C, Yanks, Nick, Frank) stole my thunder since they covered what I wanted to point out much better than I ever could. That they focused on bit part players like O'Brien so that when he joined DS9 he was already a character you knew. Yep, bad writing again... Tilly cries in every episode because she's a weak character who can be bullied by anyone. Directed by Jon Dudkowski Review by Jamahl Epsicokhan Naming your episode "Unification III" is a risky gambit, because it declares it's a sequel to TNG's "Unification" parts I and II, in which Spock famously crossed over from TOSand appeared on TNGin an effort to bring the Vulcan and Romulan people together.
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