In what should be a long-term project, I plan to watch and review every Star Trek television show and movie in the order that they were released, plus new shows as they are released.
Title: Star Trek: Discovery
Release Date: April 4, 2024 – May 30, 2024
Production Company: Secret Hideout | Roddenberry Entertainment | Living Dead Guy Productions | CBS Studios
Episodes: 10
Summary/Review:
And so we reach the final season of Star Trek: Discovery. It wasn’t planned to be the final season, but I think it’s a good decision to end the story here as after one more high-stakes adventure, I don’t think they would be able to up the ante any more. This season’s adventure is finding the secrets of creating sentient, humanoid life from the Progenitors, as introduced in The Next Generation episode “The Chase.”
Personally I think that quest would be exciting enough for a season arc, but Discovery once again introduces unnecessary antagonists in a pair of couriers, Moll and L’ak. The show really grinds to a halt any time these two characters get much screentime. On a brighter note, the crew is joined by Rayner (Callum Keith Rennie) a reckless and antisocial officer seeking redemption. We also get to spend time with some of my favorite characters like Saru, Tilly, Stamets, Culber, Adira, Booker, and Jett Reno. Some other characters aren’t given much time (Detmer and Owosekun are sent off for most of the season, and Gray breaks up with Adira early on).
Discovery will never be my favorite Star Trek series, but it did come into its own in the final three season after the jump to the far future. Despite a penchant for dramatic plot twists, action for action’s sake, and unnecessary antagonists that I feel cheapen the storytelling, it has always been a well-acted, character-driven show, soso I’m glad that several of their story arcs are completed in a satisfying way.
- Star Trek: The Original Series season one
- Star Trek: The Original Series season two
- Star Trek: The Original Series season three
- Star Trek: The Animated Series
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
- Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
- Star Trek: The Next Generation season one
- Star Trek: The Next Generation season two
- Star Trek: The Next Generation season three
- Star Trek: The Next Generation season four
- Star Trek: The Next Generation season five
- Star Trek: The Next Generation season six
- Star Trek: The Next Generation season seven
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season one
- Star Trek: Discovery season one
- Star Trek: Discovery season two
- Star Trek: Discovery season three
- Star Trek: Discovery season four
- Star Trek: Picard season one
- Star Trek: Picard season two
- Star Trek: Picard season three
- Star Trek: Lower Decks season one
- Star Trek: Lower Decks season two
- Star Trek: Lower Decks season three
- Star Trek: Lower Decks season four
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season one
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season two
NOTE: The capsule reviews below the cut presume familiarity with the episodes and contain SPOILERS!
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