Love this series.
I watched a couple episodes on a plane recently and I want to start watching in earnest. It was so surprisingly good and fun.
If it went too much past 10 years we start running into Pike’s end days.
Turns out that was an alternate reality and in this one Pike avoids his fate and remains in command of the Enterprise.
Each season can take a year to make but represent time differently in the show. They could have 3 episodes in a row that take place in a month, another that’s a week later and another 2 months later.
They could go for 20 years and have it only be 8 years in their timeline. Look at shows like 24, and the Pitt, which occur in real time.
I am checking out the first season and I love a lot of it. The visuals are amazing, tough I do think the ship has way too much empty interior space. The aesthetics, costumes, props etc all looks incredible though.
The cast is spectacular. Ethan Peck is perfect as Spock. Given who is Grandfather is I am not surprised. Jess Bush is also great as Chapel. I struggle with Anson Mount though.
The problem is everything moves a little too fast. All the character became close friends way too fast and I wish te show had been more patient with some of the characters back stories
Some of the episodes are really dumb, The Serene Squall and The Elysian Kingdom were just WTF moronic.
I do admit that it is best Trek I have seen since STNG.
Its continuing mission: To explore strange new episodes;
To seek out new jokes and new storylines;
To boldly go where no writer has gone before!
