What a fantastic first episode.
No spoilers, but holy s#$& that was the best Star Trek in probably fifteen years. wow. Just wow.
No spoilers, but holy s#$& that was the best Star Trek in probably fifteen years. wow. Just wow.
Discovery? What is that?First impression: Nurse Chapel...I want one!
DAMN good Star Trek! Will never even think about watching Discovery again...EVER!
Agree with all. This was a superb first episode. And it was episodic rather than having a full-season story arc like that stupid DMA.DAMN good Star Trek!
Well, I can't share your ire there. I kind of liked Discovery after I overcame my outrage at the spore drive, among many other anachronisms.Will never even think about watching Discovery again...EVER!
Nice, forgot that it had premeired. I'll have to watch it this weekend. Be nice to have a return of classic trek type tv.Agree with all. This was a superb first episode. And it was episodic rather than having a full-season story arc like that stupid DMA.
She's no Majel Barrett-Roddenberry. To me it was kind of like choosing Maya Rudolf over Halle Berry in a classic beauty contest.First impression: Nurse Chapel...I want one!
The original nurse Chapel character embodied more or less the then current view of women's roles, being reserved, respectful, and deferent to their male doctors. The new Chapel is her own person with an actual personality, whether one cares for it or not. She's potentially a memorable character in this reboot, with her own agency and storylines. I personally didn't even remember there was a nurse Chapel in TOS until I watched this episode of SNW.The new Chapel lacks the elegance that Majel brought. There's a certain spunkiness that seems out of place as compared to all other Trek nurses.
In the grand Star Trek scheme, there's only one Nurse Chapel. I can see Ohura maturing into the TOS character but I can't see the new Chapel doing a 180.The new Chapel is her own person with an actual personality, whether one cares for it or not.
I agree with you there; it's a total reboot of her character, but the same could be said of Kirk from the brief glimpse we got of him. The only actor really channeling their predecessor so far is Ethan Peck.In the grand Star Trek scheme, there's only one Nurse Chapel. I can see Ohura maturing into the TOS character but I can't see the new Chapel doing a 180.
She's no Majel Barrett-Roddenberry.
We saw brother Sam Kirk, not JamesT.but the same could be said of Kirk from the brief glimpse we got of him. The only actor really channeling their predecessor so far is Ethan Peck.
And BTW, the brief glimpse of his dead brother in TOS was Shatner.We saw brother Sam Kirk, not JamesT.
Yeah, what's up with that? Isn't the same timeline for J.T?We saw brother Sam Kirk, not JamesT.
While I agree with you about the nurse Chapel role, that doesn't apply to her previous role as Number One in The Cage. She blew the mountain top off that Talosian elevator trying to get in and free Pike. Nothing reserved or deferential about that.The original nurse Chapel character embodied more or less the then current view of women's roles, being reserved, respectful, and deferent to their male doctors.
Okay I'll shut up about anything related to TOS now since I saw most of those episodes only once in the 1970s before I hit puberty.While I agree with you about the nurse Chapel role, that doesn't apply to her previous role as Number One in The Cage. She blew the mountain top off that Talosian elevator trying to get in and free Pike. Nothing reserved or deferential about that.
You Child!Okay I'll shut up about anything related to TOS now since I saw most of those episodes only once in the 1970s before I hit puberty.![]()