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  • It just feels awfully weird to me that your list of criteria that makes a show “hateable” only applies to this particular show. And when another show checks off the items, the list suddenly stops being “hateable items” and instead becomes a list of minor nitpicks.

    I just can’t figure out what the difference is, what could it be about Discovery in particular that would cause you to hold this list of criteria with such gravitas, but when the listed items appear on a different show, you don’t seem to mind? What could the difference be?










  • • Nihilistic, apocalyptic future

    Do you have any examples of the Nihilism? I’m struggling to think of any… In fact Season 3 was about maintaining optimism and faith in the strength of the Federation against unbelievable odds.

    • Bad guys that are just bad, they’re evil, don’t ask questions

    Khan, Gul Dukat and the Clown from Voyager were all in Discovery?

    • One principal star of the show that is the focus of nearly every episode

    I agree that there was a main character, but I also enjoy a lot of media with a main character so I don’t see that as a bad thing.

    • No attempt to explain things with any veneer of science

    I suggest you avoid watching TNG and TOS because they do the same thing!



  • There’s no doubt reactions to Discovery have been mixed.

    I feel it’s important to note that a lot of the “reactions” we see today are the result of coordinated review-bombing campaigns by “anti-woke” outrage-peddling youtubers.

    That’s not to say it’s universally beloved among Trekkies online, just that for someone trying to suss out the “reception” is going to have a difficult time separating authentic reviews from inauthentic ones.