That was a fantastic episode altogether. Loved it.

I agree that the resolution should be obvious, and after the Betazed episode, it is again ridiculous that political problems are solved at a school, but then again, it was ridiculous that Picard solved all problems in the galaxy.

I also like how this episode resolves why Klingons played no role in Discovery after the time jump.

I only got to know her videos after watching the 4 h dissection of SNW season 3, but her analyses (at least the ones I have seen so far) are very much on point. I love it. Far better content than that alt-right outrage about "pronoun Torpedoes" and "phasers set on woke"

I thought this was 90210 in space, according to all the haters. Can anyone tell me in which episode of 90210 the cannibals try to eat everyone?

Thought this was a fantastic episode, the setup was good with the practice mission. Not the biggest fan of another sudden ambush after the pilot episode, but I think it worked well enough. Crazy that they actually killed someone from the main supporting cast, but at least it wasn't Kyle.

My biggest complaint were probably the action scenes. It's just a fast blurry mess of dark to me.

Oh and I thought B'avi was called Bobby.

So, as someone who is watching the entirety of DS9 for the first time... Spoilers? Lol. But actually, that made me appreciate the episode more.

I really like how this series evolves. The last three episodes were all really good. This DS9 homage felt great in a franchise which is very much TOS/TNG focused.

I did not quite get the "Thank you, Avery" in the end and had to check whether Brooks died? Is it because he retired?

I am overall positively surprised. First of all. I like the setting. The Burn was one of the greatest ideas in Star Trek history (at least its implications, not its reason. I hope we'll forget about that lol), as it shows how fragile the Federation truly was. So raising a new generation, based on values from centuries ago but that has lived a very different life, is a very intriguing setup. There's still some stuff I don't like about the era (like instant teleportation and that memory nano stuff), but let's see how it works out. I like that Starfleet continued with a "War Academy" which was super fitting, and I can already smell all the conflicts between the two institutions.

The first episode was kind of so so. I understand that you need all that setup and background info, but I think flashbacks would have worked better. Don't start with showing us the injustice, but leave us a bit in the dark. I pretty much like all the characters, but again, the first episode was a bit too much exposition on "everybody gets one small scene to show what they got", only for most of them to blend in the background in the second episode.

The second episode left me a bit confused, as the Betazoids were a bit different from what I remember, but ah well. I found it weird that these official negotiations were fully made in front of a school class, with only one person of each faction involved? Imagine on earth, two leaders in a conflict met, each gave a short speech in front of a school, declared their demands, and then ends the meeting? Feels a bit weird. Also, while I enjoy the shift away from a Earth-centric Starfleet, are Betazoids really so vain that the shift of Starfleet HQ is enough to mitigate all their concerns?

Overall, I like what I see. I hope not every episode will be about Caleb's mom, or his search, and I really hope we'll also get a bit of everyday school fun. Weird comparison, but in Harry Potter, I enjoyed the everyday school stuff always more than the actual plot. And give me more of that Klingon (even though his voice modulation sounds really bad).

So first, Jay-Den is my favourite character. I would love to see some Klingon standup comedy lol

Second, after Kelrec gave his small speech about his students to Ake, I was hoping she'd reply "That's like your opinion, man"

Besides the concerning number of shots with bare feet in them, I really enjoyed this episode. A true classic rival school plot! I particularly enjoyed that other people were at the center of the plot this time. The next episode is the Jay-Den one I think and I'm really looking forward to it

They also just introduced one of the main characters of TNG in season 4, even referencing a TNG movie. It is wild to assume Star Trek was never self-referential lol

No wonder he hates the universe

The Borg will be so confused when they come to Earth and find out it's not important anymore

Obviously, you need some disbelief for this kind of show. It's also always the main group of people solving the problems, not that random dude in the third row.

The show just needs to be cautious with not overdoing it. This is the second major federation "crisis" solved at the school in just four episodes, while they should actually study that nebular or learn temporal mechanics

I'm not even sure what outcome I would prefer. Her death would be a very boring, predictable outcome. If she became the next big baddie, I think that would be equally bad (and I think the series would profit if the overarching storyline would not always focus on Caleb).

Just let her live and learn to live with the Federation again, with a son serving in Starfleet. Or abandoning him, I don't know

I just think the show needs to be careful. I like that the stakes at the moment are low and personal, and there's not galaxy threatening desaster (yet). I think the show would profit if they kept ist that way.

Everything else in this episode on what it means to be a Klingon was probably top 10 Trek for me.

Is there any chance for a resolution of this story where Caleb's mother does not die?

I think this was a solid episode, but very "by the books". No real surprises here plot wise. Well except these deus ex machina mines

Then it is still meaningless if 5 rate you a 10 and 5 a 0. What would this rating say about you?

Vitus was a saint, and apparently, in Slavic folklore patron of mushrooms

Meh, didn't really care for this episode. The wedding stuff would have interested me more if we were already more invested in Darem and his culture, but there is too much going on at the same time (lore-wise).

As for the academy stuff, don't know. Considering Giamatti is in this show, I hoped Genesis, Caleb and Reno would do a The Holdovers, but the entire premise falls flat. Again, too much in one episode. Genesis is first about to be recommended into that Captains program and in the same episode not. Wish this would have been more of a storyline between episodes.

After I thoroughly enjoyed the past episodes this is the weakest episode of the series so far to me.

Makes sense. Apparently he was also creatively involved in the episode to a certain degree.

The alt right is a global movement.

The 1's are just there to review bomb, and a lot of the 10's probably to increase the rating. If you look at the other ratings, the bell curve looks to peak somewhere between 7 and 8.

It is polarizing. An average rating does not represent this.

Season 3 was just pure riding on nostalgia without any message on its own. It's a hollow shell, which is really disappointing considering the first two seasons were so good.

I totally agree with her that DS9 is a very overlooked series, especially compared to TOS (basically got DIS season 1 and 2 and SNW), TNG (Picard and LD) and Voyager (Prodigy? Not sure, only watched the beginning so far) which all got spinoffs of sorts. But DS), despite being called the best Trek series very often? Nada.

I think using Dax as a link is a clever idea (because they transcend time), and she plays the role well, but I just don't like the Trill because it's never quite clear how much they remember from past hosts. Then there's this thing where they meet all their previous hosts, and if you lived for a thousand years, this is just gonna take a year now lol