STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.12 – ‘Through the Valley of Shadows’
bySeason 2 of Star Trek: Discovery has been an improvement on the first, which I still liked, but as we approach the finale there…
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STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.11 – ‘Perpetual Infinity’
byLast week’s “The Red Angel” ended with a cool surprise: that the eponymous time-travelling enigma is Michael’s (Sonequa Martin-Green) not-actually-dead mother—identified here as Dr…
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.10 – ‘The Red Angel’
byComing after such an emotional peak, “The Red Angel” suffered in comparison to Airiam’s poignant death scene, despite having a longer arc to make…
AFTER LIFE – Series One
byAfter Tony’s wife dies unexpectedly, his nice-guy persona is altered into an impulsive, devil-may-care attitude that takes his old world by storm.
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.9 – ‘Project Daedalus’
byOne difference between Star Trek: Discovery and its predecessors is its focus on a small core of characters, with much of the Bridge crew…
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.8 – ‘If Memory Serves’
byIt didn’t occur to me that Star Trek: Discovery was taking place after the events of “The Cage”, the Original Series’ unaired pilot with…
ISN’T IT ROMANTIC (2019)
byA young woman disenchanted with love mysteriously finds herself trapped inside a romantic comedy.
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.7 – ‘Light and Shadows’
byNow entering the final half of Star Trek: Discovery’s second season, “Light and Shadow” didn’t have a particularly strong story, but it was a…
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.6 – ‘The Sounds of Thunder’
byAfter “An Obol for Charon” led to a literal evolution of Saru (Doug Jones) as a Kelpien, having survived the “terminal” onset of Vaharai…
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.5 - ’Saints of Imperfection’
byThe ongoing issues with the mycelial network have felt like a hangover from last season, and one I’d rather have avoided, but “Saints of…
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.4 – ‘An Obol for Charon’
byAfter the disappointing “Point of Light“, Star Trek: Discovery thankfully returned to the intellectual spirit that fuelled “New Eden“, as both capture the essence…
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.3 – ‘Point of Light’
byAfter last week’s comforting throwback “New Eden“, Star Trek: Discovery was back to its choppier self with “Point of Light”, lacking narrative focus and…