I think that this was one of the more solid epsiodes of the series overall. Maybe because they kept the premise fairly simply. Maybe because the focus was more on Pike then anything else. But I actually found myself liking this episode.
Yeah, I'll admit it, I don't much like Tilly as a character because they've just dialed up her mannerisms to an 11. And the heart felt scene between her and Saru felt really forced to me, like the writers were thinking that this scene will make the fans cry. Also the dead friend thing was kind of weird, maybe because her friend was just as weird and kind of off putting as Tilly is.
But I liked the episode because it was simple and they didn't jam 100 plot points into it.
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