I watched it.
It is no better than any prior season, I wouldn't recommend it to any fan of Star Trek.
Ultimately the main thrust of the show throughout the last 3 season was the relationships between "pairs" of crew. It wasn't about a crew working together to solve problems. It was about various combos of 2 individuals trying to resolve their personal insecurities and feelings towards one another. The endless dialogue about love and not love, and fears, and "oh gosh shucks I don't know what to do!"
It's not about space exploration, new species or planets, or difficult dilemmas to solve.
The relationship between Michael and Booker is the crux of the show. Imagine if in TNG it was only about Picard and Crusher. Every single episode.
The final episode (no spoilers) is an hour and a half. The "problem" is resolved with about 50 min left in the runtime. So I knew what I was in for.
I liked the new character Captain/Commander Rayner as he behaved like how I would expect a Star Fleet officer would. Facts are more important than feelings.
Finally - I'm watching the climactic battle scenes, and I realize that on the bridge of Discovery I recognize Rayner (who is brand new), Tilly (who isn't supposed to be there), and I can't name a single other character. They may as well be Ensign Expendable.
The green screen sets are brutal. The shuttle craft interior looks like it's the size of a hockey rink from blueline to goal line.
The practical effects for bridge damage is literal flamethrowers behind the characters. It's so dumb it's immersion breaking.
I liked the short trek "Calypso", so the ending made sense and I'll take the "tacked" on final few min instead of the stupid beach kiss between Michael and Booker (the original ending).
The best thing I've read as a post mortem is that the incompetence of Discovery created sufficient distain amongst the fanbase that we were able to get SNW as a result.
That's the legacy of this bag of crap show.
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