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LMFAO, who's arguing...

Can't make any comment without over analysis.

Wow

Originally Posted by Traditional_Ale

Arguing about continuity is a waste of time. Is there anywhere in canon that confirms that in the prime timeline that Kirk had the first five-year mission of the Enterprise? If anything, part of the intrigue of this new Star Trek will be seeing how it unfolds towards resolving itself into the established canon. I'm stoked to see a younger, rougher, more emotionally conflicted Spock.

Spoiler!

Unlike the first season, which I thought was a clusterfuch from the very first scene and didn't improve much, this second season seems to have set up a much more solid platform for the rest of the story to come. The over-arc is simple enough ("we have to investigate this eff'd up ess, lets go!") and allows for more room for the secondary over-arc, being a united crew learning to trust their new captain, which I think is an awesome direction to go.


That being said, I'm not sure what I think of Cullen Bohanan as captain. Seriously, I think Anson Mount is just channeling Cullen Bohanan's great great great great great great great great great great great great-grandson, who happens to be named Christopher Pike and is a starship captain. He even still uses the accent from Hell on Wheels, just at about half intensity.



Stamens and Tilly are going to make great comic relief. I actually like how awkward they've made her. She's obviously very intelligent, and driven, and emotionally emphatic to the people around her. She also suffers from an incredible amount of anxiety. I think there are a lot of people in the world who can relate to her in a big way, much like a character like Data meant a lot to people on the autism spectrum. Acute anxiety is a bitch, and it robs many people of their dreams, their self-esteem, and then their drive to push forward. Her ambition to overcome this to become a captain makes her their champion. The captain joking with her on the bridge was a great touch.


The action sequences were super sweet. Even the Discovery itself, which last season I still think looked kind of looked goofy, seems to be less goofy. The pod-racing through the asteroids was really cool! Awesome production value for a TV show.


****/5.

Originally Posted by getbak

It has long been established that Kirk was not the first captain of the Enterprise and that it was in-service long before he took command.

According to the various bits of history that have been presented over the years, the Enterprise NCC-1701 was launched in 2245 under the command of Captain Robert April. April served as the captain for five years. Captain Pike had been April's first officer and took command of the ship in 2250. He served as its captain for 15 years. Captain Kirk then took command in 2265.

http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/U...ise_(NCC-1701)


The ship was built specifically to go on long-term, long-range missions. It has been in-service for 20 years when Kirk became its captain. It makes sense that it would have been on multiple multi-year missions in that time.