Codpiece@feddit.uk 4 days ago
Let’s hope it’s not yet another gimmick episode. I’ve skipped more this series than the other combined.
I really didn’t mind them although I can see the density of them might grate considering the short run of episodes. It’s not like TOS had some very campy episodes.
I really looked forward to the comedy X-Files episodes but there was never more than one a season and that was an old school 26 episode run.
Nope this is another normal episode. That makes 3 normal episodes this season. Mars, Badmiral and the yesterday’s enterprise inspired finale.
Then there was the countdown, ghost ship and the undercover b&w eps. These three tow the line but at least the themes weren’t shoehorned into the stories. Instead they added to the narrative.
Personally I’d feel the only gimmick episodes this season were hangover, puppets, soap and fairy tale. That’s the same number of gimmicks we got last season.
I’ve read season 5 won’t have any because they want to wrap things up. I will be cautiously optimistic.
nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 4 days ago
It’s such a frustrating show. Even when they come up with a compelling premise it’s always compromised by aggressively mediocre writing.