And I do hope they find Ocam - I assume he wandered off into the woods or something after episode 8.
I suspect he actually followed orders and went down to Betazed last episode like he was supposed to.
Comment on Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Starfleet Academy | 1x10 "Rubincon"
ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 3 days ago
A pretty solid finale to a pretty excellent season.
I liked a lot of it - Reno and the cadets having to solve the problem using their wits alone, Nus Braka’s ridiculous show trial, and the ultimate resolution of de-weaponizing the minefield (which one would think has long-term implications, if they’ve truly found a way to permanently stabilize Omega). The cast was stellar, which we’ve come to expect at this point.
I’m not completely satisfied with the resolution of the individual story arcs. I don’t think we got enough of Sam 2.0 for her inner conflict to really land, and while I assume ther and Genesis’ made-up language is a callback to something, but I honestly don’t remember it clearly. And I thought Anisha came around to Nala and the Federation too quickly at the end - I would have liked to have seen her a little angstier in that final scene.
The overall theme of the season has been identity, and choosing who you want to be. The cadets all went through that coming-of-age process, but so did the Doctor, and arguably Ake as well. I do hope we get to know Genesis better in season two, and Darem deserves more as well.
And I do hope they find Ocam - I assume he wandered off into the woods or something after episode 8.
ryper@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
hopesdead@startrek.website 3 days ago
I just forgot it but the subtitles gave a name to the language Genesis was speaking with Sam.
khaosworks@startrek.website 3 days ago
Tamza. Supposed to be a dead language by the 32nd century.
Sam was using it to say hi to people on her first day and Genesis was the only one who knew the language, so that’s how they became friends.
ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 3 days ago
Okay yeah, I knew it was ringing a bell. I think they probably should have called that back at least once during the season. I can barely remember things for one week, let alone nine.
usernamefactory@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
de-weaponizing the minefield (which one would think has long-term implications, if they’ve truly found a way to permanently stabilize Omega)
I had the impression that it was only an option because of the composition of this synthetic type of Omega. Could be wrong, I’d need to rewatch the scene.
ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 2 days ago
I also wonder if a completely stabilized Omega molecule would even be viable as a power source - the original VOY episode doesn’t seem to really touch on that, but it does seem like its energy potential comes from it being destabilized.
StillPaisleyCat@startrek.website 3 days ago
I’m feeling the same way.
This is the most coherently plotted live action Trek of the current era. The showrunners and writers room knew what they wanted and laid down all the pieces to get there.
I’m going to say that while Anisha’s punch of Brakka’s (as they say in comics) most punchable face seemed logical and a necessary catharsis, I don’t like that Ake stooped to that herself, however understandable the motivation.
I still feel, based on how much difference an extra two episodes per season makes to a low budget show like The Ark, that SFA would be stronger and better able to serve its large cast with 12 episode seasons.
I hope we get more on SAM’s development and integration of her two memories in season two.
Likewise, there definitely feels that there’s unfinished business between Anisha and Ake. I am going with Anisha being resigned to accept who her son has become but unsure of her own future.
thejoker954@lemmy.world 2 days ago
My 1st thought when Ake punched him was - that’s illegal, he’s in Starfleet custody.
showmeyourkizinti@startrek.website 2 days ago
_I still feel, based on how much difference an extra two episodes per season makes to a low budget show like The Ark, that SFA would be stronger and better able to serve its large cast with 12 episode seasons.
I hope we get more on SAM’s development and integration of her two memories in season two._
I’ve always been against the modern short season system. SFA is a classic example in my mind. SFA really needed another couple of episodes to breathe. I’d have been quite happy to have a few less SFX heavy episodes to have just more episodes.
StillPaisleyCat@startrek.website 2 days ago
I always thought that the insistence on every Paramount+ show having 10 episode seasons — which was mandated by the executives in charge of streaming when the ViacomCBS merger happened — was weird.
Other streamers are not that rigid and vary season structures depending on what the show is. While 12 episode seasons are rare, I can’t see the streamer that merges HBO Max and Paramount+ being quite so rigid.
The newly merged conglomerate has a myriad of practical decisions to make in merging Paramount and WBDiscovery. It will take time for all of the parameters of their streaming model to be fully established and implemented but we can expect some significant rethinking.
showmeyourkizinti@startrek.website 1 day ago
I didn’t know that the 10 episodes limit was a Paramount rule, really I miss the 22 episodes season. That length forces the showrunners to work harder. Some the best TNG episodes are bottle episodes or limited cast episodes. Lock everyone in a room and you might get another ‘Measure of a Man’ or if whole cast is run down and shooting catch up scenes focus on the bit players and you can get another ‘Lower Decks’ (the episode not the series). If there were only 13 episodes a season on TNG there wouldn’t have been time enough to grow Gordie as a character or create O’Brian or … the list is too long.
bufalo1973@piefed.social 2 days ago
Anisha won’t be in season 2 so maybe in season 3.