Comment on ‘Dovercourt’ - perhaps aka Section 31 movie event hits the ‘Rumoured’ portion DGC Ontario Hotlist
NuPNuA@lemm.ee 1 year ago
I am really struggling to get excited about a Trek entry for the first time in my life with this one.
Ironically, I’ve always thought a S31 show could work if handled like “Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Spy” in space. However how they handled it in Dis makes me think this will be Mission Impossible in space and that doesn’t sound appealing to me.
The latest rumours before the strike characterized the movie as a cross between MI and Guardians of the Galaxy.
If they broaden out an ensemble to include other legacy characters across the franchise with S31, intelligence and/or temporal shenanigans, it could be a lot of fun.
So, loads of quippy dialogue and OTT action scenes? That hasn’t sold me on the idea.
It was intended to reach a different slice of the potential audience, to draw new demographics to the franchise.
Many of us didn’t think that either Lower or Prodigy would be something we’d want to see and they’re favourites.
Fair play, personally I had faith in LD and Prod from their announcement which is why it’s weird not to be hyped for once.
VindictiveJudge@startrek.website 1 year ago
Part of the problem is that they seem to think S31 are the good guys.
Nmyownworld@startrek.website 1 year ago
I think of Section 31 as the Federation’s dirty little secret, operating off the books, weapon of last resort. I wasn’t surprised that the Federation was capable of things that didn’t fit its public doctrine when the utter destruction of the people of Federation by an outside, more powerful force was nigh. The Federation leans into diplomacy, but I never thought it impossible for them to have bag of tricks – Section 31. To me, the Federation would let the Federation fall because, say, member worlds left. But, not when something is about to destroy most or all of the people of the Federation.
ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 1 year ago
In what way have they ever been portrayed as the good guys?
VindictiveJudge@startrek.website 1 year ago
They’ve been trying to give The Empress her own show and Worf said they were necessary. Depicting them as an official branch of Starfleet instead of a conspiracy within Starfleet also grants them legitimacy that they didn’t have in DS9. Even their plot in DSC S2 is specifically depicted as their AI going rogue rather than S31 doing anything wrong.
ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 1 year ago
Sloan said they were an official branch of Starfleet Intelligence in his very first episode. That was never contradicted.