...so, Star Trek. O_o

[jennaria]

Four episodes in! And dear God how are you not all dead.

I mean, part of it is definitely the 1960s vs. 2020 culture clash? But part of it is also, during the coronavirus pandemic, watching, as someone in a protective suit, who's dealing with dead bodies! From unexplained causes! just casually takes off his glove, braces himself against a table for a while with that bare hand, then rubs his nose with that same hand before putting his glove back on. AND YOU CALL YOURSELF A SCIENTIST, MR. BLUE SHIRT.

But seriously. In four episodes, they've dealt with a murderous shapeshifter, not one! but three! god-like beings! although granted, one of them was more of a threat to the ship than the other two (and wow, they are remarkably chill about the Thasians - no wonder Next Gen doesn't worry about Q), and the aforementioned itty bitty epidemic. I was expecting cheesy sci-fi, not border-line horror. WTF.

...that said, Sulu looks better shirtless than Kirk, Uhura is clearly The Best, and Wife has decided she's Team Scotty. Also, the show apparently ships Kirk/Enterprise harder than anything.

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[branchandroot]

Oh, um, yeah. It's kind of horrific high stakes WTF every hour of the day, on the Enterprise. I think people dwell on the cheese because that was one of the biggest criticisms of it, in its own day. Kind of the same way "omg satanism!" was one of the biggest criticisms of Harry Potter (in the US)? With about as much relation to reality and evidence of actually having, you know, viewed the source.

(Also, yes, Uhura /is/ the Best, and it's Kirk/Enterprise all the way down, though Spok does eventually get in on the love triangle, esp once you hit the movies.)

[jennaria]

I'm not sure if it's that I've watched (and enjoyed!) old-school Doctor Who, and Sapphire And Steel, and Man From U.N.C.L.E., and other such shows from a similar era, so the special effects and the occasionally over-the-top acting doesn't hit me the way it might otherwise? :spreads hands: Heck if I know.