Star Trek: Discovery – Season Two [Blu-ray]

5 reviews for Star Trek: Discovery – Season Two [Blu-ray]

1. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Kindle Customer – January 29, 2020

   For the second season of CBS’S TOS we get a much improved atmosphere when Captain Pike takes command of the Discovery as he leads that crew for one season to search out seven read signals that had appeared in the Alpha Quadrant of the galaxy. This season a much better improvement than the first season in that it actually gives us the names of the bridge crew and brings them more into an cohesive cast, will this TOS be as good as the original that it’s trying to supplant no it won’t but given the fact that at the end of the season they jumped 930 years into the future means that they don’t have to worry about going against what has come before, that’s left up to the Picard series witch make no mistake is CBS’s TNG. Now the bad, The Enterprise follows Discovery’s design choices and they upscale the ship so that way if it ever became the TOS Enterprise they would have to tear it down and build from scratch. The fact that like the first season this series focuses on action over story and that is a shame since it has the potential but what can you expect from a show runner that worked on both Star Trek 2009 and Into Darkness. Other than that I’d say that once they acknowledge that this is a separate timeline from the original timeline then they will understand the fans more but until then they’re going to keep putting us against each other, because CBS has shown they they don’t care for those of us that have staid loyal. But at least some of the writing of this season is better than Season One.

2. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   Nieve Frazier – January 30, 2020

   Before the critique and criticism everyone ends up giving, I’ll start by saying I really enjoyed SD Season 2, and have not yet seen season 3 at all. Also, there are some “spoilers” here for those who haven’t seen SD Season 2. SD-s2 was far better than Season 1 and addressed many of the flaws of s1. The key carry-over characters like Michael were stronger and much more believable, the storyline had some continuity, and most episodes had a form of their own plot and story, which was interesting.There are new characters that are interesting and fun, and some of the more minor characters from SD-s1 have grown into real people we want to see more of. I liked the SD-s2 Captain a lot and thought he worked really well; his character was well done and he was a good fit with the story and other characters. Michelle Yeoh rocks at whomever she’s playing but works super well as the uber smart and crafty “independent agent” on the fringe of the sub-plots and action; you never know where she’s going to pop up, she always wins, and we love it. SD-s2 was a big improvement over season 1 and I am looking forward to viewing season 3. However.I really enjoyed Season 2… right up to the end. The last episode, or 2 episodes as it was a 2-part one, was a big disappointment. What a silly and unimaginative way to end what could have been a good season. Come on, writers and producers! Trying to rectify this storyline with the original Star Treks was silly. “No one must ever speak Burnhams name!” – Oh please. Be honest, no matter how many little tweaks you put in to try to make it “part of the original Star Trek”- characters, uniforms, etc. – it is just an alternate universe – Which is perfectly OK! As an alternate universe, there is so much that could have been done with this season going forward.For a very few easy examples: They could have kept Pike as captain on Discovery – he was really good. He doesn’t have to get the shaft and be fried by radiation in every universe. And it would free up an Enterprise for a Kirk! They could even have kept Spock on Discovery. It would not detract from the principle character of Michael to have complex characters of equal strength to interact with. Think of the “triumvirate” of the original with Kirk, Spock and McCoy; people didn’t watch for some long drawn-out storyline, but because of the strength of the central characters and the dynamics between them.I hope they have some imagination in Season 3. Big evil empires brought down from within? – Klingons in SD season 1&2 – oldest storyline ever! Secret corrupt evil entity within the government? – Section 31 of Season 2 – been done about a zillion times! On-going struggle with some outside baddy, who turns their badness on us for no particular reason except to make a long on-going plot that drags through episode after episode because the writers can’t think of anything else? – Dominion, Suliban… and now Control – boring, boring, boring! Please, Discovery people, just write some good stories and make use of the strengths of the characters you have started to build.Liked SD Season 2 OK, keeping fingers crossed for Season 3.

3. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Harold F. – May 14, 2020

   Discovery makes giant leaps to interesting concepts and civilizations without ever giving you time to understand or know them. It’s frustrating to like a show like this, because it’s almost great, but the production team feels juvenile. The audience should never be pulled out of immersion by design choices, and yet here we are in blue and orange—I mean navy and gold—lens flare hell. If they slowed down, committed to choices, and dwelled a bit more on classic Trek morality, the show would be amazing. The actors carry the show for me, and the dialogue is for the most part good. The plots are superficially engaging but the show moves frantically to the next problem without ever really examining the previous one. The absolute best Trek moments of all time involved Guinan calmly staring at a distraught crew member, or a monologue from Picard. Pacing is important. Play the silence. The audience will rise to the occasion; there’s no need to be fast and loose.Vague spoilers ahead.The biggest crimes this season (other than the blue and orange) so far are a frantic camera literally running laps around the characters discussing a plan (as if we can’t pay attention without constant visual stimulus), an annoying tendency to pretend to kill off characters (negating any sense of tension or gravitas), constant reaction shots from the cardboard bridge crew, and an infruating refusal to allow us to get to know anyone except Michael and Saru.A bridge crew member got to go on an away mission! Wait no, we still barely know her name, and she was totally useless. Why is there an Android? I thought Data was the only one. What is with cyborg-eye-lady’s cyborg eye? Who is literally anyone else on the bridge? Does anyone ever actually die? I thought it was impossible to transport during red alert because the shields were up? Will Ash ever decide to be a real boy? How many more twists can we take? If every season raises the stakes of the previous one, it will be difficult to keep that up for long—there’s a reason Q only appeared in a handful of episodes; infinite stakes and deus ex machinae get tiresome quickly.On the plus side, the show does an uncanny job of addressing most every comment I utter aloud right after I utter it. Conversely, constantly doing exactly that feels manipulative. This show is watchable and engaging, but it needs to grow up some to be rewatchable. It plays too hard on spectacle at the expense of substance.

4. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   Arthur yammie – February 22, 2023

   Just got it

5. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   Michael – March 14, 2023

   I’m enjoying this season very much.