I think the episodic nature of pre-Disco Trek works in its favor. In episodic Trek, if the authors get a bug up their ass to write something stupid or tedious, you get one episode of stupid or tedious. In serialized Trek, if they get that same assbug, you’re stuck in the fucking mirror universe for most of a season.
I don’t think it’s a coincidence that PIC and Disco have had mixed-to-negative fan reaction, while SNW and LD have been received overwhelmingly positively.
But very much a B5 type of storytelling, where the problem of the week takes front stage, and the overarching plot is in the background.
I think the episodic nature of pre-Disco Trek works in its favor. In episodic Trek, if the authors get a bug up their ass to write something stupid or tedious, you get one episode of stupid or tedious. In serialized Trek, if they get that same assbug, you’re stuck in the fucking mirror universe for most of a season.
I don’t think it’s a coincidence that PIC and Disco have had mixed-to-negative fan reaction, while SNW and LD have been received overwhelmingly positively.
That sounds kinda promising actually.