Spoiler
There was an episode in the first season, the one with Troi and Riker, where the characters felt familiar, but that was one episode in 20. Every other occasion prior to season three felt like it was fanfiction written by a ten year old who knew how to swear. I mean the sheer fucking hubris of pretending this was the continuation of TNG.
And then comes season 3, and with the possible exception of Beverly in the first couple of episodes, it was like putting on your favourite slippers. I get the distinct impression that Michael Dorn has been practicing his Worf in the mirror for the last 20 years, because even with the genuinely entertaining changes to his character, he still felt the same. The whole cast just immediately had the same chemistry that they had 30 years ago.
There are some questionable script choices in the first half, and the story feels just a little too much like a greatest hits album (and for some reason the first disc is a bunch of cover songs for another band), but this third season was clearly made with reverence to the source material that has been sorely missing in the preceding two.
And I'm happy to see them setting up a spin-off. I'd guessed it was happening a few weeks back because of how much screen time the Titan's bridge crew were getting. It's a damned shame they killed off Shaw though; despite him coming across as a complete arsehole in the first episode, he really grew on me.
And then comes season 3, and with the possible exception of Beverly in the first couple of episodes, it was like putting on your favourite slippers. I get the distinct impression that Michael Dorn has been practicing his Worf in the mirror for the last 20 years, because even with the genuinely entertaining changes to his character, he still felt the same. The whole cast just immediately had the same chemistry that they had 30 years ago.
There are some questionable script choices in the first half, and the story feels just a little too much like a greatest hits album (and for some reason the first disc is a bunch of cover songs for another band), but this third season was clearly made with reverence to the source material that has been sorely missing in the preceding two.
And I'm happy to see them setting up a spin-off. I'd guessed it was happening a few weeks back because of how much screen time the Titan's bridge crew were getting. It's a damned shame they killed off Shaw though; despite him coming across as a complete arsehole in the first episode, he really grew on me.
