I never understood the love for her Star Trek characters. It seems that people who hated Discovery at least complimented the Emperor Georgiou character as a high point. She is far from bad, but I just don’t get it.
I didn’t like her character (“mwahaha I’m so evil and smart, I’m such a villain, aren’t I?”) up until we had the episode where she was sent back to the mirror universe and she became repulsed by having Kelpian slaves/eating them, and, well, her old life in general.
Up until that point she thought seeing the prime universe hadn’t changed her. She thought prime universe humanity was weak because it sought power through cooperation rather than cementing themselves as the one absolute power. Going back and seeing her universe again through a different lense completely shattered her previously-held perceptions and beliefs. It suddenly dawned on her that she was wrong all along, and was ready to admit it and to make a change in her life.
Finally we had some depth to her (I’m sorry, “I’m evil but I love Michael Burnham because she’s the flawless main character” is not character depth), but then they ended her story.
i wish we got to spend more time with Captain Georgiou. she saw potential in Michael when no one else did, but didn’t see the disrepency between what she was and could be. she paid the ultimate price for making her the xo, and it arguably led to a quadrant wide war. that’s interesting! the Emperor always felt to me like an excuse to reuse an actor and just came across like more noise in a season that already had too many anttagonists.
The war wasn’t Burnham’s fault in any way. T’Kuvma was starting a war one way or the other. Georgiou might have survived with a different first officer, though.
To be honest, it’s not even her performance; it’s the fact that “villains chewing the scenery” has become a trope in itself the last few years. Doctor Who was the worst for that, and poisoned me against it everywhere in SF
She was one of only three seasons I continued to watch the garbage pile that was Discovery. But this was easily the worst I’ve gotten from her character. Not because of her acting. Her character just seemed watered down in this movie.
I’ll say it.
In spite of everything we saw in Discovery, Michelle Yeoh was always a delight, no matter which character she played
If we got more of her, regardless of the rest, I’ll enjoy it
Michelle Yeoh is clearly not the problem.
If anything, Section 31 suffered from not enough Michelle Yeoh.
I never understood the love for her Star Trek characters. It seems that people who hated Discovery at least complimented the Emperor Georgiou character as a high point. She is far from bad, but I just don’t get it.
I didn’t like her character (“mwahaha I’m so evil and smart, I’m such a villain, aren’t I?”) up until we had the episode where she was sent back to the mirror universe and she became repulsed by having Kelpian slaves/eating them, and, well, her old life in general.
Up until that point she thought seeing the prime universe hadn’t changed her. She thought prime universe humanity was weak because it sought power through cooperation rather than cementing themselves as the one absolute power. Going back and seeing her universe again through a different lense completely shattered her previously-held perceptions and beliefs. It suddenly dawned on her that she was wrong all along, and was ready to admit it and to make a change in her life.
Finally we had some depth to her (I’m sorry, “I’m evil but I love Michael Burnham because she’s the flawless main character” is not character depth), but then they ended her story.
You want character depth? The cool thing about her are the Lex-Luthor style plots where she is clearly evil but her goals are not.
Character depth isn’t even a Star Trek thing… ST is more about entire plot depth, not single characters.
She would totally steal 40 cakes, AND eat them.
i wish we got to spend more time with Captain Georgiou. she saw potential in Michael when no one else did, but didn’t see the disrepency between what she was and could be. she paid the ultimate price for making her the xo, and it arguably led to a quadrant wide war. that’s interesting! the Emperor always felt to me like an excuse to reuse an actor and just came across like more noise in a season that already had too many anttagonists.
The war wasn’t Burnham’s fault in any way. T’Kuvma was starting a war one way or the other. Georgiou might have survived with a different first officer, though.
Add the Amanda Plummer as Vadic. Those are some phenomenal performances.
Wait is Vadic in this? I would watch it just for her.
I don’t think so… just thinking of some of the best performances of complex villains lately.
I wasn’t a fan; she kept chewing the scenery so much it was almost like the plot had to pause every time she started another soliloquy
I always took the unhinged erratic behavior as the point (Ala Ledgers Joker) but I appreciate you sharing your thoughts on it.
To be honest, it’s not even her performance; it’s the fact that “villains chewing the scenery” has become a trope in itself the last few years. Doctor Who was the worst for that, and poisoned me against it everywhere in SF
She was one of only three seasons I continued to watch the garbage pile that was Discovery. But this was easily the worst I’ve gotten from her character. Not because of her acting. Her character just seemed watered down in this movie.