Logline
A distress call from Lt. Noonien-Singh compels Spock to disobey orders and take the USS Enterprise and its crew into disputed space, risking renewed hostilities with the Klingons in a bid to aid their shipmate.
Written by Henry Alonso Myers & Akiva Goldsman
Directed by Chris Fisher
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The magic drug stuff felt very odd. Like they were trying to play to Discovery fans potentially. Plus the direction felt off during the action - I assume it was trying to highlight M’Benga’s trauma and prejudice but the person holding the camera or directing was having trouble bringing his vision to life. Even with it being a little sloppy, I actually love how during this time in the federation there’s a lot of unresolved racial conflicts between Klingons and Federation members. Such a great way to honor TOS and introduce proper character drama.
Also worth noting that it feels like this season got a pretty decent budget bump. Everything looked so polished!