It can be pretty divisive, but I enjoyed it. In a few ways, it diverges pretty significantly from the traditional Trek look and feel, and has to explain away a fair number of inconsistencies, but it has its own unique identity and a pretty solid cast. The main character is probably the source of most of the division, and I found myself liking her a lot in some cases and getting incredibly annoyed by her in others. It’s a very emotionally-charged show, which works for some people (I tend to like having my emotions played with) and it’s visually gorgeous.
So I’d say it’s definitely worth a watch, but with medium expectations. One of the nice things about how the plot is structured, is that there are a lot of twists and complete “fork in the road” type devices, so if you’re tired of a storyline, just give it a few episodes and everything will change (at least for the first couple seasons). I’d say go for it.
I’ll second the medium expectations vote. I tried watching the show week to week, but it just got boring. Sometimes it would be good, but it would take too long to get there. Being able to binge the show was a much better experience. If there was a bad episode, I could quickly just watch the next episode and forget the last.
I have plenty of positive things to say about Discovery, but it takes a while to get to each of them while watching.
It can be pretty divisive, but I enjoyed it. In a few ways, it diverges pretty significantly from the traditional Trek look and feel, and has to explain away a fair number of inconsistencies, but it has its own unique identity and a pretty solid cast. The main character is probably the source of most of the division, and I found myself liking her a lot in some cases and getting incredibly annoyed by her in others. It’s a very emotionally-charged show, which works for some people (I tend to like having my emotions played with) and it’s visually gorgeous.
So I’d say it’s definitely worth a watch, but with medium expectations. One of the nice things about how the plot is structured, is that there are a lot of twists and complete “fork in the road” type devices, so if you’re tired of a storyline, just give it a few episodes and everything will change (at least for the first couple seasons). I’d say go for it.
I’ll second the medium expectations vote. I tried watching the show week to week, but it just got boring. Sometimes it would be good, but it would take too long to get there. Being able to binge the show was a much better experience. If there was a bad episode, I could quickly just watch the next episode and forget the last.
I have plenty of positive things to say about Discovery, but it takes a while to get to each of them while watching.