Star Trek Discovery is a bully… And you’re an enabler.
I’m not entirely sure what else I can say about Star Trek Discovery at this point. I was one of the first to call bullshit on the fake casting outrage. Weeks before the show even aired, I tried to warn you the producers were hacks. I’ve blown holes in the producers’ interviews like I was the Antares maelstrom. I’ve watched dumbfounded as our protagonist made stupid/illegal/immoral decisions at every turn, only to be rewarded by one-note supporting characters and beloved by a seemingly deaf, dumb, and blind audience. And of course, every week I’ve watched as it found new ways to destroy the franchise with its sheer incompetence.
Finally, exacerbated, I asked out-loud, what’s the point?
“Just stop watching. Stop talking about it.” It’s a common refrain I’ve heard all over— facebook, twitter, reddit, in person. “Let those of us who do enjoy it, enjoy it.”
But here’s the problem: I can’t.
It’s not just because I’m a huge Trekkie and the values of the Federation are fundamental to my life and career. It’s not just because Star Trek provides ethical guidance for a people trying to survive in a horrid cultural wasteland of crass moral relativism. It’s not just because I get outraged whenever they tell me those gigantic speakers are transporters and katras are now controlled by…
