STP S3 E2: Star Trek Paint By Numbers
So episode 2 happened. We’re now 1/5th into “the best Star Trek since the 90s” and I’m still searching for answers as to why a very prominent sector of the Nerdsphere spent months telling us in no uncertain terms how much we’re all going to love it and how “TNG is finally back!”
To be fair, they all had the consideration to use the exact same phrasing and talking points while doing it, so I appreciate that.
Anyway, episode 1 was ok, but it plagiarized from Wrath of Khan too much and it was the exact same set up as Season 1. “Wait until you get to episode 2!” they said. Now we’re at episode 2 and thankfully they’ve moved away from the Wrath of Khan plagiarism. In this episode, our aging hero finds out he has a secret son and a hammy villain gives a monologue, then the Not-Constitution enters the Orange Mutara Nebula and they play the sound. You know the one — the V’Ger sound.
This is Star Trek: Paint By Numbers. Take a blank outline of Star Trek. Fill in this part with some First Contact. Fill in this one over here with some Wrath of Khan. Oh, for this small sliver…
