Shuttles have a pretty dangerous history on Trek. Spoilers.
A strangely flat episode, which doesn’t deliver on any of the excitement or fun that the premise of ‘Zombie Klingons’ had the potential to offer. A big part of the problem is trying to wedge in too much – we’ve got Ortegas’s insubordination, M’Benga’s secret murder, the dangerous cure – lots of bits are tacked on to the story, giving it really no opportunity to have a life of its own.
And the zombies were really pretty boring. They could have been any species, so there was nothing about Klingon Zombies. Or what that means in Klingon theology either. None of the action scenes does anything particularly special, and a lot of the screen time with zombies is spent with them behind a forcefield. Even the big ritual combat isn’t that interesting, without enough space to do any interesting choreography.
The brightest spot was Ortegas, which was a really good example of doing just 10 per cent more than usual and coming up with an unsettling effect. It shows the strong grasp the actress has on the character. Hopefully not heading towards a ‘secret infection’ plot.
Quick hits:
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“Just getting used to her decorating” – oh, Pike so wants his room back…
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Nice to see Number One with a more 60s continuity haircut.
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This really makes it look like the border of the treaty is roughly in the orbit of the planet they’re heading too, which makes no sense.
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Commander Pelia apparently ‘hates these meetings’ if it means she doesn’t have to come in for filming today…
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Very aggressive from Ortegas there. Glad that La’an is calling it so quickly.
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Pike and Marie really need to work on their communication. And Pike needs to ask more questions when someone proposes a miracle cure based on a rare flower.
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That Klingon shuttle is a cool design.
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I think wrong message that shields send is somewhat overcome by having shields.
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The inertial dampener failing scene is a fun effect.
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Ortegas is probably right that she saved Pike and M’Benga. They were not moving fast and the Klingon was dead.
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I’m not sure ‘chain of command training’ is the compassionate thing to do for someone showing signs of PTSD.
962 down.