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LoglineCaptain Pike and his crew welcome a Klingon defector aboard the USS Enterprise, but his presence triggers the revelation of some shocking secrets.


Written by Davy Perez

Directed by Jeff Byrd

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[-] williams_482@startrek.website 26 points 1 year ago

Well, the previously inexplicable "inject a bunch of drugs to fight Klingons" scene in the season opener has suddenly paid off.

I have little to say now except that this episode was a seriously heavy hitter. Just... wow. And ouch.

[-] triktrek@startrek.website 7 points 1 year ago

Even with this "backstory" of this green juice, it really isn't much of a backstory. It's just explained as some chemical that makes you stronger -- it still feels like a cheap plot device, and that action sequence in the season opener was still unexpectedly long.

[-] reddig33@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Think of it as trek adrenaline/speed/meth. In war, governments often try to find drugs they can give soldiers to enhance performance.

I spent over a decade addicted to meth, and in my experience, that green slime ain't meth.

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