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Ten years before Kirk, Spock and the Enterprise, the USS Discovery discovers new worlds and lifeforms as one Starfleet officer learns to understand all things alien.
The show couples pure "Star Trek" spirit and references that will make fans grin, but it has enough action and compelling characters to draw in people who don't know the difference between the Kelvin and Prime timelines.
Star Trek is best when it's hopeful, but hope shines brightest amid horror. On some level, Discovery knows both of those things, and that's why it's a show I'm eager to keep watching.
The actor playing this mysterious Gabriel Lorca -- Jason Isaacs -- also happens to be a major talent who instantly lifts Martin-Green's game. These two appear to be a winning, multidimensional combo.
While Sonequa Martin-Green does much of the heavy lifting, she is not alone. The supporting cast is incredibly charming and immediately places the viewer in the comfortably familiar milieu of Star Trek.
With a polished production, a complex plot, and several compelling characters already introduced, Discovery is off to a good start in transforming Trek on TV for a new era.
Star Trek: Discovery has incredible character development, a sustainable plot, and production value that looks so good that it feels like you're traveling in orbit right there with Commander Burnham and the crew.
The series has a strong backbone in Martin-Green, and so far, promises to be an enjoyable way to pass the time as pop culture returns to the final frontier.
It seems like we're getting just another grimdark war show, this one slapped with the Star Trek brand, but having little to do with that brand's core ideas.
While Discovery is fundamentally quite different from much of the Trek that's come before, its engagement with the franchise, and willingness to both celebrate and examine its core values, keep it true to that spirit.