Sean, while I love it when you point out uniforms, I really don't enjoy a five minute conversation on uniform comparisons between shows as you give it a down.
/end rant
But seriously, this episode was grim, and I really liked it.
Wait...so the company that supplied the cameras wasn't even from the U.S.?
Wow...this just gets more insane the more I learn about it. As conservative as Tennessee can be, they first outsourced their law enforcement for a return of pennies on the dollar to the city, AND the taxpayers ended up subsidizing a foreign company.
When I lived in Clarksville, they had intersection cameras to ticket anyone that ran a red light. Couple problems with it.
Drivers started slamming on their brakes; causing more accidents
The city outsourced the cameras, so they received only pennies on the dollar for every ticket.
I think they eventually removed them, but I can't recall. I visited last September to take a class for work, and I didn't see any cameras, so they might be gone.
Literally translates to "Time Portal." Yeah that was hilarious.
Sean didn't mention La'an's timing in the shuttle when she catches Boimler and Mariner in the shuttle just after she says "I never get caught." That was really funny as well.
Honestly there's just so much in this episode, that even after several viewings I'm sure you'd still be picking out small references and easter eggs here and there.
Judeo-Christian is a term that acknowledges Christianity's roots in Judaism. It's a term that's been in wide use since the dawn of the cold war, yet originated in 1821 as a term to describe Jewish converts into Christianity.
I said yesterday in another thread that this was going to be a shit show because of Huffman...I loved last year's r/space. I can say I miss it, but I gave up that community for what I believe to be a better one. They can have it, we can build better communities in Fediverse
After watching SNW A Quality of Mercy, I immediately watched Balance of Terror. Show runners did such a great job; the SNW episode is a wonderful homage to the original episode.
In this case it wasn't a middle finger to regulation, because no regulation existed. It was a middle finger to the science behind certifying the craft for ad-depth pressures. Additionally, these craft are used in international waters, where no regulatory body has jurisdiction.
I mentioned in another post that I think T'pring, despite asking for time apart, eventually realizes that Spock omitting his current condition was entirely justifiable. I think she's hurt, but she then understands Spock's point of view (as logic would dictate) that omitting disclosure was the best path forward with the highest probability of success.
I would ask why Carlson and Musk would allow Tate to have a platform, considering these revelations, yet I already know they're all fucking absolute monsters. They're devoid of any empathy for anyone.
These are monstrous quotes by Tate...why Musk or Carlson would allow a platform for that piece of work only speaks to their own buffoonery...their own admission of misogyny because they provide a platform for a piece of shit like Tate.
After some further thought, I have to make the observation that I think T'pring knew something was wrong with Spock. There are a few things that T'pring does that indicates she knows that whatever Spock is going through, it's more than he lets on. The main indication, to me, is when she held his hand after pouring the tea, which has to be excruciating to Spock. She helps him while he's pouring the water to ensure the tea is properly steeped. She initiates the end of the Ritual of Awakening; interrupting her mother because the timer has expired. She defends the memory Amanda and Spock share. I love T'pring because, regardless of the circumstance, she stands beside Spock and defends him in the best way possible.
Unfortunately, by the time she realizes something is amiss, they are committed to the ritual and they cannot get out of it even if she would want to delay it. I still think that Spock, at the time, chose to not disclose his condition for good reasons. I'm still on the fence that T'pring would've accidentally revealed that during the mind meld with her mother. I'm still onboard that Spock made the correct decision, however I can say that he should of at least disclosed that something was amiss a little later on.
The most XO thing that Una has done throughout the entire series run is question junior officers about Enterprise Bingo.
Seriously though as a former sailor I can verify that an XO's job is tedious and boring. It's all paperwork, inspections, and disciplinary crap outside of Captain's Mast (yet an XO does most the work for that before a CO sees anything). The bulk of Una storytelling that we've seen is pretty great. Ortega is the one who needs to shine at this point. She hasn't had much story development.
I thought the same thing myself. I do agree with Spock's motivation and the way handled it; I think T'pring's response of taking time apart is definitely emotionally motivated. As Spock mentioned that Vulcans feel more intensely than humans, assuredly T'pring (because she does truly love Spock) was quite angry and hurt he didn't disclose that he was human.
The time apart might be necessary for T'pring to realize that Spock's actions were the best course of action given the circumstances.
Sean, while I love it when you point out uniforms, I really don't enjoy a five minute conversation on uniform comparisons between shows as you give it a down.
/end rant
But seriously, this episode was grim, and I really liked it.