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I've found the season to be a little lacklustre, but I really liked this one. The gags seemed like more than just gags, and the story was more engaging than I thought many of them have been recently.

Having Jolene Blalock back was a real treat.

Sahar is “super old,” extending his life through genetic augmentation and cryo sleep.

This is a somewhat different take from what I've been thinking - my interpretation of things that have been revealed so far is that he's an unfrozen Augment prisoner in the Khan tradition.

I get it. I'm obsessed with Streamline Moderne, myself.

Retro-futurism at its finest.

Well...retro now.

I'm glad to finally get a hint of a plot, even though it sound pretty much like what I expected it to be.

Sam Richardson's character sounds pretty entertaining based on a single line.

My partner and I (well, her really) have pretty modern taste, and coincidentally own a couple of lamps from the newer shows.

I'm guessing he still would have been compelled to sing...but the content of his song may have been different, as he would have had different things on his mind at the time.

Maybe a number about gaseous anomalies.

I thought this was a nice palate-cleanser.

The premise is a genre staple, including of course the original "Lower Decks" episode. I particularly enjoyed just how full of bullshit a typical day is for Captain Freeman.

I strongly object!

Pop-Up Video was a VH1 show.

I wonder if "senior science officer" isn't actually a very prominent position - by this era of Starfleet, the Operations officer tends to fill this role.

I think the TNG Technical Manual explains that the Ops officer manages and allocates the ship's resources like sensors, while the actual scientists are presumably down in their labs rather than on the bridge.

If that's still the case, I wonder what a science officer on the bridge actually does.

"I left Mr. Brown's campaign completely of my own volition," she said in that statement.

"In no instance was I coerced in any manner, by anyone, at any time. I am an experienced parliamentarian, seasoned communicator, and former cabinet minister who has proven more than capable of developing senior grade positions entirely based on my own read of a situation … to suggest that I'm not is ridiculous."

This is specifically not a denial that interference was attempted.

And this...well...

"Preventing that division is why I've always taken into account the perspectives of many different Canadian interest groups and stakeholders before addressing issues that pertain to diaspora communities," she said.

I had no idea he'd actually auditioned for this role.

Maybe all you have to do is wave a light over it...

I've never been on opiods, so I guess that's not worth discussing, right?

Fair enough - I do think the article makes it clear who the "everyone" is in this case - provincial and federal leadership - but I totally get why you'd bristle at it.

Yeah, the article breezes by it, but Canada's ridiculous procurement efforts have been well-documented elsewhere.

Yeah, I don't think we actually disagree with much - I certainly agree with the priorities you listed.

However, I also think that defense is also a priority - one that is becoming increasingly urgent with the general state of the world and the unreliability of our closest ally, and that has been neglected for decades.

And I'm not sure I buy in to the idea that we have to choose amongst those priorities. That kind of rhetoric is used to justify all kinds of cuts.

Shh, the grownups are talking.

Sure, and I agree. Your point?

Unfortunately, I think the need for defense spending is increasingly clear these days, no?