I loved loved loved Tilly's exclamation upon retrieving the asteroid: "This is the power of math, people!" So perfect.
I can see what the actor meant when he said he wasn't there to play the lead but to support the lead.
That's a pretty cool thing for any actor to say. Probably why I like this guy. :)
That of the two (new to Trek) people Pike brought on board with him, the fast talking flyboy ends up as the episode's redshirt while the quiet female officer survives feels like a meta commentary as well.
The writers hang a lampshade on this when Pike tells female officer to "trade in your red shirt for a flight suit." It's a deliberate misdirect, and it made me smile.
Cranky engineering genius between 40 and 50 able to work miracles in a cave on an asteroid isn't a new trope in Trek, but this person being female is, and the actress sold the deadpan in the middle of chaos beautifully. I absolutely want to keep her.
ME TOO. So much!
I love your outline of just how BAD Spock is at communicating. It's something I was always aware of but I've never seen it summarized as neatly as this.
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I can see what the actor meant when he said he wasn't there to play the lead but to support the lead.
That's a pretty cool thing for any actor to say. Probably why I like this guy. :)
That of the two (new to Trek) people Pike brought on board with him, the fast talking flyboy ends up as the episode's redshirt while the quiet female officer survives feels like a meta commentary as well.
The writers hang a lampshade on this when Pike tells female officer to "trade in your red shirt for a flight suit." It's a deliberate misdirect, and it made me smile.
Cranky engineering genius between 40 and 50 able to work miracles
in a caveon an asteroid isn't a new trope in Trek, but this person being female is, and the actress sold the deadpan in the middle of chaos beautifully. I absolutely want to keep her.ME TOO. So much!
I love your outline of just how BAD Spock is at communicating. It's something I was always aware of but I've never seen it summarized as neatly as this.
So happy show is back!