Just watched 1.03 and I did so with pizza for the perfect Friday night experience 😂 which also saved you all from my live blogging.

But thoughts!

What M’Benga said about new bigotries replacing old ones and then Number Ones log about “why isn’t it enough to just be me? Why do I have to be the hero?” And not to get political or anything but it slapped me in the face with a memory of reading a news article about a refugee who climbed up the outside of an apartment complex up like 5 floors or something to rescue a child in danger. They were fast tracked for asylum but such heroism while obviously incredible doesn’t mean they weren’t worthy before. They were already enough. Idk it just super hit home and I think that’s actually the core of what Star Trek is. Yeah it’s set in the future but it is still reflecting back and showing us stuff about our society and lessons we should learn.

Una is incredible but she is enough just being her, not for the 200% massive effort and I love Pike I do, but I have a mighty need for him to kick himself about his well-intentioned compliments and tell Una that. Say that she’s good not for what she does but just for who she is and it’s ok.

Sorry I am just a bit stuck on this. It hits home in a personal way.

There wasn’t enough Ortegas. Chapel continues to delight no matter the limited screentime. I just really dig her vibe.

Those landing party jackets were awesome I want one.

A pattern buffer as stasis is really interesting. Has that ever come up before?

I really liked how Una gave M’Benga a pass and helped him so the accident wouldn’t happen again, but he also got to continue protecting his kid. I think we were supposed to go “well Pike just did for Una so she was paying it on” but tbh I more got the vibe that the Enterprise crew is a family and they keep each other’s secrets and take care of one another. Like Una would have done that whatever for M’Benga because that’s what they do. I love that. I’m a sucker for found family.

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Pattern buffer as stasis thing was in TNG! That’s how Scotty kept himself alive for 80 years.

ooooh interesting!

reminds me of the Stargate episode where Teal’c got trapped in the buffer when the connection was unstable due to an explosion on the other end. The signal was ‘fading’ and McKay figured 48 hours and he was gone. Carter disagreed (and was obviously right) and they managed to get him back.

I suppose it’s a bit like computer information. If you’ve ever tried to read an old CD sometimes it doesn’t read properly due to degradation.