This is the Daystrom Institute Episode Analysis thread for Strange New Worlds 2x01 The Broken Circle.

Now that we’ve had a few days to digest the content of the latest episode, this thread is a place to dig a little deeper.

  • changingfmh@startrek.website
    2·
    2 years ago

    I think the premise is interesting. Klingons are interesting. Spock in command is interesting. M’benga and Chapel fist fighting Klingons? God save us all. And then to face no consequence. It’s a shame such an interesting premise is muddied with all of the nonsense.

    • Continuumguy@startrek.website
      1·
      2 years ago

      From what I understand based on what they said in BTS stuff, the fight was partly inspired by the fact that Babs Olusanmokun is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Why they had to have him be juiced-up fighting Klingons, I don’t know. Lord knows he could have been fighting humans without steroids.

      • Lockely@pawb.social
        1·
        2 years ago

        I think the reason was simply that klingons (like vulcans) are usually depicted as significantly stronger than humans on a baseline, which is why we usually deal with them with weapons rather than fist fights. That being said, I think it was an answer looking for a question, and agree it wasn’t entirely necessary for the plot.

      • CeruleanRuin@lemmy.one
        1·
        2 years ago

        Given the history of dangerous substances radically changing a person’s physiology in Star Trek, they’ll be fine. People turn into completely different species and then return to normal without any scarring, or indeed even a hair out of place.

        I wish there was some time given to recovery from such extreme bodily trauma, but the precedent has been long established that you just spend a minute in sickbay, maybe get a hypospray, and you’re back on duty in no time.

        • Jon-H558@kbin.social
          2·
          2 years ago

          I have a feeling the go juice will resurface in later episodes with consequences, it did seem to have ominous introduction so don’t think it will be forgotten…hopfully.

        • Value Subtracted@startrek.website
          2·
          2 years ago

          I mean, the way it was portrayed, it seems like M’Benga has done this before, and that it’s dangerous and/or has long-term effects. I assume this will be picked up again later in the season.

          • StillPaisleyCat@startrek.website
            2·
            2 years ago

            That was my thought exactly.

            Chapel’s question to M’Benga whether he wanted to do that to himself again clearly implied there is a physiological or psychological cost to using the substance, perhaps even an addiction that he’s already struggled with.