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LoglineAn accident with an experimental quantum probability field causes everyone on the USS Enterprise to break uncontrollably into song, but the real danger is that the field is expanding and beginning to impact other ships—allies and enemies alike.


Written by Dana Horgan & Bill Wolkoff

Directed by Dermott Downs

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[–] c4lm@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (5 children)

That was hard work... Can't fault the singing, but after 10 minutes it all felt very tedious.

I don't care about the love affairs of the Enterprise. I was finding all the emo, pining, lovesick, will they, won't they crap tedious well before this.

Drummer lites Kirk crush feels especially forced. How many times are they going to force him into an episode?! he serves on a different ship ffs

Incidentally I loved 'Once more with feeling' (inspite of Gellars singing)

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[–] chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Well that episode was certainly.....uh......something. Lol.

Don't get me wrong I loved it, but in that "oh God it's happening again" laughing my arse off kind of way.

Also, whoever wrote the lyrics to the first song "All Systems Stable" really made a banger.

[–] khaosworks@startrek.website 8 points 2 years ago
[–] CCF_100@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I LOVED this episode! I wouldn't be opposed to them doing another musical episode 😁

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[–] khaosworks@startrek.website 7 points 2 years ago (3 children)

One day they’ll do a proper adaptation of “How Much For Just the Planet?” and I can die happy.

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[–] triktrek@startrek.website 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

In between the first watch earlier this week and a rewatch tonight, I've listening to and humming the songs over and over again. I don't know why people say the songs aren't catchy. "Status Report" is sooo catchy, and it even has a little reprise with the "Apologies" at the beginning of the "Private Conversation" which is also very catchy actually.

"How Would That Feel" is beautifully rendered. I've started to listen to other Christina Chong's songs now, and they are pretty good (listen to her "Twin Flames").

Also, in the last seconds of the episode we had Uhura humming a theme. The closed caption says "Uhura humming 'Keep us connected'", which I believe is incorrect. She is humming the opening of Chapel's "I am Ready" and Spock's "I am the X", not Uhura's "Keep us Connected".

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[–] russjr08@outpost.zeuslink.net 7 points 2 years ago

I don't generally enjoy musicals (or rather, shows that aren't musicals but then do a random episode as a musical) but SNW definitely did it right! And I'm glad I didn't skip it since I considered doing so.

[–] Jfillian@twit.social 7 points 2 years ago

@ValueSubtracted Delightful episode. I laughed, I cried, I (would have) bought the t-shirt. I have really enjoyed some of the risks they've taken this season, this one and the Mashup with Lower Decks and punctuating with the powerful war episode. I've looked forward to Thursdays.

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