Before we get on with today's Touchbase, it appears the First Amendment ain't quite dead yet.
Jimmy Kimmel will be back on TV tonight.
I imagine he might have something to say.
So season 3 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds closed out recently and I feel bad for saying this but...
Well, the season didn't suck per se but it was decidedly underwhelming.
After two very strong seasons, it was almost a given that season 3 would have some trouble living up to that standard.
With Jonathan Frakes in the director's chair, there was some expectation that "A Space Adventure Hour" might be comparable to season 2's Lower Decks crossover but it kind of missed the mark. The best part of that episdoe was the post credit's "blooper reel" from the sci-fi show within the show.
"Four and a Half Vulcans" had some laugh out loud funny moments but the absurdity of the premise (4 humans being turned into raging assholes by being made into Vulcans) was too broad and missed how Vulcans are supposed to work in Star Trek. Kudos to Patton Oswalt as Doug the Vulcan.
The faux documentary "What Is Starfleet?" was an interesting idea for an experiment but was somewhat lacking in actual execution.
There were some commendable highlights for this season. "The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail” and "Terrarium” were particularly strong episodes. The latter is an excellent spotlight on Erica Ortegas and also will rip your heart out. Don't you dare make me feel bad for a Gorn.
The season finale "New Life and New Civilizations" is a wobbly wobbly timey wimey mess that resolves the plotline with the evil Vezda and ends Marie Batel's time on the Enterprise. The sequence where Batel and Christopher Pike actually get to live our their lives together to old age is especially moving and also ominous. Who keeps knocking on the door? Oh yeah, it's EVIL!
"New Life and New Civilizations" almost feels like a series finale. The producers planned it as such before they got news of their season 4 renewal.
I'm glad Star Trek: Strange New Worlds did not end there, deserving a chance to redeem itself after a weak and uneven season.
That is that for this week's Touchbase.
Coming up... the return of High Potential and Brilliant Minds.
Until next time, remember to be good to one another and try to keep it down in there, would ya? I'm trying to watch TV over here.
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