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Part 1 was sorta a fun popcorn film/episode/whatever.. Part 2 starts out sloooowww.. remains slow for 2/3rds of the movie while it tries to somehow get us invested in the characters, fails miserably (Kora's response to her companions opening up about why they fight makes me really dislike her.) and then ends with an entirely predictable and fairly boring bang.

I had "Nuke em from orbit. It's the only way to be sure" running through my head right from the start of the movie so the lazy contrivance of having a few piles of grain literally protect a bunch of villagers from a well armed space force, just made it impossible to take anything in this film seriously.

The timing of their "help" showing up was just the chef's kiss of stupidity.

If you're on the fence about whether you need to watch this to complete the set.. don't bother.

I think some folks are forgetting that many of the original Star Trek episodes were quite silly, but the show also pushed cultural boundaries and sometimes made people uncomfortable. A black female communications officer in the mid 60's and a Russian in the middle of the cold war.

Today it's about empathy, gender roles and work life balance, and ST:SNW has some fun exploring those topics. Some other versions of ST have explored the same topics more seriously, or with more action, or darkness, but I think people are really looking for a lighter hearted approach in today's world. ST:SNW seems to strike the right balance.

And yes, the music Spock's dream isn't just an homage. It is the *same* music. I remember as a kid in the early 80's, we still had a black and white TV and when it was turned on the sound started immediately but the picture took about 5-10 seconds to come up. I'd turn the TV on anywhere between 10-10:30pm and I usually knew exactly which ST episode it was before the picture appeared just from the unique music and sound effects in each episode.

... but I can't imagine what it is.

Seriously though. It's the 2nd to last day of 2021 and we've had less than an inch of snow in the Denver metro area this fall/winter. Today Dec 30, 2021, 100mph wind gusts blew a grass fire through the suburban communities of Superior and Louisville, destroying upwards of a 1000 homes and businesses. It's almost like there's something big coming that is negatively affecting the climate, all around the world, that represents a threat to humanity.. I wonder if we, as a society are capable of recognizing, acknowledging, and doing something about it..

So to distract me from the news of the day, I watched this movie.

Ya, we're doomed.