Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

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In this last episode the resolution of the main plot was poorly done. I thought that

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the noises in Uhura's head were very obviously a message of some kind from the beginning

and she should have seen that much more quickly. Also when

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she was 'hallucinating' and talking to others about it

no one asked her to go into any detail at all other than a vague conversation with the doctor. And then when she finally got it and went to the Captain he just took her word for it and

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destroyed a critically important asset that he'd been ordered to protect

just so we could all see that, boy, that Captain Pike is such a hell of a guy who believes in his people, such a leader! The episode turned Pike into a cartoon character to make a Mary Sue out of Uhura. They're pushing Uhura's character too hard just like they've done with the pilot girl. It's forced and hurts the show. I did enjoy the fan service pay off in the very final scene. That was nice. Still, kind of a mess, I hope they do better.