This is expertly written. It reads exactly like you’d expect a story about archaeological discoveries to.

FWIW, I’ve always had trouble telling apart amber, golden, and jade potions, so if I have to, I’ll learn to live with it.

I like most of the new art, but as a colorblind person, the new scroll and runestone art is a lot harder to differentiate (the stones in particular basically all look identical to me). Maybe there could be an option to keep the old-style art if preferred?

Can’t wait for this lineup!

Do you still just tap on the space to pick the item up, or do you need to do something special?

Good that they’re offering this, but it’s still prohibitively expensive if you don’t have an academic department that can cover the registration fee.

I had really hoped that Sanjeev could have pulled off an episode win, but this episode was truly a delight.

We need PFT as a contestant!

Khan mentioned it was 15 years after being marooned on Ceti Alpha V, but this is clearly 18 year difference.

Maybe it’s Ceti Alpha V years rather than Earth years.

Haven’t watched TWOK in a little while, but didn’t Khan accuse Kirk of knowing Ceti Alpha VI was going to be destroyed? Now it looks like either he was lying then, or the grief from whatever’s going to happen in the final episode has driven him mad.

Yeah, I am really appreciating the new complexity to McGivers’ character in this series.

I think the flour superpower one would have been better if the guys hadn’t all snagged their own ducks. Having to deal with something someone else came up with is so much more entertaining.

I hope whoever made the “Ed Gamble getting increasingly angry” compilation is already working on one for Reece.

One thing I did hate, though, is the epilogue on the last episode. I will skip that when I rewatch the series.

Star Trek Discovery is not “that bad”. Like Picard and some of the seasons of Enterprise, each season is a self-contained story arc, which I get is not for everyone. It also has a black female main character, which apparently is also not for everyone. IMO, the fifth season was not quite as good as the first four (I actually like the fourth the best), but there was still a lot to like. I do think they did better after they moved to the 31st century so they weren’t as constrained by canon gymnastics. It also (for a single season) gives us our only non-human main ship captain to-date, which I think is a good thing in a series centered on the idea of friendship with other worlds. There are definitely things I would change about the show if I could, but on the whole I think it’s a great addition to Trek.

(Also, Michelle Yeoh, Mary Wiseman, and Tig Notaro each steal every single scene any of them is in. Worth watching for those three alone.)

Maybe a bit premature to say this after only one episode, but I feel like so far this show is accomplishing what the documentary episode of SNW tried to do. It’s effectively making us think about the “established Starfleet narrative” of most Star Trek, and has a frame device that advances the story without being too intrusive.

Maisie was basically the only cast member I was familiar with before, but I’m already excited about this group. I think she’s going to be the one to watch, but I wouldn’t rule out Reece.

I assume they’re just calling them that on YouTube for Americans, but I don’t remember if they said it in the actual episode.

It’s been established as far back as TOS that M’Benga specializes in Vulcan medicine, so it’s surprising they didn’t even mention it in this episode

I want to see the Spock/Pike dream dance!

I’m 99% sure that the “sandwiches from Purmantee with the fries inside the sandwich” are a reference to Pittsburgh sandwich chain Primanti Bros.