8th February, 2019.
Yep: I think — having looked out of my window, earlier — that I’m right.
When I say it’s awful out.
I’ll be frank, I don’t think it’s stopped raining since this morning, when I went out.
And looked grim, ever since.
Frankly?
I’m just glad I’ve had some laundry and cleaning up to do.
Along side the inevitable job-hunting …
Oy … !
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One other thing I also noted in today’s introductory video?
Is that it’s Friday.
But you’ve possibly already guessed that bit, haven’t you … ?
It’s Friday.
And, for the past few Fridays?
And, yes: it’s VERY frantic …
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Episode 4 — An Obol for Charon — sees the crew of the Discovery on still on Spock’s trail.
Captain Pike (Anson Mount) has received a visit from Number One (Rebecca Romijn*): looking in on her commanding officer with details of the shuttle Spock has stolen … including it’s warp trail …
There’s only one thing stopping the Discovery getting anywhere near the fleeing Vulcan officer.
A large — very large — biomechanical sphere that’s holding the Discovery at a dead stop …
And seemingly, killing the Discovery’s highly empathic first officer, Saru (Doug Jones).
Science officer Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) has her work cut out for her.
And that’s before she finds out what’s happening to Ensign Tilly (Mary Wiseman) …
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Now …
Am I enjoying this series?
Yes, I am, actually.
Granted, this week’s episode is rather frantic: series one, I think, was slow in comparison.
On the other hand? The story arc — the search for a potentially psychotic Spock — was tucked areaway, neatly: allowing the writers to concentrate on the immediate — and large — problem the characters were facing.
And allowing a little character development on the way: the relationship between Michael and Saru … ? Has grown. a little.
There’s something else, too.
In amongst the seriousness?
Ensign Tilly has an Amusing Comedy Hair Moment …
You can’t get enough of those, can you … ?
* Not that I’m an expert on make up … But I can help but think in designing Rebecca Romijn make up this episode? They’ve gone for a very 1960s colour palette. Which — to me, at any rate — makes sense. The original series Enterprise was supposed to be be a sci-fi version of a 1960s US battleship. So 1960s in as much as possible? Well …
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