not sure if it makes more sense, but it is at least one way how they got it. Even though I just find German info on the topic, and no English source … and no idea how reflux fits in. Vitus Dance was a medieval interpretation of epilepsy and related illnesses. Reflux means “backflow”. Maybe it refers to how the fungus talks back?
But I found that the name Vitus may derive from the word vita, and has been interpreted as “the living one”.
So first, Jay-Den is my favourite character. I would love to see some Klingon standup comedy lol
Second, after Kelrec gave his small speech about his students to Ake, I was hoping she’d reply “That’s like your opinion, man”
Besides the concerning number of shots with bare feet in them, I really enjoyed this episode. A true classic rival school plot! I particularly enjoyed that other people were at the center of the plot this time. The next episode is the Jay-Den one I think and I’m really looking forward to it
They need to sell these pyjamas lol
Vitus was a saint, and apparently, in Slavic folklore patron of mushrooms
Ah right I forgot about that
But then why come in the first place? Only to return to Betazed to say “the Federation is still the same and doesn’t want us!” After failed negotiations?
The Borg will be so confused when they come to Earth and find out it’s not important anymore
True, it shows real commitment. Still, considering that their original demand was “We want to have the right to reject any new federation member”, this seems a bit insignificant. It’s more of a gesture than anything, at least to me.
I am overall positively surprised. First of all. I like the setting. The Burn was one of the greatest ideas in Star Trek history (at least its implications, not its reason. I hope we’ll forget about that lol), as it shows how fragile the Federation truly was. So raising a new generation, based on values from centuries ago but that has lived a very different life, is a very intriguing setup. There’s still some stuff I don’t like about the era (like instant teleportation and that memory nano stuff), but let’s see how it works out. I like that Starfleet continued with a “War Academy” which was super fitting, and I can already smell all the conflicts between the two institutions.
The first episode was kind of so so. I understand that you need all that setup and background info, but I think flashbacks would have worked better. Don’t start with showing us the injustice, but leave us a bit in the dark. I pretty much like all the characters, but again, the first episode was a bit too much exposition on “everybody gets one small scene to show what they got”, only for most of them to blend in the background in the second episode.
The second episode left me a bit confused, as the Betazoids were a bit different from what I remember, but ah well. I found it weird that these official negotiations were fully made in front of a school class, with only one person of each faction involved? Imagine on earth, two leaders in a conflict met, each gave a short speech in front of a school, declared their demands, and then ends the meeting? Feels a bit weird. Also, while I enjoy the shift away from a Earth-centric Starfleet, are Betazoids really so vain that the shift of Starfleet HQ is enough to mitigate all their concerns?
Overall, I like what I see. I hope not every episode will be about Caleb’s mom, or his search, and I really hope we’ll also get a bit of everyday school fun. Weird comparison, but in Harry Potter, I enjoyed the everyday school stuff always more than the actual plot. And give me more of that Klingon (even though his voice modulation sounds really bad).
Season 3 was just pure riding on nostalgia without any message on its own. It’s a hollow shell, which is really disappointing considering the first two seasons were so good.
I often read people being thrown off by the Duty! Honor! Service! But. I think it’s just a slight shift in Starfleet. Duty always came first, and there are a couple of TNG episodes where Picard is very adamant about it. I don’t see it shouting as a captain, but as a young cadet? Sure. And Honor, with Klingons being part of Starfleet, could be a cultural shift. Who knows. Maybe it will be discussed in the show, that would be cool.
I only got to know her videos after watching the 4 h dissection of SNW season 3, but her analyses (at least the ones I have seen so far) are very much on point. I love it. Far better content than that alt-right outrage about “pronoun Torpedoes” and “phasers set on woke”