I've seen about the first two of these short Trek things that have been airing these past couple months. I've yet to see the recent Saru-focused on and apparently there's another one coming before Discovery returns for its second season and "ruin canon" or whatever the detractors like to say.
I didn't like the one with Tilly. It had a good start at the beginning with the invisible alien and all that, but once the alien spoke English and came off as a bit emo, that's when the short lost me. I don't know if I want to blame it on the actress or the writers who wrote her character that way, but it's the cliched case of "I wanted to like this, but I couldn't due to this and that." The idea was good, the overall story was familiar fare but still interesting, but the execution was a turn off.
The other one, with the lone pilot and the ship computer taking place a thousand years in the future... that was interesting. I like the idea of setting this way into the future because you don't have to worry about canon or anything, though I question how Discovery would've survived for a millennium and still be in pristine condition. I also liked the concept of one man alone with only the ship's computer as company and said computer trying to make a relationship with a married fellow. It's an interesting premise and it made for an entertaining fifteen minutes of television. I liked this one better than the other one.
So if I get to watch the other ones, I'll probably post some thoughts on it. But for now... meh.
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