I thought episode 4 was the closest yet to real Star Trek. Give it time. Almost the entire first season of next generation was meh, but it improved a lot in the second season.
Joe
Just to double-check - are we cool with how transporters work to magically dismantle and reassemble people without them looking like human versions of shoddily constructed IKEA furniture?
Yes, what this new series needs is more plots about aliens who take form of Greek gods, more references to Gilbert and Sullivan operas and definitely lots more holodeck recreations of twee Irish villages.
OK, I know it's science fiction, but how does spore drive supposedly work?
Warp drive at least seems plausible matter and antimatter reacting and annihilating each other, powering some sort of warping of space-time thereby shortening the journey from A to B.
But fungus-among-us drive? I don't get it.
Joe
Did they just use the F word on Star Trek?
Prepare to drop the cloak.
Target Strickly's communication array.
Avoid engines and life support.
On my mark.
Swearing and ultra violence.
What next? Sex scenes I guess.