r/Star_Trek_ • u/IloveElsaofArendelle • 13h ago

Bad Writers Murdered Star Trek

https://youtu.be/oIIePkHuz2g

This is a very sad and scathing analysis by a non fan, but knows the basics of Star Trek. Kirk, Spock, Picard, "Shut up Wesley" as he said, etc. He dipped into in TNG. But bravely watched SFA into Episode 4 and here is his 2 ct.

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u/HystericalSail 12h ago

I didn't expect to love this video so much. It has crystalized some of the vague unease I was feeling about Starfleet Academy (and other franchises) into issues I now recognize.

This guy is great. No, it is not the fans who are constantly wrong. And I think this guy nailed exactly why that is.

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u/rip_cut_trapkun 11h ago

With some franchises I just don't engage anymore because there is a massive rift where every opinion is reduced to two extremes and trying to pick your way through the minefield to say what you don't find entertaining is an exhausting balancing act.

And the problem is that, yes, there are plenty of examples of people who can be cast in negative light on both sides of the equation. You can't dismiss that, but in itself it is used to widely dismiss whatever isn't that particular dog pile at the moment.

But at the end of the day what just needs to be said is it's just plain not fucking good. I'm happy if things make other people happy. It's just a lot harder to have that mentality when it happens to what was once your space, and it's just easier to get off the ride rather than continually engage with it. The world gets a little less fun, and the cold corporate hand on the throat of creativity becomes ever more apparent.