10 Reasons To Stop Hating Star Trek: Discovery

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BY JACK KIELY
NOVEMBER 24TH, 2023

It is said that the opposite of love is not hate, but indifference. If you think you detest Star Trek: Discovery, then you clearly still care about it, and that's at least some common ground with those who say they like it. And if you're reading this article looking to be convinced, then you already have been either way.

Aside from leaving no one indifferent since its debut in 2017, Discovery has pushed the boundaries of Star Trek on television and often to great success. On occasion, however, those boundaries have pushed back. Admittedly, this writer hasn't always been the show's number one fan. Not all of the critique has been misplaced — Discovery is certainly different in tone, style, and weekly format to that which went before. This has been as novel and exciting as it has, at times, felt frustratingly lackluster.

In any case, Discovery deserves far more than any brazen dismissal as 'not this' or 'too much that'. We're coming up to the series' fifth and final season now, so it's probably the right time to pause for a look back at some of the best things it has had to offer. Well, in the least, those that should hopefully temper the hate.