All's Well that Ends Well - yes?[2]
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agoodwinsmithStarfleet Academy - season 1, episode 10 - Rubincon
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Okay, nice feint: The Rubicon was actually the maladapting doctor trying to speak about Rubin particles. No one took their legions into Rome, and so no one needed the stabby stab.
A lot of the work done in previous episodes bears fruit in this season final episode. Tarima gets to do more than just gaze Ophelia-like in sorrowing vulnerability. She knew the Leonardo Da Vinci quote, and she finds the channel they need to neutralize the Omega 47 mines. Yes, she gets to do the magic thing that we are reassured is not magic because they have laughed at it being magic. Ha ha ha. Ho ho ho. What a silly idea. It is obviously telepathic echolocation, yeah. Glad we have that sorted out.
I do like the low-key affinity between Jett and Derem. She sees herself in him and gives him exactly enough to anchor his new self.[1]
Also glad that the new friction between Gemini and SAM is being worked out.
Because we spend so much time on Caleb and his issues, I am less invested in his triumphs. I don't grudge him his success, but it's a bit "Yes, how nice, ... anyway.".
I need more about Anisha Mir's past. If we're going to spend all of season one hunting for her, and success for many is confirmed by finding her - I need to know more.
And - aside from the fact that I really enjoyed the scenery chewing - I am feeling a bit sad for Nus Braka. I believe all sorts of things from my childhood for which I don't know the science. Being wrong is not the same as lying. However I do realize that he has told us several versions of his childhood, and he has woken up and chosen violence.
I am sorry we have pared down our "chosen ones" and do not show Kyle or Ocam or even Dzolo (this episode could have done with a touch of snark). Do the War College students not deserve to travel to Betazed?
We did return to proper Star Trek standards of saving the day with a skeleton crew, against overwhelming odds, with an impossibly mathy problem, and our young photonic cadet does wizard motions in the air, moving energies and vibes and gosh darn it ALGOdarnRITHMS.
Aaahh. I feel like I have just had a real long draw of an old fashioned milkshake made with real milk and real ice cream and real summer strawberries, where there is an additional 1/3 serving bonus in the metal mixer cup. Yeeeaaah.
[1] - confession time - I do find the smile of George Hawkins to be absolutely winning. I will not be taking questions at this time.
[1] - according to dramatic theory, plays that end with couples' reunion, and return of lost family members are comedies. So - there ya go.
SPOILERS
.
.
.
Okay, nice feint: The Rubicon was actually the maladapting doctor trying to speak about Rubin particles. No one took their legions into Rome, and so no one needed the stabby stab.
A lot of the work done in previous episodes bears fruit in this season final episode. Tarima gets to do more than just gaze Ophelia-like in sorrowing vulnerability. She knew the Leonardo Da Vinci quote, and she finds the channel they need to neutralize the Omega 47 mines. Yes, she gets to do the magic thing that we are reassured is not magic because they have laughed at it being magic. Ha ha ha. Ho ho ho. What a silly idea. It is obviously telepathic echolocation, yeah. Glad we have that sorted out.
I do like the low-key affinity between Jett and Derem. She sees herself in him and gives him exactly enough to anchor his new self.[1]
Also glad that the new friction between Gemini and SAM is being worked out.
Because we spend so much time on Caleb and his issues, I am less invested in his triumphs. I don't grudge him his success, but it's a bit "Yes, how nice, ... anyway.".
I need more about Anisha Mir's past. If we're going to spend all of season one hunting for her, and success for many is confirmed by finding her - I need to know more.
And - aside from the fact that I really enjoyed the scenery chewing - I am feeling a bit sad for Nus Braka. I believe all sorts of things from my childhood for which I don't know the science. Being wrong is not the same as lying. However I do realize that he has told us several versions of his childhood, and he has woken up and chosen violence.
I am sorry we have pared down our "chosen ones" and do not show Kyle or Ocam or even Dzolo (this episode could have done with a touch of snark). Do the War College students not deserve to travel to Betazed?
We did return to proper Star Trek standards of saving the day with a skeleton crew, against overwhelming odds, with an impossibly mathy problem, and our young photonic cadet does wizard motions in the air, moving energies and vibes and gosh darn it ALGOdarnRITHMS.
Aaahh. I feel like I have just had a real long draw of an old fashioned milkshake made with real milk and real ice cream and real summer strawberries, where there is an additional 1/3 serving bonus in the metal mixer cup. Yeeeaaah.
[1] - confession time - I do find the smile of George Hawkins to be absolutely winning. I will not be taking questions at this time.
[1] - according to dramatic theory, plays that end with couples' reunion, and return of lost family members are comedies. So - there ya go.
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Date: 2026-03-14 04:58 pm (UTC)I still don't understand why Ake left Anisha in a gulag for 14 years. If she felt so guilty, why not work to get her out before she did the jail break? Even if she didn't know where Caleb was, they could have worked together. (And that would have been a much more interesting premise; Anisha as the newly forged cadet forced to work with the Federation to find her son.)
They could have gone two routes and I would have liked it: The Federation did a war crime and has to take accountability, OR the Federation did nothing wrong and has to solve the Braca situation through diplomacy. But they chose the worst of both worlds—the Federation did nothing wrong (except the clearly wrong thing they did that we're not even going to address) and doesn't have to take responsibility and Braca and his followers were wrong about everything and then go to Forever Jail.
Anyway I look forward to your video about the trope of the revolutionary who just wants power, because that's my fundamental problem with this episode.