• acosmichippo@lemmy.world
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    I don’t reject Discovery because it embraces LGBT or POC characters. I reject it because it’s written like shit, especally the parts about LGBTQ characters.

    An example of a show around the same time that handled LGBT issues much better than Discovery: Umbrella Academy.

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          Discovery has some of my favorite characters of any series. The broader stories might be weak, but Doug Jones as Saru was amazing.

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            Discovery has some pretty good, a few extremely annoying and a whole lot of very boring characters who’s name I wouldn’t even remember if you told me.

            The worst thing about it though, is that it’s pessimistic, dark and over dramatic.

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              Really? I thought Stamets was the worst character. It like they sat down and said “ok, we need a character that’s gay and neurotic” and then stopped writing and didn’t flesh him out at all

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                Stamets grew on me over time. I don’t know why. Possibly because he was often the only competent character on the ship. As neurotic as he can be, he’s still less neurotic than season 1 Saru and has better decision making ability than Burnham.

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                  he’s still less neurotic than season 1 Saru

                  This is accurate

                  has better decision making ability than Burnham

                  This too. This is also accurate for every star trek character except maybe gul ducat.