SPOILER ALERT
Hands down one of the finest episodes of any Trek made.
Because it make a key bit of character development subconscious:
Boimler, who dreams of being Kirk, but everyone thinks he's not good enough (inc. himself), passes a Kobiyashi Maru scenario WITHOUT CHEATING.
Hands down one of the finest episodes of any Trek made.
Because it make a key bit of character development subconscious:
Boimler, who dreams of being Kirk, but everyone thinks he's not good enough (inc. himself), passes a Kobiyashi Maru scenario WITHOUT CHEATING.
https://twitter.com/dutchscientist/status/1452601380586262536
It's a critical part of the plot, and it's framed within that as just Boimler being anal (as always), while everything else goes on around him.
But in the process he not only passes a Kobiyashi Maru, but then instantly sacrifices it, and (in sim) himself, to save the real ship.
But in the process he not only passes a Kobiyashi Maru, but then instantly sacrifices it, and (in sim) himself, to save the real ship.
So you've got this double layer of everyone - including himself - being all "LOL. Thank God Boimler was all Boimler"
Combined with this character growth subtext that he's actually BETTER than Kirk. Because (thanks to healthier friendships) he's growing past his flaws.
Combined with this character growth subtext that he's actually BETTER than Kirk. Because (thanks to healthier friendships) he's growing past his flaws.
And none of them realise it yet.
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