Stephen Miller Mocked For Begging William Shatner To Save 'Star Trek' From Wokeness

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70. I thought Holly Hunter did a great job!

She's playing a being who's over 400 years old and half-Lanthanite, a species given to eccentric behavior. Maybe that will explain what you saw? If you watched Strange New Worlds, you might remember Commander Pelia played by Carol Kane. She was a Lanthanite and was an oddball, too.

As for the youthful romances, I think that fits, too. It's all about the first generation of Starfleet Academy recruits in over 100 years (because of the Burn, which was part of Discovery), and romances are a big part of being young adults.

The show was promoted as a YA (Young Adult) show, so they want to attract young people. I knew that going in, and ya know what? I am all for that! Let them be attracted to the romances! Teenage girls will get their boyfriends to watch with them, and there they are soaking in the "wokeness" of the Star Trek universe!

And c'mon, Kirk sure had his share of romances. We all grew up with Star Trek as a part of our culture. I am all for attracting today's youth to become part of that same culture. Wake them up, too!

I think the show had a strong first 2 episodes. By the end of the first episode, the main characters were well-defined, and by the end of the second, those characters were further developed and some new ones had been added and defined. To be honest, I was pleasantly surprised!

I actually enjoy YA shows, so I've watched quite a few for comparison. I find them lighthearted, optimistic, and just fun. I watch plenty of high-end dramas, too, but these are what I reach for late at night when I can't sleep. That said, this was definitely a high-end YA show. It's Star Trek! There's plenty of shows in the Star Trek universe to appeal to a wide range of viewers. I watch and support them all.

I hope this one DOES attract a YA audience. The right is already scrambling to bring it down for being "too woke." I will keep watching it to help it succeed, so it has a chance to influence younger generations. AND because I think it's a damn good show, and I enjoyed it. Sometimes, I think we also need to open our minds and embrace new things.