Star Trek Just Ignored its Most Interesting Setup in Years

It’s not that slower, character-focused episodes are bad – in fact, Star Trek has a history of them, and they can be a good way to pause the action and prepare for a big finale. Shows like The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine often did this, giving characters a moment to breathe after major events. A change of pace can be effective storytelling, but only if it doesn’t disappoint viewers who are expecting certain things to happen.







