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The problem isn't that it's "woke", the problem is that the storytelling in New Trek sucks. It's all just flashy effects and dumb characters. Old Trek had really interesting story lines that made you think, New Trek just doesn't have that same spark. It feels corporate and soulless, like someone tore the heart out of the franchise.
People kept telling me Discovery gets better. I pushed myself through season one. I lasted all of one episode in season two and just couldn't do it.
I honestly don't remember anything from the show other than some space tardigrade making the ship teleport.
It gets better... In the fifth and final season.
There were actors and characters I really liked (Doug Jones, Michelle Yeoh, Jason Isaacs top that list), but the stories... Fortunately, I think every NuTrek series is better than Discovery and I like them all in their own way. The biggest appreciation I have for Discovery is that it made the way for all the others that followed.
Except Section 31, that was pretty bad.
Jason Isaacs sounded familiar, he was in Soldier and Event Horizon! Love those movies. How did I remember his name from those? Haven't seen anything he's been in since those.