Dazharion2d ago

I mean...

https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/67001425

Show threadAeronMelon2d ago
The plot is Smiley breaks into the prime universe and conscripts O’Brian to come back with him and fix the beaten-to-shit ISS Defiant for one last battle to save the newly-democratic Terra.
Show threadatomicbocks2d ago
I hate the mirror universe with a passion. It is by far my least favorite plot device in all of Trek.
Show threadZorque2d ago
Plot device? It has less than nothing to do with actual plot elements within any of the shows. Usually it’s just a fun “what if” kind of thing ranging from moral philosophy to just having a fun romp.
Show threadJarix
It became a major part of the entire Discovery tv show.
Apr 12 at 9:47pmWeb
Show threadZorque1d ago
Ah, I never watched it, at least partly because of that. It took something whimsical and made it melodramatic (from descriptions I’ve read, at least). That seems more an effect of how it was used in that instance rather than the “plot device” itself.
Show threadotter17h ago
That example only shows how shite Discovery is, that it could taint such a timeless trope as the mirror universe. 🤌🏼
Show threadJarix16h ago
I only responded because of the claim " less than nothing to do with plot". Which is, like it or not, absolutely not true in anyway
Show threadotter16h ago
Technically accurate is the best kind.