In comparison to many other series that have come in this era (because we all love to compare!), the stakes are as profound as any that we’ve seen, but with a particular character driven twist that I hope will surprise and delight people who watch the movie.
That’s not a selling point. I’m truly tired of the world ending all the time. What’s wrong with smaller more personal stakes.
“Smaller more personal stakes” doesn’t mean something will be good, either!
I never mentioned good or bad.
I don’t really care if something is “good or bad”. I only care if I like it or not.
Ok sorry, where I’m from saying you are “truly tired” of something implies you think it’s bad.
Srsly. What happened to, “oh, what an interesting planet, let’s explore it…”?
I agree it’s overused for the average episode of Trek, but if we accept that they’re doing a Section 31 movie, what’s the point of a low-stakes feature film (even a streaming film), especially one centered around Section 31?
Also worth noting that the article describes it as “Big stakes emotionally, big stakes for the characters in our story”, so the “stakes” are referring at least in part to character stakes, not necessarily universe-ending stakes. (Though I admit in practice it will probably be both.)
It’s going to suck so hard.
A mild counterpoint, because I totally get where you’re coming from:
Section 31 is probably the one setting that should be high stakes, all the time. Like them or not, this is kind of what they do.
You are both right, which is part of why this whole concept is dull. How many times can they threaten to destroy all universes ever?
Canonically it’s 47
At least once more, as always.