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IIRC, that was one of the original official pitches/concepts for the show. But then Michelle Yeoh got involved and that treatment makes no sense for her character (not that what they ended up with makes that much sense!).

In the Pale Moonlight was meant to be a difficult and thoughtful episode and outside the norm. But the point was to have to make an impossible choice when otherwise faced with disaster. Section 31 isn't that, its lets proactively do horrible things because (we think) the ends are justified...

I didn't like how useless they made the guy seem. He was supposed to be "the muscle" but just seemed like a bumbling ineffective lug. They even had him uselessly stumbling through walls at one point. I like that they went for a weird, at least it was different. But it did come off as just too...

I dislike it. There is a whole lot of cynical sci-fi out there, I've always preferred Star Trek when it's NOT that. There are many, many great stories to be told about overcoming cynicism and I much prefer Star Trek leaning into THAT. I really dislike Section 31. It's existence as anything but...

Really? I can't believe they would let anyone associated with writing, directing or even producing THAT movie anywhere near Trek ever again! I found the entire movie absurd. But then in it has an 84% fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes so what do I know!

Section 31 can work as villains, but even that's tricky. Certainly not what's going on in this movie.

The whole obsession of some of the writers and showrunners with showing/exploring "the dark underbelly" of the federation is amazing to me. You'd think there would be someone along the chain who explains how against the very idea of Star Trek this is and maybe find a another focus, but nope...

Yeah, the whole premise turns the Utopia into a facade - and that's both terrible and depressing. Alex Kurtzman is the driving force behind this. He seems to really love Section 31, and from all indication, he seems to just not get how antithetical it is to Trek.

Now THERE'S a series worth watching. Started slow, but boy did it get going. And, unlike here, the shocking twist really was shocking (and about a character you really started to care about).

Does the fact that she looks REALLY SAD about some of the bad stuff she's done count? No there's nothing really done to redeem her character, IMO. Yeah, I mean she's literally from the Mirror Universe and from what we see has done stuff that makes even THOSE people cringe. IMO it's a truly...

There are no moral quagmires in the movie and none of the characters are heroes (well maybe Rachel Garrett, but only because of what we know about her outside this movie). But yeah, likely not your cup of tea.

Movie is out on Paramount+ today. Haven't seen a new thread (old one is about the trailer) so here's one. I assume there will be spoilers, but I won't start with too much. Will preface this by saying I have never been a big Section 31 fan, and even with Michelle Yeoh (Who I AM a fan of) this...

Chalk this one up to character generation actively stating that PCs start with an uncommon magic item of their choice, and I didn't kibosh it. Note for next time!

Yes, because the module gives a supposedly difficult out - DC 18 Persuasion or intimidation check. The Paladin and cleric both had good persuasion and with one aiding the other (I forget who actually spoke) they passed it. The Module actually says the gladiators turn on their employers, which...

And again, the complaint is specific. The nature of this module should mean tougher in general - not just 1 or 2 tough encounters throughout.

The Gladiators were not a huge problem - the group encountered them first and took care of them. That's when the noise was made and the Yugoloth's attacked. Tough fight but as I said, they made it out with 1 "fatality." (In quotes because of the nature of the module). And that's about as tough...

The gate towns had little danger except when I started ramping up the difficulty. The walking castle was one of the few VERY dangerous encounters because there were a decent number of foes. This was actually 1 of the deaths because the group got careless, made WAY too much noise and got swarmed...

The AL modules have up to a 5 level spread, so very necessary there!

Yeah, I ran Phandelver early and it was brutal! The first couple encounters, especially, are deceptively deadly! None of the other published adventures I've run so far have come close (Haven't run ToA - looking through that has some deadly potential). I really thought, again considering the...