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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Stalker0" data-source="post: 8632444" data-attributes="member: 5889">Damn fine second episode, another winner. The dynamic between Spock and Uhura is solid. Spock is a classic boss motiff, he wants to do right by his people but he has trouble connecting, and he's "all business". But when he does connect, he really nails it, because he's such a strong person that people crave his respect. I have worked with many such people, and can really understand it.I like how Pike is seeing his future as both a burden but also a "heroic responsibility". He's looking at the lives he will save and trying to take comfort that he goes out doing some real good. That's a great mentality, much for than the fatalistic outlook I had feared.If I were to nitpick anything, its the "Uhura sings a different bar and suddenly gets the shields down". That pretty much comes out of left field, all she know is that it communicates with music but has no idea how to really communicate. But I feel that's kind of the difference between TOS and TNG styles, TOS was more seat of your pants "let it ride", whereas TNG was a bit more focused on coming out with rationales (even if it was technobabble).Also major visual probs on the Enterprise flying through the cloud, and you can see the tiny shield deflections of the small asteroids off the ship. That was a really nice touch.</blockquote>