Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek is a testament to rich storytelling that has featured a diverse universe showcasing rich and diverse cultures that explore the human condition. At the core of the series, it delves deep into social and ethical questions that resonate deeply with its viewers. The original series had been a major hit that had brought Trekkies to a once-in-a-lifetime adventure that took off in 1966.
While Roddenberry had a positive vision for the series, that notion took a serious blow with Star Trek: Discovery. One of the key reasons that the series is so hated because unlike the original show known for its well-written characters and rich lore, Discovery was a weak copy that had countless shortcomings. Sonequa Martin-Green has come forward being honest about the show’s weak start, earning fans’ respect.
Sonequa Martin-Green Gets Candid About Star Trek: Discovery’s “Wobbly” Start
After waiting for ages to get a new Star Trek TV Series, countless Trekkies were jumping with excitement, when Star Trek: Discovery was announced. However, upon the show’s airing of the very first episode, the show met with an unusually high degree of backlash from its viewers.
Every single thing about the new show was hated by the fans. From the character’s uniforms to the show’s storyline, everything was a point of criticism. Moreover, some fans have also pointed out how Discovery was a political show, and unlike Gene Roddenberry’s original show, the actors were politicizing the series.
While fans hate Sonequa Martin-Green in the show, she made the show somewhat bearable. However, while speaking with SFX magazine, the actress admits the show’s weak start and gave a candid answer on the series’ poor run.
She said,
To be honest with you, no, we did not have it from the start. We had a troubled start. From what I understand, every iteration has a challenge before them at the beginning. I do believe that we were kind of on wobbly legs. We were walking with purpose and intention and passion, and trying to walk with excellence as much as we possibly could, but we were still wobbling. We really were.
Sadly, Discovery could not recover its lost fans, Martin-Green believes that the show started doing well from the 3rd season of the show.
Sonequa Martin-Green Believes Season 3 Was The Turning Point in Star Trek: Discovery
There’s no shred of doubt that Discovery has divided the Trekkies because some believed it was as good as the other chapters in the franchise, but some would not agree. The 2017 show had its problems because it deviated from the original show, often preferring high-action drama to a thought-provoking storyline that the original fans hold dear to their hearts.
However, Sonequa Martin-Green believes that such qualities made the show stand out and season 3 was the turning point in the series. During the same interview, Martin-Green stated that the show found its “distinct identity in season 3,” making it jump past any other Star Trek series. She said,
I feel personally that we found our distinct identity in season 3 when we separated from the timeline, when we jumped ahead past where any ‘Trek’ had ever gone. We were able to establish ourselves in a new way at that point. I really appreciate where we were placed. I appreciate all those connected tissues, but I also appreciate that we were able to build anew, because I believe every ‘Trek’ has a responsibility to do that.
She further added, that the true essence of the franchise is that the show keeps “pressing forward,” she admits that the show was somewhat off in the first 2 seasons but found its rhythm from the 3rd season onwards.
If you want to hold true to the essence of ‘Trek’ itself then you have to keep pressing forward. You have to keep encouraging people to look forward, look forward, look forward. So I feel that we really sunk into who we were supposed to be by season 3. We built off seasons 1 and 2. I even love how we stay connected, even through seasons 3, 4 and 5 — we never lost it. We never lost where we came from. But we also found so many new things. We found new life.
Nevertheless, Discovery remains a controversial topic among the fans of the franchise, which has divided them as some viewers prefer something fresh to the franchise.
Star Trek: Discovery can be streamed on Paramount+.
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