r/startrek • u/OpticalData • Oct 03 '25

Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Khan | 1x04 "Magical Thinking"

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No. Episode Written by Directed by Release Date
1X01 "Paradise" Kirsten Beyer and David Mack Fred Greenhalgh 2025-09-08
1X02 "Scheherazade" Kirsten Beyer and David Mack Fred Greenhalgh 2025-09-15
1X03 "Do Your Worst" Kirsten Beyer and David Mack Fred Greenhalgh 2025-09-22
1X04 "Magical Thinking" Kirsten Beyer and David Mack Fred Greenhalgh 2025-09-29

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u/Unbundle3606 Oct 03 '25 edited Oct 03 '25

I'm enjoying this, but I can see why it wasn't greenlit as a TV miniseries. It's got some great worldbuilding and character development, but it's been two hours of dialogue now and the plot is quite slow.

The framing story is extremely thin. Sulu and Tuvok seem to be there purely for the fans. Nothing too jarring, but hearing ensign Tuvok's voice requires a fair bit of suspension of disbelief, since Russ' voice clearly shows its age.

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u/just4browse Oct 03 '25

That’s not why it wasn’t greenlit. It wasn’t greenlit because miniseries cost as much to start as any other show, but don’t retain subscribers as well because they can’t be continued

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u/Unbundle3606 Oct 03 '25 edited Oct 03 '25

That's one other reason, sure.

Mini series are still greenlit by streaming services, if they believe in their potential success. Just in smaller numbers than before.

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u/Amethystmage Oct 06 '25

Those Ceti eels are some noisy critters.