After a bit of time to ponder this week’s episode release, it’s really hit me that we only have one more episode in this season and so many story threads unresolved.

I felt much the same way at this point in the first season, and the show managed to achieve a very satisfying finale.

That said, I feel that there’s so much going on with Kentaro and Shaw having gone off and freelanced with their own plans, and likely to repeat the pattern again, while Cate finally seems to have pulled herself together with the support of her grandmother Keiko.

There’s definitely a feeling that the writers are ‘laying down pipe’ for another season. Hopefully, AppleTV will greenlight one given the shows overall global success.

That boneyard of remains from the events in Kong: Skull Island really hit hard.

I am wondering if Isabel may have shown Kentaro something/evidence from Hiro’s day/year in Axis Mundi. Or, generally more evidence that Hiroshi had worked with her team at some point.

If Kentaro believes that the plan to turn back time was originally something that Hiroshi was pursuing/supporting, then Kentaro would want to follow his father’s plan. And one could see that Hiroshi may have been wanting not only to keep verifying Billy’s map, but also to find a way to bring both his parents back to him.

I’m down for this one.

The link has just gone to my partner for upcoming gift occasions 😉.

Know the show, but this is real life, regrettably.

Getting into the panels / speaker sessions was always my top priority.

Sometimes they have sessions with production or other behind the scenes creatives. Those are always amazing.

The vendor hall is always worth checking out and it’s fun to mill about and see the cosplayers.

Depending on whether you like that sort of thing or not, paying to meet and get a photo with a cast member or to get an autograph (usually two separate things) is a popular activity.

While I won’t be travelling to the US anytime soon, I think it’s great that Creation is getting back into regional cons.

I used to attend them in the late 80s and early 90s and they were a great entry point for newer fans and those who didn’t want the mass experience of something like STLV.

I think that they do more to build a franchise for the long haul than the megacons.

The general point about how spoilers are used to get around algorithmic barriers is interesting:

Sites like Takeuchi’s are the products of an online media landscape where writers are fighting desperately to capture readers’ attention, make money, and keep traffic up as search engines make their content less discoverable. Brazenly posting spoilers under the guise of making commentary has become one of the more common ways that people try to drive engagement on their social media profiles.

Court processes are not quick.

Someone familiar with judicial processes in Japan would know whether 18 months is about the norm or not.

The timing of this resolution seems significant as Godzilla Minus Zero is scheduled for release in theatres this November.

Love the logo… 😹

Thanks sincerely for asking. I have checked in with this community’s other mod ValueSubtracted@startrek.website on this response.

Memes are fine in principle. We would genuinely welcome a broader scope of posts here, from a broader range of subscribers.

Overall, we seek to avoid building another franchise ‘old boys club’ community, full of gatekeepers or escalating toxic culture. It is important that everyone from newbies to OG Toho fans of Godzilla (1954) and Showa-era films feel welcome no matter their gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, or race.

Scope-wise, anything Godzilla, even anything Kaiju generally is fine.

We’re not restricting this community to the Legendary Entertainment Monsterverse continuity or even to licensed Toho or Toho creations. The community name was chosen as Monsterverse is the major continuity currently in production and drawing in new fans, rather than to exclude other Toho-licensed media.

Regarding NSFW content, tagging is required so that those who wish to use the filter to avoid NSFW content can do so.

Generally, memes and NSFW content can be more likely to take risks in terms of potentially making marginalized persons feel unwelcome. So, we’ll be modding closely and listening attentively to those who raise concerns about posts or comments that are taken as unwelcoming or inciting/escalating drama for its own sake.

/Film is more generous here to Godzilla (1998) than I could ever be.

The TLDR observation that the threat to the ecosystem and humanity of an egg-laying Kaiju on our Earth hasn’t been fully explored by the franchise is an interesting one though.

It was great to see Godzilla, and it was a high quality daylight scene. I was feeling Co-Cai’s pain as well and hoped that Godzilla would cut her some slack when he saw she was defending her young. So, that was a sad fight to witness.

Kentaro has been such a stalwart character so it’s been difficult to see him appear to go off the rails and get sucked in by Isabel. I was feeling Cate’s fury at him.

On the other hand, this isn’t the first time he’s followed his inner voice — his insistence that he’d seen something in Alaska saves them all. So, perhaps what he said to Cate about not falling for the Simmons but that he’s doing what needed to happen is correct. Would the egg have survived without AET?

Lots of action that serves mainly to unveil another layer of corporate skullduggery.

I’m intrigued that Hammond chose to use her window of opportunity to impart the message to May/Corah that her biggest error was not understanding what AET really. Clearly signaling where to dig further despite the recording status light on the surveillance camera in the corner of the room.

And then we see that Jason Trissop, who ran off with the computer with May’s code, is not just working with Isabel Simmons, he’s running her op to grab what they can on the beach in northeast Australia.

I’m feeling this episode is laying pipe for a potential third season alongside the Titan excitement.

That makes sense!

Definitely there was local control over availability. I recall shopping for gifts and seeing walls of SW toys but no Trek in Ottawa.

Even in Canada, I don’t recall that they had wide distribution. They were also marked up quite a bit from the US price (well beyond the exchange rate). I saw them mainly in specialty stores, not Toys R US and department stores.

That was a very time limited counter example, and were largely unavailable outside the US.

And it may be a really important factor in explaining the loyalty of millennial guys in the US to the franchise vs other demographics and countries.

Class sizes are up and supports are down.

Now attendance requirements for grades are being instituted.

It doesn’t occur to the government to enquire about why students are avoiding or refusing school attendance.

It looks like a 1970s toy. . . Which makes sense given who their target market is.

I would take it as another sign that the franchise has aged out were it not for the fact that it’s always had awful merchandising and licensing.

And this is why Starfleet Academy ranked 1st or 2nd on Amazon Channels but “didn’t find its audience” on Paramount+.

We’re dropping Paramount+ now. Neither the GenZs in our household nor my partner nor I can find anything to watch on that streamer other than Star Trek. No new Trek means it’s easy to align our values with our choice to spend our dollars elsewhere.