i like to think of AP as “Sunny that you can watch with the kids.” Also, has some astoundingly good writing in general. Deserves more seasons. I’m finishing season two, and I hope it wraps up rather than just ending.

They could just stop reporting on Alien generally. The Alien graphic novel from Dark Horse in the 90s is where they should have taken it (same as AvP) but instead we got Alien 3 and all the garbage that followed it. Romulus is bad, as was Covenant, Prometheus, et al.

I'm up for a Dallas-style (the soap, not the character from Alien) "it was all a dream" reboot with James Cameron saving the day.

Unless the answer to "what it needs" is "James Cameron Directing and assisting in writing," then the answer is wrong. "Aliens" was the last good Alien film.

They stray from canon CONSTANTLY. Id argue it is his WILLINGNESS to sacrifice, rather than the sacrifice itself, that creates the role. They should absolutely Save the Pike in this world. Mount’s Pike is the first Picard-level character in many, many years. Even my wife, who is not a Trekkie, loved his character and this show. To waste that slavishly adhering to canon would be lazy writing as well. Everyone arcs, and part of pikes arc can be learning to live for the future. It would also show that history is mutableright now, he sort of knows that every mission will be fine if he is onboard, because it isnt his time. This might have an interesting effect on later seasons or future shows with his character if he no longer believes in determinism.

Absolutely. We know that he is willing to, and HAS done the sacrifice, and we know that story. And we know Trek has always played loose with timelines and universes, before it was trendy. #savepike