The arm swing is such a subtle thing he does, yet it really sells that he's an alien who's built different than a human (or most other humanoid aliens in trek which are too human like)
IIRC, the arm swing he does is because of how he has to walk in his foot prosthetics. But you are right it's a subtle addition that sells the character
I struggle to think of a Trek character more Star Trek than Saru. DSC has its (sometimes severe, sometimes not) flaws, but it has an impressive track record of occasionally absolutely nailing how to make some of the trekkiest Trek characters.
It's going to be interesting where the series ends up in the inevitable reevaluation once a few years have passed.
But because of the huge amount of work to be done on the series, and the timeframe outlined by David Benioff, D.B Weiss, and Alexander Woo, 2027 is sounding like a safe bet for 3 Body Problem Season 2.
Tilly was my least favorite character. I never bought her as anything more than an ensign. The fact that she went from an ensign with self esteem issues to a top officer within like a year is awful writing
Edit: funny that a star trek sub is so intolerant and doesn't allow wrong think
I love how upset some people get about Tilly serving on a big burly masculine warship that sometimes has the serious job of killing people.
If a crew like this didn't have people like Tilly on it, it would have fallen catastrophically apart after the 10th crisis or so.
Especially in this season it so obvious how Tilly's intelligence manifests in being able to bypass entire complexes of prejudice and social norms (perceived and unconscious, spoken and unspoken) whether they be human or alien, and get right to the point with somebody. In an organization that is constantly trying to establish trust with a variety of unknown actors, Tilly is an incredible asset.
Stay angry, fools.
edit You know what is actually hilarious, TNG failed to really use Troi's empathetic mind reading in interesting ways for most of its run, to the shows great detriment, but Tilly is basically who Troi would have been if Troi hadn't been sidelined or written to be unconfident or naive for the stupidest reasons in most episodes. Tilly regularly walks into rooms and nearly instantaneously perceives the emotional context of the people in the room (whether or not she knows them that well) and boldly addresses it head on in a way that somehow isn't overbearing, aggressive or intimidating. I don't understand how this can be understood as anything but a minor superpower.
This is an excellent distillation of what makes Tilly great. Imho she's the best written character across the board in any Trek of the past two decades. I missed her sorely in season 4.
Especially in this season it so obvious how Tilly’s intelligence manifests in being able to bypass entire complexes of prejudice and social norms (perceived and unconscious, spoken and unspoken) whether they be human or alien, and get right to the point with somebody. In an organization that is constantly trying to establish trust with a variety of unknown actors, Tilly is an incredible asset.
@ValueSubtracted When I first saw her as Tilly, it made me feel less alone as an neurodiverse oddball in this world. After that, I worked more of who I was into my own fictional world of characters. Plus, her as Captain Killy in Disco & STO gave me chills. It was really well done. :3
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