12 Monkeys s2e5 “Bodies of Water”
After finishing Fringe, decided to watch 12 Monkeys, since writer/director Terry Matalas wrote season 3 of Picard. Not to mention cramming the 3 male leads into various parts. Most notably Todd Stashwick (Deacon) as Captain Shaw. Unsurprisingly, Matalas is doing similar with his work on VisionQuest. Better than expected so far.
I think you’re definitely onto something here about the tone and string being a psychological buffer. It was kinda the point of Trek.
And Nu Trek just being a catastrophe in the end. Yea, most likely.