Star Trek Beyond: 10 Things It Did Better Than J.J. Abrams

To its credit, Star Trek ’09 had an almost impossible task: it had to balance multiple characters, making sure not to completely forget any of them. To its credit, it succeed in tremendous fashion as every character served a unique purpose, and everyone was given adequate time to shine. Kirk and Spock were certainly prioritised, and Scotty wasn’t actually introduced until the end, but everyone got their moment, and no one was forgotten.

Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for Into Darkness, which somehow managed to forget entirely about Sulu and Chekov, and only remembered Bones sporadically.

Somehow, Beyond manages to succeed where its predecessor failed so spectacularly. It introduces new characters whilst managing to maintain the relevancy of the regulars, which is pretty impressive for a movie with such an enormous cast. In fairness, there have been some complaints about the underutilisation of Lieutenant Uhura, but given how redundantly her character was treated in Into Darkness, Beyond is a huge improvement.