History YMMV / StarTrekDiscoveryS1E05ChooseYourPain

* BrokenBase: The episode features the ''Star Trek'' franchise's first on-screen use of the F-word. This split fans, with some not minding and even applauding the use of the language, and those who felt it had no place in ''Star Trek'' and was a juvenile use of the license provided by the show's TV-MA rating. The fact no such language was used in previous episodes, and no such language appeared in succeeding episodes (at least for the remainder of the first half of Season 1), led to further debate over whether the language was appropriate or a BigLippedAlligatorMoment.

* BrokenBase: The episode features the Star Trek franchise's first on-screen use of the F-word. This split fans, with some not minding and even applauding the use of the language, and those who felt it had no place in Star Trek and was a juvenile use of the license provided by the show's TV-MA rating. The fact no such language was used in previous episodes, and no such language appeared in succeeding episodes - at least for the remainder of the first half of Season 1), led to further debate over whether the language was appropriate or a BigLippedAlligatorMoment.
* MisaimedFandom: The Klingons' treatment of their Starfleet prisoners provoked some outrage among some of [[DracoInLeatherPants their fans]], who typically claim that Klingons are [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy honorable warriors]] and would ''never'' stoop to something so low as abusing prisoners or torturing them for information. In reality, however, we've seen Klingons in the "prime timeline" -- namely Kor in "[[Recap/StarTrekS1E26ErrandOfMercy Errand of Mercy]]", and Kruge in ''Film/StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock'' -- flat-out ''executing'' prisoners in order to try and force the protagonists into surrendering or revealing desired information. Additionally a Klingon in the ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' episode "[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS05E01ApocalypseRising Apocalypse Rising]]" '''bragged''' about how he had deliberately killed a Benzite Starfleet captain by ripping off her breathing apparatus so she'd suffocate in an oxygen-nitrogen atmosphere. The Klingons actually taking honor seriously (as any concept that the show's target audience would recognize as honor) has always been an InformedAttribute, with the Klingons actually depicted as being huge fans of subterfuge and court politics. It's not for nothing that a KlingonPromotion has little to do with being recognized for one's merit and accomplishments on the battlefield.

* BrokenBase: The episode features the Star Trek franchise's first on-screen use of the F-word. This split fans, with some not minding and even applauding the use of the language, and those who felt it had no place in Star Trek and was a juvenile use of the license provided by the show's TV-MA rating. The fact no such language was used in previous episodes, and no such language appeared in succeeding episodes (at least for the remainder of the first half of Season 1, led to further debate over whether the language was appropriate or a BigLippedAlligatorMoment.

* MisaimedFandom: The Klingons' treatment of their Starfleet prisoners provoked some outrage among some of [[DracoInLeatherPants their fans]], who typically claim that Klingons are [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy honorable warriors]] and would ''never'' stoop to something so low as abusing prisoners or torturing them for information. In reality, however, we've seen Klingons in the "prime timeline" -- namely Kor in "[[Recap/StarTrekS1E26ErrandOfMercy Errand of Mercy]]", and Kruge in ''Film/StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock'' -- flat-out ''executing'' prisoners in order to try and force the protagonists into surrendering or revealing desired information.
** The Klingons actually taking honor seriously as any concept that the show's target audience would recognize as honor has always been an InformedAttribute, with the Klingons actually depicted as being huge fans of subterfuge and court politics. It's not for nothing that a KlingonPromotion has little to do with being recognized for one's merit and accomplishments on the battlefield.

* MisaimedFandom: The Klingons' treatment of their Starfleet prisoners provoked some outrage among some of [[DracoInLeatherPants their fans]], who typically claim that Klingons are [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy honorable warriors]] and would ''never'' stoop to something so low as abusing prisoners or torturing them for information. In reality, however, we've seen Klingons in the "prime timeline" -- namely Kor in "[[Recap/StarTrekS1E26ErrandOfMercy Errand of Mercy]]", and Kruge in ''Film/StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock'' -- flat-out ''executing'' prisoners in order to try and force the protagonists into surrendering or revealing desired information.

* MisaimedFandom: The Klingons' treatment of their Starfleet prisoners provoked some outrage among some of their fans, who typically claim that Klingons are honorable warriors and would never stoop to something so low as abusing prisoners or torturing them for information. In reality, we've seen Klingons in this timeframe -- namely Kor in "Errand of Mercy," and Kruge in ''Film/StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock'' -- flat-out ''executing'' prisoners in order to try and force the protagonists into surrender.