The only thing that spoiled this for me was every single reference to Star Trek. Star Trek captains never give instructions to or ask questions of the computer

The only thing that spoiled this for me was every single reference to Star Trek. Star Trek captains never give instructions to or ask questions of the computer in battle. The captain is always talking to another crew member who's at a control station. Outside of battle, it's clear that a ship's or station's verbal computer interface is just a spoken command line, complete with scripting capability, and about as dangerous if you don't rattle off a reasonably precise command.