Battle at the Binary Stars
- Episode aired Sep 24, 2017
- TV-14
- 38m
Escaping from the brig while the ship is under attack, Burnham joins the captain in an audacious plan to end a battle rapidly escalating into war.Escaping from the brig while the ship is under attack, Burnham joins the captain in an audacious plan to end a battle rapidly escalating into war.Escaping from the brig while the ship is under attack, Burnham joins the captain in an audacious plan to end a battle rapidly escalating into war.
- Ash Tyler
- (as Javid Iqbal)
- (credit only)
- …
- Paul Stamets
- (credit only)
- Sylvia Tilly
- (credit only)
- Captain Gabriel Lorca
- (credit only)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaMany of the Starfleet ship names in this episode have origins either in reality or previous Star Trek productions. The USS Shran was a nod to Commander Thy'lek Shran from ENT. The USS T'Plana-Hath was named after T'Plana-Hath, the matron of Vulcan philosophy mentioned in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, ENT: "The Forge" and the Vulcan starship featured in Star Trek: First Contact. The USS Kerala was named after the Kerala state of India where the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology is located. The USS Sioux was named after the native American tribe Sioux. The USS Ride was named after 20th century astronaut Sally Ride. The USS Earhart was named after 20th-century aviator Amelia Earhart. The USS Edison may have been named after famous inventor Thomas Edison or Balthazar M. Edison, one of the first Federation Starfleet captains, established in Star Trek Beyond. The USS Yeager was named after 20th-century test pilot Chuck Yeager.
- GoofsRight after Burnham has finished talking to Sarek we see the USS Shenzhou fly past undamaged. In the previous exterior pull away shot there was major damage and large and sections of the hull were missing around the brig.
- Quotes
Captain Philippa Georgiou: Ambassador Sarek, it's good to see you again.
Sarek: Thank you for receiving us, Captain Georgiou.
Captain Philippa Georgiou: The pleasure is ours.
Sarek: As discussed, this is my ward, Michael Burnham.
Captain Philippa Georgiou: Hello, Michael. Welcome to the USS Shenzhou. And congratulations on your recent commencement.
Michael Burnham: [Philippa extends a handshake] Respect is earned, as is friendliness.
Sarek: Yet diplomatic niceties must be observed.
Michael Burnham: This is hardly a negotiation.
Captain Philippa Georgiou: First contact, then. The only human to attend the Vulcan Learning Center and Science Academy rejoins her own kind. You can see my analogy, more or less.
Michael Burnham: Less.
Sarek: I will leave you now. Live long and prosper.
[to Michael]
Sarek: Behave.
- ConnectionsFeatured in After Trek: O Discovery, Where for Art Thou? (2017)
Which was why there was always friction, not just between Terrans and these other races, but a three way tension, Klingon against Terran against Romulan against Klingon.
So far, in this show, the Klingons are not the Lovable and ridiculous GOWRON brand. These are truly ALIENS. Not the safe kind either.
What you don't understand, can kill you, until you DO understand it.
That's what happens here. Michael understood, but being raised Vulcan makes it difficult to express immediacy to one's captain. And Georgiou was not getting it. Until the end, maybe. But then it was just more bad luck.
This is supposed to be Starfleet history. Somewhere in this story is Captain Garth. and Axenar. Which explains CBS's lawsuit, the fan film was about ready to spill Discovery's entire plot line. But we haven't gotten to Garth yet. Maybe Sovol is in this universe, hanging with Sarek. And they are both putting up with irritating humans.
But where Axanar was being assembled to tell the story in terms of the old Universe of Trek, using the designs we had been familiar with, with actors playing the people they played in the shows, this version of the story is telling the tale from the outskirts, from the Fringe Division of Trek. Why are there holes in the Discovery's Saucer Section? Oh, WAIT. You have not seen that yet. Well, you will, and then you will see why.
This is the Section 31 version of Trek History. Which does not make it bad in any way.
- XweAponX
- Oct 14, 2017
Details
- Runtime38 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.00 : 1