From the first episode of the original series, through all the others, I've always marveled at the explanations as to why things work or don't. Because this is major episode, I hung in there and I know now that the good guys pretty much ended up on top. But exactly why, I don't know. The whole plot with the spores functioning as weaponry is beyond my simple mind. But it was thrilling and sets up a fact at the end that will have to be addressed
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purplepiwls29 January 2018Did I said this was the best episode of ST-D? and that it was way more satisfying than TLJ movie - cause it was, hope ST-D gets renewed for 12 seasons.
I certainly don't care for what haters think, there are too many morons in this planet, and putting just one stars is more then obvious how childish all of you are. Go watch the old episodes of ST, you're not obliged to what Discovery become more interesting every new episode and feel bad that others are enjoying.
It's becoming embarrassing have to read your explanation of "why" it's not like the old tv shows - it's simple, people grow up, and the world we live is not a wonderland, and many teenagers prefer to watch more realist stuff then the comedic ones of the old ST. By the way, the franchise is very weak outside US, but ST-D is making it bigger - cause the same fanboys-trekkies didn't went to theaters to watch the ST movies, that is why ST-D got a greenlight for production, and I loved that. The old fanboys are killing the franchise.
Did I said this was the best episode of ST-D? and that it was way more satisfying than TLJ movie - cause it was, hope ST-D gets renewed for 12 seasons. -
Al2ien29 January 2018I might be the minority, but I had hard time watching the same kind of shaky camera work that turned me away from series like Black Sails and Vikings. Fortunately, not every episode of ST: Discovery has these annoying camera movements, but they were strong in this one and made my eyes hurt.
The last three episodes have been still an invigorating ride after the tedious Ep4-Ep9. After ST: TNG I don't have any deep thoughts for the newer action oriented one, but it's merely fun to see how they are messing things with mirror universe and evil characterizations even if it doesn't result to logical explanations. I like the fast-paced and a bit rushed storytelling but I wish there were more room for building up the mystery of Captain Lorca who suddenly became the more interesting character in the series. -
TheDonaldofDoom29 January 2018In many ways this felt like a finale, and it was a finale to the mirrorverse. It's an enjoyable episode, albeit one you can't take too seriously. There's technobabble overload in this one and I have no idea if the creators even aimed for it to make one jot of sense. Whatever, even if the science is goofy this was a lot of fun, with great characters, memorable action scenes and an exploration of liberalism vs fascism as an ideology.
One thing the mirror universe has done particularly well is probing what the Federation would be if it was a fascist regime like this one. In the mirror universe there's a constant sense of fear, with everyone scheming against everyone else. You can see this by the fact that the episode's major conflict is between Lorca and the Empress, who would be working together by choice in our Universe. Lorca spends time denigrating the idealism of the Federation, saying that an ordered regime in which everyone knows their place is the best way to achieve progress. But it's apt that Michael finally says to him that if he wanted to get back to his own Universe, he needn't have lied. He could have just asked. Isn't that a nice summing up of the difference between the Federation and the fascist regime in the Mirrorverse.
This brings us to the cliffhanger. With the Klingons having won the war back at home, it looks like this is going to be a dark two-part season finale. One wild card is Ash, another is the Empress who has been brought back to our Universe against her will. She's going to need some re-education for her to adapt to the Federation. Will she even want to? I feel like she might cause some trouble... -
GraXXoR30 January 2018My goodness, the AU plot was a doozy.. Tightly scripted, edge of seat and even occasionally, dare I say, buttock clenchingly tense.
13 episodes led to this point... Like an X marks the spot. If you watch the series again, you can see the signs and the hints... Lorca, the UPPITY Klingons, the Mycelium network...
This epsiode was pure unadulterated Star Trek pulled into the ... ahem... 21st century...
Noble battles of morals against the darkness, selfless acts of bravery... Comeuppance and of course occasional moments technobabble to show that some are cleverer than us...
Not to mention an epic warp to end all warps!!!!
Surely now, for all those naysayers, Ladies and Gentlemen, it would time for all to acknowledge that THIS IS STAR TREK.
If you haven't watched it yet, this is pretty much as good as it gets!!! -
jtkjones29 January 2018What does it mean when an episode is so good it feels like a finale but there are still 2 episodes left?? This episode, similar to the last 1-2 episodes, has done a great job of explaining some of the "canon" complaints of Trek purists. Even though they didn't have a leg to stand on to begin with, some loose ends getting handled are welcome.
DSC is having the best 1st season of any Trek series ever. The story telling is superb, the characters are well written and supremely well acted. Doug Jones is mind boggling with how he can emote wearing his Saru makeup. The man can ACT!
It's nice to see people who initially, and blindly, jumped on the hate bandwagon finally realizing how incredibly wrong they were and admitting they are enjoying DSC. And the remaining purists are now far outnumbered and keeping to the shadows hugging their "great bird of the galaxy" dolls. DSC is here for the long haul! -
sbulgacs29 January 2018This episode is more Burnham focused but the rest of the primary cast all get a shout. Probably the least "classic Trek" episode of the series so far. But that's not a bad thing per se. I say least classic Trek because of the amount of action, fighting and violence. The closest previous episodes I can think of are ones where Klingons are invading DS9. However those episodes where pretty straight forward plot wise where as this episode of DSC has lots of twists and turns. I was on the edge of my seat for most of this one. I have to give it to the production team. Not only is this is turning into great Star Trek but also a fantastic Sci Fi series overall. Something that we've been missing as of late. I didn't rate Blade Runner 2047 and the less said about the Last Jedi the better. It kinda appears that the writers have attempted to turn this first season into a 13 hour movie basically. Similar in structure to West World. Which I think a lot of us suspected from the outset. Building up to an explosive final act. If the last couple of episodes of the season are as good as this, I can't wait! I still hope they manage to sort the look of the Klingons out though. Would also like to see a couple more stand alone episodes in the 2nd series. Where individual members of the crew get a chance to shine.
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XweAponX1 February 2018I'm tired of the comparisons to Oroville, Oroville is not Trek, amusing as it is. It's not even similar to TNG, DS9 and Voyager. It's a parallel universe that's not being discussed in Trek at the moment. When Discovery runs into the Oroville or characters from it, let me know. Meanwhile, let Discovery be about Discovery.
"It's harder for an Uncivilized Man to pretend to be Civilized, than it is for a Civilized man to pretend to be uncivilized." - Mr. Spock, "Mirror Mirror"
But when that uncivilized man is Lorca, we find that what is difficult is not impossible, Mirror Lorca finds himself in the Prime 'Verse, and was able to take command of one of two experimental Discovery class ships, and even manipulate Stametz to find ways back to the Mirror 'Verse. When Admiral Cornwell started seeing through it, she was talked into taking over Sarek's dangerous mission, which put her out of the picture. She was Mirror Lorca's biggest threat.
We can go back and watch the previous episodes, and see that something was off with Lorca from the start. It all seemed so logical, but everything Mirror Lorca did, foreshadowed what was to come.
Georgiou, a merciless Emperor facing deposition, although not like Prime Georgiou, is still a competent commander knows her ship, is integrated into it. As vicious as she is, she still has feelings for Michael, which may or may not make her Manipulate-able.
Mirror Stametz work was a perversion of the Spore drive, and is destroying the whole network. Is there a solution to this, which will open a door back to Prime Verse, that won't blow up discovery?
For this to happen, Michael has to work on Mirror Lorca and Georgiou, a three-way conspiracy. And Michael makes a tacit commitment to keep Mirror Georgiou alive.
The Character who wins Most Improved award is Saru, who has become a more than adequate Captain. And this also pushes actor and stuntee Doug Jones into a starring role. I'm very impressed, from Abe Sapien to Saru. Doug has been a multitude of weirdly designed angels and daemons in several Guillermo del Toro films. My favorite being the Angel who saves Hellboy in "Hellboy 2 The Golden Army." I have to admit, although I like the actor and the character, I had issues when he took command and was trying to "score" his performance by comparing to Captains April, Archer and Pike.
Getting back to the Prime Verse is only half the problem, it all depends on when they get back. With only a couple of episodes left, can we really say that the Mirror 'Verse is done with us yet?
This has been the longest incursion into the Mirror Verse of all Trek, and the elongated storyline was quite a welcome thing. -
snoozejonc1 February 2021Lorca launches a coup against the Terran emperor.
This is an enjoyable and visually spectacular action adventure that feels closer to Star Wars than Star Trek.
Lorca leads a rebellion against the Terran empire and Burnham, supported by Discovery plays a crucial role in how the events unfold. As an example of thrilling spectacle it is pretty strong, but I get the feeling this might bother Trek purists who prefer the franchise to have emphasis more on characters using their brains to resolve problems (with the odd Vulcan neck pinch or double-handed hammer punch thrown in). Saying that there is some tactical manoeuvring on display, along with the obligatory technobabble, but a lot of what happens comes down to shooting, stabbing, martial arts and explosions.
Visually it is stunning with more wonderfully composed shots, great lighting and colours. This not only creates atmosphere but makes you feel the crew are in a different place, but importantly it conveys the story well. The camera moves a lot more in Discovery than traditional Star Trek, which is a plus point for me.
The only negative aspect is the exposition heavy dialogue that creeps in here and there. It's not as heavy handed as in others, but it still sounds forced and unnatural when it happens.
All performances are good, especially Jason Issacs, Sonequa Martin-Green, Michelle Yeoh and Doug Jones. -
Prismark1029 January 2018When Star Trek is good, it can be very good. Unfortunately with all the spin offs after ST: The Next Generation, there was a creative vacuum that was clearly on display in Voyager and Enterprise.
Discovery the series has so far not been consistent but this installment was astonishingly good. It even nearly threw in a tribute to Doctor Who with the 'reversing the polarity' quip!
Lorca reveals his true colours and it is not that different from Jason Isaacs other famous character Lucius Malfoy, a believer in racial purity which Empress Georgiou has diluted. Lorca has no time for the namby-pamby Federation.
Burnham feels compelled to help Georgiou and both need to work together to stop Lorca while the crew of the Discovery have to figure out how best to get back to their own universe.
When you have a martial arts actress such as Michelle Yeoh you might as well use her for some kick ass action and that is exactly what Georgiou does here. -
Mannn, I wanted more from this one. This plot-driven, action piece ties up the Mirror-verse thread nicely, but leaves many questions unanswered. What happened to Lorca's counterpart in our universe? How did Lorca get command of the Discovery? Why does he dress so stupidly in the Mirror-verse. Burnham is in top form as the hero, but I didn't feel much about the "sacrifices" everyone was willing to make because none of it carried any weight.
Hand to hand combat scenes never work in Trek. And this episode has a lonngggggg one. Dude, we've all scene fight scenes that took weeks to choreograph and execute. They don't have the time to make them look convincing in episodic television. The longer the fight went on, the less interested I was. There are disruptors laying all over the floor and they keep swinging at each other. It makes no sense. Death by sword? Really?
Also, the tech-speak is really out of control here, especially in a drawn out problem-solving convo between Samets and Tilly that reveals to us (spoiler alert) the Discovery won't actually be committing suicide in episode 13 of 16 during it's first season. This dazzling parade of made up science words might as well be two squirrels chirping at each other excitedly. This was one of the major complaints against ST: TNG. "Ship's in trouble? We're all gonna die? Bring the blue shirts in to "tech-techity-tech" and we're saved!" Pleezpleezpleeezzz Discovery, don't make this same mistake!
I'm increasingly bummed out by so many fun characters being killed off. Tyler was interesting and likeable. I understand the dramatic impact of unveiling sinister secrets behind such people. But, we are running short on protagonists. Now Lorca is from the mirror-side, which shines an interesting light on what he was actually up to in the episodes up until now. But, it was obvious once he revealed himself that he had no future. Again, there was no pathos.
Despite these gripes, this was a fairly solid episode. Without deeper character exploration, I doubt I will be drawn back to it for repeated viewings. Six stars for great execution outside my complaints above, some cool sets and direction. -
Fellow reviewer purplepiwis is right: this ST-D is growing and growing! It is now, it is here, and it is what I like in modern day Space opera. And mind you: I am in my proud seventies, and have been an aficionado from the start here in the Netherlands. I got Netflix for a period of time just for this and I am not disappointed. I hope the second season will come though. But I would like most of all a real new series after all the old stuff, so even after VOY.
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doappel31 January 2018A good episode, but nothing special. Some minor decision making made little sense, so does "the science". I also frequently feel like they'd recycle too many elements from previous shows and movies. "Riding on top of an explosion" is getting old, for example.
And about the show in general: I'm a bit disappointed by "the hounding" from setting to setting, within few episodes. So far Discovery's priority certainly isn't to deepen the plot, rather than jumping to the next climax. -
jojoleb29 January 2018The best news is that we are, mercifully, done with the mirror universe for now. The second best news is that--barring some egregious violence--this was the most watchable episode of the entire series so far.
This time, they kept to a plot and even built up some tension. Burnham, I must say, was finally given a real role to play, and Sonequa Martin was able to deliver this with some moxie--in spite of having to do so beneath some fairly tone-deaf dialogue. Saru still needs more lead lines, but, quite thankfully, the writers have finally allowed him to shed some of his Kelpian passivity, and Doug Jones was deft enough to make it believable that Saru has actually grown a pair. Even behind all that ridiculous make up. And apart from a nearly endless/implausible action sequence in the throne room, the episode was the best paced episode so far.
Sadly, there is still lot of bad news....
Jason Isaacs is an incredible actor but even he couldn't pull off the impossible transformation of Mirror-Lorca-pretending-to-be-Prime-Lorca to evil, Mirror-Lorca. Why? Because impossible is hard to achieve. Again, it's very hard to see how even a very cunning Mirror-Lorca could sublimated his evil inclinations and mirror-universe impulsivity enough to last 10 minutes in Federation space. I'm sorry. Now that we see how much of a loose cannon he is on his home turf, he would have been outed trying to take a bite out of Saru's left arm 5 minutes after entering Prime space. You can't have it both ways.
He proved it this episode by his rash takeover of the Empress' ship, only to lose it to the (literal) one-two punch of the Empress and Burnham. Sure Lorca has always been mavricky and the writers, last week, were fond of giving us 'clues' in flashbacks that he was really, truly Mirror-Lorca. However, looking back, all that stuff didn't really amount to a hill of beans and it almost seems as though they could have gone either way with the character if this was one of those choose-your-own-adventure books. (What's sad is that if he were Prime Lorca he'd be a lot more interesting character: the somewhat damaged, former captain of the USS Buran who didn't go down with his ship and who isn't beyond some level of recklessness so long as it punishes the Klingons.)
If Lorca is so malevolently brilliant to pull such a quick coup de starship, how did he miss the fact that Burnham would double cross him in the end. And how in that nearly endless/mostly pointless, Marvel-comic, two-against-like-20 action sequence in the wide-open throne room where they were sitting ducks, did Burnham and Georgiou dispatch of all of Lorca's henchman... with no plan other than, 'let's surprise them.' Holy Here We Go Again, Batman! Really?
And why, why, why did we get rid of Lorca, one of the best characters in the series so far? Given that Lorca is Gabriel and Burnham is Michael, it seems somehow unlikely that the writers would so easily give up one of their Archangels. (That said, if we find out that Prime-Lorca had been waylayed and tied up by Mirror-Lorca all this time and is ripe for the findin' now that our crew is back in Prime, this would be just another cheap twist of the plot thumb screws by our over zealous team of writers.) And how did Lorca get to Prime? Did he learn about the Discovery and deliberately go to Prime as part of a nefarious plot? (Cue evil laugh.) Nope. Transporter accident/just dumb luck. Ugh. The writers failed us again.
And then there is Tilly, who seems to be growing more and more gray matter with each episode. Maybe the writers intended that she is some kind of secret genius. But at this point we have a cadet running engineering while the chief engineer is non compos mentis micilia and now that he's back she seems to be the only one that can figure out how to save the Discovery from almost certain doom and gloom. Then we have the two of them engage in near-technobabble regarding how to the Discovery will survive, with Stamets concluding that it is possible but will be--what is that scientific word? Oh, yeah, 'hard.' Umm. .
Then we have the kill-the-death-star sequence, with Discovery running the trench like the rebel fleet trying to snuff out the mycelial powerball on the Empress' ship. The difference, of course is that Luke Skywalker was actually pursued by Tie fighters and Darth Vader had Luke in his sights. Here, we only had a few ship-side phaser canons and a quip from the chief security officer asking if the containment field was up. Oops. One quick fly through and blammo! (So much for building tension.)
Then, of course, Stamets finds his way back to another bizzare micelial dream sequence involving Culber telling him to follow the music. This was very hard to take. No amount of extended editing sequence involving rapid-flash sequences of Stamets, surprised crew members, and discovery riding miclelial waves could build any tension here when you knew they would absolutely make it back safe and sound.
Oh. And how did we get back to universe Prime? The mycleial drive. So why, oh why, was Burnham on the suicide mission on the Empress' ship? To get the data on the Defiant. So the whole drek about the Defiant data was--yes--just another contrived plot device to get characters in position for another reason. At some point, though, it would be nice if our crew would go on a mission for some reason other than that it puts them in the right place at the right time to drive another plot line.
Which leaves our dear crew back in the Prime universe, nine months after they left, with no response from the Federation and the Klingons winning the war.
And that, at least, my friends, might be a promising premise for the next episode and another chance to hit the reset button. -
marian_the_nightman30 January 2018I expected to see something else from a high budget series like a ring world ,a Dyson Sphere ,sone futuristic cities or planets ,a slipstream propulsion ship ,robots like T 100 and not the goofy weird cyborgs from DSC but instead we have some almost androgin new gay Klingons,pervert officers ,cannibals,punk girls ,and almost evil positive characters .Everybody says this is the modern way ,but why do i feel this new trek is just another form of superficiality ? Jason Isaac is great as a villain without that surfer costume and without that strange bulletproof vest used without a helmet and in a world where everybody has laser weapons .This is a good episode and i recommend even to the fans of TNG series like myself.
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chul_soon4 August 2018I grew up listening Depeche Mode and watching TNG and later i switched to Queen ,George Michael..and many bizarre tv series and strange movies just like many other people born in the late 70's.From a very normal kid i transformed myself in a young adult suffering from ADHD just like many other people from my generation.I completely renounced to watch crap things and i started to listening only house music (Depeche Mode,Jean Michel Jarre..)just like the others.It was a tough time but after i was cured i started to watch clean music like Oasis,Blur,Depeche Mode or even to listening to Lenny Kravitz's music and i started to watch clean music and tv series. These days i see weird ,crappy and violent things and weird sexual stuff being promoted again,so i want to say i'm totally against of the new direction of the Star Trek franchise or of any actual DC show.
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gab-1471212 October 2022"What's Past is Prologue" (whose title is taken from a Shakespeare play), is a very fun episode. It can be labeled as a finale of sorts, because it is the final episode in the Mirror Universe. The events that occurred in this episode leads to a surprise ending. Courage and bravery are some of the themes at play here, especially considering this world is led by the fascist Terran Empire that only exists to subjugate non-humans into slavery and other horrible things. The chemistry between Sonequa Martin-Green and Michelle Yeoh continues to be one of my favorite things about this series. There was even a nice little twist for the Empress as she is taken back to the real world of our heroes. The action remains strong, even if people believe there is too much action for a Star Trek series. Honestly, I do not mind. And we say our farewells to Lorca who meets his maker from the hands of the Empress. We could have used more of Lorca. Jason Isaacs brought a certain sense of gravitas to the backstabbing character who was on his own mission. I felt bad for the crew of the U. S. S Discovery once they learned who the real Lorca is. It looks like Saru is gonna have to step up. He had some great moments of inspiration throughout.
With the help of Mirror Stamets, Lorca was able to free his old crew and take over the Charon. Both the Empress and Burnham were able to evade capture and Burnham was able to let the Discovery understand what was happening. They come up with a plan to create an explosion that will allow the real Stamets to use the mycelial network to take them back to their own world. Burnham and Georgiou are able to attack and defeat Lorca. Georgiou wanted to stay behind, but Michael decided to take the Empress with her. They arrive back to their normal world...nine months later and learn some unsettling news.
The ending surprised me. I did not think they would have a Klingon victory in this universe. There are some questions that I thought about. How will Georgiou take to the world of the Federation? The Federation's ideals and values are certainly different from what Mirror Georgiou is accustomed to. What about Ash? Michael's former lover is a Klingon...or at least was one. How will he play into all of what's happening?
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bobcobb3012 March 2018Surprised to see such high scores for this episode from the IMDB community. I did not think it was that good. Some action, some betrayal, some "death" (whatever that means in this world) but it also felt like a repeat or a rehash of things we have seen already throughout the first season.
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the_oak9 November 2023I have always come back to episodes of TNG, DS9 and Voyager. Because of the interesting moral, ethical and philosophical questions raised. I can not see me coming back to any episode of this new series. Some of them are not bad, it's just that they do not offer a lot below the level of action and suspense. I can list many episodes of TNG, DS9 and Voyager that I'll rewatch for the rest of my life. The newer shows don't interest me. Maybe I'm getting old. Who knows. Anyways. I wish you a peaceful day. Say hi to your cat from me. Here in Norway it's freezing temperatures and I'm taking swims in the lake.
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spaceas30 January 2018Is this episode homage to Flash Gordon? In this episode, fighting and tech-talk takes the centre stage. The script is suddenly full Flash Gordon style acting and polot twist, including the evil emperor, evil laughs when enemies are defeated, threat of mass death and end of the universe due to the doomsday device and lack of sustainability (since the parallel universe is driven by egoism).
Acting turns wooden and the bombastic dialogue and twist of events is too much for me. While the plot twists are meant to surprise, and keep our interest up, the effect is the opposite.
I had expected better, because the alternate universe idea is very good. Too bad the follow through is cheesy. -
HaraldSch31 January 2018Now, that many of the initial characters are killed already in season one, and when science, time and space continuity are nothing to worry about anymore, the only thing you can be sure about in this series is violence, violence and more senseless violence and gruelties. Logic? - overrated! Character development? - overrated! (Better kill all your central characters for a fresh start in season two). Luckily the 'real' Startrek continues with 'The Orville': The Startrek of wonder and humanism and with some comments about human civilization, culture and politics.
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What a hot mess. Sound and fury signifying nothing. The good thing is that they're clearly making prep for season 2 by giving what have until now been the extras (Airiam, Kalya, Owosekun, Bryce, Rhys) lines and increased screen time. This is what happens when your main cast has only been designed to last the season, because the show was originally conceived as a single-season arc - you have to have a backup cast waiting in the wings. Captain Saru was good and his speech was good. There's a chance that season 2 could be more like Star Trek, instead of the quite literal Game of Thrones that season 1 ultimately revealed itself as.
So it goes without saying that Lorca's character arc is totally unsatisfying. As I've kept saying: the reveal is the endgame. The show was never interested in him as a person, his relationships with the other crew members or what he meant in terms of being a war captain - as soon as we get the reveal, he turns Actually Evil and is dispatched within the space of an episode. The reveal is the endgame.
At least they kept Mirror Georgiou's characterization consistent, but I hate that Michael sided with her and even saved her and that we're supposed to see Mirror Georgiou as somehow noble and the lesser of two evils. Michael has a bad case of Stockholm syndrome given that Mirror Georgiou again tried to kill her this week. Burnham's characterization is absolutely all over the place, even more in this episode than usual.
The spore nonsense, with the collapse of the mycelium network suddenly elevated from the mere inconvenience of "no longer being able to jump" to the hackneyed overly-high-stakes calamity of "All Life In The Universe Will Be Destroyed", was totally arbitrary. How convenient that the reactor and containment field were right below the throne room. The navigation sequence (in which Stamets guides us back to the prime universe assisted by The Power Of Love) was more like something out of Andromeda. -
Weyland018 February 2018Through the theory of probability, the possibility of destroying the mycelium network and, thus, all life in the multiverse, kills the Star Trek Universe instantly.
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bonewisher29 January 2018Wow, this episode brings lots of action and most of all the desperation to knot together all loose ends of this brittle manuscript. Looking back, how a classic ST episode with a long season story would be, there are nothing left when you compare that framework to STD. Today we have to accept a mesh of brutal killings and lots of excessive violence that aren't needed to explain or to visualize the story.
Even if the camera bring great photo and the action can't hide the violence the episode is still a mess and lots of scenes are badly executed. There are so much going on the ST feeling is completely left out or forgotten. Yes, great space action, but less ST.
Hopefully this episode will end the side track of Mirror, Mirror and perhaps STD can return to something that is more normal space and continue to build the story. We can only hope the tall acting commander stays and the previous never returns.
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Nominahorn6 August 20201.13 "What's Past Is Prologue"
Stamets discovers that the imperial flagship's power source is destroying all life in the multiverse (yeah ok), and so they decide to stop it by...how else? Blowing it up, of course! Because this is 2018 and everything on TV has to spin, blow up, or take its clothes off, apparently. Meanwhile on the flagship, Burnham and Georgiou team up to stop Lorca from completing his evil plan for galactic domination.
This episode was...you what I don't even know anymore. I'm numb from how fast the plot has been moving and I don't see any point in seriously analyzing such a dumb show. Wake me up when we get back to the science fiction part of the show. You remember, the part that has well-written plots, with deep and interesting characters, moral dilemmas, and moving social commentary? What's that? That never existed on this show? Well I'll be...
THE GOOD
-Happy to see the security chick again. She was my favorite character until she got killed off in the absolute dumbest scene ever. Let's move on before I start ranting again...
-Saru is a great character and the lone bright spot on the show among the main cast. He comes across as being ultra competent and intelligent, while also being full of kindness and empathy. And yet he isn;t perfect. He makes mistakes, questions himself, and has character flaws like cowardice. He feels like the most real character on the show (the only real character, actually), and Doug Jones must be an amazing actor to have that much charisma while hidden behind so much special effects.
-Cool action scene in the hallway. The personal forcefield is exactly the kind of thing I'd expect an evil emperor to have. Reminds me of the Goa'uld from SG1.
THE BAD
-The plot continues to be numbingly stupid and nonsensical. Nobody even stops to wonder or ask what happened to the real Lorca. Don't have time for that on this show! We have to fit in as many shots of human bodies disintegrating as we can!
-No time to breathe even as the mirror universe arc wraps up. Immediately we end with another cliffhanger that shoots us into another mini arc. Just like surprise twists, cliffhangers can be good when used sparingly. When used constantly, they get tiresome.
THE UGLY
-I want to say something about all the meaningless technobabble in this ep but, again, the show is too dumb for me to even give the effort anymore.