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The fifth episode of the series. An interesting story, but there is
at least one element I didn't like. The 'colourful metaphors'! Like,
this isn't your parent's Star Trek! But more on that later. More is
revealed about Lorca. There is certainly history between him and
Admiral Cornwell. Their interaction is rather good, particularly when
she's confronting him about recruiting Burnham. Then there is Mudd.
He was also done rather well, there was no problem believing that he
was the same character that Kirk and Spock will meet.
That he was collaborating with the Klingons, there's no doubt. Lorca
was well justified in how he reacted to this news, even abandoning
him on the ship. Tyler (I don't think he's Voq) was good also, he
also wanted to escape from the captivity, from what L'Rell was doing.
Talking of L'Rell, she's getting more interesting (what else are the
House of Moquai up to? I still don't think Tyler is Voq...) She
clearly didn't want Lorca to escape. (Lorca seems to hold out better
than Picard will against Madred), but then the scenes aren't the
focus of the episode.
(Even less than that episode of Babylon 5; Intersections in
Real Time.) Still, the escape was done rather well, particularly
with Saru recognising that the fighter that Lorca amd Tyler was in
wasn't their enemy. Then there is the situation with the Tardigrade.
Each jump had been draining it, and after the jump to rescue Lorca,
Ripper enters a state of hibernation (or specifically, a state of
cryptobiosis) due to the stress. Thus Staments having to take it's
place after the rescue, but more on that below.
Burnham letting it go is a logical development of her earlier concern
for it's welfare. (I don't think it goes to warp, rather it jumps
into the Galactic Mycelium.) Saru's worries about being a good
commander was done well also (I liked the list too). But back to the
'f-bomb' issue. It wasn't at all necessary. Data's swear in
Generations wasn't as gratuitous as this was. It reflected the
situation that they were in (with the Saucer entering Veridian III's
atmosphere) and was also a consequence of the effect that the emotion
chip was having on him.
The scene with Staments and Culber was interesting, especially with
the bit with mirror at the end. (Is the mirror universe involved? I
don't think so.) 7/10. (The 'f-bomb' lowers it a bit!)
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