WARNING: I will be giving out major spoilers ahead.
After Star Trek’s first dealings with the Mirror Universe, Kirk asked how Spock was able to identify his counterpart so easily. Spock noted that it was easier for our Kirk to impersonate his alternate than it was for the alternate to impersonate Kirk.
Michael Burnham would find that of little comfort. She’s had to take her alternate’s place and make some of the same decisions Kirk had to. She’s tasked with wiping out a group of rebels, and the Terran Empire shows no mercy. She manages to stall, saying that she’ll beam down to at least pump some information out of them or something. She then gives them an hour to evacuate.
During this time, we learn several things. Commander Saru’s counterpart is Burnham’s slave, which is a little troubling, but not unexpected. Ash Tyler is also starting to lose it, which…is a little troubling, but not unexpected. At the end of the episode, we find out who the mysterious Emperor is. (This time, it’s not really that troubling and totally expected.)
One might say that the series is easing into the mirror universe. I think someone had the idea early on to split the season between the two universes, not realizing how hard it would be to write for the Mirror Universe. I can totally understand those that feel that the pacing is slow. I can’t say that it’s unnecessary, as everything seems to havfe a purpose. (For instance, Burnham lies to Saru about his having a Mirror counterpart.)
Also, whoever programmed Tyler did a horrible job. Spoiler alert: He’s a Klingon spy. In the original series, we know that Klingons have done this at least once and that Tribbles will rat them out. Granted, this isn’t for another ten years. It’s possible that the procedure hasn’t been perfected yet or that the Klingon who did it this time was a hack. Either way, there were some indications that something like this was coming. I just wasn’t expecting this. The one down side is that Samets was blamed for killing his husband. (I would hope that all of that will be straightened out.)
It’s an interesting episode. Tilly, the talkative cadet, has to play a confident captain. She’s also shaping up to be Discovery’s version of Wesley Crusher. She’s young and inexperienced, but seems to have some really great ideas. At least the series seems to be playing that character a little better. Tilly is a cadet and, as such, has had some training. These are also unusual circumstances, meaning not many people would be qualified. (In fact, the one person we know is qualified to help Samets is Samets, and he‘s in a spore-induced coma.)
So, some aspects of the episode are promising. The show seems to be going the 24 route with each episode ending with a major revelation. It gets a little tiring having to get excited each week. (It was also odd that, on 24, major plot twists happened every hour on the hour.) I’m still wondering what they’re going to do with the rest of the season.
After Star Trek’s first dealings with the Mirror Universe, Kirk asked how Spock was able to identify his counterpart so easily. Spock noted that it was easier for our Kirk to impersonate his alternate than it was for the alternate to impersonate Kirk.
Michael Burnham would find that of little comfort. She’s had to take her alternate’s place and make some of the same decisions Kirk had to. She’s tasked with wiping out a group of rebels, and the Terran Empire shows no mercy. She manages to stall, saying that she’ll beam down to at least pump some information out of them or something. She then gives them an hour to evacuate.
During this time, we learn several things. Commander Saru’s counterpart is Burnham’s slave, which is a little troubling, but not unexpected. Ash Tyler is also starting to lose it, which…is a little troubling, but not unexpected. At the end of the episode, we find out who the mysterious Emperor is. (This time, it’s not really that troubling and totally expected.)
One might say that the series is easing into the mirror universe. I think someone had the idea early on to split the season between the two universes, not realizing how hard it would be to write for the Mirror Universe. I can totally understand those that feel that the pacing is slow. I can’t say that it’s unnecessary, as everything seems to havfe a purpose. (For instance, Burnham lies to Saru about his having a Mirror counterpart.)
Also, whoever programmed Tyler did a horrible job. Spoiler alert: He’s a Klingon spy. In the original series, we know that Klingons have done this at least once and that Tribbles will rat them out. Granted, this isn’t for another ten years. It’s possible that the procedure hasn’t been perfected yet or that the Klingon who did it this time was a hack. Either way, there were some indications that something like this was coming. I just wasn’t expecting this. The one down side is that Samets was blamed for killing his husband. (I would hope that all of that will be straightened out.)
It’s an interesting episode. Tilly, the talkative cadet, has to play a confident captain. She’s also shaping up to be Discovery’s version of Wesley Crusher. She’s young and inexperienced, but seems to have some really great ideas. At least the series seems to be playing that character a little better. Tilly is a cadet and, as such, has had some training. These are also unusual circumstances, meaning not many people would be qualified. (In fact, the one person we know is qualified to help Samets is Samets, and he‘s in a spore-induced coma.)
So, some aspects of the episode are promising. The show seems to be going the 24 route with each episode ending with a major revelation. It gets a little tiring having to get excited each week. (It was also odd that, on 24, major plot twists happened every hour on the hour.) I’m still wondering what they’re going to do with the rest of the season.
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