STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.14 – ‘Such Sweet Sorrow: Part 2’
The USS Discovery battles against Control in a fight not only for their lives but for the future, with a little help from some unexpected friends...
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.13 – ‘Such Sweet Sorrow: Part 1’
After last week’s flat time-filler, season 2’s penultimate episode, “Such Sweet Sorrow”, also delays gratification - even taking us into the end credits on an agonising...
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.6 – ‘The Sounds of Thunder’
After “An Obol for Charon” led to a literal evolution of Saru (Doug Jones) as a Kelpien, having survived the “terminal” onset of Vaharai...
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.5 - ’Saints of Imperfection’
The ongoing issues with the mycelial network have felt like a hangover from last season, and one I’d rather have avoided, but “Saints of...
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 1.12 – ‘Vaulting Ambition’
A great magic trick is all about misdirection. While many had spotted the groundwork going into Star Trek: Discovery’s mid-season twist (that Ash Tyler...
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 1.11 – ‘The Wolf Inside’
The signposted twist with Ash Tyler (Shazad Latif), that he’s actually Klingon “torchbearer” Voq, surgically altered to infiltrate the Federation, didn’t land its blow...
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 1.10 – ‘Despite Yourself’
There’s a compelling argument against doing a “Mirror Universe” episode of Star Trek: Discovery this early, as it’s less fun seeing bizarro versions of...
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 1.9 – ‘Into the Forest’
There’s a risk mid-season finales will disappoint because the narrative hasn’t built up enough steam, but “Into the Forest I Go” felt like a...
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 1.8 — ‘Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum’
While Star Trek: Discovery was initially keen to differentiate itself from previous Star Trek series, recent episodes have been more customary. And it’s fun...
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 1.7 – ‘Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad’
I’m sure a lot of people were overjoyed with this episode, which epitomised classic Star Trek in many ways. It’s only right that Star...
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 1.6 – ‘Lethe’
It’s been interesting to consider other opinions of Star Trek: Discovery, now we’re deeper enough into the first season to make some valid judgement...
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 1.5 – ‘Choose Your Pain’
This fifth episode did a lot of good things, furthering our understanding of these characters, while using the theme of pain to interesting effect...