![]() ![]() Introducing Captain SaruĪlthough Discovery feels like an all-new Star Trek, the writers consistently pack in certain aspects that keep the show thematically familiar to its source material. ![]() He's got a bit of grit to him, but Wilson retains his more lighthearted-yet-weasley character in the process. It turns out that Mudd's been secretly passing the Klingons information in order to save himself, a more despicable move than what the goofball Mudd would have pulled in the original series. But Wilson does an admirable job updating him for this decidedly darker take on the series. And the, while they are en route to the Discovery, Klingons warp into range and abduct Lorca, throwing him in prison with two starfleet officers, and yes, Harry Mudd, an original series space con-man now played by Rainn Wilson.Īfter some brutal torture where Klingons make prisoners choose who's going to be killed, we learn that Mudd got tossed in the Klingon prison after some debtors came chasing him across the galaxy into Klingon territory. The young, hot-shot captain who's a bit of rebel even among upper management. How does the warp drive work? What does the Federation think of torturing animals to make it work? How do they feel with Michael Burnham on his ship?ĭuring Lorca's conversation Federation brass, we understand that he's the Starbuck of Starfleet. The show opens with Discovery addressing a few narrative loose ends that need cleaning up. Anyhow, Star Trek : Discovery put up a solid showing with "Choose Your Pain." The narrative arc is tight, some notable characters get some time to shine, and the pièce de résistance? Less Michael Burnham. That would be fine, if there wasn't already Battlestar Galactica, but this is the tone of the show and we're just going to have to live with it. Gratuitous violence and harsh language are staples of prestige drama, but on Star Trek it still feels forced, like the show really, really wants to be Battlestar Galactica. Not that any of this is atypical for modern television. Oh, and innocent little Tilly dropped an F-bomb. Just in this episode, we see a redshirt brutally stabbed, another officer kicked to death, willful animal torture, and the insinuation of Klingon rape. As if the show needed to provide us any more evidence, Star Trek is now dark-way dark. ![]()
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