Returning from a six-week hiatus, Discovery delivers a winning hand with “All In.” A casino on the fringe of Federation territory is where we find ourselves. It almost feels like we’re back at Quark’s! Plus, we see the debut of … Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery S4, E8 – “All In”
This is a giant-size edition of Age of Discovery as we break down “…But to Connect.” Big things happened during the course of this episode. Some of those things are going to have huge impact on the crew of Discovery. We have a lot to say about them. Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery S4, E7 – “…But to Connect”
Episode Six, “Stormy Weather,” is a bottle episode in more ways than one. The Discovery becomes trapped in a subspace void created by the DMA. Even though Captain Burnham must find a way to escape the rift before it collapses in on itself, disintegrating everyone caught inside. Michael has to fight the growing despair growing as every effort to find a way out results in failure.
As always, we’ll summarize the plot of the episode and share our observations. Following all of that, we’ll provide an overview of recent Star Trek news. Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery S4, E6 – “Stormy Weather”
Once again, we’re given three stories to follow in “All Is Possible,” this week’s episode. This time, our three threads did add up to more than the sum of their parts. They each moved this season’s narrative further along while at the same time exploring this week’s main theme of trust in very distinct and different ways. Addell and I will dig deep as we uncover and share our respective observations on the episode. We will conclude with recent Star Trek news. Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery S4, E4 – “All Is Possible”
This week on Star Trek: Discovery we see Gray gets a new body and a new lease on life, Michael is sent on an important mission compromised by assumptions and hidden agendas, while Stamets’s struggle to uncover answers unexpectedly leads to Booker finding some closure. “Choose to Live” gives us three plotlines in one episode. But does it add up to three times the viewing pleasure? Addell and I will answer that question and more as we break all of this down and share our respective observations on the episode. We’ll end this week’s installment with some Star Trek news. Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery S4, E3 – “Choose to Live”
Following the destruction of Kweijian, everyone – Federation and non-Federation planets alike – are on edge. They fear their fate could resemble that of Kweijian if steps aren’t taken to find out what this gigantic gravitational distortion truly is. But for Cleveland Booker, the cost for not knowing what this anomaly is has been too high. It cost hime the family he just reconnected with. It cost him his nephew. The fate of the known universe hangs in the balance. But for Book, it’s so much more personal. Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery S4, E2 – “Anomaly”
With this additional weekly episode, we’re breaking down “Kobayashi Maru,” the Season Four premiere episode of Star Trek: Discovery.
In the episode we see an emboldened Federation rebuilding itself. The President is taking on a more public profile following the elimination of the threat from Emerald Chain, Starfleet Academy graduates its first class of cadets in more than a century, and Captain Michael Burnham and her Discovery crew are sent on a mission to recruit former Federation members back into the fold. But there is an unforeseen danger cutting a path of destruction through the galaxy like a hot knife through butter. Our heroes will be confronted by a mysterious space anomaly that destroys everything in its path.
As usual, we’ll summarize the plot, share our reactions and discuss our analysis of the episode. Following all of that, we’ll end with recent Star Trek news. Continue reading Star Trek: Discovery S4, E1 – “Kobayashi Maru”
Addell and Gary report on the programming from First Contact Day, StarTrek.com’s virtual celebration of April 5, 2063, the date when humanity encountered their first alien species, the Vulcans. Along with panel discussions on related Star Trek topics, the day … Continue reading Star Trek: Age of Discovery – First Contact Day Update
Addell and Gary look at all of the recent Star Trek news coming from the ViacomCBS Investors Day report on the Star Trek Universe. Continue reading Star Trek Universe – March 2021 Update
Today on Star Trek: Age of Discovery we will look ahead to Season 4. In a recent interview, Alex Kurtzman said the 32nd Century offers Discovery numerous storylines to explore in future seasons that are informed – but not encumbered … Continue reading Our Star Trek: Discovery Season 4 Expectations