I assumed that you or one of the others would try to mount an unexpected. See you in February, Star Trek fans.It was almost certainly a joke, and not a temporal shift: The show leaves us on quite the cliffhanger too, just to make this brief hiatus all the more nerve-racking. We got a pair of finely constructed stories, and SaruXT’Rina gets a little bit more screen time as the cherry on top. Additionally, the writers acknowledged the parallels in the storylines this week by cutting the two climatic speeches together, which I thought was a good choice. The writing and performances were strong, and it was fun following the evolution of the conversation as the Discovery crew learned more about how extensive Zora’s capabilities are. I liked this dilemma just as much as the one Michael and Booker are dealing with. So we have another heated debate, now amongst the Discovery crew, over what to do about this. I’m sure most can see the danger of a rogue AI on a space ship. Not only is he against Zora’s decision, he is against Zora in general. Obviously this cannot stand, with the most vocal objector being Lieutenant Stamet. After her emotional awakening, Zora has elected to withhold the coordinates of the Anomaly’s point of origin, as she believes handing them over will put Discovery in great danger. The same can be said for the secondary storyline. We know the characters are not debating viewpoints that they have been arbitrarily assigned they feel like real convictions. Put all this together, and the stakes of the episode feel quite high. She has learned to consider that bad deeds may not be done with bad intentions we can see her trying to apply that wisdom here. And in Michael’s case, it’s interesting to remember a few episodes ago when she was resolute in her desire to arrest J’Vini for the murder of a StarFleet captain, no matter the context.
He must do what he thinks is right, regardless of Michael’s position. Not only that, but the fatherly visions he had last episode come into play. Booker is still traumatized by the destruction of his home planet. And the season has done a great job of showing how they came to those views.
Michael and Booker hold strong opposing viewpoints, which provides part of the conflict this week. Booker, however, is in no mind to give these unknowns the benefit of the doubt, and favors Tarka’s idea of outright destroying the Anomaly. Michael, ever the idealist, implores the counsel to come in peace and act accordingly with the principles of the Federation. All civilizations in the galaxy gather to discuss how to initiate the first meeting this new species.
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