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After capturing the U.S.S. Discovery, Osyraa seeks a meeting with Admiral Vance while Burnham and the crew must overcome unimaginable odds as they attempt to regain command of their ship. “There is a Tide…” and it ebbs and flows – unlike the non-stop action of Star Trek: Discovery, amirite? The penultimate episode of the shows’ third season has arrived and our season long plot threads start to come together.
As William Shakespeare once wrote:
There is a tide in the affairs of men.
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.
On such a full sea are we now afloat,
And we must take the current when it serves,
Or lose our ventures.
Star Trek: Discovery goes all “Die Hard” in the penultimate episode of its third season. Michael Burnham and Cleveland Booker get onboard the Discovery and Burnham pulls a John McClane as she goes deep cover to cause as much havoc as possible. Meanwhile, Osyraa and Admiral Vance meet up to discuss the terms of a possible merger between the Federation and the Emerald Chain. Will the two high ranking officials be able to come to an agreement that promotes peace across the galaxy?
Star Trek: Discovery prolongs its end point with an episode that is heavy on action and contract negotiation, and light on internal logic. Will the series ever begin to recognize its flaws and move to adjust itself? Or is the “thrill ride” of narrative chaos the sole point of the series at this point?
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “There is a Tide…” and the incredibly frustrating storytelling of Star Trek: Discovery. Plus! The guys chat about hammering out a contract, Stamets forcing his familial self on Adira, and the technical details of The Burn.