The best episode of the season and one of the best episodes of the entire series.
After the rather disappointing start to the first half of the season, "Through the Lens of Time" does a really good job of telling a new and exciting story.
First of all, the set design looks incredible, and the way it is integrated into the story keeps the tension high throughout. Individual fates play a very important role, previous events are interestingly integrated into the narrative, and the emotions are strongly conveyed to the viewer. You can feel what is being told here, and how it is being told is essential to the foreground.
The episode feels like the prelude to something even bigger, for which the Gorn were just a small foretaste.
The stakes are raised, the characters interact fluidly with each other, and the narrative is elevated to a higher level, which will hopefully pay off in the coming episodes and perhaps even beyond into the final seasons.
