Into the Forest I Go

I've been a reasonably faithful Trek watcher for a long time. Love all the incarnation of the Trek universe. Some more than others. So far, I've be mightily impressed with the new Trek discovery. It definitely feels fresh, well acts, superbly produced and movingly directed.

I'm sure for those looking for plot holes and other supposed inconsistencies with previous incarnation of Star Trek will find plenty. For me personally, the diversity of characters in colour, orientation and personality makes this a true Trek show for our time.

Keep it up Discovery, I love where you're going!

I watched this episode with awe. Great CGI, great acting and a wonderful crafted script/story. And a nice cliffhanger as an extra. I am a bit sad about the negative reviews-I hope it does not mean that this show is going to be canceled like so many other great SF shows. Not many people like this kind of hard SciFy. I also like the Orville, but that is a whole different story...

The mid season finale and we get some firsts for Star Trek here. Such as a male gay kiss.

We also get a more honest exploration of PTSD than seen in Star Trek before before such as Picard getting tortured by Romulans with little after effect. Here Tyler gets flashbacks to his torture in captivity which places his and Burnham's mission in peril. Luckily they found Admiral Cornwall in the Klingon ship alive but injured and ready to see Tyler through his trauma.

Captain Lorca disobey orders to save the Pavhans and sees an opportunity to take on the Klingons such as destabilising their cloaking device by getting Tyler and Burnham to infiltrate a Klingon ship. I think Kirk & Co had the right solution in one of the movies. Look for the emissions from the exhaust pipe than the gobbledegook presented here.

Lorca is also a person who knows how to push people's buttons and persuades Stamets to make 133 micro jumps and makes sure he is jacked up for it despite the consequences to his health.

By the end of the episode Lorca and the Discovery crew have made significant inroads against the Klingon conflict but the one last jump by Stamets comes at a price.

There is a lot of action here and a significant development of the Klingon plot line but strands still remain such as Tyler's identity.

I can finally say an episode of Star Trek: Discovery has left me completely satisfied.

In my opinion, this was the best episode so far of this new series. The plot was well executed and the acting outstanding. It left me looking forward to the future of the series.

If you had any doubts they will be allayed. You will not be disappointed in this show any longer.

Gene would be proud. Bravo to the producers and cast!