Discovery: Season One, Episode Six

Star Trek Discovery
Season One, Episode Six
Lethe
[original airdate: 10|22|2017]
[spoilers ahoy!]

 [A long shot of Sarek on Vulcan]

Where are you going, Sarek of Vulcan, in your rad ship with your baby-faced companion? The Cancri system…. But you’re surprisingly reticent about telling more. HMMM. Interesting. Your pal doesn’t seem pleased.

Nice almost unrecognizeable cut between the stars over Vulcan and the stars over Discovery. And apparently Michael has taken Tilly for a very long jog. 12 laps before breakfast! I don’t know how long these laps are but I’m wheezing already.

[I need one of these shirts asap]

I’m with you, Tilly XD (I am in sore need of fitness myself lmao). Personality and intelligence bros! High five OOPS lol oh Tilly my precious cinnamon roll. Bye Michael. XD I feel like Tilly must put her foot in her mouth often. Poor bab.

Well, it’s good she’ll get a commendation… I’m assuming that’ll actually mean something since she’s heading for the Chair? Apparently so. Along with a whole lot of other things. Wow.

And some angsty background courtesy of the Department of Backstory for our new friend Lt Tyler. Damn Lorca, that’s some hairsplitting indeed sir. I do like that the guns keep track of the holographic kills, as a casual gamer.

Damn, seriously Tyler! You beat Lorca hardcore, don’t lie about it geesh. He’s gonna respect you more if you tell the truth. What captains have you had before? You know what? No. I don’t wanna know.

OH snap son. Well, Discovery did need a new CoS. But I think you confused him, poor lad.

 [Cutie reporting for duty.]

Man, let me tell you what, he sure knows how to talk someone up who is uncertain about a position. Remember how I said he could sell a blind man a set of encyclopedias? I’m pretty sure he could inspire the dead to go to war here.

(Also if you swing that way, you may take notice of some things in some jumpsuits especially Lorca and the OP’s thirst is getting out of control again * spritz *)

Ooooohhh it’s Sarek and his rad ship in WARP SPACE

 [Vulcans in Warp Space is my new band. It's only logical.]

Uh

Somehow I don’t think that’s his Vulcan insulin shot. Or his Vulcan epi pen (it is pretty rad though…)

 [Yo what the eff is this?]

Ah, it’s Warp Seven to Planet Nope, I see. I don’t like what’s going on with his arm, thank you. And for the moment, Sarek is hilariously oblivious. Aren’t y’all supposed to be telepathic to a degree? This guy must be hella holding back. He’s also turning red in random places… is he about to EXPLODE? Ajdahsf I would say RUN but there is nowhere to go?!?

Eeeekskdfjshf at least he got a forcefield up? I think? * biting nails * WHAT THE FUCK GUY. Logic extremists. Damn, I thought Vulcans were past that kind of thing???

Hi again Tilly!

I like that they let her have pimples. None of this perfect skin nonsense. No one is poreless either. Which is nice too. NO GREEN DRINKS TILLY. But dang I’m not into just egg whites and I want that burrito. It sounds good.

Tilly knows the DIRT. And yes, Tyler is cute. Or you know. Hotter because he might’ve taken out six Klingons in hand-to-hand. Lmao. Protect Tilly at all costs.

 [Pretty sure Tilly's smile could end wars.]

Tyler why are you drinking that green shit. I like greens. In a salad. On a burger. Not to drink. Unless it’s lime. And that ain’t lime.

*chokes laughing* Omg Tilly. Don’t kick Michael. Or make that face or she might die of embarrassment.

 [Tag yourself. I'm Hand Waiting for Shaking.]

wHaT’s HaPpEnInG MiChaEl??? @_@

Seriously though, I mean, whatever’s going on is definitely odd because she’s swaying and grabbing her side, almost falling… :C OH HOW IS SAREK ON THE FLOOR.

Damn is that Michael with Vulcan blood on her? Akjasfhf notice Tilly is the one who immediately reacts when she stumbles past and falls on the floor.

And then this trippy-ass Dr Strange looking dream sequence going on here…

 [Cue the Pink Floyd]

Wat the heck am I doing on Vulcan, says Michael. Wow. I love knowing that a) Michael graduated top of her class and b) her test scores were better than any Vulcan’s AND c) that Amanda is defending her like crazy.

May I just say I LOVE Amanda? I always have. No Michael stop. He is not wrong to believe in you. Sdkasbd. I love her outfit. And she has an IDIC pin on her collar!

Sarek just noticed her. Uh oh, he doesn’t look happy.

 [Either he's mad or he just wants to Sarek-nade you.]

And then he ejects her from his dream state. Didn’t you call her there, bruh? On the katra phone? Oh man, that’s crazy, he only ejected her out of the memory part. And… oh injured children are so sad T.T

Oh god. More Department of Backstory angst. POOR MICHAEL GEEZ. I love that Sarek and Amanda took her in. *shakes finger at Logic Extremists* I’m watching you!

God, especially since they bombed the learning center. UGH. I mean that means there were other children at risk. Or possibly killed, I don’t even want to think about the justification because I know those bastards would have one.

Man I love all of this Vulcan katra stuff. I love things that seem fairly mystical, especially coming from a group of people who generally seem like the type to dismiss the mystical as not logical or scientifically sound. And well, it’s beautiful.

Hey! It’s Admiral Baldy again! Hi! I have no idea what your name is. But you have an amazing voice let me just say.

Iiiiinteresting. So they were trying to meet with some Klingons because the Klingons don’t like Kol, and Kol kicked them out and they’re like “hey Vulcans lets make treaty”. LOL I TOLD You that you were shit, Kol. NO one likes you.

LOL damn Lorca, cutting off the admiral and smashing a cookie. This guy’s under a lot of stress lol.

HI SARU. Again. The scenery is so pretty. I like this Yridia Nebula, it’s all tie-dyed looking and nice. And they can’t find Sarek noooooooo ;__; Ugh I’m so worried for him.

Stamets is clearly just fine after the mushrooms. Look at him, I think he’s high. He just said ‘groovy’. *snort*

 [Something something reaalllly high right now]

I love how Stamets is just wound up about the katra stuff and Michael and Lorca are like “Uhhhh okay there Gandalf lay off the pipeweed we got shit to do”. It’s cute that he’s so excited about all this, though. I’m with him, even if they really don’t have the time to get metaphysical with Mr Mushroom High here.

“Are you really that crazy?”

Vulcan eyebrow raise.

LMAOOOOOOOOOO

I love this show. Fervently. Desperately.

Okay so we’re going to shove Michael out into the soup of the nebula, in a shuttle, by herself… okay with one other person, with some thing stuck on her head, so that she can find an unconscious dying guy…

This is totally gonna work guys. *skeptical*

Awwwww, Tyler’s all “sure I’ll bring the shuttle back!” and Lorca’s like ‘no bring back Michael OR ELSE.” A little extreme but he did just here what she’s been through and that would make me be the same, to be honest.

 [This is SO cool. I want one]

OK why’s Cornwell here, is it bc Lorca didn’t listen to Admiral Vulcan, and now she’s come to yell at him? I sort of hope so lmao. YUP. Also looks like our Vulcan friend’s name is Terral. But yeah like, I do agree with her, some, but I also agree with Lorca.

What do you want, Admiral? You didn’t care when it was an animal but now that it’s a human it’s a problem. (Yeah yeah eugenics shit I know) But she was so desperate for a solution and now she’s got one that is voluntary instead of harming a living being and she’s not happy.

YAS TREK BRINGING OUT THE ALCOHOLS.

[Wee Bairns. Drunk by Scotty and O'Brien alike.]

Michael stop angsting, dangit. I don’t know why he’d be thinking about your failure when he’s dying, but okay. Girl you crazy! Don’t bring you out no matter what? I mean, I’m with her, I would probably die for Sarek too, just saying. But damn girl.

[It's okay, we' still love you.]

I love you Amanda. Again. Still. Forever. This woman is the best mother, I swear to god. I wish my mom had been like her. But yeah, I love her and this scene with her so much.

And then watching Sarek and Michael duke it out as Sarek (naturally) tries to protect his mind from invaders is awesome. I mean, I don’t want to see them fight but… Also dammit Tyler no one asked you. Poor Tilly, getting rank pulled on her. :C

Ohhh my… sexy music and alcohols. What are you two up to? Hmmm a little flirtation? IS that what that is? I hope so because it’s nice to see a woman having the interest of a man of similar age. And then she starts questioning his decisions. Sigh.

I know, I know. It’s her job. He has had to make questionable decisions and he’s ignored orders.

[Starfleet: So our orders are... Lorca: ]

Okay look: I’m pretty sure you used to be a therapist… I’m pretty sure they mentioned it in one of the past episodes but… no shit he wasn’t the same since the Buran… he has massive survivor guilt, damn. Even if everyone hadn’t been killed, he would have been wrecked after that.

But the question of last week torture, this week command chair… sometimes you just have to push on. It sucks, sure, but seriously. (I mean how many episodes of TOS was Kirk tortured or injured in some way and back in the saddle immediately? It has to happen, he’s a captain, ffs. What’s so weird about that)

And then he’s propositioning her and she’s down for it and nnnghghgfffffffffff I have problems. 

 

 

Thank you for not continuing to fight this Tyler, she needs your help. Oh! Oh that’s smart! Oh man, I didn’t even think of that. OF course, of course it would be that he was thinking he should have done something differently! Tyler you’re so smart I could kiss you.

Oof man she’s brave. She knows he’s gonna fight her when she confronts him, she knows it’s gonna hurt her but she does it anyway. I love Michael.

Man, Sarek should get a fucking award for being able to mold two non-Vulcans (okay Spock is half, I know) into logical beings to rival Vulcans. I mean, I’m human, I should know that’s hard. Maybe I need to follow Sarek’s teachings.

But ugh, fuck these guys who cares if there are two people in the group that aren’t fully Vulcan. Big honkin deal. God. Poor Sarek. “I’ll accept one of your ‘not quite Vulcans’.” How fucking magnanimous of you, sir. 

[Live long and fuck you. Wrong Spock, right sentiment.]

Yeah Sarek, that was kinda dodgy. I know it was hard on you but at least you could have said something when Michael’d had a chance to recover being rejected. And even though you can see she’s upset with him, she still helps him. Good, good. She does love him, you can tell.

Man I love the Vulcan text on this screen on Sarek’s ship…

 [Looks kinda like it's laid out like Egyptian hieroglyphs]

And then the thirst wagon returns with a loving view of Gabriel Lorca’s naked shoulder. Hmmnghg. I do have a thing for a formerly buttoned-up guy being all undone. And ooo freckles AND scars! I love scars. Man I am curious about that triangular one--

AGHGKJG JESUS put that phaser down you lunatic!

Also arms. Just sayin.

Did you just have sex with him so you can evaluate him? Um. That’s kind of uncool mate. I mean, I get it. It’s a good way to tell if someone’s changed, but also kinda cold. Also like. Yeah, he changed. Something horrible happened to him. I mean that can be a sign of trauma, Frau Admiral Doctor. (This is legit, it’s not common but sometimes combat trauma can cause severe personality changes, which are typically only found in a psychotic break or in organic brain damage)

Although man wouldn’t it be wild if she was right? And he isn’t the man she knew? Y i k e s.

You really gotta feel for both of them. If he’s really just a fucked up individual after a traumatic experience and she’s trying to deal with that, man oh man that’s just. That’s rough. And she’s right. You can’t just leave a ship like that in the hands of someone broken but if you take it away you could make it even worse. :/

 [Feel free to cry on my shoulder if I get to stare at those glorious 

collarbones first...mmmhhh]

Ooof… but he’s probably right, Admiral Cornwell’s probably the best answer, if Sarek can’t.

Yesssssss I love that she’s gonna be on the bridge! Yay!!! Specialist Burnham reporting for duty-- wait not yet.

It could make you grow closer, Michael, you’re right. Or your dad could be like he has always been and a dramatic, extra piece of shit. We all know where Spock got it from. I feel like sometimes she wants to punch him in the balls.

 [Green tea. Full of antioxidants, vitamins, and amino acids]

I like seeing him push the chair out for her! He’s so nice. I like him a lot. More Tyler please. He’s friendly, compassionate, funny, and kind. As well as supportive, it seems. Yes please. More male characters like this!

It’s really cute when he’s like “Hey that’s just being human” and Michael’s like “oh”. LOL.

Hello there, Klingon lady with jewelry again. I’m almost sad I compared you to the dead army from LOTR before. You’re almost as pretty as the purple-gray Klingon lady… what’s her name. L’Rell, that’s right. 

 [I was there 3000 years ago, when the strength of Kahless failed.]

OH SHIT-

But… omg. They just killed everybody but Admiral Cornwell weren’t they supposed to- Wait… did she just say Kol? WHAT I THOUGHT THEY WERE AGAINST HIM!?!?!

[Cornwell: ]

This asshole set them up and wasn’t even expecting what he got and and and lsjdhasljdhaldh-- get out of there, Cornwell! Somehow! You can’t go meet with Kol!!!

What. Is WITH that phaser, Lorca?


Okay this episode! I’d give it a 9/10. It’s very Trek, very silly, very fun, with a good amount of action and drama. Nothing too over the top, and nothing too dodgy. Lorca’s definitely a cranky bitch, and Sarek is extra as always. But there’s really nothing that brings this episode down. And the next one is supposed to have Harry Mudd again. Oh boy.