Discovery: Season One, Episode Fifteen

Star Trek Discovery
Season One, Episode Fifteen
Will You Take My Hand?
[original airdate: 02|11|2018]
[spoilers ahoy!]

cw for graphic beating and drug use.

Today on Star Trek, Michael recites "The Night Before Qo'noS". I'm intrigued because the computer shows it spelled in Klingon despite the fact that Starfleet clearly transliterates it to English…

I WONDER WHY

WELP this is where everyone ELSE finds out that this isn't the normal Philippa Georgiou. Talk about some fantastic racism, lady. Wow. Also Saru is not even remotely happy about this lmao. Omfg this exchange about "scared Kelpien is tough Kelpien" ...did she just do something with her tongue? I am deceased.

*cackle* and she's just quizzing her on where she came from... which is both hilarious... and nice bc now you know where Georgiou's from. I'd say Saru is quaking but damn he is brave. I think Georgiou might be if she doesn't watch out.

lmao Georgiou pretty sure that's not useful advice for Michael. Her being, y'know Federation and all. This is the worst advice.

Mannnnnn she's scary. Not sure grabbing her arm was the best idea. *is shook* And so is L'Rell apparently, not that you can blame her. Georgiou supposedly being dead and all. "I can tell you require seasoning." *wheeze* Am I going to survive the comedy of this episode?

"go to hell very small human"

OKAY I TAKE THAT BACK NEVER MIND.

Hiding from Georgiou as she goes to beat on L'Rell because apparently this is time to just. Kick someone's ass because that might work? I don't think so.

I admit I'm impressed L'Rell can laugh after that. Man, Michael must feel so helpless though, considering how she can literally do nothing right now. I mean, she could call security, but I don't think that's actually going to do any good. And I'm impressed Michael stood up to Georgiou.

HI TYLER.

Oh no.... he almost said for you to Michael. I cry. But yeah this is good. Good use of Tyler, and good use of Voq's memories. Yay. Ooh wow, I really like hearing him knowing these things, even if it's kind of sad, because he really lost of part of himself to all of this.

...Wait. Orions on Qo'noS? 

OH GOD NO PLEASE PROTECT TILLY FROM HER. Omg lol "Oh she's--" "No." tiLLY NO don't do that. Don't salute her like that lmao. Dammit, Georgiou, don't tell her that her hair is hideous. I love her hair. I mean, she already has a complex about her hair because her mom hates it.

Yeah that's really an honor. I guess. At least Georgiou thinks so. *everyone else panics quietly* Dress as lowlives ok, is this SCA approved?

 [Georgiou in her Armani Rug]

I'm giggling though that Tilly's idea of "lowlife" includes cleavage. Judging by her (mostly implied) bad relationship with her mom.... meanwhile Michael looks a pair of goggles and some gears shy of steampunk, and Tyler's just. In a black t-shirt and jeans. Never mind Georgiou basically looks like she's cosplaying as a sexy rug.

*wheeze*

Please don't hit the ground of the cave, please don't hit the ground of the cave. Thank god for the stabilizing beams. @_@ "Am I good or what?" YES YOU ARE STAMETS WE LOVE YOU.

Oooh the glorious green atmosphere of Qo'noS. And I guess the Orion marketplace?

That.

Was two streams of--

NEVER MIND.

This is like... Orion Knockturn Alley. I love this though! It's so cool and amazing and I want to go even if it might be dangerous. There's so much stuff, and cooking food everywhere... that's something I noticed is super thematic to places like this. I mean, go look at Blade Runner. Or like... Fifth Element. So many places just cooking food. I've never been somewhere like this IRL, maybe it's the same?

Haha wow Tilly. Sniff the back of your head indeed. *giggle* I would fail this mission for laughing. Tilly no, now is not the time for food. Okay never mind, I take that back. Good cover.

[delicious on a stick.]

And after spending all of two minutes on the topic at hand, Tilly goes straight into compassion mode. I love her so much. God. Tilly would literally have the entire ship's back if she could I think. OH NO she was eating space whale? nO.

Dude I am here for this Orion bar or whatever this is. The music in here is amazing. *orders six Orions and about eight drinks* 

Ahahaha Tilly trying to work and Georgiou has clearly found her ideal place and she's like SHH. Also it must be SO uncomfortable for Tyler and Michael to be there where all this sensual stuff is going on, and they have a ~past~

"How much for a little 'me' time" that is way hotter than necessary. Way, way hotter. Damn.

"I um I uh. I think I'll pass." "She's not for YOU." "............." "Stay out here." *cackle*

Oh Tyler, sometimes I think you know just how to put your Klingon foot in your human mouth. At least maybe you can play this game and get some information.

Aww yeah, Tyler talking trash to Klingons that try to sass him and can't because he used to be Voq. Or something. BEAT HIS ASS WITH KLINGON DICE.

Jeez this something else that must be so hard on Michael, seeing him acting like a Klingon, seeing him interact and them accepting him despite everything. Because she can see he's human, but there's so much still there. Ugh. *hugs her*

LMAO Tilly got HIGH.

[I was gonna be anxious...]

Holy crap are those tattoos that Michael touches? That's so awesome. (Also I feel like this is an Easter egg but I'm not going to try to figure out why.)

Man, the bit where she starts talking about what happened to her parents. I mean, they covered it a little in the past but it's so bad, so intense, so horrible. I feel so bad for her. (And that's not even counting the stuff later with the logic extremists) Poor Michael. She did so well with her life, at least.

Okay fuck. That is the fucking worst. They killed them and then ate their damn dinner, while she's hiding in the closet. UGH. Haha yeah except she can't hate you, Tyler. And I like hearing her talking about people making the planet their home, even with what Georgiou said, and in the background normal things happening.

Also is that chick a Trill? o.o she has spots like one.

 [Which Dax is this?]

That tattoo in action on skin is amazing. But yeah I agree with Michael, maybe if they screw all this up, they're doing the worst thing for these people, but I also agree that maybe they need to do something too. Because if the Federation fails.... more than just this planet will suffer.

Oooh, I like that he knows something bc they set their drinks on fire. That's cool.

WHOA I FORGOT ABOUT THEM. Hurgh. Georgiou in a corset with Orions fawning over her Omg. "I learned so many new things, we shouldn't charge you." "But we have to charge you." well i'm sweating and I don't think I'm the only one.

Yikes. There she goes getting aggressive again. Whew. So what does she do if someone actually doesn't know where that shrine is?

LOLOLOL I'm just glad Tilly woke up when he was sawing that. But lmao "that's rude!" XD. LMAO High af Tilly's brain is still working just fine. She's just not anxious anymore. She snatches the cutter from the dude like nothing.

[I think we need to call Richard Dean Anderson]

OH SHIT. Here she is trying to make sure Michael knows what's up and Crazy McEvil here shows up to be like WAT U SAY.

NO HOW DARE YOU HIT TILLY.

Oh good they got to her yay. I bet that Georgiou has that bomb though. This is so bad omg. Especially since it would basically make the apocalypse here.

Oh no no no no. She's already down there, already sent it, and they can't beam her out. *screaming* 

 

Omg please tell me that this is a simulation *wheezing* Oh thank god. And thank you Michael for standing up to her.

"We don't have the luxury of principals."

"That is all we HAVE, Admiral."

I love you Michael. Like, seriously, I love you. I think the next closest person who would do this is like. Captain Sisko. (This right here makes me almost want to hate Cornwell. I mean wtf. You're acting like pretty much every other admiral in this entire series. Don't be that guy, Kat.)

And watching them all respect her. "We. Are. Starfleet."

Omg wow. Now she's standing up to Georgiou too. She's just not having her shit either. She's like "oh I did it for you" "did you really or are you just fucking with me" "lol fucking with you" "figured"

I mean, I like how just, unrepetantly bad she is, but it's still just kind of terrible anyway.

Oh man, I just love how she absolutely refuses to take Georgiou's shit. Like, at all. She doesn't even flinch when the gun comes out. And she's like "Fine, you wanna go? Kill me. Mommy."

AND THEN she doesn't even twitch when L'Rell shows up, and just. Talks more damn trash. Wow. And she's just sitting here like "Hey so here's how you control the Klingons, with this bioprinted bomb."

I love her.

Oh nooooo "isik for your thoughts"! That's like. Five episodes ago. Nice continuity. And also adorable. Wait. Noooooo you can't leave, Tyler! You can't leave Michael like that. }}}:C

Ugh I love how soft this show is even when people are dying and there's war and stuff, here he is complimenting her on her capacity to love. "I'm gonna miss looking at you" "I see you. Only you."

HE GAVE HER THE BOWLINE. NO YOURE CRYING

Time for L'Rell to be awesome, I guess. "VOTE FOR ME FOR KLINGON LEADER." And then they all laugh at her like the bitches they are.

I guess they don't remember that the last person that laughed at L'Rell is dead. Y'all forget Kol? Guess where Kol is? IN HELL.

 [I'm the bomb, bitches!]

Thank god they listened. *wheeze*

Man oh man, Earth is gorgeous right now. We rarely got to see her in the show, bits and pieces, and here we are getting a eyeful of a city that looks amazing, that looks like it actually evolved from what we have now in the year of our lord 2019.

And I love seeing Amanda here for Michael. Best Mom, Best Wife, 2257.

Oh hello there Sarek, it's nice to see you too, I think I might've caught a smile in the background there. Heck, he looks like he's fighting one when he tells her how commendable it is she stuck by their ideals. SQUEAL HE'S SO PROUD OF HER. And and and. Is that-

Oh no he asked to give it back to her. He's so proud I'm gonna pop.

[Not very Vulcan of you but when your kid is the best]

And I will cry because Michael just has the best damn speech skills in this universe and the next. She could inspire a dead man, I swear to god.

EEE TILLY IS AN ENSIGN NOW!! Oh no Hugh got a medal too, and Stamets got to have it for him. The onion ninjas are coming. Saru got the Medal of Honor?! *screech*

Oh look at their happy little faces. I'm kind of sad that Saru is only acting captain till they get to Vulcan but. But look how happy!

[happy faces]

But wait no, it was supposed to be a GOOD ending! No priority one distress calls of anyone especially not Federation! THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A NICE DAY

OH. It's.

 [*unintelligible screeching noises*]

OKAY here we are at the last episode of the season! Good shit. Really good shit. This is a damn good show and I want more, and I'm really looking forward to what's to come!

I love that Michael got her full character arc, that she went from officer to mutineer and back to officer, I love that she's earned the respect of the crew, and even if it's sad to see Tyler leaving them, it's good to see that they're handling this fairly realistically. Episode gets a 9/10 (I feel like there wasn't enough in this episode).

Overall season 9/10. Pretty good, got some flaws, not too bad.

Upcoming:
6/29: Captain's Personal Blog
7/6: Short Treks
7/13: Begin TAS

Note: 7/27 there will be no post.