Captain Burnham and the crew of the Discovery explore the home world of species Ten-C in the hopes of learning clues useful for first contact.
The U.S.S. Discovery is getting closer and closer to species Ten-C’s front door. One problem remains: nobody knows how to communicate with them, which is essential for first contact. Therefore, Captain Burnham makes the decision to explore a nearby planet that everyone believes to be the home planet for Ten-C. Not everyone is in agreement with this decision. Michael pushes forward with her plan though. Meanwhile, Tarka and Booker make their own plans to infiltrate the Ten-C hyperfield.
In this episode, we discuss:
- How this episode reminds us of “older” Star Trek,
- What we learned about species Ten-C from Discovery’s mission,
- Whether Michael Burnham or General Ndoye were correct in their thoughts about this mission,
- Booker and Tarka’s infiltration of Discovery and their attempt to blind Nora,
- Saru and T’Rina’s date, and
- Other interactions among the crew.
Theme music licensed from MediaMusicNow.
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Welcome to Warp Trails. This weekly show reviews each episode of Star Trek, from Discovery to Picard and Lower Decks, the latest incarnations of Star Trek airing on CBS All Access, and discusses Star Trek news. Your hosts are Dennis and Beth Keithly, a husband and wife team living in Texas. Beth is an old school fan of Star Trek whose fandom is grounded in The Original Series. Meanwhile, Dennis is a relatively more recent fan who traces his fandom to Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn. Since they met, Dennis and Beth made consumption of Star Trek content part of their weekly routine. The have also named four of their past six pets after Star Trek characters.
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