Star Trek: Discovery
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Discoveryhas proven itself a number of times this season.
So, yes, we all go to Talos IV.
Not at all the behavior of a pervy sexual predator in the AOL chat room of space-time!
(She and Pike were also a thing, but more on that later.)
Burnham needed to be there, I guess, because she had to provide context to his healing process?
His prickly reception to Burnhams reconciliation attempts, however, is perfect.
(Shes wrong, of course.Thebeard worksjust fine.)
And the unpacking of their relationship offers some of the smartest subtext this show has yet to produce.
(Since then, it seems theyve at least learned the value of consent.)
You want to experience our pain?
Burnham asks, horrified.
This is how we understand.
How we survive, the leader responds.
(Burnham eventually consents, at Spocks urging, to save him.)
I am not here to absolve you, Michael Burnham.
This is not about your feelings.
I risked everything to bring you here, she protests.
The third moment belongs to the tragic, albeit perhaps inevitable, breakup of Culmets.
… You want me to pick up where we left off but you have no idea !
Stamets means well, but expecting things to go back to normal is like Cardinal Sin No.
1 of being the partner (or even friend!)
of someone who has gone through something that traumatic.
Luckily it worked out this time, but now we know that he can be manipulated in this way.
And just when I was starting to trust our new stepdad!
Personal Log, Supplemental:
There are Space Roombas onStar Trek,now.
Someone on this shows crew is aStar Warsnerd and I want to know whos responsible for these droids.
Our post-vaharai Kelpien friend is sounding more like a reckless Starfleet captain every day.
Buta challenger in the ship wars approachesin the form of Culber/Tyler?
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