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DISCOVER
THE CONNECTIONS
YOUR STAR TREK: DISCOVERY SEASON 1 EPISODE GUIDE
AND MYTHOLOGY PRIMER. by Jeff Bond

Beyond Klingon wars and sojourns to
the Mirror Universe, one of the things that
the creators and stars of Discovery have
attempted to do is use the show to hold
up a mirror to modern society in the grand
Star Trek tradition, focusing on concepts of
both diversity and division simultaneously,
showing its people trying to embrace the
former and do away with the latter.
Executive producer Akiva Goldsman
(Batman & Robin) notes that the original
Star Trek was "extraordinarily relevant" in
that incarnation. "It was at a time," he says,
"when we needed narrative objects that
showed the possibility of inclusion and a
change. Something that was fundamentally
optimistic. The world needs hope as much
now as it did then, if not more so, so Star
Trek harkens back to what it was in the
late '60s, which is not to suggest that the
interstitial series were not relevant. They
were. They were products of their time, but
what a complicated time we live in right
now, so therefore the needs for objects that
offer a better view of the future may be
more acute."
"Hopefully, this show does what
entertainment should do, and that's make
us think and make us inquire about what
our possibilities are," muses Doug Jones,

THE VULCAN HELLO

LETHE

Burnham's backstory as a human raised by
Vulcans gets off to a lavish but shaky start as the
series establishes the crew of the U.S.S. Shinzou.
Connections: Compare Discovery's Klingons
with the Worf-centered Klingon arcs on Star
Trek: The Next Generation ("The Sins of the
Father," etc.).

Burnham's upbringing on Vulcan and Lorca's
hidden motivations take center stage as Burnham
uses a mind meld to rescue a stranded Sarek.
Connections: "Journey to Babel" is another
touchstone here as well as other Vulcan-centric
episodes like TNG's "Sarek" and Enterprise's
"Home" and "Awakening."

BATTLE AT THE BINARY STARS

MAGIC TO MAKE THE SANEST MAN
GO MAD

Burnham's final status as an emotionally broken,
notorious mutineer is a great set-up for the
character, although the Shinzou episodes as a
whole don't quite grip the way they should.
Connections: The original Star Trek's "Journey
to Babel," the animated series' "Yesteryear" and
even J.J. Abrams' 2009 Star Trek will get you up
to speed on Burnham's (and Spock's) father
Sarek (played by James Frey on Discovery).

CONTEXT IS FOR KINGS
Thanks to a scary tartigrade creature and a
superb supporting cast led by Jason Isaacs as
Captain Lorca, the first episode on the Discovery
is a major step above the Shinzou outings.
Connections: The Discovery's secret military
status suggests the skullduggery of Section 31 in
episodes like Enterprise's "Terra Prime."

THE BUTCHER'S KNIFE CARES NOT
FOR THE LAMB'S CRY
Burnham's efforts at understanding the alien
tartigrade creature recall the best of the
franchise.
Connections: TOS's "The Devil in the Dark" is
the baseline for finding the sympathetic motives
behind a seemingly frightening alien monster.

CHOOSE YOUR PAIN
Rainn Wilson's Harry Mudd and some disturbing
intrigue involving Klingon prisoner Ash Tyler
propel this offbeat episode set on a Klingon
prison outpost.
Connections: TOS's "Mudd's Women" and "I,
Mudd" will give you the lowdown on irascible
con-man Harry Mudd and his wife Stella.

An exhilaratingly paced romp with Burnham and
Tyler working out an ingenious way of stopping
Harry Mudd's plan to keep the Discovery crew in
a time loop.
Connections: TNG's "Time Squared" and
"Cause and Effect" are obvious influences.

SI VIS PACEM, PARA BELLUM
Doug Jones' antelope-like alien Saru takes center
stage in an episode that's visually lavish but
frustratingly derivative.
Connections: With its Klingons about to invade
a planet of peaceful but superior aliens, this
episode owes a huge debt to TOS's "Errand of
Mercy," but seems much less sure of what it's
trying to say.

INTO THE FOREST I GO
While the story beats are often maddening here,
director Chris Byrne raises everyone's game with
a visual tour de force featuring a thrilling space
battle and a positively Kirk-like Burnham taking
on the Klingon leader hand-to-hand.
Connections: The ship infiltration plot recalls
TOS's "The Enterprise Incident," except that
Burnham and Tyler forget to disguise themselves
as Klingons.

DESPITE YOURSELF
A Mirror Universe episode that ends with a great
turn when Burnham is attacked by the jealous
captain of her old ship, the Shinzou, and quickly
winds up captain by assassination herself.
Connections: Check out the original TOS
"Mirror, Mirror" as well as Enterprise's "In a Mirror,
Darkly" for background to the Mirror Universe.

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