And somehow, the Ba’ul and Klingons are able to come lend a hand, but no other Starfleet ships?Ĭertain inconsistencies you can live with. The notion that L’Rell could pull this off without significant opposition from other Klingons - or even from her own crew members - is questionable at best. And there he was on the bridge of a Klingon ship next to L’Rell. His existence nearly cost L’Rell her chancellorship before it got off the ground.
I’ve been harping on this quite a bit this season: Ash Tyler is not supposed to be alive in the eyes of the Klingons. This is where it went off the rails for me.
I was riveted by the episode - the stakes felt real and drawn out - until the Klingons and the Ba’ul fighters showed up. In many starship fights in “Trek” lore, an enemy ship will fire one or two shots, and suddenly, one of the most powerful ships in the Federation will have its shields down - like in “Star Trek: Generations.” Here, both the Enterprise and the Discovery both take and deliver a wallop. And unlike many “Trek” battles, this one, featuring a fleet of possessed Section 31 ships led by Leland against the Enterprise and the Discovery, felt realistic. The fast cuts, combined with the shaky cam, provided constant visual stimulation, almost taking the viewer on a roller-coaster ride. There is even an extended - and a bit pointless - boarding party when Leland beams over to the Discovery.īut this battle played to a strength of “Discovery”: Olatunde Osunsanmi, who directed the episode, knows how to create riveting tension. There is an intensely long battle in which the Enterprise (and the Discovery, in this case) are massively outgunned by an enemy with the upper hand. Much of the episode, at least for me, recalled “Star Trek: Nemesis,” one of the more reviled Trek movies. Unintentionally, Spock was voicing the thoughts of a vocal segment of “Star Trek” fans. And by the end of the episode, Spock suggests that Starfleet should essentially erase the existence of the Discovery. The season finale of “Star Trek: Discovery” was true to form: alternately impressive and head-scratching a visual marvel and yet muddled nostalgic and fresh. Season 2, Episode 14: ‘Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2’
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