Star Trek Discovery S4 E13

[lightofdaye]

Well I miscounted my titles a few weeks ago so surprising this was the last episode. I was away this weekend so watching Picard S2E3 tomorrow.


So this proceeds more or less among expected lines. They stop Tarka and prove to the aliens they really are sapient. 10-C is a hive mind, I'm interested the Borg are name dropped by the other obvious hive mind, the Founders are not.

But really it was tour de forces for diplomacy and talking working, with Tarka coming around as well, though him having coded the autopilot so well it doesn't matter and he (probably) dies after trying to send Book to safety.

We see Tilly and her cadets and Vance protecting Earth and the DMA being stopped in the nick time.

There's nothing wrong with it and Michael/Book and Saru/T'Rina scenes work. But it was awfully long on sappy speech and sentimental montages that Disco does that it never really quite earns for me.

Still it was a solid season I think.

Comments

[walgesang]

I confess that I noped out of some of the sappier stuff but then after I was having a shower thought of it being the season end, I felt the arc overall really did have its strong points. It felt much more suited for a Star Trek movie and not a season, somehow. I guess I just want to learn more about the bridge kids and it's just never enough backstory for me (except that I really loved how Reno finally got to flex more than just her humor). I might need to re-watch the last several episodes when I'm not feeling quite so skeptical. :P

[lightofdaye]

That's an interesting point about it feel like a movie. It could have been abbreviated a lot more because there as some repetitive elements. Disco does always feel better to me when towards the back of end of seasons when it's really moving.

I wish they'd do more with the bridge crew as well. Did you like Owo's episode? They do struggle to balance the cast and the main plot. Which is sad because there's a lot of untapped potential there.

Reno did have some good appearences this time. I agree.