That Hope Is You, Part 1
- Episode aired Oct 15, 2020
- TV-MA
- 53m
Arriving 930 years in the future, Burnham navigates a galaxy she no longer recognizes while searching for the rest of the U.S.S. Discovery crew.Arriving 930 years in the future, Burnham navigates a galaxy she no longer recognizes while searching for the rest of the U.S.S. Discovery crew.Arriving 930 years in the future, Burnham navigates a galaxy she no longer recognizes while searching for the rest of the U.S.S. Discovery crew.
- Cmdr. Saru
- (credit only)
- Lt. Cmdr. Paul Stamets
- (credit only)
- Ensign Sylvia Tilly
- (credit only)
- Sanctuary
- (voice)
- Osnullus Trader
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaAdil Hussain mentions the Temporal War that happened before the fall. In the first three seasons of Star Trek: Enterprise (2001), agents from a "temporal cold war" repeatedly interfered with Jonathan Archer and the crew of the NX-01 Enterprise.
- GoofsBook tells Michael that she damaged his dilithium recrystallizer and so he needs more dilithium to get underway. He then explains how the courier system works: the Orions pay each courier just enough dilithium to complete their job. Recrystalizing dilithium allows the same portion of dilithium to be used indefinitely. If Book has a dilithium recrystallizer, the technology must be widespread, and thus each courier could continue to operate without the constant need to scrounge for more dilithium.
- Quotes
Aditya Sahil: Commander Burnham, now I'll tell you a secret. I'm not a commissioned officer. You see, my father was, his father before him. But, unlike them, I was never officially sworn in. There has been no one to do it. Yet, I watched this office every day, as I have for 40 years, believing one day, others like me would walk through that door; that my hope was not in vain. Today is that day. And that hope is you, Commander Burnham.
Michael Burnham: [to Booker, smiling] True believers.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Star Trek: Discovery: Terra Firma, Part 1 (2020)
I don't know if it's just how I am interpreting it, but the first episode of season three honestly feels like the most "Star Trek" episode to date. I've seen commentary in some of the previous episodes but this one really feels like it's talking to a lot of us that feel like our future is dark and uncertain, even down to commenting on endangered species. This felt like a modern take on that social commentary, without it feeling like something was being forced down your throat as a lecture, and it still has that Star Trek hope for a bright future in it. There are a couple of lines that Burnham delivers that I feel put a little too much emphasis on the sort of "pep talk/pump you up" emotion she displays but that's about the only thing I really have to pick on. We don't always need to see her popping into that pep talk mode, and I liked seeing the moments where she struggles with her emotions very clearly.
I know some original fans are having a tougher time with the newer shows, but as much as I'm attached to my Next Generation, I think this show is doing a good job bringing something new to the table without completely destroying what Star Trek is. If you struggle with change this show might be a little jarring for you, but watch with an open mind (and expect some continuity smudges because not even the og shows got that entirely right) and I feel like it has a lot to offer. Nothing will ever be able to replicate the feel of the Trek shows we grew up with and love, but I feel like this show will easily have a place next to them for me.
- ryuaywas
- Oct 18, 2020
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- Runtime53 minutes
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