Into the Forest I Go
- Episode aired Nov 12, 2017
- TV-MA
- 47m
Bypassing Starfleet's orders, Lorca uses the USS Discovery crew's ultimate asset, the ship itself, in an effort to end the war with the Klingons once and for all.Bypassing Starfleet's orders, Lorca uses the USS Discovery crew's ultimate asset, the ship itself, in an effort to end the war with the Klingons once and for all.Bypassing Starfleet's orders, Lorca uses the USS Discovery crew's ultimate asset, the ship itself, in an effort to end the war with the Klingons once and for all.
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAt one point, a call can be heard for "Cadet Decker". This may refer to Willard Decker, who became captain of the U.S.S. Enterprise in Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) (played by Stephen Collins). Willard Decker is also the son of Matt Decker, who was mentioned as one of Starfleet's most decorated captains in Choose Your Pain (2017). Considering that Discovery takes place a decade before The Original Series, and therefore 18 years before The Motion Picture, the time line would be appropriate.
- GoofsMovie villains typically plant secret bombs which flash pretty lights and sound rhythmic beeps so that they won't be discovered. Not to be outdone, the Discovery's heroes plant secret tracking devices which flash pretty lights, sound rhythmic beeps, and dance little jigs so that they won't be discovered.
- Quotes
[Stamets has offered to do one more jump to get Discovery to safety]
Captain Gabriel Lorca: We're gonna win this war on account of you, Mr. Stamets. After this, it's a whole new chapter for Discovery. You've opened a door to a... whole new era of exploration. The data provided by the micro-jumps will push us closer than we've ever been to understanding the mysteries of the universe.
Paul Stamets: No, Captain, I mean *only* one more jump. After we get back, I'm done. Traveling the mycelial network is like commingling with the most abstruse blips of our celestial existence. I've seen these stars through a lens no one else has access to, and... that has to be enough for me. Because I need Starfleet's best doctors to examine my condition and figure out what's been happening to me.
Captain Gabriel Lorca: One last jump, then. You've served the Federation honorably, Lieutenant.
Paul Stamets: Well, I'll always have you to thank for the view.
- ConnectionsFeatured in After Trek: Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum (2017)
In this episode, the crew of the U. S. S Discovery is still trying to understand the invisibility cloak that the Klingons feature. Still at Pahvo, Lorca is given the order to stand down and retreat. Sensing a way to destroy the Klingons once and for all, he refuses the Starfleet orders and plans to use the spore drive, 133 jumps to be precise, to destroy The Sarcophagus. Stamets is at the end of the line as it is clear the spore jumps have been getting to him. Lorca sends Tyler and Burnham to the Klingon's ship to perform a stealth mission. If all goes well, Lorca's bold moves will make the Federation victorious.
Relentless is an opportune word to describe the episode. It does not stop. I believe this episode will be the bridge to expand the universe. There is some talk here about how alternate universes exist. Perhaps this is what we see at the end when Stamets dutifully performed his 133 jumps but landed the ship in a floating Klingon ship wreckage? There could have been some more exploration within Tyler's PTSD battle, but that is just a minor quibble. I am excited for the back half of the season!
My Grade: A-
- gab-14712
- Jun 10, 2022
Details
- Runtime47 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.00 : 1