In "Context is for Kings", six months after the previous episode's events, Michael Burnham is on a prison transport when she is transferred to the USS Discovery as prison labor. The ship's captain, Lorca, has brought her hear because of her brilliant mind and knowledge of the Klingons. She learns the ship's purpose is to experiment on a new propulsion system using spores that could change the war. The ship's sister ship, the USS Glenn, suffers a terrible accident while experimenting, killing everyone aboard.
So after a sort of prequel to the show's story we're now getting into the real plot here in Episode 3. Burnham is still a prisoner but is given an assignment that may lead to her freedom again if she plays her cards right. We meet a few new characters (most of whom I find annoying) and reunite with a few old ones. Hard to judge this on a standalone basis but I'm still a bit off-put by this new version of Star Trek. Maybe I will grow fond of it as we move forward...
So after a sort of prequel to the show's story we're now getting into the real plot here in Episode 3. Burnham is still a prisoner but is given an assignment that may lead to her freedom again if she plays her cards right. We meet a few new characters (most of whom I find annoying) and reunite with a few old ones. Hard to judge this on a standalone basis but I'm still a bit off-put by this new version of Star Trek. Maybe I will grow fond of it as we move forward...