Just like last episode, the show looks very good, the plot is a different story. One of the first scenes is a hearing concerning the burying-the-saucer-sections-of-two-starships-in-sand-maneuver in the last episode. The scene has no purpose except reiterating the events of last episode, which was already in the recap. So what's the point?
Then we head down to the planet and even though time is perhaps of the essence, Burnam and Saru stopp to discuss her future first officer and Saru suggests Booker? Why him, he does not have a commission. Saru explains he can stand his ground. Really, this is how you can become an officer on a starship now? No academy, no training, just a good reputation. I wonder what the rest of the bridge crew has to say should he be chosen.
Then drones attack, of course the transporter is immediately not working. On the ship Tilly has to figure out how to deactivate the drones and they are helped by Raynor, a man. I did not believe it. But okay, he helps and the solution is to plant bombs in the holes out of which the drones come, which is basically a big head and the drones look like the eyes. I could not help but wonder which computer game end boss was the inspiration for this. Could be Contra III. And then they discuss who will pull off the stunt, Saru or Burnham. (While they talk the drones break off their attack and wait for the conversation to finish. ) Guess who will? Of course Saru is better suited but Burnham does it anyway. But we new that before, right.
On the ship Booker wants to contact the bad guys or should I rather say bad persons via the "dark net" ? And for some reason Stamets orders non essential personel to leave engeneering and he does it with an attitude: "Thank youuuu!" Why, he is the boss down there, right, just give the order.
The purpose of the scene escapes me, maybe to stall or to learn about them, apart from that, the conversation only made me think about the mask of the bad guy, looks like an alien on B5.
On the planet Saru and Burnam figure out another lead - a device thingy- in one of the ruins, one which the baddies do not have, just like the missing info on the head piece of the staff of Ra in Raiders.
On the ship of course Burnham figures out it is a map. What else and now we can go to Exegol, no Trill. Why Trill? The others are going to the wrong place, Betazed. Maybe there is a connection because it is the planets of Deanna Troi and Ezri Dax, and both were Counselors. That would be cool. No, it would not.
Next scene, now we know the purpose of the scene in the dark net, because now Booker knows the bad gal is his cousin twice or 1000 times removed on his mentor's side. Okay, personal connection to plot, check.
End of episode, we are back in HQ, chillin'. So I guess time is not of the essence. So it is not urgent to find whatever we are looking for. And if our characters are not in a hurry, why should I be excited?
Well I was not excited and the episode was writing by numbers and pretty lame even Callum Ketih Rennie was a let down this time. Thinking of him, I rather watch BSG or Californication or X-Files.
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