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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 1, episode 9 review: "An unashamed mash-up of Star Trek and Alien"

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Alien vs Predator vs Pike is derivative as hell, but it’s also a quality piece of killer ET action with enough guts to bump off a major character. And, much like TNG classic ‘The Best of Both Worlds’, the episode uses a lethal alien threat to advance the story arcs of its brilliant crew.

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Warning: This Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 1, episode 9 review contains major spoilers – many of them set to stun. Boldly go further at your own risk…

The unprecedented success of Star Wars led to an explosion of sci-fi movies , as Hollywood studios moved to capture their own piece of the zeitgeist. Among the highest profile were Alien and Star Trek: The Motion Picture, but aside from the outer space settings, their 1979 release dates and the fact both spawned now-legendary sequels, they couldn’t have been more different.

Where Ridley Scott’s horror classic was built around a dingy, lived-in future and visceral scares, its more idealistic Trek counterpart revelled in long, sweeping shots of starships, and 2001: A Space Odyssey -style existentialism. And although Alien was a genre-defining smash, the first Trek movie was a box-office disappointment, cruelly derided as "The Motion-less Picture" by some critics.

Now, some 43 years later, the two franchises have collided. 'All Those Who Wander' is an unashamed – but entertaining – mash-up of Star Trek and Alien. There’s even some bonus Predator action thrown in for good measure.

The Enterprise’s totally immersive Alien experience begins when the crew takes a detour from a routine mission, to investigate the disappearance of a Federation starship. Before long, however, it’s clear that sticking around to eat Captain Pike’s delicious waffles and pancakes would have been the much more sensible option.

The first shot of the USS Peregrine, marooned on a hostile alien world, is a spectacular statement of intent, a shot-for-shot recreation of that famous derelict spaceship on the surface of LV-426. Then, as Pike and his away team (a very Starfleet mix of familiar faces and doomed newbies) investigate what happened to the 99 souls on board the Peregrine, they’re plunged into a fight for survival against lethal monsters whose babies are born out of a host organism’s chest, and have very, very sharp teeth. Sound familiar?

The Enterprise crew even discover a warning message just a little too late, and encounter a young girl who’s managed to stay in one piece, despite the cold-blooded reptilian killers running through the Jefferies tubes. That the writer’s room resisted the urge to script the line, "They mostly come when it’s warm… mostly" is a remarkable display of collective restraint.

Plenty of movies and TV shows have tried to capture the Alien and Aliens vibe, and ‘All Those Who Wander’ has a better stab than most. Yes, the gore is toned down to accommodate Trek’s more family-friendly ethos, but the episode is also a reminder that deserted starships can become convincing haunted houses if you turn out the lights – especially when you shoot the action from disconcerting low angles.

Although the episode has to roll out some Trek clichés to up the peril factor – an ion storm blocking communication with the Enterprise, an enemy invisible to bio-filters – the returning Gorn make for a credible threat, even in the form of squabbling juveniles. (Question: if Gorn kids can wipe out an entire starship crew, how did Kirk hold his own against an adult in classic original series episode ‘Arena’?) That said, their intelligence in the hunt and infra-red-style night vision is such a blatant nod to Predator that you are left wondering how the episode made it past Disney ’s lawyers.

Ultimately, however, it’s the brilliant Enterprise crew that separates ‘All Those Who Wander’ from most other Alien wannabes. Over the course of the season, we’ve got to know Pike, Spock, M’Benga, La’an, Chapel, Uhura and Hemmer, so we care about their fate rather more than we would a bunch of strangers – Cadet Chia and the newly promoted Lt Duke must have realised their time was up as soon as they set foot on Valeo Beta V.

Despite the highly stressful scenario unfolding on the planet, it’s also an excuse for some fun gallows humour – even in the worst situations, this crew rolls out the funny – and some quality character development. Uhura, who’s now completed her rotation on the Enterprise, needs to make a decision on whether her future lies with Starfleet (the answer is never in doubt), while Spock does his best to handle powerful emotions he’s spent a lifetime trying to suppress – he even does a passable imitation of the Incredible Hulk.

The episode saves its most powerful moment, however, for Hemmer. The Aenar chief engineer (wonderfully played by Bruce Horak) hasn’t had much screentime over the course of Strange New Worlds, but he’s managed to become one of the standouts in a consistently excellent cast – indeed, he’s one of the few characters who made it out of the otherwise risible ‘ The Elysian Kingdom ’ with his reputation intact. To see him make a noble sacrifice after being infected with Gorn eggs is a genuinely heartbreaking moment, and one of Star Trek’s boldest moves since Lt Tasha Yar was killed in action in the first season of The Next Generation.

Where Discovery has spent its last two seasons contriving excuses to bring its heroes back from encounters with certain death, Strange New Worlds shows that space travel can be seriously bad for your health – even if your name appears in the opening credits. (In hindsight, Horak’s agent should probably have insisted Hemmer wear any colour but red.)

There’s no doubt there’ll be ongoing repercussions from the Enterprise’s latest encounter with the Gorn – even if their return so soon after the outstanding ‘ Memento Mori ’ suggests they could become as overused as the Borg eventually were in Voyager.

Chapel’s efforts to counsel Spock after his emotional outbursts only serve to increase the sexual tension between the characters – it’s becoming increasingly implausible that they won’t get together at some point – while La’an’s request for a leave of absence to help lost kid Oriana find her family will leave a major (but hopefully temporary) hole on the bridge.

And do spare a thought for the late Chia and Duke, seemingly forgotten after series regular Hemmer steals the limelight at their collective funeral. Their roles may have been fleeting, but they were Starfleet officers too…

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is currently airing now on Paramount Plus. For more, check out our guide to the Star Trek timeline .

Richard is a freelancer journalist and editor, and was once a physicist. Rich is the former editor of SFX Magazine, but has since gone freelance, writing for websites and publications including GamesRadar+, SFX, Total Film, and more. He also co-hosts the podcast, Robby the Robot's Waiting, which is focused on sci-fi and fantasy. 

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It's gripping, it's gritty and this episode pulls no punches in the show's most daring installment yet.

Warning: Spoilers for "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" season 1, episode 9

We had high hopes for the finale of the inaugural season of "Strange New Worlds" and the drama is already building in the penultimate installment that is episode 9. Entitled "All Those Who Wander," the episode does not disappoint and in fact, marks arguably the darkest installment yet of what is the best live-action "Star Trek" spin-off currently on air.

It starts, actually in a similar manner to how it ends, with an air of sadness as Cadet Uhura (Celia Rose Gooding) has reached the end of her placement onboard the USS Enterprise and — for some inexplicable reason — is still mulling about, undecided over what to do next. Clearly, there's no ageism, unemployment or xenophobia in the 23rd century, or otherwise she'd be clinging onto this amazing opportunity with both hands like her life depended on it.

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While on a routine mission to [deep space station K-7] to deliver [vidium power cells], Captain Pike (Anson Mount) receives another priority one order; the USS Peregrine activated a distress beacon before making an unscheduled emergency landing on a class L planet, Valeo Beta V. It's decided, during the nicest mission briefing ever, that the Enterprise under the command of Lt Cmdr Chin-Riley (Rebecca Romijn) will continue on to K-7, while a two-shuttle landing party will proceed to Valeo Beta Five, rescue any survivors and if possible, salvage the ship.

Joining Pike on the away mission is Spock (Ethan Peck), Nurse Chapel (Jess Bush), Lt. Noonien-Singh (Christina Chong) and Cadet Uhura, together with Dr. M'Benga (Babs Olusanmokun), Lt Hemmer (Bruce Horak), Lt George Kirk (Dan Jeannotte) and the newly promoted Lt Duke (Ted Kellogg) and Cadet Chia (Jessica Danecker).

The surface of Valeo Beta V is hard, frozen rock, or as Hemmer describes it, just like Andoria. Ion storms in the atmosphere prevent long-range communications and transport. The Sombra-class starship is quickly located, but so are a dozen or so frozen and mutilated dead bodies, all in Starfleet uniforms.

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Very quickly, a tense, thrilling tone is established and it's clear this away mission is going to be no picnic. Upon entering the derelict Federation spacecraft, the away team crew immediately find blood trails and are able to play back the last log entry from Captain Alice Gavin (voiced by Liza Seneca). Turns out a Gorn infection in one of the crewmembers went undetected by the transporter filters and a deadly xenomorph infestation began aboard the starship, resulting in their eventual demise.

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With the most basic of ship's functions restored, a human life sign and an unknown life sign are detected. Following a brief search through the bowels of the ship, the survivors are located and we learn that they were more than likely refugees from a Gorn breeding facility. It seems the Peregrine was mapping non-Federation space when they found three castaways on an M-class planet: a human girl, a humanoid of unknown origin, an an Orion named Pasko. It turns out this poor Orion was the one originally infected. The human girl identifies herself as Oriana, while she refers to her alien guardian as "Buckley."

Unfortunately, Buckley has also copped one and before long four Gorn hatchlings erupt from his body, killing Cadet Chia in the process. One hatchling decides to attack and eat another only moments after bursting forth from Buckley's body — all that ripping through major organs must be hungry work — so that leaves three, all of which scamper off and disappear. Writer Davy Perez has acknowledged that the episode was influenced by films such as "Alien," "Predator," "The Thing" and even "Gremlins" and the qualities of those other epic sci-fi works are obvious, but it works so well. The Gorn has been set up in "Strange New Worlds" as a deadly alien foe and that's just fine by us. They were established as being particularly nasty pieces of work way back in "The Original Series" and then further developed just a little bit in "Enterprise." So why not develop them even further?

And as it turns out, they really are particularly nasty pieces of work. The Gorn's biological makeup renders them invisible to all sensors; it is, by all intents and purposes, a genetic chameleon. Once a host is infected, the maturity cycle depends on the biological make up of the host. In the Orion, it took weeks. Pike orders everyone to regroup and in the process poor Duke gets dragged off and no doubt horrifically mutilated. This scene was so worthy of an especially bloodcurdling Wilhem scream , but alas, there was none. However, in the process Hemmer catches a spurt of venomous vomit from one of the rapidly maturing Gorns and at this point, you're genuinely unsure if this is going to be a problem.

A plan is hatched (pun intended) to drive the remaining two Gorn into a trap by lowering the temperature in different sections of the ship, since the Gorn prefer a more temperate climate. All of this incredibly useful information, by the way, comes from Lt. Noonien-Singh's experience fighting the Gorn from a young age and as such, she transforms into 'Noonien-Singh: Gorn Hunter.' Sam Kirk serves as the token, fear-stricken crewmember who starts to unravel in a nice throwback to some of "The Original Series" episodes and he actually attacks Spock for his purely logical approach to the situation, just like many characters did some 50-odd years ago. But again, it's been nicely updated/refreshed and in an unexpected twist, Sam actually saves Spock's life.

In an enthralling chase sequence a lá "Alien 3," the Gorn get trapped and turn on each other so that only the alpha Gorn remains. The chase leads the Last Gorn Standing into engineering where Noonien-Singh and Hemmer are able to freeze it. Phew. But…it's not over yet. That nasty reptilian regurgitate Hemmer received is beginning to bubble and it's only a matter of time now. The courageous Aenar tells Uhura that his mission was to fix what was broken, just like he did back in episode 4, " Memento Mori " and it was Uhura herself who needed to be guided to her destiny with Starfleet. Then he leaps to his death before the young Gorn can hatch and thus saves the crew. So…er, yeah, Hemmer dies.

He was a character that we were rapidly becoming very fond of, in particular his arid-dry wit and from the very first moment we met him in episode 2 " Children of the Comet " watching the relationship arc between Uhura and him develop was a joy to behold. But, it's not over yet. In an interview, Bruce Horak told Space.com that he'd be back. 

"I can officially tell you that the Star Trek career of Bruce Horak is not done," he said, but alas could elaborate no further. And what's really interesting is that none of the other cast knew of his fate, not even Celia Rose Gooding. Poor Bruce had to keep it a secret throughout most of the production of the first season. 

"I think especially Celia was quite surprised, reading episode nine. That was a particularly tough goodbye. Celia and I shot many scenes together. Obviously the camaraderie that develops between Uhura and Hemmer, I mean, there was just no denying that that was going to bleed into the off-camera stuff and hanging out, and Celia and I connected over music and theater and just a general joie de vivre.

"So when we had to shoot that episode, it was pretty hard. It was pretty hard on her. And you know what, they say it's always hardest on those left behind, and yeah. I guess if there's one hope that I have for Hemmer is that it takes them a long time to get over him. Isn't that everyone's hope?"

What's next for the USS Enterprise? Who will replace Lt. Hemmer as Chief Engineer? Will it be Montgomery Scott? According to StarTrek.com and Memory Alpha , Scotty began his career on an unknown starship as an ensign in 2242 — and this episode is set in 2241. So, all things considered it's unlikely. Thank goodness.

When a show kills off a liked character, it almost always results in a mixed reaction. Of course we're going to miss them, but a show shouldn't be afraid to do it. Often, bringing back characters that quite frankly should've died given what they've just been through can look a lot more ridiculous than killing them. The showrunner, in this instance Henry Alonso Myers, needs to understand when to do it and when not to. But, for a show with a lot to prove and still in its first season, this is a bold move, that while really rather sad, keeps the show fresh.

Rating: 8/10

The first eight episodes of "Strange New Worlds" are now available to watch on  Paramount Plus as is the entire second season of " Star Trek: Picard ." Season 4 of "Star Trek: Discovery" is also available on the Paramount streaming service in the US and on CTV Sci-Fi or Crave TV in Canada. Countries outside of North America can watch on the Pluto TV Sci-Fi channel. Paramount is available in the UK and Ireland both as a standalone service and as part of the Sky Cinema subscription for the UK cable provider.  

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Star Trek: Picard recap: Making prophecies come true

Soji learns that her long-sought synthetic family may not be ready to listen to reason in Star Trek: Picard ’s penultimate season 1 installment, “Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1.” And that puts Picard — and the rest of the galaxy — in grave danger.

Having traveled 25 light-years in 15 minutes via a transwarp conduit, La Sirena arrives at Soji’s homeworld: Coppelius. Narek’s ship follows in short order, and a ferocious dogfight ensues. When Narek’s craft suffers a catastrophic hit, and his vital signs begin to wane, Soji says it’s a trick and they should let him die. Picard objects, maintaining, “There’s a difference between killing an attacking enemy and watching a wounded one die.” Before Picard can beam Narek to their sickbay, the Artifact shows up along with five giant orchids — defense mechanisms of Coppelius — that knock out La Sirena and the Artifact’s power, causing them both to plummet to the planet below.

His eyes closed and his head titled backward, a seated Picard mutters, “Thank you for coming, everyone,” and then passes out. He awakens in the sickbay, where Jurati has used some old-school medical equipment on him. He confirms her results: he’s dying. He promptly informs the entire crew that he has a fatal and untreatable brain abnormality and that their mission will go on — just as all conversation about his condition will cease. “There will be no further discussion. Anyone who treats me like a dying man will run the risk of pissing me off. Is that clear?”

Soji has vague childhood recollections of nearby Coppelius Station. The crew arms itself for a trek across the desert to that outpost. First, though, everyone agrees to visit the Artifact to see if Hugh and Elnor are still alive.

As we know from last week’s episode , Hugh has already died. Picard and company do find Elnor and Seven, the latter of whom explains how they followed La Sirena through the transwarp conduit. Seven gets the Artifact’s long-range scanners operational, allowing Raffi to see that 218 Romulan warbirds are on their way.

Elnor wants to join Picard on his quest, but he says Elnor is needed on the Artifact to get its defense systems online and to help the XBs. “I’m very, very proud of you,” he tells the young warrior. Seven is less sentimental. “Keep saving the galaxy, Picard," she says with a smile. “That’s all on you now," he answers.

At idyllic Coppelius Station, Soji is greeted by synthetic twins Arcana (Jade Ramsey) and Saga (Nikita Ramsey), who know Soji as well as Picard. Soji informs them that a fleet of Romulan warbirds will be there soon, which is an especially big problem since there are only ten orchids left to defend the planet.

A stunned Picard is greeted by Dr. Altan Inigo Soong (Brent Spiner), who knew his appearance would have this effect on the captain since he looks like “Data if he’d gotten old and gone soft.” Soong describes himself as a “mad scientist," explaining, "My father had me but he created Data. In fact, he never let me forget.”

Soji recounts her story to Soong, and then everyone is introduced to Sutra, who’s Jana's sister, and the golden-skinned spitting image of Soji. Sutra is happy about this encounter because she thinks Soji and her friends have brought her vital information — namely, the Admonition. Sutra believes the Admonition compelled Jurati to kill Maddox because it literally drove the doctor out of her mind. Sutra is convinced the Admonition is intended for synthetic, not organic, minds. And since she’s apparently (and, one might say, conveniently) a Vulcan culture aficionado, she knows how to perform the Vulcan mind-meld — which she does with Jurati, in order to experience the Admonition herself.

What she receives is a revelatory message: “The dance of division and replication. Imperfect. Finite. Organic life evolves. Yearns for perfection. That yearning bleeds to synthetic life. But organics perceive this perfection as a threat. When they realize their creations do not age or become sick or die, they will seek to destroy them. And in so doing, destroy themselves. Beyond the boundaries of time and space, we stand. An alliance of synthetic life. Watching you. Waiting for your signal. Summon us and we will come. You will have our protection. Your evolution will be their extinction.”

In his lab, Soong tells Jurati she owes a “great debt” for offing Maddox and grants her the opportunity to repay it by giving a life versus taking one. He’s working on perfecting mind-transfer, suggesting — along with the synthetic body he’s building — that he plans to techno-resurrect Maddox. Later, Rios finds Jurati, who’s staying behind to finish Maddox’s incomplete work. Rios assures her he won’t forget her before they leave.

Having heard Sutra’s (for now mysterious) plan, Soji contends that there must be a means of survival that doesn’t result in so many people dying. Sutra counters that hers is the only way, since “to them, we’re monsters. They call us abominations.” Narek is then dragged in and put in a containment cell overseen by Saga. He tries to trick Saga into dropping his cell’s defenses, but Soji thwarts that ruse. Narek justifies his former attempt on Soji’s life, claiming he still loves her. Soji replies, “I know. What a sad and twisted thing you are. You disgust me, Narek. But not as much as I disgust myself for pitying you.” He says he pities her since the approaching Romulan forces will kill her and everyone else on the planet.

Arcana gives Raffi and Rios a device that will repair La Sirena. Raffi ignores Picard’s prior warning about discussing his condition and, after hugging him, tells him she loves him. “I love you too, Raffi,” he confesses before leaving.

Soji finds Picard in Maddox’s old quarters and engages him in a chat about “the logic of sacrifice” — a topic that lets her obliquely address Sutra’s brewing plan, about which she seems more than a bit uncomfortable. Soji wonders if all killing is driven by fear. Meanwhile, Sutra frees Narek because her need for his services outweighs her desire to end his life. A scream brings Soji and Picard running to Narek’s cell, where they discover that he’s escaped and killed Saga in the process.

This murder is the pretext Sutra needs for her true scheme, which she reveals to a public audience. She argues that humans will always hurt synthetics and that the Admonition wasn’t a warning but a “promise” from “higher synthetic beings” that are watching them. Coded in the Admonition are subspace frequencies needed to contact these higher beings, and Sutra and Soong have designed a beacon to do just that. By using this beacon before the Romulans arrive, they can save the synthetics from extinction.

Sutra doesn’t intend to stop with the annihilation of the coming Romulan horde. She believes the higher beings will unite synthetics throughout the galaxy and help them wipe out the greatest threat to their existence: organic life. Picard naturally doesn’t like the sound of that, saying, “You will become mass murders … You will fulfill their [the Romulans’] prophesy. You will become the destroyer after all.”

Picard pleads with them to abandon this course and escape with him on La Sirena. He also pledges to advocate on their behalf before the Federation. Soong reminds his synthetic compatriots that the Federation didn’t listen to Picard the last time he tried to stop the ban, and it won’t listen to him now. He places Picard under house arrest. Going along with Sutra, Soji tells Picard, “We can’t be your means of redemption. We’re too busy trying to survive.”

Jurati begs to be allowed to stay on Coppelius. Given that Jurati is the figurative mother of the synthetics, Sutra asks her if, like a true mom, she’d die for her children. Jurati says yes, and Sutra believes her.

As Picard is taken away, Commodore Oh’s fleet continues racing toward Coppelius .

Captain’s Log:

• Soji may be on board with Sutra’s plan for now, but her misgivings about organic-life genocide suggest she’s going to do the right thing in next week’s finale.
• Picard’s legendary heroism notwithstanding, his promise to procure Starfleet protection for the synthetics is — in light of his past failure to do just that — pretty weak.
• The biggest question regarding next week’s season finale: Will we ever understand what Rios sees in the weak, treacherous, murderous Jurati?

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Star Trek: Lower Decks Recap: Mirror Mariner

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This week’s episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks brings to the forefront an issue I have had with Ensign Beckett Mariner for a while but haven’t been able to articulate. It’s easy to love the character for her fearlessness and her refusal to let protocol stand in the way of doing what’s right. She holds Starfleet’s values dear and also goes to bat for her friends and her ship; she’s the kind of breath of fresh air that the organization really needs.

And yet, time and time again, we’ve seen Mariner defy orders and expectations for no good reason, except that she wants to. She enjoys challenging authority, and sometimes she does it for fun. It makes for a great punch line in the day-to-day course of things, but when things are dire, it’s less palatable. That’s the aspect of Mariner that I’ve found frustrating — sometimes she’s contrary just to be contrary. That conflict, one that’s been operating within Mariner’s head without the viewer knowing, comes to the fore in this week’s episode, “Crisis Point.”

The episode opens with Mariner on a planet encouraging a lizard species to overthrow its rat oppressors. (I love Star Trek aliens.) She’s expecting praise from her captain, her mother, for once, but she doesn’t get it: Freeman beams down and reveals that Mariner has violated General Order One (non-interference in the natural course of evolution of other species). Instead of sending Mariner to the brig as punishment, as she usually does, Captain Freeman elects to shuffle her daughter off to therapy.

There’s so much to unpack here. Let’s start with Mariner’s aversion to therapy, her assumption that it’s some sort of punishment (and to be fair, Freeman is treating it like it is). That in and of itself signals that Mariner could benefit from therapy. (Honestly, everyone on the Cerritos could! Therapy is good!) It’s not surprising, then, that the session goes incredibly poorly, though the bird therapist also does not engender much confidence.

Mariner reveals she doesn’t want to work through her issues, which doesn’t come as a huge surprise. She wants to win, not to be a healthier, less angry, more well-adjusted person. Just how angry and poorly adjusted she is comes into full relief when she hijacks Boimler’s holodeck program (poor, poor Boimler) and takes way too much pleasure in gutting the holographic crew and trying to destroy the Cerritos. Her ultimate goal: to fight her mother to the death.

Boimler’s holodeck program used years’ worth of personal logs to simulate the crew of the Cerritos, and it’s a pretty good approximation for how these characters would act in real life. At the beginning, it seems like a good place for Mariner to work out her aggression and anger, but it quickly becomes disturbing rather than therapeutic.

Mariner sets up a General Chang–style trap for the Cerritos, complete with the over-the-top Shakespeare quotes. (Disclaimer: The Undiscovered Country is one of my favorite Trek movies, but this entire sequence is so well done and hilarious.) In the process, she makes the entire program, which was originally created by Boimler, about her and completely sidelines her friends.

Rutherford seems fine with it: This holodeck experience gives him the opportunity to act like the cinnamon roll he is (he’s too pure and sweet for this world). His fantasy? Being able to tell his superior officer, the engineering chief, how much he respects him and his work. SO GOOD, SO PURE.

Tendi’s story is a bit different. After being typecast as an Orion pirate and slaver, and then having her concerns about it waved off, Tendi isn’t interested in playing along. “This isn’t you,” Tendi says to Mariner before leaving the holodeck. And she’s right.

Luckily, Mariner swoops in to save the day. Or, at least, it’s the holographic version of Mariner that Boimler programmed into the simulation. She fights her flesh-and-blood counterpart in a weird and excellent Mirror Universe–style duel. Mariner Prime reveals that she only breaks rules because it’s what people expect of her — she knows that if she followed orders, she’d be an actual badass. “They’re not casting you as the villain, you are,” is an incredible amount of poignancy, but not unexpected, given the depth we’ve previously seen in Lower Decks . This is the ultimate definition of “Know thyself,” and it’s used to great effect here.

I’ve lamented previously about Mariner being the center of every episode (I’d like to see other characters develop), and it’s not about not liking Beckett — she’s amazing. But we were seeing her hum along without any significant growth. “Crisis Point” was exactly what I was looking for in regard to Mariner, a sort of reckoning between the dueling halves of her: The half that wants to be acknowledged as a good officer, someone smart and competent, and the half that wants to rebel (especially when she doesn’t get the praise she desires). It’s a great moment of character development for Mariner, and her recognition that therapy works (albeit a messed-up kind of therapy) is welcome.

And after all that, poor Boimler not only messed up his interview with Captain Freeman, he now knows the big secret: Mariner is Freeman’s daughter. This is going to go so poorly and also so well for us as viewers. I can’t wait to see how this unfolds next week in the season finale.

Captain’s Log

• “Whose boy is this?” EXCUSE ME WHILE I CLEAN UP THE COFFEE I JUST SPIT OUT

• I’m not sure when I laughed harder —at the over-the-top flight to the Cerritos, with the swell of music and showing the ship from 85 different angles, or at the Star Trek VI– style end credits, complete with cast signatures.

• “Warp me!” is pretty epic.

• MARINER LOVES THE WARP CORE — I KNEW IT.

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Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Episode 7 Ending Explained

Warning: SPOILERS for Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, Episode 7 - "Erigah"

• A major death upends and raises the stakes for the Progenitors' treasure hunt in Star Trek: Discovery season 5.
• L'ak's true identity as the Scion of the Breen is revealed, but he dies tragically. Moll allies with the Breen to find the treasure in hopes she can resurrect L'ak.
• Book's empathy aids in discovering the final Progenitors' clue location.

Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 7, "Erigah," ends with a major death and twist as the Breen enter the hunt for the ancient treasure of the Progenitors. Written by M. Raven Metzner and directed by Jon Dudkowski, "Erigah" literally brings the Breen to the door of the United Federation of Planets as Primarch Ruhn (Tony Nappo) arrives to take custody of his nephew, L'ak (Elias Toufexis). The greviously injured L'ak and Moll (Eve Harlow) were apprehended by Starfleet and held aboard the USS Discovery so that Dr. Hugh Culber (Wilson Cruz) can treat L'ak.

L'ak and Moll's escape attempt seriously backfires when the wounded Breen gives himself an overdose as a distraction so that Moll can escape. Meanwhile, President T'Rina (Tara Rosling) leads the Federation's negotiations with the Breen, which is aided by Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and Commander Rayner's (Callum Keith Rennie) history with the Breen. Aboard the USS Discovery, Commander Paul Stamets (Anthony Rapp), Cleveland Booker (David Ajala), Lt. Sylvia Tilly (Mary Wiseman), and Ensign Adira Tal (Blu del Barrio) team up to find the location of the final clue to the Progenitors' treasure . Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 7's stories dovetail in a game-changing ending that raises the stakes for the Progenitors' treasure hunt.

Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Returning Cast & New Character Guide

As Burnham seeks the universe's greatest treasure in Star Trek: Discovery season 5, she'll need help from a host of new and returning characters.

L'ak's Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 True Breen Scion Identity & Death Explained

Yes, l'ak is really dead..

L'ak is more than Moll's lover and Primarch Ruhn's nephew. L'ak is the Scion, the last living direct descendant of the late Breen emperor's bloodline. As Breen royalty, Primarch Ruhn needs L'ak for legitimacy in winning the faction war for control of the Breen Imperium. The Erigah blood bounty placed on L'ak and Moll's heads wasn't meant to kill L'ak (although the Breen didn't care if Moll dies), but to return him to his uncle so Primarch Ruhn can use him to become the new Breen Emperor. But L'ak wanted nothing to do with the Breen's game of thones; he just wanted his freedom to be with Moll.

L'ak's plan was to help Moll escape so she could steal a USS Discovery shuttle, beam L'ak aboard, and the two of them would warp away.

Tragically, L'ak accidentally overdosed himself with a day's worth of tricordazine. Dr. Culber didn't know enough about Breen physiology to save him, so Captain Burnham informed Primarch Ruhn what happened to L'ak to coax his uncle to bring a Breen physician. But it was too late to save L'ak, who died with Moll at his side. However, even in death, L'ak is of use to Primarch Ruhn and his bid to become Breen Emperor.

L'ak's injures were sustained during his fight with Captain Burnham on the ISS Enterprise in Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 5, "Mirrors." L'ak and Moll chose to flee custody rather than receive medical attention on the USS Discovery.

L'ak and Moll Are Married & She Joins The Breen To Resurrect L'ak

Moll will lead the breen to the progenitors' treasure.

Moll shocked Primarch Ruhn by revealing that she and L'ak are married. Moll's gamble is that as the wife of the Breen Scion, she is protected by Breen law, and they have to take her with them since Primarch Ruhn still needs L'ak. Primarch Ruhn now has the means to claim the Scion was killed by the Federation, and he can use L'ak to use the warring Breen factions under his control with the promise of war with the Federation.

President T'Rina, Captain Burnham, Commander Rayner, and Admiral Charles Vance (Oded Fehr) agreed to turn Moll over to the Breen, who were willing to attack the Federation at that moment if they didn't surrender her.

Moll also told Primarch Ruhn about the Progenitors' treasure and promised she could lead them to it. For Moll, finding the Progenitors' technology is her last chance to bring L'ak back since it's believed the ancient technology can resurrect the dead. Moll needs the Breen to find the treasure in the hopes that Primarch Ruhn will agree to bring the Scion back to life. Moll knows if she stays with the Federation, they would not allow her to use the Progenitors' technology to bring L'ak back to life.

The Breen don't have the clues, but they can follow the USS Discovery while they search for the final clues and let Burnham lead the Breen to the location of the Progenitors' treasure.

Book's Empathy Revealed Star Trek: Discovery's Final Progenitors Clue Location & Reached Moll

Cleveland booker's kwejian powers light the way.

Cleveland Booker was recruited by Commander Paul Stamets to help him unlock the secret of the final clue, which is a keycard belonging to the Betazoid scientist Marina Derex . After several dead ends, Stamets realized Betazoids are empaths and Derex may have left something residual on the keycard. This is where Book's Kwejian empathic abilities come into play , and the former courier was able to "see" the clue is located in a region of space covered in plasma storms.

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Book's empathy also finally reached Moll. After she escaped sickbay, Moll fought her way to the USS Discovery's shuttle bay, but she was stalled by Commander Nhan's (Rachael Ancheril) Starfleet security. Book, who has been desperate to connect with Moll, was able to convince to come quietly and return to the dying L'ak's bedside . Booker later objected to the Federation's plan to turn Moll over to the Breen.

Cleveland Booker is protective of Moll, who is the daughter of his mentor, Cleveland Booker IV. Book thinks of Moll as the only 'family' he has left.

President T'Rina Steps In For The Absent Federation President & Saru To Negotiate With The Breen

T'rina becomes the voice of the federation.

President T'Rina took center stage and led the Federation's negotiations with the Breen. Admiral Vance explained to Captain Burnham that President Laira Rillak (Chelah Horsdal) was at a diplomatic summit on Tellar Prime and remained there for her safety. Rillak asked T'Rina to represent the Federation in her place. According to the Vulcan leader of Ni'Var, Ambassador Saru (Doug Jones) was absent because he was at a diplomatic summit of his own near Breen space, but the Kelpien delivered important intel on the state of the Breen's faction wars.

There has been no follow up on T'Rina and Saru's engagement since it was announced in Star Trek: Discovery season 3, episode 3, "Jinaal."

T'Rina's Vulcan methodology of proceeding logically and trying to find something to bargain with the Breen was met with angry opposition from Commander Rayner, whose past encounters with the Breen colored his justified fears of their aggression. However, T'Rina was a capable negotiator , and she, Captain Burnham, Admiral Vance, and Commander Rayner stood united against the Breen when Primarch Ruhn beamed into Federation HQ with his forces. With the fate of the Federation in T'Rina's hands, the Vulcan President of Ni'Var admirably provided strong and steady leadership during the Breen crisis.

Four Starfleet ships finally arrived to support Federation HQ and the USS Discovery, but all were dwarfed by the Breen Dreadnought.

Commander Rayner Has A Tragic History With The Breen

Rayner has good reason to despise the breen.

Commander Rayner has animosity toward L'ak and Moll , but his true hatred is for the Breen. As Rayner explained to Captain Burnham, the Breen conquered his home planet of Kellerun and used it as a forward operating base. Led by Primarch Tahal, the Breen pillaged Kellerun's natural resources and killed numerous people, including Rayner's family. Rayner was able to escape and join Starfleet, but he understandably despises the Breen for what they did to Kellerun.

Commander Rayner and Admiral Vance are also old friends with a long history in Starfleet together that has only been hinted at.

However, Rayner's history with the Breen was an important part of the Federation's ploy. Captain Burnham created a fiction the Federation was negotiating with Primarch Tahal to turn L'ak over to her faction. Having L'ak at Tahal's side would bolster her claim to become the new Emperor. Of course, it was all a ruse that Primarch Ruhn saw through, but it was enough to give the Breen pause and buy the Federation time. And Rayner was able to face and exorcise some of his demons regarding the Breen.

Star Trek: Discovery's Final Progenitors Clue Location Revealed

Discovery is going to the badlands.

With the threat of the Breen's arrival, Lt. Sylvia Tilly attempted to return to Starfleet Academy, but Commander Paul Stamets convinced her to stay aboard the USS Discovery and work with Ensign Adira Tal to unlock the final clue to the Progenitors' treasure. With Marina Derex's keycard leading to an ancient text called "Labyrinth of the Mind", Tilly and Adira learned that Commander Jett Reno (Tig Notaro) was a book collector and dealer in the 23rd century before she joined Starfleet. Reno directed her crew mates to an ancient library in outer space called the Eternal Gallery and Archive.

Star Trek: Discovery 's final stop for the fifth and last clue to the Progenitors treasure is the Eternal Gallery and Archive, which is located in the Badlands per Book's vision from Derex's keycard. The Badlands were often visted in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager as the dangerous region of space was once the home base of the Maquis in the 24th century. The USS Discovery will next visit the Badlands in Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 8, "Labyrinths", for the last clue, but, unfortunately, the Breen will be hot on their tail.

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Every Star Trek Series, Ranked Worst To Best

A great wesley crusher tng episode hinted at his best star trek destiny, star trek: lower decks season 5 - cast, story & everything we know.

• Advanced planet-controlling computers in Star Trek often lead to negative effects on civilizations they are supposed to protect.
• Star Trek showcases the dangers of overreliance on technology, while celebrating humanity's potential when working together.
• "Whistlespeak" in Star Trek: Discovery showcases a classic episode feel with concerns about the Prime Directive.

WARNING: Contains SPOILERS for Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 6, "Whistlespeak."

Some Star Trek planets have been controlled by advanced computers, some of which had more personality than others. In Star Trek: The Original Series, Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) encountered several advanced computer systems, and he developed a talent for talking them into destroying themselves. Whether these computers controlled the weather on their planet or determined the inhabitants' every move, they often had a negative effect on the civilizations they were supposed to be protecting. Star Trek' s often primitive, pre-warp civilizations made little progress when most of their lives were controlled by a computer they did not understand.

Star Trek continued to evolve the idea of advanced, planet-controlling computers, with examples popping up in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Lower Decks, and Star Trek: Discovery. Although Star Trek has always celebrated technology and the ways it can help people, the franchise has never shied away from depicting the dangers of an overreliance on technology. At its core, Star Trek is a celebration of humanity and the amazing things humans are capable of when they work together and work with technology.

There are 11 Star Trek TV series (and counting) over 58 years. From The Original Series to TNG to Strange New Worlds and Prodigy, we rank them all.

6 Landru On Beta III

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In the Star Trek: The Original Series episode, "The Return of the Archons," Captain Kirk and his crew visit a planet ruled by a dictator named Landru (Charles Macauley). Landru and his Lawgivers control the society, which resembles 19th century Earth, allowing the inhabitants annual "Festivals" during which all crime is allowed. As Kirk and Spock (Leonard Nimoy) investigate, they discover that the original Landru helped save the planet from war 6,000 years ago by building an advanced computer to control the people.

Landru now exists only as a projection within the computer, and Kirk and Spock thwart him by convincing the computer to self-destruct. Although the USS Enterprise left crew members on the planet to help them rebuild their society, Landru reactivated himself sometime before 2380. As seen in the Star Trek: Lower Decks season 1 finale, "No Small Parts," the USS Cerritos revisited the planet and reminded the people not to listen to Landru.

Star Trek: Lower Decks season 1's finale coined the term "TOS" as meaning "Those Old Scientists" in canon.

5 Vaal On Gamma Trianguli VI

Star trek: the original series season 2, episode 9 - "the apple".

When the USS Enterprise visits a planet that appears to be a paradise, a landing party led by Captain Kirk encounter numerous dangers on the planet's surface. Several red-shirt-wearing members of the landing party are killed , and the rest of the team is unable to beam back to the ship. The Enterprise is also being pulled close to the planet with a tractor beam, as Chief Engineer Scotty (James Doohan) struggles to free it.

The computer orders the villagers to kill Kirk and his crew.

Captain Kirk and the landing party eventually realize that the primitive villagers serve a machine known as Vaal that maintains the planet's tropical climate and renders the inhabitants basically immortal. The computer orders the villagers to kill Kirk and his crew, but the landing party manages to outsmart them. Kirk orders the Enterprise to fire phasers at the dragon-like cave that is home to Vaal to drain its remaining power. The Enterprise then leaves the villagers to learn how to survive on their own.

4 The Custodian On Aldea

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In this Star Trek: The Next Generation season 1 episode, Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and the USS Enterprise-D stumble upon the planet of Aldea, which was once considered a myth. The Aldeans have access to advanced technology, but they have been unable to bear children for many years. All of the Aldeans' basic needs are taken care of by a computer called the Custodian, but the Aldeans have no real understanding of how this computer works.

When Captain Picard refuses to give the Aldeans any children from the Enterprise, they kidnap several kids from the ship. Dr. Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden) discovers that the planetary shield surrounding the planet has exposed the inhabitants to radiation that rendered them infertile. Without the shield, the Aldeans will eventually be able to bear children again, but they will have to learn how to maintain and control the Custodian.

This episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation season 1 was not only one of Wesley Crusher's best, but also hinted at his important destiny.

3 AGIMUS On The Molmol's Homeworld

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With a tone more comedic and sometimes ridiculous than any previous iteration of Star Trek, Star Trek: Lower Decks lovingly pokes fun at the tropes and cliches that pop up across the franchise. Introduced in "Where Pleasant Fountains Lie," AGIMUS was a sentient computer who once pretended to be a supernatural being to control the inhabitants of a planet. After the USS Cerritos disconnected AGIMUS from the planet's network, the computer was to be taken to Daystrom Institute.

En route to the Self-Aware Megalomaniacal Computer Storage area at the Institute, AGIMUS tried to turn Ensigns Brad Boimler (Jack Quaid) and Beckett Mariner (Tawny Newsome) against one another. AGIMUS's goal was to take control of the shuttlecraft Yosemite and build a fleet of murderous drones, but Boimler didn't fall for the computer's manipulations. AGIMUS later conquered the inhabitants of Plymeria but was eventually captured again and returned to storage.

Despite being written as an acronym, it remains unknown what AGIMUS stands for. The evil little computer was voiced by Star Trek regular Jeffrey Combs.

2 Vexilon On Corazonia

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A sentient computer known as Vexilon (Oscar Montoya) controlled the environment and day/night cycles for the ancient Dyson ring of Corazonia. Vexilon was considered a benevolent computer who ensured the Corazonians lived in ideal conditions, but his systems began degrading around 2381. Unlike many of the sentient, planet-controlling systems in Star Trek, Vexilon had no interest in conquering a civilization or controlling a society, he simply kept Corazonia's weather and geography under control.

Captain Carol Freeman (Dawnn Lewis) determined that Vexilon had not been updated in a very long time, but when she attempted to update the computer, malfunctions caused Corazonia's environment to go haywire. Freeman eventually figured out how to restart the system (with help from a convenient scroll instruction manual), and restored normal operations. Although Freeman's actions fixed Vexilon, the power relay was destroyed, but she determined that the system should continue functioning for at least a thousand more years.

Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5 is coming, but when will it air, and what will happen to Tendi and the Lower Deckers after THAT cliffhanger?

1 The Denubulan Weather Station On Helem’no

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As the USS Discovery continues the search for the Progenitors' technology in Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 6 , the clues lead them to the planet Helem’no. Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and Lt. Sylvia Tilly (Mary Wiseman) disguise themselves to blend in with the pre-warp society, and they beam down to the planet. Dangerous dust storms rage on much of the planet's surface, but a Denobulan weather tower keeps one community safe. Once Burnham and Tilly reach the planet, they fall in with a group of pilgrims on their way to the temple at the high summit, which is actually the weather machine.

With its advanced computer system and concerns about the Prime Directive, "Whistlespeak" felt like a classic episode of Star Trek​​​​​​.

The Helem’nites are preparing to participate in a ritual known as the "Journey," whose winner will be able to enter the temple to commune with the gods. Burnham and Tilly enter the race, unaware that the winner will end up as a sacrifice. In the end, Burnham convinces the High Priest Ohvahz (Alfredo Narciso) that the sacrifices are unnecessary and that the weather is controlled by a machine. With its advanced computer system and concerns about the Prime Directive, "Whistlespeak" feels like a classic episode of Star Trek as Discovery's fifth and final season heads toward the finish line.

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T'Pol finds unusual neutrino readings on a planet with a preindustrial society. T'Pol finds unusual neutrino readings on a planet with a preindustrial society. T'Pol finds unusual neutrino readings on a planet with a preindustrial society.

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• Trivia T'Pol makes reference to a protocol which states that it is wise "to wait until a society develops warp drive before initiating first contact." She goes on to say that it would be wise for Starfleet to adopt these "Vulcan protocols." Starfleet later adopts them as part of the essential Prime Directive, serving as a benchmark for measuring development of a civilization and admission to the Federation.
• Goofs The alien ship is in geosynchronous orbit on the opposite side of the planet and is shuttling cargo back and forth from from their mining operation in the city below Enterprise. Are the sensors on the Enterprise so poor that they wouldn't detect a alien shuttle landing and taking off right below their position?

Captain Jonathan Archer : A farm?

Sub-Commander T'Pol : It's remote and sparsely populated. If you're exposed, there's a reduced risk of cultural contamination.

Captain Jonathan Archer : This must be why aliens are always landing in cornfields.

• Connections Edited into Star Trek: Enterprise: Terra Prime (2005)
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Get a Sneak Peek at 'The Umbrella Academy' Season 4 With This Episode 1 Script Page

The upcoming season will be the superpowered series' last on Netflix.

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• Netflix is giving fans a sneak peek at The Umbrella Academy 's final season with an excerpt from the Episode 1 script.
• The script page reveals the episode title, hinting at a disturbing discovery for the Hargreeves siblings after altering the timeline once again.
• Clues to the siblings' original timeline remain, hinting at a potential multiverse experience in Season 4 with unforeseen repercussions.

Netflix is helping fans gear up for the last season of The Umbrella Academy . In preparation for its August release, the platform released an excerpt of the script, via X (formerly Twitter.) For a platform famous for keeping plot details of its fan-favorite shows under wraps, the script page reveals quite a lot about the upcoming season. Even the episode title, “ The Unbearable Tragedy of Getting What You Want ,” is quite revealing. The entirety of the previous season revolved around yet another attempt to save the world. But after the siblings change time (again), the Umbrella Academy is disturbed by what they find. Once again, the Hargreeves learn that no matter what they do, they ultimately cause a negative impact.

The short scene of dialogue also hints at where the season is going. It follows married couple Jean and Gene Thibedeau, who look to purchase contraband from Eddy. The seedy salesman appears to be in the business of peddling time-contradictory items, one of which is the campaign button for JFK’s third term. However, the Thibedeaus are most intrigued by the contradiction between two seemingly identical VHS tapes. Part of the script reads:

“[Jean] holds up two VHS copies of a cheesy romantic comedy, ‘LOVE ON LOAN.’ Gene’s eyes widen, thrilled. The boxes are identical in every way except one features a MOVIE STAR we don’t recognize; the other: ALLISON HARGREEVES (Season One). Same movie. Same box art. Different stars.”

This excerpt shows that while the Hargreeves siblings did their work in altering the timeline, some clues to the one they came from remain. Allison ( Emmy Raver-Lampman ) gets what she wants when she finds that her husband from the ‘60s, Ray ( Yusuf Gatewood ), and her daughter from the present timeline, Claire ( Coco Assad ), can exist together. But as things usually go in this series, this course of action will have repercussions.

‘The Umbrella Academy’ Seems To Have Its Hands In the Multiverse

The existence of both VHS tapes seems to imply the existence of a Multiverse . And while it is easy to make comparisons to Marvel shows like Loki that put converging timelines in the spotlight, changing time isn’t exactly new. The underrated sci-fi series, Fringe , created one of the most innovative examples of parallel dimensions. Quite similar to The Umbrella Academy , characters Olivia Dunham ( Anna Torv ) and Peter Bishop ( Joshua Jackson ) discover that a timeline next to theirs is essentially the same but with little differences.

It is more than likely that The Umbrella Academy is segueing into such an experience in its final season. The best way to wrap up the series may not necessarily be to have the Hargreeves change things once again, but to understand that making a perfect world may be impossible. Allison all but turned into a villain at the end of Season 3 to get what she wanted. Now that she has it, it would be fitting if she finds she has made things even worse. But as much as viewers can theorize on these pages, The Umbrella Academy is not an easy show to predict.

Fans will have to wait until the series premieres on Netflix on August 8 to get the full scoop. See the new script page above.

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A family of former child heroes, now grown apart, must reunite to continue to protect the world.

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