“Red Directive”
Logline
Captain Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery are sent to retrieve a mysterious artifact hidden inside a 800-year-old Romulan vessel – but find that they’re not the only ones on the hunt. Meanwhile, Saru is offered the position of a lifetime.
Written by: Michelle Paradise
Directed by: Olatunde Osunsanmi
“Under the Twin Moons”
Logline
On Saru’s last mission as Captain Burnham’s Number One, the team ventures to a seemingly abandoned planet to hunt for what might be the greatest treasure in the galaxy.
Written by: Alan McElroy
Directed by: Doug Aarniokoski
As predicted, it’s Captain Rayner’s galaxy, and we’re all just living in it.
I can see what the various interviews were saying - things are already set up to have a sense of finality, with a strong theme of “moving on” woven throughout just about every character’s arc so far.
The “respectful Indiana Jones” vibe is a lot of fun, I hope they can sustain this energy for the rest of the season.
T’rina suggesting she could just force a mind meld on Saru to find out what he was thinking was hilarious. They are too cute.
(I will riot if one of them dies this season. Please do not take the best couple in Star Trek away!)
Annotations for 5x02 up at: https://startrek.website/post/8839649
I can’t believe I forgot to mention today’s biggest revelation: a Type 3 phaser is just a Type 2 phaser stretched out!
I wonder if the whole thing can be squished into a convenient, easy-to-conceal Type 1…
How far do they have to stretch it before they get Worf’s purple space bazooka from Insurrection?