It’s a disgrace that a lot of this hour is devoted to offering a backstory nobody actually requested for, as a result of its common premise is definitely tremendous fascinating. Nonetheless on the hunt for the placement of the Progenitors’ mysterious gadget, Discovery tracks Moll and L’ak’s ship right into a wormhole-like anomaly that results in a pocket of interdimensional area the place the subsequent clue is supposedly hidden. (These scientists from again within the day put in work to cover no matter this factor is, is what I’m saying.) Burnham and E-book take a shuttle inside it—not less than considered one of its main commanders stays on the ship this time—the place they discover the Terran I.S.S.Enterprise, the Mirror Universe model of the well-known starship that’s been broken and deserted.
I doubt I’m the one one who desires to know extra concerning the Terrans who had been as soon as on board this ship, why they determined to flee to our universe, or how the Mirror Universe model of Saru—ostensibly the identical one Michael taught how you can battle seasons in the past—helped make them security. I imply, I simply have so many questions: When did this occur? How lengthy has this Enterprise been deserted in interdimensional area? (It needed to be a while after Michael and Discovery jumped to the longer term, for the reason that Mirror Universe Enterprise needed to stay in its personal dimension lengthy sufficient for the Star Trek: The Authentic Sequenceepisode “Mirror, Mirror” to happen, proper?) Had been there two Sarus on this universe at any level? Did any of the Mirror Universe Enterprise crew cross over as refugees? We’ll probably by no means know however I’m curious anyway. I even have questions on how the oldsters hiding all these clues within the first place decided this was a must have hiding spot, however little or no about this puzzle quest has made all that a lot sense, so let’s simply go together with it.
It’s unlucky that the Terran Enterprise connection is a lot extra intriguing than the hour’s large reveal, which is that L’ak is a member of the Breen, and he and Moll have a blood bounty on their heads. The Breen are an alien species with each The Subsequent Era and Deep House 9 origins, and whose faces we’ve by no means seen onscreen earlier than. Their tradition is reclusive and mysterious and this twist ought to be a lot extra compelling than the catalyst for a star-crossed Romeo & Juliet-style romance with a bit overt grifting thrown on prime.
A courier delivering dilithium to the Breen within the wake of the Burn, Moll’s slicing her shipments with different supplies to earn more money. She presents to deliver disgraced royal L’ak into her scheme, to offer him an opportunity to get payback in opposition to the uncle who demoted him as a result of he was too completely different from the remaining. How was he completely different? Why did that matter? Shrug emoji. He accepts and flirting ensues.
Earlier than you understand it, they’re having allegedly significant conversations about “true faces” and performing The Mandalorian–fashion slo-mo helmet removals alongside their scammer supply runs. However after all, they finally get caught, and now they’re being eternally hunted by very gifted educated killers and need to hope that they’ll commerce the Progenitor tech for his or her lives. This isn’t an amazing plan—as Michael accurately factors out the Breen will most likely simply take their world-destroying tech and kill them anyway in the event that they make it that far—but it surely’s the one they’re going with.
On the plus aspect, “Mirrors” is the very best E-book and Burnham episode we’ve had shortly. A stable reminder of how good they’re as a staff, each tactically and emotionally—Michael’s sudden reminiscing about Spock was pretty, as was the bittersweet second between them once they each thought they had been more likely to die attempting to get out of the wormhole. Past the entire E-book committing some gentle treason final season factor, which it’s clear Michael (and the Federation writ massive) has forgiven him for, it’s not completely clear why the 2 of them aren’t collectively proper now past the necessity for dramatic rigidity between them. And for the reason that present couldn’t be telegraphing that reunion any more durable, perhaps it’s simply time to chop to the chase the place the 2 of them are involved.
