Warning: This article contains spoilers for the series finale of "Star Trek: Discovery."
After nearly seven years on the air, "Star Trek: Discovery" has come to a satisfying end with this week's series finale, titled "Life, Itself" -- though not without answering a lingering question or two along the way. The galaxy-spanning trail of breadcrumbs has led to the final hiding spot of the Progenitors' lifegiving technology, with Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and the crew of the USS Discovery successfully flinging the dangerously powerful MacGuffin safely out of reach into the center of a black hole, the threat of Moll (Eve Harlow) handing the weapon over to the Breen having been neautralized. Fans were even given a glimpse of Burnham's blissful life together with Booker (David Ajala) decades in the future, putting a nice and tidy bow on characters we've spent the better part of a decade getting to know and love.
After nearly seven years on the air, "Star Trek: Discovery" has come to a satisfying end with this week's series finale, titled "Life, Itself" -- though not without answering a lingering question or two along the way. The galaxy-spanning trail of breadcrumbs has led to the final hiding spot of the Progenitors' lifegiving technology, with Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and the crew of the USS Discovery successfully flinging the dangerously powerful MacGuffin safely out of reach into the center of a black hole, the threat of Moll (Eve Harlow) handing the weapon over to the Breen having been neautralized. Fans were even given a glimpse of Burnham's blissful life together with Booker (David Ajala) decades in the future, putting a nice and tidy bow on characters we've spent the better part of a decade getting to know and love.
- 5/30/2024
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
As Star Trek fans, we may quibble about certain aspects of the franchise. We all have our opinions about the best captain or the general ethos of the show. But we can all agree on one thing: Star Trek is about boldly going where no one has gone before. It’s right there at the start of the show!
And yet, for whatever reason, Trek producers seem obsessed with going backwards, excavating the years before the adventures of Kirk and Spock on The Original Series. First we got Star Trek: Enterprise in 2001, then the J.J. Abrams reboot in 2009, then Discovery in 2017, and again with the spin-off Strange New Worlds. In fact, until Discovery jumped ahead 900 years at the end of the second season, the franchise had not moved the timeline past 2002’s Star Trek: Nemesis.
Unfortunately, it seems like Paramount is ready to look to the past once again. The...
And yet, for whatever reason, Trek producers seem obsessed with going backwards, excavating the years before the adventures of Kirk and Spock on The Original Series. First we got Star Trek: Enterprise in 2001, then the J.J. Abrams reboot in 2009, then Discovery in 2017, and again with the spin-off Strange New Worlds. In fact, until Discovery jumped ahead 900 years at the end of the second season, the franchise had not moved the timeline past 2002’s Star Trek: Nemesis.
Unfortunately, it seems like Paramount is ready to look to the past once again. The...
- 1/11/2024
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
This Star Trek article contains spoilers for Picard season 3.
Between 1966 and 2005, Star Trek fans were introduced to the franchise’s first five leads: James T. Kirk in The Original Series, Jean-Luc Picard in The Next Generation, Benjamin Sisko of Deep Space Nine, Voyager‘s Kathryn Janeway, and Jonathan Archer from Enterprise.
Archer has not been seen since the end of Enterprise because that show’s storyline ended just over 100 years before Kirk’s mission began (though his Kelvinverse counterpart was apparently long-lived enough for Scotty to beam his beagle into space). But Kirk has appeared in two later series — the original spin-off, The Animated Series, in the 1970s, and more recently in Strange New Worlds, plus of course the Kelvinverse films. Janeway is a recurring character in Prodigy, which functions almost as a sequel series to Voyager, and Picard got his own spinoff named after him, with a third and...
Between 1966 and 2005, Star Trek fans were introduced to the franchise’s first five leads: James T. Kirk in The Original Series, Jean-Luc Picard in The Next Generation, Benjamin Sisko of Deep Space Nine, Voyager‘s Kathryn Janeway, and Jonathan Archer from Enterprise.
Archer has not been seen since the end of Enterprise because that show’s storyline ended just over 100 years before Kirk’s mission began (though his Kelvinverse counterpart was apparently long-lived enough for Scotty to beam his beagle into space). But Kirk has appeared in two later series — the original spin-off, The Animated Series, in the 1970s, and more recently in Strange New Worlds, plus of course the Kelvinverse films. Janeway is a recurring character in Prodigy, which functions almost as a sequel series to Voyager, and Picard got his own spinoff named after him, with a third and...
- 3/14/2023
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
Before Discovery or Strange New Worlds, the early days of the future as postulated by Star Trek were explored in the television series Star Trek: Enterprise. Celebrating its 20th anniversary at the end of the month, it was set roughly 75 years prior to The Original Series, during the fledgling days of Starfleet, when humanity was first venturing out into the cosmos.
Scott Bakula as Jonathan Archer captained the first starship given the name Enterprise, leading a team consisting of humans, a Vulcan, and a Denobulan. The voyage wasn’t always a smooth one, but certainly an important part of the canon. What follows, presented in oral history format, is a look back at the show’s formative days.
Brannon Braga (executive producer/co-creator): Star Trek always needs fresh blood. I left the franchise before Enterprise; I just said, “I can’t do this anymore.” I remember where I was...
Scott Bakula as Jonathan Archer captained the first starship given the name Enterprise, leading a team consisting of humans, a Vulcan, and a Denobulan. The voyage wasn’t always a smooth one, but certainly an important part of the canon. What follows, presented in oral history format, is a look back at the show’s formative days.
Brannon Braga (executive producer/co-creator): Star Trek always needs fresh blood. I left the franchise before Enterprise; I just said, “I can’t do this anymore.” I remember where I was...
- 9/14/2021
- by Kayti Burt
- Den of Geek
With the news that CBS’ NCIS: New Orleans is ending after its current season, many wonder where TV vet Scott Bakula will turn up next. Or is the question, where will he leap to?
Already there is a wafer-thin rumor going around that Bakula may reprise his role as Star Trek: Enterprise‘s Captain Jonathan Archer in one CBS All Access/Paramount+ series or another.
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Already there is a wafer-thin rumor going around that Bakula may reprise his role as Star Trek: Enterprise‘s Captain Jonathan Archer in one CBS All Access/Paramount+ series or another.
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- 2/20/2021
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Star Trek: Picard is reportedly building up to a major franchise first.
CBS All Access’ modern range of Trek TV shows has aimed to capitalize on the potential of the sci-fi universe, with various series both on the air and in development that take place all across the timeline. Something the producers haven’t tried as yet, though, is a big Marvel-style crossover, but it feels like it’s just a matter of time before it happens. And maybe one such event could occur on Picard.
Insider Daniel Richtman has shared a juicy rumor on his Patreon page which points to the Patrick Stewart vehicle bringing many – if not all – of the iconic Trek captains of the past together for a special episode of the show. It’s unclear exactly when this installment would arrive, as Richtman can only say that it’ll feature in a future season, but he...
CBS All Access’ modern range of Trek TV shows has aimed to capitalize on the potential of the sci-fi universe, with various series both on the air and in development that take place all across the timeline. Something the producers haven’t tried as yet, though, is a big Marvel-style crossover, but it feels like it’s just a matter of time before it happens. And maybe one such event could occur on Picard.
Insider Daniel Richtman has shared a juicy rumor on his Patreon page which points to the Patrick Stewart vehicle bringing many – if not all – of the iconic Trek captains of the past together for a special episode of the show. It’s unclear exactly when this installment would arrive, as Richtman can only say that it’ll feature in a future season, but he...
- 12/22/2020
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
James Hunt Feb 6, 2018
Star Trek: Discovery's penultimate season one episode finally starts delivering answers. Spoilers ahead in our review...
This review contains spoilers.
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1.14 The War Without, The War Within
Finally some answers! After spending several episodes throwing out insane twists but never quite following them up, this episode reveals that firstly, there was no Tyler before Voq, and secondly there Was a non-Mirror Lorca. Though if you think that the line “it sounds like my Lorca wouldn’t have survived” closes the door on any return for Jason Isaacs, you are sadly mistaken, friends, because nothing says “We’ll definitely see non-Mirror Lorca one day” than everyone agreeing he’s definitely dead.
Although there was a lot riding on this episode after the game-redefining Mirror Universe arc, I think the show held up well. Best of all, Sarek gave us some...
Star Trek: Discovery's penultimate season one episode finally starts delivering answers. Spoilers ahead in our review...
This review contains spoilers.
See related Call Of Duty: WWII review
1.14 The War Without, The War Within
Finally some answers! After spending several episodes throwing out insane twists but never quite following them up, this episode reveals that firstly, there was no Tyler before Voq, and secondly there Was a non-Mirror Lorca. Though if you think that the line “it sounds like my Lorca wouldn’t have survived” closes the door on any return for Jason Isaacs, you are sadly mistaken, friends, because nothing says “We’ll definitely see non-Mirror Lorca one day” than everyone agreeing he’s definitely dead.
Although there was a lot riding on this episode after the game-redefining Mirror Universe arc, I think the show held up well. Best of all, Sarek gave us some...
- 2/6/2018
- Den of Geek
Kayti Burt Jan 9, 2018
What can we learn about Star Trek: Discovery from these previous Mirror Universe-set Star Trek episodes?
Warning: contains Star Trek: Discovery spoilers.
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In this week's episode of Star Trek: Discovery, we got confirmation that the crew of the Discovery has landed in the franchise's Mirror Universe where, instead of the peace-loving Federation, Earth has its own, tyrannical Terran Empire.
The Star Trek franchise has a history of episodes and arcs that take place in this Mirror Universe. They are often amongst the strongest storytelling of their respective series and build upon the Mirror Universe mythology that has come before.
As we head further into Discovery's incarnation of the Mirror Universe, let's look back at all of the Mirror Universe episodes in Star Trek's history...
The...
What can we learn about Star Trek: Discovery from these previous Mirror Universe-set Star Trek episodes?
Warning: contains Star Trek: Discovery spoilers.
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In this week's episode of Star Trek: Discovery, we got confirmation that the crew of the Discovery has landed in the franchise's Mirror Universe where, instead of the peace-loving Federation, Earth has its own, tyrannical Terran Empire.
The Star Trek franchise has a history of episodes and arcs that take place in this Mirror Universe. They are often amongst the strongest storytelling of their respective series and build upon the Mirror Universe mythology that has come before.
As we head further into Discovery's incarnation of the Mirror Universe, let's look back at all of the Mirror Universe episodes in Star Trek's history...
The...
- 1/8/2018
- Den of Geek
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