Well, this is fun. If you thought the earlier episodes were fast-paced and had lots going for them, you have seen nothing yet. There were some important reveals last episode. Guess what? There are even bigger reveals here. The biggest one...with Captain Lorca...surprised me the most. In hindsight, I shouldn't be because the reveal that he is from the Mirror Universe explains his behavior very well. Some of the explanation is a bit...icky. Essentially, Lorca loved Burnham and was waiting for her to grow into childhood. While Jason Isaacs and Sonequa Martin-Green bounced off each other very well, there was never any truly romantic tension, which is a reason why their chemistry worked. I am curious to know how everything will play out. Stamets is given lots to do! His storyline doesn't work as well to the extent of Lorca's reveal, but it is interesting enough. His consciousness is in the mycelial network where he gets to know his Mirror Universe counterpart. I couldn't discern a huge difference between the two unless you count the wardrobe change.
The episode starts off with Burnham and Lorca being summoned to the ISS Charon, the massive ship of the Emperor's (and a visually impressive one if I may add). Lorca is sent to the torture chamber, while the Emperor requests to have dinner with Burnham. We learn that that Mirror Burnham was the adopted daughter of the Emperor and she ran away with Lorca. They plotted to overthrow her which is why Georgiou is planning to execute Burnham. Burnham tells her the truth about where she is from which allows her to find the truth about Lorca. Meanwhile, Stamets encounters his M. V self in the network. He realizes that the spore has been infected. He also gets to have an emotional farewell with Culber. I understand that Stamets is a hate him or love him type character, but you cannot deny that these emotional scenes with Culber are powerful.
Overall, this is another fast-paced episode that does not stop with the hits. I honestly did not see the Lorca reveal at all. Well done, guys. Not mentioned in the plot is L'Rell, who wants nothing to do with Tyler. We learn that Tyler's personality wins out or might win out over this human/Klingon hybrid. Saru is also stern but respectful to his prisoners. I will admit, these Mirror Universe episodes won me over.
My Grade: A.
The episode starts off with Burnham and Lorca being summoned to the ISS Charon, the massive ship of the Emperor's (and a visually impressive one if I may add). Lorca is sent to the torture chamber, while the Emperor requests to have dinner with Burnham. We learn that that Mirror Burnham was the adopted daughter of the Emperor and she ran away with Lorca. They plotted to overthrow her which is why Georgiou is planning to execute Burnham. Burnham tells her the truth about where she is from which allows her to find the truth about Lorca. Meanwhile, Stamets encounters his M. V self in the network. He realizes that the spore has been infected. He also gets to have an emotional farewell with Culber. I understand that Stamets is a hate him or love him type character, but you cannot deny that these emotional scenes with Culber are powerful.
Overall, this is another fast-paced episode that does not stop with the hits. I honestly did not see the Lorca reveal at all. Well done, guys. Not mentioned in the plot is L'Rell, who wants nothing to do with Tyler. We learn that Tyler's personality wins out or might win out over this human/Klingon hybrid. Saru is also stern but respectful to his prisoners. I will admit, these Mirror Universe episodes won me over.
My Grade: A.