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Terra Firma, Part 1

  • Episode aired Dec 10, 2020
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 48m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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Michelle Yeoh and Sonequa Martin-Green in Terra Firma, Part 1 (2020)
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The U.S.S. Discovery crew journey to a mysterious planet in hopes of finding a cure for Georgiou's deteriorating condition. Stamets and Adira make a stunning breakthrough with the newly acqu... Read allThe U.S.S. Discovery crew journey to a mysterious planet in hopes of finding a cure for Georgiou's deteriorating condition. Stamets and Adira make a stunning breakthrough with the newly acquired Burn data.The U.S.S. Discovery crew journey to a mysterious planet in hopes of finding a cure for Georgiou's deteriorating condition. Stamets and Adira make a stunning breakthrough with the newly acquired Burn data.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
3K
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  • Director
    • Omar Madha
  • Writers
    • Gene Roddenberry(based upon "Star Trek" created by)
    • Bryan Fuller
    • Alex Kurtzman
  • Stars
    • Sonequa Martin-Green
    • Doug Jones
    • Anthony Rapp
Top credits
  • Director
    • Omar Madha
  • Writers
    • Gene Roddenberry(based upon "Star Trek" created by)
    • Bryan Fuller
    • Alex Kurtzman
  • Stars
    • Sonequa Martin-Green
    • Doug Jones
    • Anthony Rapp
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    • 78User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
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    Anthony Rapp in Terra Firma, Part 1 (2020)
    Michelle Yeoh in Terra Firma, Part 1 (2020)
    Blu del Barrio in Terra Firma, Part 1 (2020)
    Doug Jones in Terra Firma, Part 1 (2020)
    Wilson Cruz in Terra Firma, Part 1 (2020)
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    Sonequa Martin-Green
    Sonequa Martin-Green
    • Michael Burnhamas Michael Burnham
    Doug Jones
    Doug Jones
    • Cmdr. Saruas Cmdr. Saru
    Anthony Rapp
    Anthony Rapp
    • Lt. Cmdr. Paul Stametsas Lt. Cmdr. Paul Stamets
    Mary Wiseman
    Mary Wiseman
    • Ensign Sylvia Tillyas Ensign Sylvia Tilly
    Wilson Cruz
    Wilson Cruz
    • Dr. Hugh Culberas Dr. Hugh Culber
    David Ajala
    David Ajala
    • Cleveland Bookeras Cleveland Booker
    Michelle Yeoh
    Michelle Yeoh
    • Emperor Philippa Georgiouas Emperor Philippa Georgiou
    Oded Fehr
    Oded Fehr
    • Admiral Charles Vanceas Admiral Charles Vance
    Blu del Barrio
    Blu del Barrio
    • Adiraas Adira
    Hannah Cheesman
    Hannah Cheesman
    • Lt. Cmdr. Airiamas Lt. Cmdr. Airiam
    David Cronenberg
    David Cronenberg
    • Kovichas Kovich
    Paul Guilfoyle
    Paul Guilfoyle
    • Carlas Carl
    Rekha Sharma
    Rekha Sharma
    • Commander Landryas Commander Landry
    Emily Coutts
    Emily Coutts
    • Lt. Keyla Detmeras Lt. Keyla Detmer
    Patrick Kwok-Choon
    Patrick Kwok-Choon
    • Lt. Gen Rhysas Lt. Gen Rhys
    Oyin Oladejo
    Oyin Oladejo
    • Lt. Joann Owosekunas Lt. Joann Owosekun
    Ronnie Rowe
    Ronnie Rowe
    • Lt. R.A. Bryceas Lt. R.A. Bryce
    • (as Ronnie Rowe Jr.)
    Sara Mitich
    Sara Mitich
    • Lt. Nilssonas Lt. Nilsson
    • Director
      • Omar Madha
    • Writers
      • Gene Roddenberry(based upon "Star Trek" created by)
      • Bryan Fuller
      • Alex Kurtzman
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Kovich mentions an alternate reality created by a temporal incursion by a Romulan mining ship, a reference to the events of Star Trek (2009). This is also the first Star Trek episode to mention or include any characters from the alternate reality.
    • Goofs
      Ensign Tilly asks Captain Saru if she should debrief the admiral. As the admiral is her superior officer, she would 'brief' him or he would 'debrief' her, not the other way around.
    • Quotes

      Emperor Philippa Georgiou: God, Michael! Know when to shut the hell up!

    • Crazy credits
      Usually, the credits on Star Trek: Discovery show the crew or actor name on the right and the title or role on the left. For the two "Terra Firma" episodes, the two are mirrored, showing the actor or crew name on the left and the title or role on the right, corresponding the mirror world in the episode.
    • Connections
      References Star Trek: The City on the Edge of Forever (1967)

    User reviews78

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    4/10
    Tiresome, even more (updated, I couldn't finish it in one sitting)
    A struggle to sit through. Georgiou's dull arch, ridiculous and nonsensical one liners find no target. No wonder she's leaving the show. Did she jump or was she pushed. I'd say jumped. The whole alternate universe thing lacks reason. It's looks like the show runners decided to give the cast a chance to play dress up (in a show that's already 4 parts dress up) to show their acting range, and they all show they have none. Utterly unconvincing and nonsensical translation of what was probably on a hand scrawled script written in crayon.

    This is an ensemble cast of bad actors, delivering terrible story arcs and dialog. The only saving grace is it looks good, sort of, which is the flaw of much of tv content, great cinematography/FX and nothing else, and it does appear that firing all your resources into glossy garbage isn't enough. All the budget was spent on costumes and fx, the script department was staffed with work experience school leavers.

    Add to that all the ridiculous plot holes (is there really a plot though? This is just aimless ambling with a budget).

    • They've got transporters that can take you exactly to where you need to be but for some reason they decide to walk for miles in the snow and cold, maybe they needed the exercise, and they meet a guy from the 20th century smoking a cigar and reading a newspaper in the middle of a winter time in a somewhere on earth setting, and nobody bats an eyelid, this passes for plot. Magic. Obviously there are too many drugs available to this production, and not the ones that lead to creative insight, just the nonsensical bad dream ones, and they've pulled the Star Trek universe down in there with them.
    To those saying if you don' like it don't watch it, remember this is a universe built for fans of the genre. It's just not that simple when you see a production team hijack the franchise to deliver what amounts to bad pantomime children's theatre.
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      • December 10, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
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    • Language
      • English
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      48 minutes
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