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The Vulcan Hello

  • Episode aired Sep 24, 2017
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 42m
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7.1/10
7.6K
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Michelle Yeoh and Sonequa Martin-Green in Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
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While patrolling Federation space, the U.S.S. Shenzhou encounters an object of unknown origin, putting First Officer Michael Burnham to her greatest test yet.While patrolling Federation space, the U.S.S. Shenzhou encounters an object of unknown origin, putting First Officer Michael Burnham to her greatest test yet.While patrolling Federation space, the U.S.S. Shenzhou encounters an object of unknown origin, putting First Officer Michael Burnham to her greatest test yet.
IMDb RATING
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7.6K
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  • Director
    • David Semel
  • Writers
    • Gene Roddenberry(based upon "Star Trek" created by)
    • Bryan Fuller(teleplay by)
    • Alex Kurtzman(story by)
  • Stars
    • Sonequa Martin-Green
    • Doug Jones
    • Shazad Latif(credit only)
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  • Director
    • David Semel
  • Writers
    • Gene Roddenberry(based upon "Star Trek" created by)
    • Bryan Fuller(teleplay by)
    • Alex Kurtzman(story by)
  • Stars
    • Sonequa Martin-Green
    • Doug Jones
    • Shazad Latif(credit only)
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    • 54User reviews
    • 52Critic reviews
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    Sonequa Martin-Green
    Sonequa Martin-Green
    • Michael Burnhamas Michael Burnham
    Doug Jones
    Doug Jones
    • Saruas Saru
    Shazad Latif
    Shazad Latif
    • Ash Tyleras Ash Tyler
    • (as Javid Iqbal)
    • (credit only)
    • …
    Anthony Rapp
    Anthony Rapp
    • Paul Stametsas Paul Stamets
    • (credit only)
    Mary Wiseman
    Mary Wiseman
    • Sylvia Tillyas Sylvia Tilly
    • (credit only)
    Jason Isaacs
    Jason Isaacs
    • Captain Gabriel Lorcaas Captain Gabriel Lorca
    • (credit only)
    Michelle Yeoh
    Michelle Yeoh
    • Captain Philippa Georgiouas Captain Philippa Georgiou
    Mary Chieffo
    Mary Chieffo
    • L'Rellas L'Rell
    James Frain
    James Frain
    • Sarekas Sarek
    Chris Obi
    Chris Obi
    • T'Kuvmaas T'Kuvma
    Maulik Pancholy
    Maulik Pancholy
    • Dr. Anton Nambueas Dr. Anton Nambue
    Terry Serpico
    Terry Serpico
    • Brett Andersonas Brett Anderson
    Sam Vartholomeos
    Sam Vartholomeos
    • Danby Connoras Danby Connor
    Arista Arhin
    Arista Arhin
    • Young Michael Burnhamas Young Michael Burnham
    Emily Coutts
    Emily Coutts
    • Keyla Detmeras Keyla Detmer
    Justin Howell
    Justin Howell
    • Torchbeareras Torchbearer…
    Ali Momen
    Ali Momen
    • Kamran Gantas Kamran Gant
    Bonnie Morgan
    Bonnie Morgan
    • Crepusculaas Crepuscula
    • Director
      • David Semel
    • Writers
      • Gene Roddenberry(based upon "Star Trek" created by)
      • Bryan Fuller(teleplay by) (story by)
      • Alex Kurtzman(story by)
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    • Trivia
      The cabinets in Captain Georgiou's ready room are filled with props that contain Easter eggs, but most are too difficult to make out in during the show. Behind the scenes photos reveal a bottle of 2249 Château Picard wine, Starfleet medals previously awarded to Jonathan Archer and James T. Kirk and a diploma from an Andorian military academy. The books on these shelves all feature Star Trek (1966) episode titles including The Cage (1966), Balance of Terror (1966), The City on the Edge of Forever (1967), Amok Time (1967), Mirror, Mirror (1967), Metamorphosis (1967), The Deadly Years (1967), The Trouble with Tribbles (1967), Return to Tomorrow (1968), Patterns of Force (1968), By Any Other Name (1968), The Omega Glory (1968), Plato's Stepchildren (1968), The Empath (1968), Whom Gods Destroy (1969), The Mark of Gideon (1969), That Which Survives (1969), The Way to Eden (1969) and All Our Yesterdays (1969).
    • Goofs
      Despite a claim that Michael Burnham cannot be a mutineer, since the rest of the USS Shenzhou crew never disobeyed the captain's orders, Michael did knowingly attack the captain and tried to take over the ship, which is the definition of a mutiny, so Michael is in fact a mutineer, even if the rest of the crew is not.
    • Quotes

      Saru: Their hull is covered in hollow, ornamental metallic pods, thousands of them, tightly interlocked, forming a kind of... armor.

      Michael Burnham: Not the most efficent defense.

      Saru: I suspect its purpose is more symbolic than practical. They contain Klingon biological material in various states of decay. Remote dating is wildly divergent. Some bones date back thousands of years, others only hours old.

      Michael Burnham: Their entire ship is covered with coffins.

      Saru: Commander, the captain listens to you. Tell her. We must withdraw.

      Michael Burnham: I'm afraid that's no longer possible.

      Saru: Your world has food chains. Mine does not. Our species map is binary. We are either predator or prey. My people were hunted. Bred. Farmed. We are your livestock of old. We were biologically determined for one purpose and one purpose alone: to sense the coming of death. I sense it coming now.

    • Connections
      Featured in After Trek: O Discovery, Where for Art Thou? (2017)

    User reviews54

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    Top review
    6/10
    More Combat/Less Science
    It will be a while before I see the second episode. I'm already overloaded with extra charges for features. Anyway, this first offering has a strong female character who rants and raves and pays no attention to orders. I know she is strong willed and is going to take over soon, but she is downright insubordinate. First, she talks her Captain into letting her go on a reckless flyby. When there, she ignores the realities of her situation and the possibility of no return. When she gets back (through the intense work of the crew) she jumps out of the device that is saving her. She starts making demands. Meanwhile the Klingons are intent on waging war because she killed one of them. I just flat out grew tired of her. When this becomes available on DVD I guess I'll check it out. First episodes and pilots are always stiff and sometimes badly acted. I just found this whole thing boring. Beyond the great special effects, the story seems really tired.
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    • Oct 2, 2017

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 24, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Klingon
    • Filming locations
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Secret Hideout
      • Roddenberry Entertainment
      • Living Dead Guy Productions
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    • Runtime
      42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.00 : 1

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