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Star Trek: Discovery
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Choose Your Pain

  • Episode aired Oct 15, 2017
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  • 47m
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7.3/10
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While on a mission, Lorca is captured by the Klingons and unexpectedly finds himself in the company of prisoner of war Starfleet Lieutenant Ash Tyler and notorious criminal Harry Mudd.While on a mission, Lorca is captured by the Klingons and unexpectedly finds himself in the company of prisoner of war Starfleet Lieutenant Ash Tyler and notorious criminal Harry Mudd.While on a mission, Lorca is captured by the Klingons and unexpectedly finds himself in the company of prisoner of war Starfleet Lieutenant Ash Tyler and notorious criminal Harry Mudd.
IMDb RATING
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5.3K
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    • Director
      • Lee Rose
    • Writers
      • Gene Roddenberry(based upon "Star Trek" created by)
      • Bryan Fuller
      • Alex Kurtzman
    • Stars
      • Sonequa Martin-Green
      • Doug Jones
      • Shazad Latif
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Lee Rose
    • Writers
      • Gene Roddenberry(based upon "Star Trek" created by)
      • Bryan Fuller
      • Alex Kurtzman
    • Stars
      • Sonequa Martin-Green
      • Doug Jones
      • Shazad Latif
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    • 44User reviews
    • 37Critic reviews
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    Wilson Cruz, Doug Jones, and Anthony Rapp in Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
    Doug Jones and Sonequa Martin-Green in Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
    Jason Isaacs and Rainn Wilson in Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
    Sonequa Martin-Green in Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
    Jason Isaacs in Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
    Rainn Wilson in Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
    Rainn Wilson and Shazad Latif in Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
    Patrick Kwok-Choon in Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
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    Sonequa Martin-Green
    Sonequa Martin-Green
    • Michael Burnham
    Doug Jones
    Doug Jones
    • Saru
    Shazad Latif
    Shazad Latif
    • Ash Tyler
    Anthony Rapp
    Anthony Rapp
    • Paul Stamets
    Mary Wiseman
    Mary Wiseman
    • Sylvia Tilly
    Jason Isaacs
    Jason Isaacs
    • Captain Gabriel Lorca
    Jayne Brook
    Jayne Brook
    • Admiral Cornwell
    Mary Chieffo
    Mary Chieffo
    • L'Rell
    Wilson Cruz
    Wilson Cruz
    • Dr. Hugh Culber
    Rainn Wilson
    Rainn Wilson
    • Harry Mudd
    Conrad Coates
    Conrad Coates
    • Terral
    Emily Coutts
    Emily Coutts
    • Keyla Detmer
    Julianne Grossman
    Julianne Grossman
    • Discovery Computer
    • (voice)
    Patrick Kwok-Choon
    Patrick Kwok-Choon
    • Rhys
    Sara Mitich
    Sara Mitich
    • Airiam
    Simon Northwood
    Simon Northwood
    • Shuttle Pilot
    Oyin Oladejo
    Oyin Oladejo
    • Joann Owosekun
    Christopher Russell
    Christopher Russell
    • Milton Richter
    • Director
      • Lee Rose
    • Writers
      • Gene Roddenberry(based upon "Star Trek" created by)
      • Bryan Fuller
      • Alex Kurtzman
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      This episode marks the first use of the word "fuck" in the "Star Trek" franchise.
    • Goofs
      Lorca calls Discovery to beam himself and Ash off the stolen Klingon shuttle. At this time, Lorca is sitting down as is Ash. When they both arrive in the Discovery's transporter room, Ash falls to the floor (expected because of his weakened condition), yet Lorca is standing up. Somehow, the transporter was able to rearrange his body from sitting into a standing position without any effort on his part.
    • Quotes

      [Lorca is held prisoner by the Klingons, together with a certain Harry Mudd]

      Captain Gabriel Lorca: Where are we?

      Harry Mudd: On a resort off Antares Minor. You should try the spa. The hot-stone massage is delightful.

      Captain Gabriel Lorca: Where are we?

      Harry Mudd: Typical Starfleet. No fun at all.

    • Connections
      Featured in After Trek: The Butcher's Knife Cares Not for the Lamb's Cry (2017)

    User reviews44

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    Top review
    8/10
    Getting' Better!
    Enjoying the series so far. I've heard the criticisms about whether this is Trek or not. I think it is. I have a friend who posits that the characters are actually in the Mirror Universe and are evil. No, there's no evil unless you're talking the evils of war and what humans, any of us, would do in a similar circumstance.

    To say there's no precedence for these characters' behaviors is not to understand a few episodes across the Trek universe that were considered classics: DS9's "In the Pale Moonlight" where Sisko looks the other way while Garak assassinates the Romulan Senator Vreenak under false pretenses to bring the Romulans into the war with the Dominion. DS9, where Nog lost his leg, surrounded by Star Fleet officers who had the months-long task of holding their position against impossible odds -- those weren't your typical "Roddenberry" types. "Yesterday's Enterprise" where they were at war with the Klingons. Is anyone seeing a pattern here?

    When Quark rightly spoke the following (paraphrased): Federation (Roddenberry) ideals are fine while your belly is full. Take that away and you really see who people are. Discovery is showing humanity for all it's worth...the good and the bad...in times of FREAKING WAR! That's real. That's appropriate.

    I'll bet if Roddenberry were alive today, he would be onboard. Hey, even his son is.

    If there had been an episode in any of the previous Treks where some character spoke a throwaway line that "there's only been one instance of mutiny in the history of Starfleet", I think the same critics would be onboard then.

    And in spite of all this criticism, last eve's episode was a paean to so much Star Trek lore it was delicious...and to setup conflict via the tardigrade and resolve that same conflict in glorious "Roddenberry" fashion at the end was a beautiful thing. It's far more compelling to be in a dark place to eventually get to that Federation ideal we love so much...that's the conflict...that's the struggle...that's the tension. That's GOOD writing! It will make getting to that Utopia all the more sweet when it comes.

    So, people, be realistic. Be reasonable. There's little more human than what was depicted in this episode. Chill out!
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    • Oct 16, 2017

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 15, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Klingon
    • Production company
      • Roddenberry Entertainment
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.00 : 1

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