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Lethe

  • Episode aired Oct 22, 2017
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 44m
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7.3/10
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Jason Isaacs in Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
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The USS Discovery crew is intrigued by new addition, Lt. Ash Tyler. Sarek seeks Burnham's help, rekindling memories from her past. Admiral Cornwell questions Lorca's tactics.The USS Discovery crew is intrigued by new addition, Lt. Ash Tyler. Sarek seeks Burnham's help, rekindling memories from her past. Admiral Cornwell questions Lorca's tactics.The USS Discovery crew is intrigued by new addition, Lt. Ash Tyler. Sarek seeks Burnham's help, rekindling memories from her past. Admiral Cornwell questions Lorca's tactics.
IMDb RATING
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    • Douglas Aarniokoski
  • Writers
    • Gene Roddenberry(based upon "Star Trek" created by)
    • Bryan Fuller
    • Alex Kurtzman
  • Stars
    • Sonequa Martin-Green
    • Doug Jones
    • Shazad Latif
    • Douglas Aarniokoski
  • 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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    • 33User reviews
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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
    Wilson Cruz
    Wilson Cruz
    • Dr. Hugh Culber
    James Frain
    James Frain
    • Sarek
    Mia Kirshner
    Mia Kirshner
    • Amanda Grayson
    Kenneth Mitchell
    Kenneth Mitchell
    • Kol
    Conrad Coates
    Conrad Coates
    • Terral
    Emily Coutts
    Emily Coutts
    • Keyla Detmer
    Julianne Grossman
    Julianne Grossman
    • Discovery Computer
    • (voice)
    Luke Humphrey
    Luke Humphrey
    • V'Latak
    Clare McConnell
    Clare McConnell
    • Dennas
    Sara Mitich
    Sara Mitich
    • Airiam
    Oyin Oladejo
    Oyin Oladejo
    • Joann Owosekun
      • Douglas Aarniokoski
    • Writers
      • Gene Roddenberry(based upon "Star Trek" created by)
      • Bryan Fuller
      • Alex Kurtzman
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    • Trivia
      In Greek mythology, Lethe was both a river in the underworld and the Greek goddess of forgetfulness and oblivion. There was also a character named Lethe in Dagger of the Mind (1966) and a telepathic species called the Letheans in Distant Voices (1995) and The Sword of Kahless (1995).
    • Goofs
      In the beginning you see Sarek preparing to leave Vulcan. In the background you can see two large moons in the sky despite the fact that Spock has said that Vulcan has no moons in the original series. This was answered decades ago (after the first Star Trek movie showed a similar sight): Vulcan has a sister planet (T'Khut) with its own moon (T'Rukh), which makes Spock's statement technically true.
    • Quotes

      Michael Burnham: All my life, the conflict inside me has been between logic, and emotion. But now it's my emotions that are fighting. I think about him and I want to cry. But... I have to smile. And I feel angry. But I want to love. And I'm hurt, but there's hope. What is this?

      Ash Tyler: Ah, it's just... being human.

      [she looks at him curiously, then offers him her hand]

      Michael Burnham: Michael Burnham. Pleased to meet you.

      Ash Tyler: Ash Tyler. We've met.

      Michael Burnham: Have we? Let's try it again.

      [he shakes her hand]

    • Connections
      Featured in After Trek: Choose Your Pain (2017)

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    7/10
    Decent episode but uninspired at times
    This one was quite interesting from a character perspective with focus on Burnham, Sarek and Lorca.

    The most compelling element of the plot was the development of Lorca. There wasn't a great deal confirmed but there were many hints that there are big secrets to be revealed, particularly during his interaction with another character.

    Sarek and Burnham's relationship and katra connection was heavily in focus, with some psychological themes around parent-child relationships addressed. This for me was okay, but done in a fairly uninspired way with more heavy exposition. I don't have a problem with this revisionist approach to the Sarek/Spock family history but it needs to be for the sake of something special, which so far it isn't. The flashback sequence where Sarek fights the telepathic connection and to visualise it, they show a physical fight between the two characters that feels very forced. I might be wrong but I have a picture of the film crew in my head shooting the scene as nothing but a dialogue sequence before someone pipes up and says "you know what would be really cool, if they actually fight right here" and nobody had the courage to tell them it's actually a bit silly.

    The Klingon scene near the end felt very Game Of Thrones and done in a way to maximise shock value. For me it didn't add enough to the story to justify losing the potential family audience, but I think that ship had sailed in the previous episodes.

    It was a 6.5/10 for me but I like to round upwards.

    On a positive note all the performances were great as always, along with the visuals and effects.
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    • Release date
      • October 22, 2017 (United States)
      • United States
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      • Klingon
      • Aga Khan Museum - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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      • Roddenberry Entertainment
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    • 44 minutes
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