Saints of Imperfection 

Burnham and the crew navigate a dangerous alien landscape in a race against time to save Tilly's life, but Stamets is not at all prepared for what they find in the process. Section 31 is ... See full summary »

Director:

David Barrett

Writers:

Gene Roddenberry (based upon "Star Trek" created by), Bryan Fuller (created by)

Stars:

Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Sonequa Martin-Green	...	Michael Burnham
Doug Jones	...	Saru
Anthony Rapp	...	Paul Stamets
Mary Wiseman	...	Sylvia Tilly
Shazad Latif	...	Ash Tyler
Wilson Cruz	...	Dr. Hugh Culber
Anson Mount	...	Captain Christopher Pike
Michelle Yeoh	...	Philippa Georgiou
Jayne Brook	...	Admiral Cornwell
Alan Van Sprang	...	Leland
Rachael Ancheril	...	Cmdr. Nhan
Bahia Watson	...	May
Hannah Cheesman	...	Lt. Cmdr. Airiam
Emily Coutts	...	Lt. Keyla Detmer
Patrick Kwok-Choon	...	Lt. Gen Rhys

Storyline

Burnham and the crew navigate a dangerous alien landscape in a race against time to save Tilly's life, but Stamets is not at all prepared for what they find in the process. Section 31 is assigned to help track down Spock, much to Pike's dismay.

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Plot Keywords:

reference to spock | cocoon | tacheon radiation | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Captain Pike mentions to Leland about being up to his neck in crocs, it could be a reference to Arena (1967) when Captain Kirk battles a Gorn which was a crocodile like alien race.

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Goofs

During Tillys "Thanks for that" line it is clear the shot has been flipped the star fleet insignia/division badge is located on the right side of the uniform when it is more commonly located on the left side of the chest.

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Quotes

Captain Christopher Pike: We met at the Academy. Been a couple thousand light-years since then.
Philippa Georgiou: Indeed.
Captain Christopher Pike: You were a force to be reckoned with. Sharpest tool in the shed. And despite being able to drink any of us under the table, you had every regulation down by week two.
Philippa Georgiou: You're tactfully asking why I didn't identify myself when you hailed.
Captain Christopher Pike: Identification is standard procedure, and that's a non-answer. You haven't lost a step, Captain.
Philippa Georgiou: I appreciate the compliment.
Captain Christopher Pike: Starfleet records show you're retired.
Philippa Georgiou: Do I look retired?
Captain Christopher Pike: You know...

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Connections

References Star Trek: Discovery: Context Is for Kings (2017)

User Reviews

Hyper-convoluted

Sadly the writers doubled down on the crazy mycelium network thing by giving it powers that make the show appear to be more science fantasy than science fiction. And even this fantasy plot is hard to follow, as it is extremely convoluted and features opaque storytelling and presentation in order to mask its bad writing.

And again this episode does not drive the plot, but is the third interlude in a row.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 February 2019 (USA)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

52 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1