Project Daedalus 

The Discovery crew infiltrates Section 31's headquarters and suspicions arise that the crew may have a traitor in their midst. Meanwhile, Burnham tries to help Spock, but her efforts don't go as planned.

Director:

Jonathan Frakes

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
Anson Mount	...	Captain Christopher Pike
Jayne Brook	...	Admiral Cornwell
Ethan Peck	...	Spock
Rachael Ancheril	...	Cmdr. Nhan
Hannah Cheesman	...	Lt. Cmdr. Airiam
Emily Coutts	...	Lt. Keyla Detmer
Patrick Kwok-Choon	...	Lt. Gen Rhys
Oyin Oladejo	...	Lt. Joann Owosekun
Ronnie Rowe	...	Lt. R.A. Bryce (as Ronnie Rowe Jr.)
Arista Arhin	...	Young Burnham
Alisen Down	...	Starfleet Psychiatrist

Storyline

The Discovery crew infiltrates Section 31's headquarters and suspicions arise that the crew may have a traitor in their midst. Meanwhile, Burnham tries to help Spock, but her efforts don't go as planned.

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Plot Keywords:

spock character | interrogation | mythical figure in title | vulcan nerve pinch | hologram | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Trivia

Daedalus, father of Icarus, built the labyrinth for King Minos to contain the minotaur.

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Goofs

Tilly reports to the captain that Airiam has downloaded her personal memories to the main computer, but the correct term is that they were uploaded.

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Quotes

[Burnham has taken out a game of 3D chess]
Spock: I am attempting to understand why the Red Angel chose me to expose a threat to the entire galaxy. And your solution is to play chess?
Michael Burnham: When the Red Angel showed you visions you couldn't reconcile, it caused you to question your ability to examine the world logically. What better way to return to logic than via the game that represents it?
Spock: It is arrogant of you to assert that my present manner of thinking requires fixing at all.
Michael Burnham: It is arrogant of you to ...
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Crazy Credits

The end credits feature no music but the sound of waves crashing and other ambient noise.

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Connections

References Star Trek: Voyager: Infinite Regress (1998)

User Reviews

Tension Building

There is a simmering undercurrent of tension building as the season moves along. Part of this is because of the overall season arc that the writer's are weaving rather masterfully for us. There are tense moments aboard the station with the audience having a more omniscient viewpoint than any character. The stakes are raised little by little with each episode. What an arc!

Now, because of the showrunning pedigree, there, of course, were brain farts of logic and science. That's too bad, because the narrative is compelling. I just wish the science consultant had the power to override the b-movie slights popping up throughout the season, because they really do undercut the overall impact of the show.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 March 2019 (USA)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

52 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1