Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Whereas Sarek in the Terran Empire universe saw Burnham as a "boundless well of human compassion", in the REAL prime universe, Sarek would see her as an illogical, unhinged barbarian, itching for war with the Klingons. The writers are flat-out trolling the alt-right (think about it: now what actual straight, white, male, human characters are there on the show, now that the only one I can think of turned out to be evil and was killed? We basically watched 13 episodes of Lorca Plot - an extremely extended one-off episode of the evil MU-guy taking over the ship. Landry? An email will not be created automatically. Woahhhh that just went to s*** in a hurry. Will miss Jason Isaacs. She is integral to our future plans. She welcomes them at the dinner table I guess. He is obviously a complex and intelligent person but one devoted becoming Emperor in the MU as is normal for their culture. Systems with 2-Star Raw Ore. You can find your available missions on the left-hand side of the screen. With that being said, let's see some of the best crew combinations in Star Trek Fleet Command for different game content. I liked the twist of Georgiou surviving, which was unexpected. Cookie Notice First, RIP Lorca. But you don't have to- not today. The email will only be created once you click on the "Send Email" button. @HK, I think you give the writers way too much credit. Michael Pillar completely changed TNG at the beginning of Season 3. It's an efficient job, and frequently exciting. If you've just started your Star Trek Fleet Command adventure, you'll need help: The universe is quite large and full of many dangers. In Star Trek there is a sense of science-fiction realism when ships move slowly at impulse with blinking navigation lights, the current show is more like science-FANTASY (ships move more like Star Wars, and the spinning saucer section borders on cartoon level of visuals!). @Consider the Following: Yes, you are stating the obvious. We may thus get a Discovery vs Discovery showdown. And that spore that went into Tilly means something too, though I sort of don't care at this point.". I needed that. Burnham accesses the Charon's communications system to contact the Discovery, warning them that Lorca is in fact from the mirror universe. When Lorca swings the sword at Georgiou after pulling the knife from his shoulder and throwing it, you can see Michael fighting a woman in the background. Allegedly, changing the server resets the bug, meaning that players can successfully complete the quest and earn rewards. Watching last night's episode of Star Trek: Discovery, "What's Past is Prologue," I couldn't help but think about another Trek episodeThe Next Generation's "The Measure of a Man . Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Why didn't they stop the battle this time? It appears to be a variation of the _gat cookie which is used to limit the amount of data recorded by Google on high traffic volume websites. I thought all the acting was superb. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other". ", Star trek (?) Captain Saru has a speech to the crew that's nothing short of awesome. I could accept the narrative trickery that is MU Lorca if he had three-dimensional motivations and represented some sort of interesting perspective in his own universe a complex antihero, perhaps. The moral hand-wringing is a core feature of Trek, not a bug. They shared two fucking scenes in the pilot, one in the desert and one on the bridge. Choose your own path and discover mysteries only you can solve as you boldly go where no one has gone before! I liked this episode a bit more than the prior 3 2nd half of Season 1 episodes mainly for the resolutions/conclusions and pacing but not for the final action/fight scene which was far-fetched and over-dramatized, nor for the technobabble. @ Ubik - The Sun certainly is a key factor on the Earth's factor. That scene where they all discuss their fate was great. Agree with lots of the above but my absolute faveorite part of this episode was the discovery really working like a functioning unit, the minor characters lines really helped with this. Support it by buying Jammer a coffee. ", "Hello, Philippa. lol climate change deniers, what's next in this comment section - flat earthers? While they're both bad people, Georgiou is shown to have a sense of order and honor, while Lorca is shown to be a treacherous, opportunistic snake. August 26, 2022 What's Past is Prologue is one of the missions you can complete in Star Trek Fleet Command, though many players are experiencing a bug in the game. Before we get to that point, however, we have a number of extended action sequences, which are entertaining and effective ways of moving characters and plot pieces from A to B. First, I could do that with any type of media - I expect better than mindless entertainment (at least some of the time) from Trek. . The cookie is set by the Cookie Consent solution and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. Star Trek Fleet Command, the popular mobile strategy game, is making the jump to PC. Collects data on visitor interaction with the website's video-content. Talk to Commander Jarok. :trophy: Rewards50 Premium Recruit Token1 Relocation Token5K Parsteel15 1 Battleship PartsLCARS 2.0 - Library Computer Access/Retrieval SystemToday at 10:28 PM. What matters most is imagery & symbolismform over substance. The best Reddit community for Star Trek Fleet Command! Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. This episode marks the first time a main character who is a commanding officer has been written out of their series of origin. @LOL WUT - "climate change deniers"oh, that popular phrase used by those who wish to shut down any debate or reasonable discussion. The episode raises profound ethical questions that wouldn't be possible in a show like 24, where violence and Jack Bauer moral ambiguity are normalized. And make no mistake, Discovery is no longer Lorca's. The fact that Lorca commanded the Buran was a big hint that he was from the MU. The asteroids you see on the system map contain resources that can be mined. So the genocidal Empire that kills aliens on sight needs to be even more violent and genocidal. And he's going to make the Empire glorious again compared to what? Im glad Im not the only one having an issue with this mission. This was supposed to be the pinnacle moment of the episode, and it fellcompletelyflat. Meh all the missions in this game are a joke. Discovery would need to completely reboot the writers room and change much about the current approach to the show. I did figure it out. Though I'm sympathetic to people wanting to see more nuanced Lorca, (hey, he's a fun character and we've almost grown sympathetic to his position), I also find that there's something retroactively intriguing about Lorca being a total villain capable of putting up the good guy farce for such a long time. These cookies are set via embedded youtube-videos. Good luck with that. This cookie is installed by Google Analytics. A ship is nothing without the officer's on the bridge and the crew below deck. Lorca plans to move forward with a coup against the Emperor, propelling Burnham to make a quick decision to save not only herself, but the U.S.S. New items (Exocomp Consumables) that can be used to boost Galaxy, Station and Combat activities. And a problem with spores which might destroy the entire multiverse. What's Past Is Prologue Episode aired Jan 28, 2018 TV-14 44 m IMDb RATING 8.1 /10 4.4K YOUR RATING Rate Action Adventure Drama Lorca plans to move forward with a coup against the Emperor, propelling Burnham to make a quick decision to save not only herself, but the U.S.S. Some of you served with me. Side Missions - Quantity: 5 missions, unlocked at the sixteenth Milestone of the Basic Battle Pass. That's what Starfleet is. Perhaps the Organians will play a deux ex machina role later on in the show, but what's taking them so long? All the moral ambiguity established in the first 9 episodes was just a moustache-twirling villain not fully able to hide his eeeeeevil. Turns out, he was really "in love" or whatever oh well. Burnham sends a coded indicator to attack, and the Discovery launches its attack, kicking off a hand-to-hand battle between Lorca and Georgiou, and Burnham and Landry. "Star Wars is deeper, philosopically, and politically I think", @Skiflicker: "Someone else did mention that earlier, that the spore may be Lorca, and god I hope not.". While you might be able, on a case by case basis, to point out a similar plot contrivance in TNG for each plot contrivance in DSC, I think there are some significant issues that makes such contrivances more damaging for DSC than they were for TNG. It was manuevering aggressively with torpedoes armed when it showed up on Charon's porch. In real life, the Buran was the USSRs mirrored replica of the US Space Shuttle. So Im stuck until a Borg event happens and I can stock up on them I guess? In DSC that's dimension-crossing Georgiou, who apparently will offer her mad tactics (and recipes?) Haven't found anything on the web. I'm pretty sure there are some references to it in the "50 Year Mission" book(s). ", @Skiflicker: "I assume Lorca will be back since he fell into the mycelial network (or something). As a result, he understandably believes he was destined to come back and take over the Empire. As Zack Handlen commented, the long-planned "twist" plays exactly like a last-minute write-out of the kind that writers are forced to do when actors suddenly become unavailable. For me, the experience of watching Discovery is like going to an art gallery promising featuring Monet paintings and seeing a bunch of Picassos. Everything seems to be coming together for Star Trek: Discovery plot-wise as we head into the final two episodes of the season, with the Mirror Universe story and Lorca's arc satisfyingly (if. Join the Wiki I think what you describe can be found in the comment section of an episode like Spock's Brain. With only 2 episodes left and year long break before season 2 premieres, the scenes with acting Captain Saru interacting with the Discovery crew have me curious. In addition, two of them give us recruitment tokens. A lot of fans of Spielberg's earlier work, which was more light-hearted in tone, just hate his more recent work, which tends to be darker and more historical drama. The day's activities included a contest, judged by Captain Jean-Luc Picard himself, in which the children created paintings and models of the captain. My general problem with DIS - that it prefers action too much over thinking, remains. @LJ Also, I'm fairly certain the MU shenzhou had USS on it during a CGI fly-by a couple episodes back. It doesn't matter what we do here. It originally aired in broadcast syndication beginning on January 11, 1993. Nothing in Discovery so far has been worth the effort. Haunting. Be prepared to: -Experience epic conflict in a vast, dynamic galaxy. Look for Star Trek Fleet Command in the search bar at the top right corner. Introducing a new feature! @Plain Simple, I was referring to Farscape less because of the characters and more because of the zaniness factor. That may be a record in such a short time. It is thus nearly impossible to know which star you have to travel to, as it is different for every player. It seems like a poorly conceived way to build suspense in a prequel. Star Trek Fleet Command is a popular mobile game that puts your strategic abilities to the test. The other half can be purchased from the Augment Faction Store at 6/day if you are OPs 18+. HOWEVER with a capital everything this episode plays out pretty much the worst-case scenario regarding "Captain" Lorca, reducing him to a brutal, evil, pointless supervillain that retroactively destroys what was once an intriguing and potentially complicated character. Just imagine that, we could have guest appearances of any of the TNG, DS9 and Voyager crew. Escher drawing to a teenager's scrawled imitation. Lorca is the man who would kill Georgiou and take over as the head of an equally if not more oppressive and brutal empire, and has been lying to Burnham for the previous 10 episodes. RE: Destiny, we were talking about how unlikely Lorca's plan was to succeed. I get your analogy, but I wouldn't say I view myself as a customer akin to a customer at a restaurant so much as a customer of art. No, just no. I'll throw one more mostly-good thing into the mix: some message, be it quite bonk-bonk-on-the-head, regarding the use of scarce resources. I really hoped you were dead." You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies, but opting out may have a negative effect on your browsing experience. Today is the day we reclaim our empire! This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Once you build the Botany Bay then Augment Space will be unlocked and you'll be able to go to Rainsford and do more mission for the Augments which will further unlock Augment Space. Fortunately, there is a possible solution to complete the quest. Yes, Stammets and Saru seemed reluctant to go along with Lorca's more aggressive plans, which made the compelling characters. This episode is more Burnham focused but the rest of the primary cast all get a shout. discovery is cbs attempt to eliminate TOS well i prefer to see TOS than this sh* t. @Chrome, before Discovery, I would have also thought Starfleet officers wouldnt attempt mutiny in order to launch a preemptive attack against the Klingons, wouldnt condone abuse of prisoners, etc. Saru, who finds a way back, and has Star Trekkie adventures in the Prime Universe. Battle Pass 1 . Plain Simple said: "When a plot point in TNG feels contrived, empty, unbelievable, whatever the case might be, that damages the episode, in DSC it damages the whole season (or series) long story arc.". How to get new officers? wolfstar: "Regardless of people's opinions, positive or negative, I think we need to have a rule on these comment threads that no-one tells anyone else to "stop watching" (let alone in all caps).". I lost a captain, and a life. But nope; he's a broad xenophobic caricature, showing the writers taking the laziest bad-guy route possible. @KT, sure, some Americans are racist, bigoted, etc. Join Millions of players -- forge alliances, defeat your enemies, and build an epic fleet to secure, or dominate, the galaxy. That was vintage Trek. As an . As for the rest of the crew, remember one of the first scenes on board Discovery was Rekah Sharma conspiring to let someone beat up an unarmed prisoner. What's Past Is Prologue Lorca plans to move forward with a coup against the Emperor, propelling Burnham to make a quick decision to save not only herself, but the U.S.S. But, say what you will about this episode, I dont think anyone saw the twist with Klingon War coming. It's not just that they ruined Lorca's character arc by making him a generic Evil Empire man; it's that it was so obvious how to fix it! Here's hoping the Klingon War storyline is more focused in these next two episodes than previously this season. What do I get? In the real world, such an event would lead to a massive civil war as pretenders tried to become the new emperor or carve up the Empire into bite sized pieces, which would then be conquered by others. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. Nope) My only hope for the solution of those inconsistancies is for it to be revealed that we are, in fact in an alternate Universe. Discovery has shown itself to be a compulsively watchable nuts-and-bolts plot-moving vehicle. At least then I can think about what makes for good TV. This is what I wrote in my review of 'Despite Yourself': Zack Handlen's review this week is spot on. I've watched for years; you let alien races spill over the borders, flourish in our backyard, then have the gall to incite rebellion. Lorca plans to move forward with a coup against the Emperor, propelling Burnham to make a quick decision to save not only herself, but the USS Discovery. There's usually a lot of things to keep track of . However those episodes where pretty straight forward plot wise where as this episode of DSC has lots of twists and turns. I thought he was fascinating, and then they just made him some moustache twirling comic book villain in the final episode. I don't know what else. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. I just thought of something else. Fictional universes have much clearer identities now. "That's uh, rhetorical, right?" I wouldn't be surprise if all the "multi-verses" are supposed to be linked in some way.". We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. Part of my concern is that the modern trend to set stories inside existing fictional universes is stifling the creation of new, possibly better fictional universes. @Ubik, sure, but 3,000 years later we have a plethora of fictional universes to choose from. Great ending to the MU arc. This cookie is set by the Cookie Consent solution. @Cynic and Ed: Oh no, please, no, don't make the spore network sentient That would basically create god: Needed to sustain all life, permeating the whole multiverse, unlimited power - and now it can talk? 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