Will You Take My Hand?
- Episode aired Feb 11, 2018
- TV-PG
- 45m
With Georgiou at the helm of the plan to end the Klingon war once and for all, the USS Discovery crew struggles to fathom and tolerate her hostile tactics. Memories of past hardships are rek... Read allWith Georgiou at the helm of the plan to end the Klingon war once and for all, the USS Discovery crew struggles to fathom and tolerate her hostile tactics. Memories of past hardships are rekindled within Burnham.With Georgiou at the helm of the plan to end the Klingon war once and for all, the USS Discovery crew struggles to fathom and tolerate her hostile tactics. Memories of past hardships are rekindled within Burnham.
- Captain Gabriel Lorca
- (credit only)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaClint Howard (Creepy Orion) previously played Balok in The Corbomite Maneuver (1966), Grady in Past Tense, Part II (1995) and Muk in Acquisition (2002). Howard is the first actor to appear in both Star Trek (1966) and Star Trek: Discovery (2017). He has the distinction of being the actor whose appearances span the longest time interval (51 years) in the history of the "Star Trek" franchise.
- GoofsBurnham questions the meaning of the phrase, "Isik for your thoughts," which was identified in Despite Yourself (2018) as "an old Vulcan saying." Her foster mother, Amanda, tells her she doesn't know what an Isik is, it was just something her mother used to say. Amanda is human, not Vulcan.
- Quotes
Michael Burnham: We are no longer on the eve of battle. Even so, I come to ask myself the same question that young soldier asked the general all those years ago: "How do I defeat fear?" The general's answer: "The only way to defeat fear is to tell it 'No'." No - we will not take shortcuts on the path to righteousness. No - we will not break the rules that protect us from our basest instincts. No - we will not allow desperation to destroy moral authority. I am guilty of all these things. Some say that in life, there are no second chances. Experience tells me that this is true. But we can only look forward. We have to be torchbearers, casting the light so we may see our path to lasting peace. We will continue exploring, discovering new worlds, new civilizations. Yes - that is the United Federation of Planets... Yes - that is Starfleet... Yes, that is who we are... And who we will always be.
- ConnectionsFeatured in After Trek: The War Without, the War Within (2018)
The crew of Burnham, Tyler, Tilly, and Georgiou land on Qo'nos posing as traders. They landed near a volcano system that would allow them to use a drone to bomb the planet and annilihate all the people, thus effectively ending the war. Once Burnham discovers the drone is a hydro-bomb, she pleads with Admiral Cornwell to do the right thing and not bomb the planet. She goes against the Admiral's wishes and is able to convince Georgiou to hand over the detonator in exchange for her freedom. It is given to L'Rell which will be used to unite the Klingon houses. Tyler decides to go with L'Rell. When the U. S. S Discovery heads to Vulcan to pick up a new captain, they receive a distress call from the U. S. S Enterprise.
This season is a strong season that got me invested into the series. I have seen the later movies and some episodes of the older television shows, but this is what got me into the lore. Older Trekkies don't seem as happy about the show mainly because of its fast pace and more action. There are supposedly some timeline issues, but that does not affect me. The performances were excellent. Sonequa Martin-Green transformed into Burnham as the season went on. Honorables mentions are given to Michelle Yeoh as the evil (and good for one episode) Georgiou and Doug Jones as Saru, my favorite Kelpian. There were some story complications. The season was supposed to focus on the Klingon War but we seemed to have beamed right past it and it was tidied up like nothing, and was not a fan of the Burnham/Tyler romance angle. That said, I am very excited to see what's in store for next season.
My Grade: A-
- gab-14712
- Oct 25, 2022
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Runtime45 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.00 : 1