Star Trek: Discovery 3.13 That Hope is You Part 2 Review
That Hope is You Part 2
The final episode of the third season. The Discovery crew fight to take back the ship, and in the Nebula, Saru and the others try to get through to Su'Kal. There was a lot in the episode, as it had tie up the plot threads in this season. Was it overstuffed. I don't think so. Taking back Discovery from Osyraa wasn't that involved, although all of the crew was involved. The set up of Burnham calling Ni'var from the previous episode did pay off, and Voyager J was involved in the chase (but we didn't see their crew).
The way the crew went about it, after some fight scenes, was good. Disrupting the connection to one of the nacelles to drop the ship out of warp, was a good idea. There was a great deal of tension as Owosekun went about her task. I thought she wouldn't make it, so the last minute save by the Zorabot was a surprise. Not sure why there would be the turbolift space would be like a holodeck (a better explanation than TARDIS-like technology, the Future Tense pod most likely belonged to a non-Federation faction) but the battle within it worked.
Osyraa's death is a little anticlimatic though. Sure Burnham had to struggle against her, but I had expected there would be more to it. Back to the nebula. Grey appearing to Culbur and Saru was a surprise. (How does that work? Like, did Joran appear in a similar way when Ezri called him up in Field of Fire?) But it does work. Grey checking what the outside of the holographic environment is like was a good moment. But the main part of this plotline was Su'Kal confronting his fears, and in so doing, ending the program before the ship fell apart.
I'm not sure replaying the moment of the Burn would have been a good idea. (Risks a repeat for a start.) The moment of rescue was very good. The end sequence was a good way to close out the season. Great bookend with Sahil reappearing. Saru going to Kaminar with Su'Kal was a good choice too. Burnham as Captain? It's a good idea, but I'll have to wait and see how it goes next season. Discovery helping to deliver the dilithium from that planet to various worlds, both in and out of the Federation, seems like a good idea.
“Let's fly” is a good catch phrase. Overall it is a good conclusion to this season. It leaves things open for a new start in the next season. 8.5/10.
The final episode of the third season. The Discovery crew fight to take back the ship, and in the Nebula, Saru and the others try to get through to Su'Kal. There was a lot in the episode, as it had tie up the plot threads in this season. Was it overstuffed. I don't think so. Taking back Discovery from Osyraa wasn't that involved, although all of the crew was involved. The set up of Burnham calling Ni'var from the previous episode did pay off, and Voyager J was involved in the chase (but we didn't see their crew).
The way the crew went about it, after some fight scenes, was good. Disrupting the connection to one of the nacelles to drop the ship out of warp, was a good idea. There was a great deal of tension as Owosekun went about her task. I thought she wouldn't make it, so the last minute save by the Zorabot was a surprise. Not sure why there would be the turbolift space would be like a holodeck (a better explanation than TARDIS-like technology, the Future Tense pod most likely belonged to a non-Federation faction) but the battle within it worked.
Osyraa's death is a little anticlimatic though. Sure Burnham had to struggle against her, but I had expected there would be more to it. Back to the nebula. Grey appearing to Culbur and Saru was a surprise. (How does that work? Like, did Joran appear in a similar way when Ezri called him up in Field of Fire?) But it does work. Grey checking what the outside of the holographic environment is like was a good moment. But the main part of this plotline was Su'Kal confronting his fears, and in so doing, ending the program before the ship fell apart.
I'm not sure replaying the moment of the Burn would have been a good idea. (Risks a repeat for a start.) The moment of rescue was very good. The end sequence was a good way to close out the season. Great bookend with Sahil reappearing. Saru going to Kaminar with Su'Kal was a good choice too. Burnham as Captain? It's a good idea, but I'll have to wait and see how it goes next season. Discovery helping to deliver the dilithium from that planet to various worlds, both in and out of the Federation, seems like a good idea.
“Let's fly” is a good catch phrase. Overall it is a good conclusion to this season. It leaves things open for a new start in the next season. 8.5/10.