Star Trek Discovery — Series 3 Episode 10 — Terra Firma Pt 2 — A Review

9th January, 2021.

OK … 

It’s … 

As much as I’d say it’s late on a Saturday night?

It’s also possibly not.

It’s just gone 20:42.

Twenty to nine, if you want to put it that way.

Frankly?

I’m going to get an early night, I think.

I’m still reading Arthur Machen’s The White People and Other Weird Stories: and it’s getting to some of the interesting tales.

But … ?

I wanted to make sure I’d let you know one thing.

I’ve seen the tenth episode of Star Trek Discovery’s third series.

And wanted to get started on the post about it.

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Episode 10 — Terra Firma Pt 2 — begins with the usual summary of previous episodes.

Then moves on: showing us the Mirror Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) being … interrogated by Emperor Philippa Georgiou (Michelle Yeoh) … then dragged into the Agoniser … 

Only for Captain Killy (Mary Wiseman) to demand Burnham’s death!

It’s only after this torture the Burnham, seemingly, relents: offering to help to find Burnham’s former lover, Gabriel Lorca (Jason Isaacs.)

Seemingly … 

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Now … 

What did I make of Terra Firma Pt 2?

I have a certain amount of mixed feelings, I think.

On the one hand … ?

I think the cast were having a whale of a time in both parts one and two of Terra Firma.

After all, playing your character as a villain?   Or playing a villain, at any rate?

From what I’ve understood, actors love camping it up as a they’re own evil twin.

There’s also the simple fact that — again — part two is a well written episode, that closes the story well, and solves the problem part one gave us: the problem of Philippa Georgiou’s shop death.

Remember in part one?   Her body’s disintegrating as a result of being adrift from both her own universe, AND from her time: in either universe.

Terra Firma Pt 2 solves this?   By sending her back to the Prime universe’s 23rd Century.

I realise that CBS is planning another Star Trek spin off with the Emperor: and look forward to it.

But somehow … ?

I’m going to miss seeing Discovery’s bad girl.

That realisation … ?   And this episode’s relative lack of action … ?

Like I say … I feel mixed.

I’ll have to how episode 11 — Su’Kal — works without one of the show’s best characters, next week.

I’ll let you know, next Sunday!