![]() I also couldn't stand the needlessly ham-fisted environmental allegory that was casually thrown into the last couple mirror universe episodes. Discovery end up in the prime universe? Is the show trying to tell us that not only can the spore drive transport a ship anywhere in the multiverse (and apparently any time as well), but that it can also pull things from other places in the multiverse too? They also weren't transposed by being in the same ion storm at the same time (as was the case, apparently, for Captain Lorca). So the mirror Discovery didn't have a spore drive, which means it shouldn't be able to jump between universes. Stamet's spore lab was in the emperor's flag ship, and they weren't using the spores for transit, they were just drawing power from them. Discovery was transported to the prime universe. I also don't get how the debris of the mirror I.S.S. The stakes feel so artificial and exaggerated that it's hard to take any of it seriously. Discovery does not have any camp, or any charm. Granted, it was super fan-servicey and silly, but it had that campy charm that helped make the original series so successful. After all, the mirror universe episodes of Enterprise were some of the most fun that series ever allowed itself to have. I was actually a little bit excited to see the mirror universe in the second half of Discovery. I'm a bit less willing to overlook details like the insignia badge, but whatever. I can overlook the shiny touch displays, the redesigned ships, the new Klingon makeup, the holographic communications, and things like that. ![]() You can't use the same 1960's aesthetics from the original series and expect the show to look futuristic to modern audiences. Once again, I'm not going to fuss about the show being aesthetically different from the original series. Except now, they are supercharging it with stupid. In fact, it felt like it was retreading a lot of territory that Star Trek has covered before. The mirror universe storyline didn't feel like it was new or creative at all. The equally brilliant Anthony Rapp portrays Stamets on Star Trek: Discovery, and in celebration of his birthday, is highlighting our favorite moments that demonstrate Stamets' resilience and bravery! They don't hand out Starfleet Medals of Honor to just anyone.I was initially excited to see Discovery's mirror universe episodes. Commander Paul Stamets is the U.S.S. Discovery's science officer and resident endearing grump and expert astromycologist, responsible for discovering the mycelial network and the spore drive, a new propulsion system.ĭriven by the pursuit of science, as opposed to the pursuit of war, Stamets viewed his work as getting "to the living heart of the universe the veins and muscles that our galaxies together." Throughout four seasons of Star Trek: Discovery, Stamets tackled challenges, upheld his professionalism as a Starfleet officer, saw setbacks as impermanent, zeroed in on the things he could control like math and science, and made sure to prioritize what was most important to him (his loved ones).
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