Logline
After Moll and the Breen capture a mysterious structure that contains the Progenitors’ power, Captain Burnham must lead a covert mission to retrieve it before the Breen figure out how to use it.
Written by: Sean Cochran & Ari Friedman
Directed by: Jonathan Frakes
Looks like we’ll get to see more of Action Saru next week 😁
Annotations for 5x09 up at: https://startrek.website/post/10578181
This season is really shaping up to the the Summer of Rhys, which is an unexpected surprise.
I was glad to hear the bit about the Breen using transwarp tunnels - it was bugging me that they were seemingly able to zip around the known galaxy nearly as quickly as Discovery.
Seeing Discovery firing weapons in the distance while heading towards the dreadnought from the perspective of the dreadnought’s shuttle bay … I just loved that.
The effects are so good overall, and used so creatively, I kind of feel badk for taking them for granted.
They made it seem like the object was between the black holes, which would be L1, but only L4 and L5 are long-term stable. To remain at L1 (or 2 or 3), you need stationkeeping. The ability to keep station for billions of years is a wonder all on its own.
