Story: Unification III
Believing this info could be worth a lot in terms of rebuilding the Federation, the Admiral sends Discovery to Ni'Var in the hopes that the SB19 data can be retrieved and that it can help solve the mystery box. They are quickly denied, but Burnham invokes an old scientific tradition in order to convince them to change their mind. She has to convince a quorum of three that it is worth giving her the data. She will be defended by one of those Romulan nuns that tie themselves to lost causes (like the Lord of the Rings elf from Picard). Big twist, the nun is Burnham's mom! Sure!
Written By: Kristen Beyer
Series: Star Trek: Discovery
Year: 2020
Burnham's study of the Black Box unveils crucial information, the Burn didn't happen simultaneously and appears to have a point of origin. This is obviously a big moment in her search to find the truth behind the thing. She does know that something called SB19 may hold some answers, as whatever it was seemed to record the Burn as it happened. But permission to retrieve the SB19 data is not easy, as it's origins are on Ni'Var, a former Federation planet that left their membership behind after the Burn...because they believed SB19 to be the cause. Ni'Var is what used to be called Vulcan, but changed it's name after the people of Vulcan finally reunified with the Romulans.
Burnham is pretty much failing to convince the quorum, but her mom pressures her to get emotional and reveal some of her innermost conflicted feelings in front of everyone, and while this doesn't convince the quorum, Burnham decides to withdraw her request and offer to send them anything else she learns in the hopes that it will help bring Ni'Var back into the Federation. This convinces the Ni'Var president to give her the information anyway.
There is a smaller b-plot here, but an important one. Saru decides to offer the acting First Officer position to Tilly. This is a crazy move, as she is just an Ensign. Tilly finds this to be awkward considering her age. Saru sells it as "you went through some crazy time travel stuff, therefore you may be more qualified" but it seems odd as didn't EVERYONE go through that? I mean it is only an acting First Officer position, but seems strange considering he seems to be doing it because he happens to really like Tilly...didn't picking someone you happen to really like literally just burn you? I like Tilly and all, but it seems more like a "no one else in the opening credits makes too much sense, and almost everyone else is just a glorified extra...it has to be you!" I dunno. I guess since the 2009 movie ranks no longer matter. Kirk can be a cheating cadet, but sure why not make him the Captain of the flagship.
This episode is fine. I liked it more than the rescue mission episode from last week...but that Tilly business seems odd. Only in that why would he skip over either Detmer or Owosekun? They have higher ranks as bridge crew officers. The only reason is because they aren't main credit actors.
NEXT TIME: Finding the Origin
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