Keyla Detmer (Emily Coutts), who appears to be suffering from a little PTSD, before we cut to the wrecked captain's ready room. ![]() We get a glimpse of the carnage and cost to the crew in sickbay and Lt. It could even be argued that "Discovery" itself is perhaps undertaking a rebirth, hopefully moving away from convoluted time travel storylines and attempting something new by taking the show into uncharted territory, far away from the restraints of existing canon. Culber in "Discovery." Even, unfortunately, in " Picard." However, some story arcs are better written than others. Scott in "The Changeling" (S02, E08) or Commander Tucker's clone in the "Enterprise" episode" Similitude" (S03, E10) all the way to Spock in "The Wrath of Khan" and Dr. We mentioned briefly last week that rebirth is a reoccurring theme in "Star Trek," from instances in "The Original Series" - like Lt. The whole Culber dies-and-gets-respawned plot was not the writers' strongest moment in season two. ![]() It was a pretty rough landing and I wouldn't have brought you out so soon, but there's some people in bad shape …" he says, quipping, "We need your bio-bed."įingers crossed the relationship between these two can be kept fresh this season as it is mostly a joy to watch. "Can you hear me?" Culber asks, gently stroking the face of his partner who's lying there, barely conscious. Next up, we're in sickbay and Culber brings Stamets out of his induced coma in a nice, heartwarming scene. Philippa Georgiou (Michelle Yeoh) pops up and does little except add antagonization to the proceedings. Saru gives a solid speech about priorities and the repair work begins. Consequently, they have no way of determining where, or when, they are. Commander Jett Reno (Tig Notaro) reels off a barrage of technobabble about what might be damaged, including communications, sensors and propulsion. The crew pick themselves up and are pretty pleased about still being alive. The crash sequence in "Star Trek: Generations" was a gorgeous set piece. Finally, there is silence as lights flicker, smoke slowly rises and sparks shower from control consoles. For a brief moment it violently scrapes along the rock and ice before embedding itself and everyone and everything not strapped in on the bridge is flung forward and those who are strapped in, cry out as those same restraints cut into them. We could get close ups on the transfixed faces of each of the bridge crew ending with Tilly, who slowly closes her eyes as an exterior shot shows the saucer section finally dipping and making contact with the surface. We'd be reminded of what the bridge crew can actually see on the viewscreen as those fortunate enough to still be seated either reach down to their sides or above their heads to pull seat belts across their torsos or over their shoulders, frantically trying to insert them into buckles. The Discovery crashes on the planet known as "the colony." (Image credit: CBS All Access) Over the deafening cacophony of screams and screeching metal, Saru desperately shouts, "Keep the nose up for as long as possible!"Įveryone remember where we parked. Cut to the exterior and we see the damage being inflicted on the primary hull and the long trail of debris being left behind. Stamets (Anthony Rapp) to his bed and Commander Saru (Doug Jones) on the floor cradling terrified Ensign Tilly (Mary Wiseman) in a vain attempt to protect her. Culber (Wilson Cruz) gritting his teeth as he holds the still-comatose Lt. Something like the crew flying from walkways in engineering injured patients thrown from their beds in sickbay Dr. Instead, perhaps we could've had brief shots showing the chaos in other areas of the ship. The actual crash only lasts a few seconds. ![]() Sadly though, this opportunity to see Discovery carve a miles-long trench in the ice and rock on the planet and expand the scene into a thrilling set piece is missed. ![]() It continuously builds tension throughout as the helpless, frightened crew await their fate until friction overcomes momentum, the saucer section comes to an abrupt halt and they are all forcibly catapulted forward. The crash scene in "Generations" lasts nearly two and half minutes. The graviton beam is readied and shields are switched to inverse to cushion the landing and down she goes.
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