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When an old enemy resurfaces as an existential threat to the Federation, Nahla must outwit a vengeful foe with a personal vendetta against her — as our cadets and instructors undertake a dangerous, seemingly impossible, mission to save everyone and everything they hold dear.
Teleplay by: Alex Kurtzman & Kirsten Beyer
Story by: Noga Landau & Gaia Violo
Directed by: Olatunde Osunsanmi
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I got drunk with n wine during this episode.
Everything was awesome! I flipped out seeing the 27th century mobile emitter. The things this episode expressed about Starfleet and the Federation are how I feel about this community (the fandom). I started attending STLV recently in 2024. Being in Las Vegas, getting to be surrounded by this community is one of the reasons I love this community. Trekkies are awesome! I love everyone here. This episode did a lot to express what a found family is, something the heart of this series.
This episode was soooooooooooooooooooooooo good!!!
ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 2 hours ago
A pretty solid finale to a pretty excellent season.
I liked a lot of it - Reno and the cadets having to solve the problem using their wits alone, Nus Braka’s ridiculous show trial, and the ultimate resolution of de-weaponizing the minefield (which one would think has long-term implications, if they’ve truly found a way to permanently stabilize Omega). The cast was stellar, which we’ve come to expect at this point.
I’m not completely satisfied with the resolution of the individual story arcs. I don’t think we got enough of Sam 2.0 for her inner conflict to really land, and while I assume ther and Genesis’ made-up language is a callback to something, but I honestly don’t remember it clearly. And I thought Anisha came around to Nala and the Federation too quickly at the end - I would have liked to have seen her a little angstier in that final scene.
The overall theme of the season has been identity, and choosing who you want to be. The cadets all went through that coming-of-age process, but so did the Doctor, and arguably Ake as well. I do hope we get to know Genesis better in season two, and Darem deserves more as well.
And I do hope they find Ocam - I assume he wandered off into the woods or something after episode 8.
hopesdead@startrek.website 1 hour ago
I just forgot it but the subtitles gave a name to the language Genesis was speaking with Sam.