Star Trek Discovery Recap: Will You Take My Hand?

Season 1 / Episode 15 / CBS All Access End of the Season for Star Trek: Discovery! It is clean up/set up time for the show, which it does an admirable job of. We’ve got to manage the Klingon War, Mirror Georgiou, and Ash/Voq all in this episode, oh and maybe try to end on an optimistic note after 14 episodes of darkness. Let’s see how this goes… Trouble on the Bridge Burnham’s voice over here is powerfully delivered, if a little Art of War in its style, and it is one of the themes that attempts to weave this episode together. As the voice over fades, “Captain” Georgiou is ordering the Bridge crew around like she never left home. She’s feeling pretty buff — StarFleet needs her and she’s got the best ship in the galaxy to get it done. While the Klingons are amassing on Sol (that’s where I keep all my stuff!) Georgiou is heading towards Qo’noS with a pocket full of surprises. Georgiou tries to put the fear of herself into Saru — who is standing there making those Kelpian faces of disapproval.

Gifs from Klugtiger.tumblr.com This is not the prey that Georgiou is used to. Burnham isn’t one to just hang out knowing fear is right over there. She smarts off to “Captain” Georgiou, trying to trip her up by asking her questions about her past. That doesn’t work. (Uncoincidentally, Yeoh the actress is from Malaysia, just like Georgiou is.) They take a walk. Georgiou reveals that she’s going to do what no one else in Star Fleet has the guts to do: take the fight to the Klingons. Let’s …