r/startrek • u/Deceptitron • Nov 13 '17

POST-Episode Discussion - S1E09 "Into The Forest I Go"

It's the fall finale! After this, Discovery will return January 7th, 2018.

No. EPISODE RELEASE DATE
S1E09 "Into The Forest I Go" Sunday, November 12, 2017

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u/007meow Nov 13 '17

There is also a good chance that Lorca intentionally inputted incorrect coordinates to splice them into an alternate dimension/universe or somewhere far away.

We saw him personally entering the coordinates, so he didn't have Detmer do it. He's also got nothing to look forward to going home, as Cornwall will probably still recommend he be removed from command - jumping somewhere far away would be in his own self interest.

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u/Deceptitron Nov 13 '17

The problem with this theory is that he was originally going to warp back to starbase. It was Stamets who suggested doing the spore jump.

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u/mmmbacon914 Nov 13 '17 edited Nov 13 '17

Most badass moment in the whole episode was Lorca sauntering up to the screen and putting in his eyedrops so he could stare straight at the ship of the dead as it exploded

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '17

I knew the second Stamets was making plans to see moon opera shit was going down. Never make plans at the end of a TV episode.

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u/Psoas Nov 13 '17

Well that was awesome. Culber used a loading dose of digoxin at a dose of 0.24 mg (IIRC) to treat Stamets' "sinoatrial dysfunction". That's an appropriate loading dose in 2017 (well, 250 mics, not 240) for certain types of "sinatrial dysfunction" (like, say, atrial fibrillation with a rapid ventricular rate), though these days it's a third-line medication.

Anyway, I think this might be the first time that Star Trek used a real medical drug, and not only that, in an appropriate dose and in an appropriate setting. Pretty cool!

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u/discerningpervert Nov 13 '17

That might be the most satisfying episode of anything I've seen in a while. I love the way the show handled its characters, particularly Ash, Stamets and the Doc. Michael was at her best too. And some humanity and compassion from Lorca!

And those visuals, the intrigue, and possibly a third love story? I couldn't have asked for more, you guys.

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u/Tarlcabot18 Nov 13 '17 edited Nov 13 '17

Tyler's flashbacks sure looked like painful Klingon-to-human surgery.

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u/SleepWouldBeNice Nov 13 '17

Heh. Stamets wanted to go see La Bohème. Anthony Rapp was part of the original cast of RENT which is loosely based on La Bohème.

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u/KesselZero Nov 13 '17 edited Nov 13 '17

Here are my takeaways:

  1. Ash is VoQ. Someone better than me will freezeframe those flashbacks but it really looked like there was Klingon skin/eye that wasn't L'Rell's. Plus everything she said to him... he's VoQ and he's a sleeper agent.

  2. Lorca really looked like he knew some shit was gonna go down when he ordered the final jump "home," but he does seem legitimately confused about where they ended up.

  3. [Removed because it was about the next-episode teaser, which is not allowed in this thread. My bad.]

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u/KosstAmojan Nov 13 '17

Tyler admitting he has PTSD as a result of torture and sexual abuse is a storyline that is rarely seen. It certainly made for a very tender moment, and now I totally don't want the Tyler = Voq thing to be true. It really seems to cheapen something that has a lot of room for deeper exploration and growth.

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