It's just a show/movie, nobody has killed your childhood, etc. Sure, rogue Starfleet officers have committed crimes, but the show always made sure to condemn those actions. Would at least explain her mary sue status. I'm on day 4 in this game and loving it way more than one should probably. It seems like the episode is trying to get viewers worried that the Federation might lose. I lost a captain, and a life. "What's Past Is Prologue" was the 13th episode of Star Trek: Discovery in the show's first season, first aired 28 January 2018. Lorca apprehends the parallel Stamets, who betrayed him and apparently ruined his coup. The way I read the show, there are now two Discovery's in the Prime Universe, one commanded by the real Mirror Tilly (and presumably working for the Klingons).". Regardless of people's opinions, positive or negative, I think we need to have a rule on these comment threads that no-one tells anyone else to "stop watching" (let alone in all caps). @Chrome, "this show is more pro-war than previous Treks, and I don't know, perhaps that's part of the package when telling a story about that Klingon War. I think what you describe can be found in the comment section of an episode like Spock's Brain. I'll throw one more mostly-good thing into the mix: some message, be it quite bonk-bonk-on-the-head, regarding the use of scarce resources. "One year, 212 days of torture of agony, my friends my followers. Absolutely thrilling. Georgiou as Michael's emotional Achilles heel has actually been well documented this season, and they pay that off here by not only having Michael side with Georgiou but having her ultimately bring Georgiou back to the Prime Universe in a last-minute snap decision that doesn't strictly make rational sense, but makes a certain amount of tortured emotional sense from Michael's standpoint (even if it might backfire in subsequent episodes). This is it for me, On Burnham saving MGeorgiou: It was clearly an emotional, impulsive decision. Michael Burnham is not to be touched. "Your lack of vision continues to disappoint me. This action downloads the installation .exe. Together, the two discuss the plan to defeat Lorca. Stay up-to-date with the latest patch notes and in-game announcements! It's more grim dark, but that's not all there is for realism. Seeing the chemistry between Michele Yeoh and Sonequa Martin-Green is another entry in the "What could have been" book about Discovery. Anyone find it ironic the comments here decrying Discovery's cynicism are far more cynical than the actual show? After the map reveal my thoughts were "oh, hm, that's bad, wonder how fast they'll hit the reset button". We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience. These titles were generally adapted from earlier Earth naval forces. We have a duty to perform, and we will not accept a no-win scenario. Because of the interesting moral, ethical and philosophical questions raised. Emperor Georgiou's forces come head to head with those of Lorca, after which she alone escapes being killed using an emergency transport system. But I could tolerate this disconnect between technology and setting if they had kept the look of the Klingons as it was in the TNG era so there would at least be that tether to familiar Star Trek. I may not have all the answers; however, I do know that I am surrounded by a team I trust. But the pandering to very basic impulses with the every-episode quota of 2 to 3 minutes of porn that added nothing to the narrative and the episodic bloodfest in scenes where a simple killing had to turn into gore festival just to appease the base appeal for violence was mindless (I used "mindless" this one time, like I could have just as well say "appeals to the lowest common denominator" also used before for this show - and won't do it again - only because some other posters used it for Discovery in the past, I am not a fan of calling shows enjoyed by others denigrating names because it implies people enjoying them fit into that category too). DS9 wasn't going for a fully realistic depiction of war and human nature, it was telling stories. With the introduction of the USS Defiant, I felt confident that the USS Discovery would not be returning to its own universe, but to the REAL prime universe--the Trek universe we know. When Gene Coon was pushing his politics, utopianism, and even corny Christianity, you believed it. It is thus nearly impossible to know which star you have to travel to, as it is different for every player. Have to agree with others about Lorca. Systems with 2-Star Raw Gas. It's a waste of a fine actor in Jason Isaacs, who now leaves the series because the events of this episode render his character dead and disintegrated barring some other insane twist that reveals the Prime Universe Lorca somehow survived the destruction of the Buran. The side quests are not mandatory, however, you can earn valuable rewards for completing them. This episode is simultaneously better and worse than I had expected. In the system and galaxy map, numerous missions are marked with an orange icon. The data collected including the number visitors, the source where they have come from, and the pages visted in an anonymous form. "Gabriel! I also don't want to be pulled into this, but I have no choice but to state some facts. This felt like Star Wars meets The Matrix meets Star Trek 2009. @Ubik, I'm enough of a student of history to know how real wars work. The leveling system in Star Trek: Fleet Command is rather basic and will not need you to do something else however to progress in the game. Tonight - John and Ken discuss Star Trek Discovery's 13th episode "What's Past Is Prologue," featuring YOUR questions and comments when we go LIVE! Aboard Discovery, Airiam detects mycelia in the central orb aboard the Charon, which Stamets diagnoses as pulling power and poisoning the mycelial network. In the mirror universe, aboard the Terran emperor 's flagship, the ISS Charon, Gabriel Lorca frees his followers from a chamber filled with agony booths, including his loyal partner Commander Ellen Landry. Farscape really does at times feel like a trip down Alice's rabbit hole. The production pulls out a lot of stops to play out the action beats, and they're about as satisfying as such tropes can be. Discovery.Lorca plans to move forward with a coup against the Emperor, propelling Burnham to make a quick decision to save not only herself, but the U.S.S. One of the quests is, Whats Past is Prologue, though it seems to be bugged. It's an inspiring moment that reclaims the ship in the name of Star Trek and serves as a flat-out rejection of The Lorca Way. I think the show's next big twist will be that the Mirror Discovery is in the PU, and perhaps helping the Klingons. The episode raises profound ethical questions that wouldn't be possible in a show like 24, where violence and Jack Bauer moral ambiguity are normalized. Was overall pretty underwhelmed by this. Lorca being from the MU? Described as a PvP "free-roaming multiplayer Star Trek experience combining role-playing game style progression and real-time battles with enemy ships", the game is published by Scopely, who developed the game with Digit Game Studios and in collaboration with CBS Interactive . I have been a huge fan of Discovery, Isaacs was a big part of that, and turning a wonderfully complex character into an eeeeevil cartoon absolutely enraged me. Just a simple sentence, here and there, and the plotholes just disappear. This episode marks the first time a main character who is a commanding officer has been written out of their series of origin. But, maybe when the ISS Charon blew up, so did the anti alien xenophobia? So, I thought about it some more and I have to emphasize my point - this was awesome but not good. Tap the build button to start the construction process. Which I think a lot of us suspected from the outset. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Since the game follows the Kelvin timeline from the well-renowned series, Star Trek, you will . Perhaps the Organians will play a deux ex machina role later on in the show, but what's taking them so long? Tuesdays . "Quick, how do we write Lorca out of the show immediately?" Discovery has shown itself to be a compulsively watchable nuts-and-bolts plot-moving vehicle. Check out our latest roadmap update for a sneak peek at what's coming to Star Trek Fleet Command. Skip their posts and stop trying to keep them from talking. How to get new officers? The Key basically guarantees you'll have at least one follow-up quest. And make no mistake, Discovery is no longer Lorca's. What's up with Discovery showing spherical planets, we all know they should be flat. Spot-on review Jammer, down to the smallest details. This is a really disappointing conclusion to the longest of this season's long cons. Independent Ships Ship Rarity Grade Type Ship Ability (at Level 1) Realta Common 1-star Explorer +10 increase of shield health Orion Corvette Common 1-star Battleship +10 increase of hull health. Saru made a fantastic speech. I wouldn't be surprise if all the "multi-verses" are supposed to be linked in some way.". Star Trek is supposed to focus on moral and ethical issues. This is what I wrote in my review of 'Despite Yourself': Zack Handlen's review this week is spot on. @LOL WUT - "climate change deniers"oh, that popular phrase used by those who wish to shut down any debate or reasonable discussion. Whereas Sarek in the Terran Empire universe saw Burnham as a "boundless well of human compassion", in the REAL prime universe, Sarek would see her as an illogical, unhinged barbarian, itching for war with the Klingons. It's way less interesting than this Mirror Universe storyline was, and without Lorca there as the devil on the shoulder of the Discovery crew I feel it's going to lose even more interest. Or providing some sort of nuanced point of view from a MU character - not that we'd agree, but something a bit smarter than "will to power." Once you build the Botany Bay then Augment Space will be unlocked and you'll be able to go to Rainsford and do more mission for the Augments which will further unlock Augment Space. Ha, I knew they were doing a Trumpian thing with the Terran Empire. And we're critical because we love Star Trek. The game forms part of the classic Star Trek . Experience the entire Star Trek Universe with all your favorite franchises. "Star Wars is deeper, philosopically, and politically I think", @Skiflicker: "Someone else did mention that earlier, that the spore may be Lorca, and god I hope not.". I can't look at technology that makes TNG era look primitive and keep straight that this is actually a prequel not only to TNG but to TOS. But I bet he's basically done. I read it as Lorca accidentally ending up in the PU with no plan, and then everything coming together to allow Lorca to present himself as the sole survivor from the Buran, getting command of Discovery with its spore drive, getting Michael, etc. Escher drawing to a teenager's scrawled imitation. They're busting every move to keep the plot twists coming and I don't think there's much more to it than that. I liked the intimate character-driven Trek like The Inner Light, Duet, Far Beyond The Stars, Visitor, Living Witness, etc. Discovery. I thought all the acting was superb. How disappointing. The spore network can be manipulated by technology. Star Trek: Starfleet Command is a computer game based on the table-top wargame Star Fleet Battles.It was developed by 14 East and Quicksilver Software and published by Interplay Entertainment.It was released in 1999 for Microsoft Windows.It simulates starship operations, ship-to-ship combat, and fleet warfare in the Star Trek universe. Agree with lots of the above but my absolute faveorite part of this episode was the discovery really working like a functioning unit, the minor characters lines really helped with this. honestly, for all the high octane drama drama Discovery is putting out, a lot of these comments are way more melodramatic than the actual show. Did the MU resistance cell get accidentally transported to the Prime Universe? Yes, that is what is so frustrating with this series. @Trent, excellent point. These errors generally go unnoticed or unsolved during the production of the software. Very much enjoyed this episode! Sigh more stuff suffering from newer Star Wars syndrom fancy laser gun lightshow, boss battles, and underneath there's just a load of bullshit. Discovery seems like it has that vibe, going from the Klingon war to the MU, etc. What's Past is Prologue (7) - Neutral Storyline Travel to a distant star. But that was not the point. Tilly and Stamets discover a way to escape destruction, if they ride the mycelial explosion in conjunction with the warp drive. Picard wasn't very fond of the event himself, as he generally did not respond well to children. What's Past is Prologue. Create your own Star Trek: Lower Decks avatar. This cookie is set by the Cookie Consent solution. Thank you. What's Past is Prologue. Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. @OmicronThetaDeltaPhi, dont worry, youre not missing much. Also, in the end, it would turn out that Micheal was created by the mushrooms to bring balance to the force. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Discovery receives a message from the Charon and drops out of warp, then receives a hail from Lorca. The_Reader5 7 mo. ". "My primary frustration at this point is that they've killed off the most interesting character (after making him a two-dimensional baddie). I doubt Ill keep watching after the end of Season 1, unless they shake up the writers room. It was the ship that Kirk and company used to defeat the swarm. What am I missing? Systems with 2-Star Raw Ore. At one point he seems to talk about shows like Discovery. The exceptions are Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, where Commander Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks) wasn't promoted to Captain . Dom, your question to Ubik is a good one, and I would have probably answered it more or less like Ubik. Thanks again! And as an evil asshole that totally explains why Lorca got along so well with her, doesn't it? But I have returned to give meaning to your suffering. @Plain Simple, I was referring to Farscape less because of the characters and more because of the zaniness factor. "Nah". @ Jay - I completely agree with you. Stamets?" It deserved so much better. That scene where they all discuss their fate was great. TM & CBS Studios Inc. 2021 Paramount Pictures Corp. STAR TREK and related marks and logos are trademarks of CBS Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved. This is also why I brought up "Errand of Mercy" in an earlier post. Also, wouldn't the Charon have a proper bridge staffed with officers at weapons stations who would have opened fire on Discovery on sight? This is a deeply charismatic, utterly amoral, extremely proficient ACTOR (I mean Lorca, not Isaacs) - something like, as I said, Iago, or maybe Richard III. Gamers can put their strategic and tactical abilities to the test in this thrilling game, Star Trek Fleet Command (STFC). It also helps in collecting information on user interaction with this audio content. To the rest, many of you know me. In the mirror universe, the agony booth was a device used by the Imperial Starfleet of the Terran Empire to discipline members of the fleet for serious infractions. for dealing with Klingons to a potentially corruptible Admiral Cornwell. Not only is this is turning into great Star Trek but also a fantastic Sci Fi series overall. Two episodes left - here we go @KT: "I disagree. Play Star Trek Fleet Command on BlueStacks. How much plot will be resolved this season, and how much will be teased out for season two? Press J to jump to the feed. Also, where does the show go from here? I agree the action sequences were great (they finally made use of having a martial arts star to work with!). This is basic science 101. I hope things pick back up the way they were in the first nine episodes. They asked to travel to Valance (lvl 28), which needs Warp 24 ship. Nothing in Discovery so far has been worth the effort. These cookies are set via embedded youtube-videos. Saru rallies the senior officers, indicating he does not sense death in their future and that they will defeat this "no-win scenario.". You killed off the only character worth watching, just like you killed Star Trek. Commanders, As you know, we are always looking for ways of improving your Star Trek Fleet Command experience. In 2370, a seven-year-old named Paul Menegay . There are far too many franchise inconsistencies here. I did figure it out. For what seems like no reason at all - THAT'S NOT YOUR CAPTAIN! To get to Augment Space you need to do the mission chains that start in Lycia and Astrida. Somewhat entertaining at times, but not good. I really hoped you were dead." @Ubik, also I really don't think Discovery's depiction of war is in any way realistic. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". 2 12 Related Topics Star Trek Fleet Command MMO Gaming 12 comments Best Add a Comment imtougherthanyou 3 yr. ago CBS is trying to sell CBS All Access. This cookie is set by Youtube. We see Lorca as a Starfleet captain. There's a half-hearted implied allegory in here about climate change and the shortsightedness of human greed for power, which is more commentary than most Discovery outings have attempted but this is another place where this series needs to put forth considerably more effort in the interests of its Star Trek namesake. Up there with some of your more generous reviews Jammer. I've followed the link to the spreadsheet, the issue is I have no available missions in Midnight, Amador, Lycia or Astrida. This cookie is set by the Cookie Consent solution. Building up to an explosive final act. Would also like to see a couple more stand alone episodes in the 2nd series. Star Trek: Discovery "What's Past Is Prologue" Air date: 1/28/2018 Written by Ted Sullivan Directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi. What does any of it matter? Imagine having to be Michael, or Stamets, and have to think back on every moment they spent with Lorca over the last year, have to rethink everything, have to realize he could have pulled out a knife and stabbed any one of them at any moment without batting an eyelash, and they trusted him. In Star Trek there is a sense of science-fiction realism when ships move slowly at impulse with blinking navigation lights, the current show is more like science-FANTASY (ships move more like Star Wars, and the spinning saucer section borders on cartoon level of visuals!). Ash/Voq would no longer be a freak experiment in Klingon espionage, but instead, would match the new standard of Klingon appearance. It makes a mockery of my concept of episodic star ratings, because serialized mysteries and deferred payoffs, while intriguing, are hard to grade from week to week with any sort of consistency. Not that I can say he's wrong, but he's wrong to say that science as we know it suggests these things.". Any other formulaic war action film, except with scifi backgrounds. Critical Hits in Star Trek Fleet Command can have a significant influence on your battles, however, you first have to construct an Armory. Pike and Moreau are the core, but . Forget about how that humongous lithium-ion battery was developed, what its useful lifespan is and what will happen to it once its finally depleted. DS9 wasn't trying to depict a realistic war, it was trying to get viewers to question if and when the ends really do justify the means. He says the current Emperor is welcoming to aliens? It could be that Cornwell, who undoubtedly has an axe to grind with the Klingons and brought Sarek with her so he can use logic to justify almost anything, will go along with one of Georgiou's ideas, and it will turn into a major fiasco and war crime, cueing the sort of "This isn't who we are" bromide that ended STID. Saru stands in a room full of recurring players and extras (some who actually get to have multiple spoken lines! You have to get the botany bay before you can unlock the big yellow blob. Wtf: What's Past is Prologue This should be a simple mission of warping to a distant planet and back. With each successive episode, I get the sense that the Discovery arriving at Organia was just arbitrary. By Dragonbane November 11th, 2022 No Comments. The cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. Players should focus on the main story missions to advance in levels. Im glad Im not the only one having an issue with this mission. On your way. August 26, 2022 What's Past is Prologue is one of the missions you can complete in Star Trek Fleet Command, though many players are experiencing a bug in the game. And today will be her maiden voyage. ST Discovery is like that. For example, "Pale Moonlight" relies on the fact that Starfleet - even Sisko - is more morally righteous than most militaries in the real world. Section 31, in the fictional universe of Star Trek, is an autonomous intelligence and defense organization that carries out covert operations for the United Federation of Planets.Created by Ira Steven Behr for the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Inquisition", the organization was intended to act as a counterbalance to the utopian portrayal of the Federation. Lorca's descent to mustache-twirling bad guy I felt undermined any complexity in the character. And kudos to Jammer for allowing such a free-flowing and sometimes heated discussion on his site. He launches a bioweapon that kills many of . Well, it's indecorous of me to share pillow talk. What do I get? She welcomes them at the dinner table I guess. A fight with the loyal troops of Emperor Georgiou for the control of the ship ensues. Similar in structure to West World. You hand him the $40. This episode is proof of that; after having spent 10 to 12 episodes setting up the pieces that lead here, we promptly close the book on a number of them, for good and ill. My excitement for the next episode dropped about 50% from where it's been. It is noteworthy that during mining, your ship becomes vulnerable. Edge of your seat stuff. Subscribe for exclusive updates on our PC launch & more. They shared two fucking scenes in the pilot, one in the desert and one on the bridge. As an action-movie hour of Trek, this episode works well in the moment. But I will die on my feet as fitting my station. "What's past is prologue" is a line from Act II, Scene I of. "What's Past is Prologue" is, first and foremost, an episode about leadership. Official Subreddit for all things Star Trek: Fleet Command, the newest MMORPG by Scopely. It is NOT the show I wanted. Try as you might, it's clearly not you. All the fair criticisms aside, I just think that those here who seem to hate the show so far will really never get to a point where they like it. OH and now we get Capt. Your password must include at least 8 characters with a combination of upper/lower case, number and symbol. It was the ship that Kirk and company used to defeat the swarm. It was manuevering aggressively with torpedoes armed when it showed up on Charon's porch. Once you make your . But we cannot control the overall climate. What do people like about Trek if not for that Asimovian style of sci-fi? Captain Picard Day was an annual event held aboard the USS Enterprise-D for the ship's schoolchildren. All missions have different rewards if you complete the quest successfully. What was the moral lesson or the point of ethical debate? The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". Phlox was interesting and well acted, Weyoun was also interesting. Today is the day we reclaim our empire! The asteroids you see on the system map contain resources that can be mined. He was morally grey (or at least more grey than others) but still a good (enough) Starfleet captain. Apparently, the star you have to travel to varies for each player. So when do we get to debate over whether Galileo was wrong since we are revisting well established scientific facts. I just wish they'd done that right after the first fifteen minutes of episode 1. Then the sphere is destroyed, releasing his soul/katra/lifeforce which goes into Tilly. 9 months, argh! 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Throwing a bunch of villains on the screen doesn't really shed any light into the nature of evil or societal ills. Whats Past is Prologue is one of the missions you can complete in Star Trek Fleet Command, though many players are experiencing a bug in the game. ", "It is well known that my species has the ability to sense the coming of death. It's nice that we'll continue having Michell Yeoh with us, but I'd expect this character to have a Plan B. I was waiting for the Defiant to be found. The only MU character brought over was Georgiou. Georgiou is the head of an oppressive and brutal empire who fed Burnham a Kelpien in the previous episode. Can anyone explain why the Ice Ages began after 200 million years with no Ice Ages occurring? The core cast started to feel like a (dysfunctional) family by the end of Season 1. Each item serves a purpose in the game; Parsteel is the main resource for constructing buildings in your base.