Star Trek: Discovery 3.2 Review - Ups And Downs From Far From Home

9. Discovery Crashlands (Up)

The opening to the episode is a stunning feast for the eyes as Discovery comes through the wormhole and emerges on the other side. Unfortunately for them, the other side just happens to have a tonne of asteroids directly in their path.

Kayla Detmer is the true hero of the moment as she snaps to action and begins to pilot the ship as best she can around and, yes, through some of these giant rocks. However, internal systems are buggered and that ship is going down to the planet below. She rolls the ship to let the dorsal side take most of the heat from the atmosphere, and expertly guides the ship during the crash that follows.

The scene is tense, there is a genuine sense of threat and, early in the season or no, there is no certainty that everyone will make it out alive. It is a fantastic first scene of the Discovery in this episode and a wonderful use of imagery.