Star Trek: Discovery 3.10 Review: Ups And Downs From Terra Firma, Part 2

7. Opening Credits (DOWN)

Star Trek Discovery Opening Titles
CBS

The opening credits go through a change this week and, unfortunately, it's a little bit pointless. Evoking memories of parallel episodes of Fringe, the colours in the credits are inverted. While Discovery itself remains the same (it experienced no such refit in the Mirror Universe), the combadges and dot-7s remain.

It is effectively a negative image of the usual credits, flipped upside down and recoloured. In this post-Game of Thrones age where the opening credits to a show are an event in themselves, this feels like a huge, missed opportunity.

Star Trek: Enterprise, in the fourth season, had two episodes set entirely in the Mirror Universe. In A Mirror, Darkly used an entirely new opening credits sequence, along with a new theme tune. The existence of this opening makes the Discovery opening all the more disappointing - it would have been such a simple change. If the will was there to do something different, why not push it a little further?

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Seán is the host and head writer/presenter for TrekCulture, as well as a writer/presenter on WhoCulture and WhatCulture Horror. He has authored two novels, dozens of short stories, and hundreds of articles for WhatCulture. He holds a Master of Arts in Creative Writing from University College Dublin. As part of his work with TrekCulture, Seán has been invited to participate in collaborations with Roddenberry Entertainment, as well as contributing to several Star Trek community projects. An avid fan of Star Trek, Doctor Who, and the horror genre at large, Seán's expertise has helped develop these channels to the successes they are today. As host of the Ups & Downs series on TrekCulture, Seán has become internationally recognised for his positive yet critically informed approach to reviewing every episode of modern Star Trek, ensuring he is one of the go-to voices in the Trek community. Favourite Quote to describe himself: "I'm serious about what I do, just not always about the way that I do it"