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

5. Landry's Epic Return (DOWN)

Star Trek Discovery Landry
CBS

Rekha Sharma returns this week for oh wait no she's gone.

What was the point of her coming back? It isn't that it wasn't nice to see her - as both a Star Trek fan and a Battlestar Galactica fan, it was great to see her again. However, last week she took a shot, and this week she gets shot.

This makes the list today because it just feels like a massive swing and a miss. To bring a character back for what is a cameo, but then not to give her any lines? It just seems like baiting the audience with a potentially greater scene. It also serves, unfortunately, to highlight the distinct, noticeable lack of Gabriel Lorca. Now while the reality of the business could be that the producers simply couldn't get Jason Isaacs, or for some reason chose not to bring him back, having Landry there just hangs on a hat on Lorca's absence.

The fact is - literally any other character could fill the spot that the show puts Landry in in these episodes, and because that's so obvious, it has to be a down here.

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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"