Star Trek: Discovery 3.3 Review - Ups And Downs From People Of Earth

3. Rapid Resolution - DOWN

Star Trek Discovery Todd
CBS

From the moment that Discovery arrives at Earth, there is a sense of 'uh-oh' about everything. There is, thankfully, mostly posturing from the United Earth Defence Forces, rather than open violence. This changes however when Wen, a raider, arrives with a small fleet of ships. He is here for Discovery's dilitium, and he doesn't intend on asking nicely.

This leads to a fantastic bait and switch involving Michael and Book, yet even the introduction of Todd The Wraith/Christopher Heyerdahl doesn't change the fact that this scene is resolved WAY too quickly.

Wen is reputed to be so damaging and deadly that he is to be shot on site, with his ships destroyed. Earth fires quantum torpedoes at him, dissolving Discovery's shields in the process. Yet, the moment he identifies himself as human - all is forgiven, sorry about that?

It is a story that could easily have spanned an episode or two (or even a series called The Expanse....)

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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"