Star Trek: Discovery 5 Ups & 3 Downs From 'Context Is For Kings'
3. Captain Lorca
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Jason Isaacs might just be the most terrifying Starfleet Captain we've ever, ever seen (and that goes for Ed Harris' character from Into Darkness too).
In Discovery's case that might, however, be a good thing. Ambiguity is the name of the game after all, and Captain Lorca fits the bill and then some. An ex-military man with a distinct affinity for fortune cookies, this is a Captain unlike any other, determined as he is deceitful.
It's unclear as to whether he fits more into the anti-hero or anti-villain bracket at this current moment, but - in any case - he's a compelling character to watch onscreen, lending the captaincy of the Discovery with an edge no other Trek show has really had before.
That's fascinating in and of itself, and as the purpose of the Discovery's mission begins to come into focus, one can only hope that Lorca - as messed up as he is - continues to take centre stage.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
