Star Trek: Discovery Episode 3.8 Review: Ups And Downs From The Sanctuary

2. The Music (UP)

Star Trek Discovery Stamets Adira And A Piano
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The music is something that deserves a little bit more in terms of highlighting its importance, but it did move further along here. It is identified as a signal, one that has influenced several people throughout the series. It appeared on the seed ship, sung by the Barzan family. Grey, and later Adira, play it on the cello. This week, it is identified.

The signal is a distress call. It is coming from the middle of a nebula and it is coming from a Starfleet vessel. We can't be the only ones thinking, immediately, that it's the Discovery from Calypso, right?

Zora appeared, briefly, earlier in the season. However, in Calypso, the Discovery was abandoned in a nebula. Is it the same ship? Is it a duplicate? Does this mean, or bring us closer to realising, that it was in fact the Discovery which caused the Burn?

If that is the case, how will the crew react to this news? How will Starfleet react? And how exactly did any of it happen?

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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"