Star Trek: Discovery Episode 3.9 Review: Ups And Downs From Terra Firma Part 1

In what is becoming one of my favourite family units in Star Trek, we get another scene of Stamets and Adira this week. While last week I was quite frustrated by the dragging out of revealing the source of the transmission, there is almost an apology for that in this episode. It turns out that in their hurry to check that everything was working perfectly, Adira paused the algorhim and forgot to check that it was working again.

It's not often in Star Trek that we see the characters making simple mistakes like this. This is something that goes all the way back to Gene Roddenberry. There were things that he simply would not allow in the future. Humanity was supposed to be evolved and perfect (something that gave the writers of The Next Generation some serious headaches along the way). Therefore, forgetting to turn the scan back on simply would not have happened in the past.

So, Stamets would have been within his Roddenberry-given right to be extremely shocked and annoyed by this. Instead, he shows kindness to Adira, reminding them that they are exhausted and they need to rest. There is the fact that Gray has remained silent for several weeks as well, which is massively playing on their mind.

Stamets, for the first season and a good chunk of the second, was not the most likable character. Season 3 has completely flipped that around. And Adira is fast becoming one of the most relatable and enjoyable new characters this season.