Star Trek: Discovery Review - 6 Ups And 5 Downs From Season 1

For a fanbase that has had to endure weekly performances from the likes of Garrett Wang, Marina Sirtis, Robert Beltran, and on his bad days, William Shatner, it’s a relief that the cast of Discovery is a very strong group of actors.

While her character may not be the most inspiring, Sonequa Martin-Green consistently handles what the script gives her with aplomb as the central Michael Burnham, convincingly combative while juggling the emotional nuances of a human raised in Vulcan society.

Jason Isaacs did inspired work as Discovery’s battle-scarred Captain, as morally ambiguous as he was layered. Doug Jones is an enticing presence despite being buried under mounds of prosthetics. Anthony Rapp nails the beating heart of the show in the heroic Paul Stamets. Mary Wiseman endears as the caring and determined Tilly. Shazad Latif rounds off the cast as the former prisoner-of-war Ash Tyler, who tackled the Klingon inside bubbling closer and closer to the surface every week.

While there may be quibbles with the writing and tone on occasion, the cast has no trouble convincing us to go along with it. We're even treated to a former Bond Girl as a Starfleet Captain/bloodthirsty Terran Empress, and not just Christmas Jones but one of the good ones in Michelle Yeoh.