Star Trek: Discovery Season 3.13 Review: Ups And Downs From That Hope Is You - Part 2

4. Plot Contrivances

Book can pilot the Spore Drive? Gray is recognized by the holomatrix? The warp core didn't explode when slamming against the edges of that escape shaft? Discovery had enough room to jump with an explosive core directly beneath it? Discovery arrives JUST as Saru, Culber, Adira and Su'kal need rescuing?

There are a few. And they're highlighted here because the season has been rife with them. There are many times when this is all simply a part of the overall plot, and that's really fine. However, when there are so many slammed in together in a single episode, it seriously breaks the flow of events.

The idea of Book being able to pilot the Spore Drive itself is not an issue. The idea of him being able to understand it innately, with no pre-knowledge - that's a stretch. It also goes a way to dulling the impact of Burnham sending Stamets away at the end of the previous episode, which is sure to cause a now pointless rift between them.

The sudden twists and turns only go further to damaging the strength of the episode overall, and receive a down this week.