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

3. Zora Is Completely Wasted

Star Trek Discovery Zora
CBS

Since Calypso and particularly since Such Sweet Sorrow, Zora has been one of the most fascinating characters and plot points of the show. She is a sentient being, seemingly inching herself closer to self-awareness. However, emphasis there needs to be placed on inching, as an entire season has now passed without any satisfactory development of her story.

The entire reason for Discovery's journey to the future was to ensure that Control couldn't get its hands on the Sphere Data, however too many times this season it has been treated as an after-thought. The moment of depiction which showed her suggesting R&R to the crew was a great tease, but that's all it was. Her belated arrival at the end of last week's episode at least suggested there would be finally something for her to do.

She sort of does something. Initially, the Dot-23s are canon fodder, helping the crew get through the corridors. Then, she manages to drag Owosekun to safety, before promptly shutting down (she is later repaired in a blink and you'll miss it appearance by Reno). It is with sincere hope that we say Season 4 needs to do something with this character. It doesn't feel like a stretch to say it is bizarre that Zora wasn't explored with greater depth this season!

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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"