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

1. Was The Emerald Chain Really That Bad?

The death of Osyrra leads to the almost immediate downfall of the Emerald Chain, which in turn leads to the return of the Trill to the Federation. There is also the opening of talks between the Federation and Ni'var, which is wonderful and not at all anti-climactic.

What, then, was the point of the Chain? Last week, it, like Osyrra herself, was built into something more than a band of thugs. It was federation in its own right, not to the scale of the UFP, but a living, breathing network and organisation. This week, after the dictator was killed, was there really no one at all who was ready to step into the breach?

This is one of the many issues with the pacing and rushed ending to the season. Don't get me wrong, this isn't like Game of Thrones Season 8, and hopefully a lot of these things will be picked up on in season 4. But for the Chain, in one week, to go from a force to be reckoned with to a gang who flounder without their leader robs it of any real menace and retroactively makes it all the worst for it.

It is nice to see how quickly the Federation begins to come back together, but unfortunately, it rings hollow.