Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Discovery | 5x03 "Jinaal"

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On Trill, Captain Burnham, Book, and Culber must pass a dangerous test to prove themselves worthy of the next clue. Adira reconnects with Gray and Saru’s first day as ambassador is complicated by his engagement to T’Rina.

Written by: Kyle Jarrow & Lauren Wilkinson

Directed by: Andi Armaganian

Stormygeddon ,

Linus' scene reminded me of that gag on DBZA about that one guy (Cui) who "reproduced asexually"

Corgana ,
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I liked how at the end Culber was shaken by the whole "being a host to another consciousness" experience and needed a minute to process it. Every time someone goes through a life-changing thing in Star Trek they're right as rain by the end of the episode. Like when Sisko hosted Joran Dax (the murder-ey one) he kept the feelings buried inside. I don't think it's a coincidence that some time later he poisoned the atmosphere of Solosos III because of something Eddington said about him on the internet.

UESPA_Sputnik ,
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As a DS9 fan I appreciated the many references to the Zian'tara, Dominion War and Tzenkethi.

ValueSubtracted OP Mod ,
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I know people sometimes complain about a lack of DS9 references, but I do think the new shows show respect for the world created by that series.

veeesix ,
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I found Jinaal’s “this guy works out” comment to be too out of place.

ValueSubtracted OP Mod ,
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On the one hand, I see your point.

On the other hand, yes.

A photo of a smiling, shirtless Wilson Cruz, clearly displaying that he does, in fact, work out.

Jaccident ,

I thought it was quite good myself; it reminded me very much of the doctor taking over Seven’s body in Body and Soul, the various crew possessions in Powerplay, and Curzon inhabiting Odo in Facets. I do enjoy getting to see an actor really chew the scenery outside the confines they have worked in before.

ValueSubtracted OP Mod ,
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The performances here were exceptional all around.

Wilson Cruz's Jinaal immediately put me on edge, but he turned out to be a very interesting character. It's a shame we apparently won't get to see Jinaal inhabit Moll or L'ak.

I also came away really impressed with Ian Alexander. I haven't been overly invested in Adira and Gray's story, but this development of them as "two kids who moved to attend different schools" was well-executed, and fairly low-key.

Captain Commander Rayner continues to delight, and I'm glad they're allowing him to grow gradually, rather than having him learn his lesson all at once.

I guess we won't be seeing Nilsson again - I hope she's having a good time on Voyager.

khaosworks , (edited )
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Annotations for 5x03 up at: https://startrek.website/post/9099413

Stormygeddon ,

Khaosworks doesn't sleep, Khaosworks waits.

khaosworks ,
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Khaosworks is in a different time zone than the US.

Corgana ,
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Conveniently sidestepping the question of sleep...

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