A slower-paced episode, but that's not necessarily a bad thing here.
Disco makes it to the planet near the hyperfield. It does indeed appear to be the original homeworld of the 10-C. It was originally a gas giant, but asteroid impacts blew the outer layers into space. The 10-C also built Dyson rings around their original sun. On the ground, we learn that the 10-C are pretty big and communicate through pheromones.
Book and Tarka decide to hitch a ride into the hyperfield with Discovery. They cloak Book's ship, and then infiltrate the ship to install a doodad to keep Zora from detecting them. Book also enlists Ndoye's aid, since she isn't happy that Disco is taking the time to learn about 10-C before going to the hyperfield.
I loved the looks on Burnham's and Stamet's faces when T'Rina invited Saru to a "stroll" on the holodeck. Yup, folks are shipping them in-universe now.
And poor Adira trying to make friends with Detmer. "Fly good!" Luckily they have better luck at the end of the episode.
Posted by Shik (Member # 343) on :
....Gas giants don't have rocky cores, though?
SARU GETTIN' THAT VUSSY!
The whole "Ruon E. Tarka, super genius" thing is chapping my ass some. I want him to fail spectacularly.
I guess this makes it official, Reno's chief engineer. Also, her replictor's microwave ding made me chuckle.
I was glad to see that Ndoye was at least willing to let diplomacy try to work. I was afraid she was gonna be all "fuck yeah, blow 'em up".
QWERTY keyboards are still a thing in 3190....although that stardate says 3188. It should've been 867-whatever (NOT 5309). Also, I very much want 3D crosswords now. Someone get Will Shortz on the line.
Posted by MinutiaeMan (Member # 444) on :
Jupiter might have a rocky/icy core. But that’s just the scientific definition of its composition; the pressures would be *insane*. Even if it were a less-massive planet equivalent to Neptune, you’re still talking probable diamond rain. Certainly nothing to support the construction of structures on a hypothetical surface.
That being said, I still appreciate the lengths they’re going to to create a species that’s truly, completely different. I’m envisioning something like the atmosphere-dwelling creatures in Clarke’s novel 2010.
I enjoyed the conversation between Pres Rillak and the linguist telling him not to be such a blatant pessimist. Even when his jokes and comments were perfectly funny and even true.
Those new EV suits look amazing… and uncomfortable. Kudos to Doug Jones for wearing that form-fitting helmet over his makeup, that’s got to turn anyone claustrophobic!
Posted by Shik (Member # 343) on :
Yeah, I remember 2061 & the diamond core. Either way, neither's like a terrestrial planet.
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