He's an interesting character to put on the discovery, being of a slight mystical bent that isn't so quick to dismiss the inexplicable as Michael Burnham. Pike longs for his lover from Talos IV while also being terrified of his future quadriplegic status (that he gets a glimpse of with some Klingon relics). This is post "The Cage" and we have scenes taken from the original episode. My favorite is when he has Spock successfully deconstruct Michael Burnham's savior complex in what is probably the season's best scene.Īnsom Mount's Pike also incorporates a good deal of the character's brief TOS history. While Spock goes through a terrible crucible, Peck manages to give a dignified performance with several standout moments. Captain Pike brings a much needed TOS levity to his character and a lighter idealism that contrasts him sharply against the grimmer harder crew of the U.S.S Discovery. Really, Captain Pike and Spock are the highlight of this season and that's something of a problem with this story as you shouldn't have your guest stars be the most enjoyable part of the story. Indeed, as game changing as the Spore Drive is, it is nothing to the invention they create. She's not only Spock's foster sister and blamed for the start of the Klingon-Federation War but we find out her biological parents were incredibly important as well. Indeed, it's a little too neatly connected as we get another example of "small universe" syndrome with Michael. The Red Lights storyline is all connected with the subplot about Section 31, Michael's past, her relationship with Spock, and other details. Here, the story and characters are much more consistent. They also prove to be somehow connected to the recently incapacitated Lieutenant Spock (Ethan Peck). Each of these lights appears over a crisis that our heroes have to involve themselves in. Pike immediately proves to be a popular, if out-of-step, officer who assigns them to investigate bizarre red lights that have appeared across the galaxy. The premise is that Captain Pike (Anson Mount), captain of the Enterprise in pilot "The Cage", has been assigned to temporarily captain the Discovery after the disastrous reign of two psychotic Mirror Universe nutbars. I actually felt sorry for the guy by the end. There have been three major captains headlining the Discovery by the start of season three and poor Saru gets replaced every time he thinks he's going to sit in the big chair permanently. As I mentioned, the problem with the show has never been its characters, its actors, or even its ideas: its problem has been that it jumps around so much that it never really commits to anything so audience investment is hurt.
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