Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Discovery | 5x01 "Red Directive" and 5x02 "Under the Twin Moons" (startrek.website)

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"Red Directive"

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Captain Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery are sent to retrieve a mysterious artifact hidden inside a 800-year-old Romulan vessel – but find that they’re not the only ones on the hunt. Meanwhile, Saru is offered the position of a lifetime.

Written by: Michelle Paradise

Directed by: Olatunde Osunsanmi

"Under the Twin Moons"

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On Saru’s last mission as Captain Burnham’s Number One, the team ventures to a seemingly abandoned planet to hunt for what might be the greatest treasure in the galaxy.

Written by: Alan McElroy

Directed by: Doug Aarniokoski

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[-] veeesix@lemmy.ca 10 points 7 months ago

The

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self-sealing stembolt

callback was fun.

[-] Stormygeddon@startrek.website 3 points 7 months ago

From the Dragon Prince to Discovery references to self sealing stem bolts will always amuse me.

[-] End0fLine@programming.dev 3 points 7 months ago

I probable noticed it at the time, but finding the reference in Dragon Prince seems like a good reason for a rewatch.

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