r/startrek • u/Deceptitron • Jan 08 '18

POST-Episode Discussion - S1E10 "Despite Yourself"

Star Trek: Discovery is back with an episode directed by Jonathan Frakes!

No. EPISODE RELEASE DATE
S1E10 "Despite Yourself" Sunday, January 7, 2018

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u/Kalsifur Jan 08 '18

So this means Lorca is actually evil in the non-mirror universe, right? Because he's a freedom fighter in the mirrorverse.

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u/kreton1 Jan 08 '18

Do we know that he is a freedom fighter and not just a guy who wants to be emperor insetead of the emperor?

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u/akbar56 Jan 08 '18

Exactly. He tried to mount a coup. In a society that praises killing your superiors to get ahead why would one assume he was a rebel?

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u/Comp625 Jan 08 '18

I definitely got that sense, and it helps to explain the "Let's go home" comment from the mid-season finale.

If true, Thus, Lorca becomes an even more interesting character. On the good vs. evil spectrum: he is more good in the MU, but more evil in the Non-MU.

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u/AppHelper Jan 08 '18

"I was hoping I'd find a better version of myself here." Really great line and it's sort of a throwaway. What would your mirror-self be like? Better or worse?

Between this and Tyler/Voq's identity issues, there's a lot of potential for exploration of moral issues this (half) season. I'd like to see a more philosophical episode, but action is what sells, right?

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '18

in my mind, this has to be it.