Star Trek Discovery Season 5 Episode 6 Breakdown & Review! 

Was anybody else disappointed they didn't repair the other 4 towers before leaving ?

Sharing the Denobulan information was *HOW* she was able to get him to stop the ritual, she had get him to realize an entire different reality to get him to give up on killing his own daughter for "The Gods." The number "5" written on the wall matched the image on the previous puzzle piece, which told them which tower it was located in.

The number they needed was etched onto the container that held the distilled water, which told them which tower the thing was in.

Trekkie props are great and all but it's the 32nd century. The "ingredients" you're talking about being removed or miniaturized make sense in this context. The tricom badge is a great evolution for the communicator to integrating a tricorder and transporter.

The number 5 was inscribed on the water vile so they found the puzzle peice in towe 5

If Tillie knew the oxygen was almost gone, why would she have allowed all those fires to continue burning in the temple?

To bad, I would love to see a Denobulan again, I really like that species. Also, this is the second time that Detmer and Owosekun are absent, I hope they'll appear in the next episode. And also, the Academy is mentioned a couple times in this episode, it makes me wonder that maybe some of the crew of Discovery might become instructors in the Academy. P.S. The 32nd century archeologists are probably angry with Kovich for vandalizing an ancient (21st century) artifact.

This is "Shades of Gray" all over again. What a ghastly bottle episode!

I think the motivation for michael telling him everything about space ~ it was because they are going to go extinct when (not if) the tower fails so they better chop chop and learn how to fix those things on their own.

I agree with you on the new tech. It’s too much. Why do they have to beam everywhere, even on the ship? Walk for heaven sake.

Habitable zone on this planet is like the hexagon on Saturn. Made me think!

I like the optical tricorder. It makes not violating the Prime Directive much easier.

Five towers number 5 is scratched on last clue next clue is in tower 5

You're so right about the Star Trekness not being present anymore.

Culber only experienced one trill mind and he's on this spiritual awakening Adira's got half a dozen in her mind at all times not even a mention or culber consulting Adria about it

I haven't even watched this season, i like the reviews more..just waiting for the show to end.😊

I think Dr. Culber's story at the end of this series will be a Wesley' arc, but more on a quest, perhaps even a host.

This show never disappoints. Youd think with 32nd technology, Discovery could find away through the shielding, without interfering in the natives lives. But this is Discovery. Even out of her mind, Tilly is still insufferable. I have every confidence the natives wouldn't have shared their water with her. They would have happily went to their fates in service of their gods. But since this is Discovery, they have to meddle and interfere with the natives lives and beliefs. And this Cubler thing, he should just go back to Trill or stayed with the natives planetside and have them help him what he is going through.

Why leave an almost completed puzzle just exposed on the ship? And now they are head to Mol and Lark directly. What the hell? Mind as well just hand it to them...I just think they should just get the final clue and secure the special technology first, b4 they get mol and lark. It's just risky with an almost completed puzzle and attempting to capture mol and lark at the same time.

Don’t belly ache about the new tech. Put an eyeball with an ocular tricorder in your merch store! I’d buy one!

So I was just on Facebook and someone asked a question about Dr. Kovich, at one of his questions was is he Gary Seven and that makes perfect sense. How would he be able to get classes and have a notepad I have to do is go back to his bachelor pad and have them does it matter what time he’s in just sparked my imagination about it.

My question was did the prime directive apply in this situation? The prime directive is designed to prevent civilizations from gaining technology way beyond their own means in fear of what damage it could bring. However, on this planet life wouldn’t be possible without the Denobulan technology. At that point, withholding the knowledge of how to operate the technology essential for their lives is doing more damage than breaking the prime directive. All that said, isn’t discovery on a red directive mission? You’d think that would give them special circumstances to break the prime directive. Plus it would’ve been fun to have them basically show up and say “yea I’m sure you’re gods are great and all but we’re on mission to found the power of the god of gods”.

Too much on relationships. Not enough adventure. I know it's not the five year mission. But come on. When pike took over. I loved that shit.

I agree with what you said about the props

The opening reminded me more of 2001.

I like Kovich's style, Advanced technology can be tampered with but glasses and a legal pad, can't hack those. Also the whole deal involving the Prime Directive, Burnham was at the literal control panel so why couldn't she do something from there? ( I know because the plot had to happen ) but the in universe explanation

Not only could Burnham have beamed in around the corner, but surely they could have beamed the others out of the chamber? Then no explanation would be necessary.

Kreell reminds me the Orville

Explain to me how obas knowingly activating the oxygen and still being hung up on things being God sent although it's evident this tower is higher technology based.

did i miss something about tilly and friend running out of air and suffocating? yet all the fire torches are still burning .... wouldnt they go out without air, or use what air you had more quicker?

All of those names were papered over, it seems... 😆

I figured they could have transported a knockout gas or something?

I was just so happy to be hanging out in a CLASSLESS society.. all equals and comrades. It was relieving. I am writing from a time and place of great wealth and status disparity. Seeing a society that had none of that was soothing. Hellemno. I see you.======= I don't think the father of Rava is a chief. I am not sure the child RAVA is a daughter. They refer to the character as they. I enjoyed Tilly a lot. I enjoyed the kindness of the society. I enjoyed the growth of the new First Officer's character.

When I heard of the dry piece of the planet I thought this was going to be a continuation of Children of the Comet from the 1st season and 2nd episode of Strange New Worlds….

Is the transporter room still around?

This episode was similar to what we used to have on the prior Trek shows. I'd be interested to know what people think of this one. 😂

4:22. Man, we’ve come a long way baby.

The issue I have with the personal transporters is how do they know where they are going to be transported? Does the transporter thing just read their minds? To me this season is riddled with bad writing and it's all the Michael Burnham show.

Where has the bridge crew gone?

That wasn't a sugar cube. That was pure salt! That was a mean ritual to end in a sacrifice.

Where can i watch star Trek discovery season 5 in Asia region They released in the uk and us only 😢

Kovich IS JL Picard! He had his Gollum have a face/body change... HIS Star Fleet... that is something JLP would think/Say after 600+ years...

Fire burning in a vaccum chamber ??? How ???

"R2D2 Speak" I think they should have gotten Stacey Abrams again as "President of United Earth" and had her and Tilly run that race. Would have been more realistic. What? 🤔🤔🤷🏻‍♂🤷🏻‍♂🤦🏻‍♂🤦🏻‍♂😂😂

Worst episode of the season so far.

I bet Colvich is from another time period -- a younger time peroid closer to Enterprise.

How are "we"?

Season five is rough. We're is Q

Am so glad we got the psa episode out of the way and once again learned that all advanced alien species respect pronouns. And only women are capable of being heroes. Men are just there to be emotional cripples and give these heroic women someone to save.

Not the best episode of the season but it was ok, not many to go now I guess they get the last piece next week, our 2 friends manage to steal the entire thing then Discovery has to hunt them down. Get it back in the last episode and all live happily ever after.

Every season of this show is plagued with filler episodes. This is one of them

Great review Nick. I have mixed feelings about this episode. I should have taken notes on a legal pad.

Seriously. I feel obliged to watch this series too the end. But it is so bad. I am not sure what I just watched! Denobulin was in the federation. Seriously they don't know how to fix this! The whole episode was just awful. I found myself going on my phone during the whole episode

This was not a filler episode! The characters got a puzzle piece, and we got an old school trek type of episode.

Call me crazy but I swear I watched a different episode...

Would someone please give Tilly a red shirt and be done with this Star Trek character.......

I fell asleep during this episode.

Mindless filler is all this was.

Definitely not a favorite episode. Not even very engaging. With 4 more episodes to go, I'd like the pace to pickup, a sense of urgency.

I think it's weird that we hold discovery to a standard that we dont expect of over shows. This series was always going to be about Micheal journey and her Captaining style. She not Picard she not more like Kirk in style because thar closer to the time she started her Star Fleet career. Its wasn't going to be TNG because they we're trying to remake it just like DS9 and Voyager were different so is Discovery this show has given is more trek than any series since birth of the franchise yet it appears that people are determined to shit on it. Its not a perfect show but neither was any of the previous treks. You are just remembering them with rose color glasses. Go back watch the old stuff and you will see they had problems to. TNG half of the episodes were useless. TOS is unwatchable if you judge it by modern standards. Yet i watch them all because i understand enjoy the idea of future for humanity is bright because we still fight to solve problems. That is encouraging. I think Discovery has made alot of mistakes in the beginning but as a show entering it fifth and final season they have been writing a love letter to their fans by adding to our understanding of the universe. Never forget it's not about tech but what it allow us to do and say. Clearly the point of breaking the prime directive is to say that life important and expanding people understanding can be a worthwhile cause Micheal encouraged the member of the society to embrace the growth understanding of connection with one another is just as important as the sacrifice. That was the message of the episode not we will break the prime ditective suit one needs. The warp barrier as a society point was a Vulcan idea but this does make it any less arbitrary. It was ust a line a meaningful line that federation adopted because of humanity bad experience with break but as saw in many episodes of trek breaking it doesn't guarantee failure in the society. It was a important rule to help maintain and responsible approach with interactions. The Federation and only the Federation believe this governing philosophy.

This was by far the worst episode of star trek I have ever seen. And that seen everything x 3......... so sad

DISCOVERY WAS ALWAYS A HORRIBLE SHOW BUT THIS SEASON IS THE WORSE. THIS EPISODE WAS BORING AND NOT WATCHABLE. THE STORYLINE IS RIDICULOUS. GLAD IT WAS CANCELLED. GOOD RIDANCE.

So many stupid moments in the episode. From Tilly winning a marathon to Space Jesus figuring out there was a control panel in the woods by observing mutational color changes on moss. LOL! The writers obviously don't know what a tricorder is (or don't care). The dumbest dialog goes to Tilly with the line, "It's a massive responsibility... technology." They could have easily collected the clue without once contacting these people (the clue was in a non-functional weather station). But that wouldn't have allowed us to ponder that deep thought that Tilly and Space Jesus had at the end. 🤣🤣🤣

Was this a filler episode? Got to be one of the worst episodes of this series. I feel like a hostage forced to watch the season to see how it's going to end when every single thing about it is horrible.

Adira is the most annoying character. Find someone else, then solves the problem immediately!? No confidence, how many lifetimes of memories? Just a sucky baby! NO WAY this person would make it into an organization like Starfleet!

This show is so horrible, I can’t even hate watch it. Discovery is the Nickelback of Star Trek.

I have to have subtitles on only for Burnham. Why is she always whispering? A captain should speak loud and clear. SPEAK UP woman FFS.

watching you review this fukfest is worse than actually watching it.

This whole episode was just so bad. The only part I liked was the anti-religion references.

Go woke, until you go broke… What the heck? Just make a show that people enjoy! Interstellar wokeness?! Worst episode I’ve seen.

Another season thrown in the trash. It's all about Michael Burnhan. Nothing else is explored. You don't see the interior of the Nog, Kirk, Wonder, Saturn, Voyager J class ships that were presented 2 seasons ago. Nobody knows anything about the other crew members who appear on the bridge: there are no stories to develop the characters, their past, their preferences, hobbies, fears and uncertainties, nothing. There's only room for Jesus Burnhan. All the useless dialogues, all the stories, all the miraculous solutions to all the problems, all the mysteries are hers. This makes the other characters so useless that if you remove them, they won't even be missed in the main plot. It's a one-person show. Selfish, dull. Total waste of time. It's the complete opposite of Strange New Worlds, which has excellent stories and unforgettable characters. As for Discovery, I painfully watch the episodes, skipping ahead and skipping the dialogues to see if there's anything interesting left, something genuine from Star Trek... if there's even 1% left, it's a lot.

It was clearlybexplained that the number 5 refered to the 5th climate control column. They don't have to explain ever tiny detail. The challenge was finding that clue which, once deciphered, led to an simple and uneventful recovery of the puzzle piece and clue for the next one. I thought you were assuming a lot with your preview and that your assesment was mostly wrong. That you cling to your preconceived idea is unfortunate. What saddens me is how some ST fans want everything explained when the idea is right there to see...if inly one has the easy imagination to understand the simplicity. Then there are those who complain that unnecessary explaination is given. This was a wonderful and profound episode, akin to TOS style stories... ut those screaming for that style won't ever be satisfied...DISCO or in any other ST series. My take. I do, in fact, respect yours. Just sad is all.

I don’t get it, why these useless filler episodes instead of just building and growing the other characters on the show with some humour and fun side stories? SNW does a much better job of character building than this show. Despite all the touchy-feely stuff, there is hardly any character building being done here.

This ep was utter and complete shite, this show is certainly consistent

This show is so bad.

Stop whining, and just don’t watch the show… Why is it so difficult to accept that it’s a different show format. Set 931 years into the future. I’m sure can all agree that we do expect difference / changes after 931 years of evolution…

Fixing the machine in the first place is a breach of the Prime Directive. This show is awful.

Im so glad i don't pay to see this garbage trek. I hope paramount gets sold off to network that cares about trek lore.

What a boring episode

This was by far the worst episode of star trek I have ever seen. And that seen everything x 3......... so sad