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Nov 18, 2021 · Kobayashi Maru: Directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi. With Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman. After months spent reconnecting the Federation with distant worlds, Captain Michael Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery are sent to assist a damaged space station.
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- Olatunde Osunsanmi
- 2021-11-18
Nov 18, 2021 · The basic plot of “Kobayashi Maru” involves the Discovery being sent to answer a distress call from a deep space repair base, which has been pummeled by debris caused by some sort of ...
Sonequa Martin-Green stars as Michael Burnham, captain of the Discovery, along with the returning Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Wilson Cruz, Blu del Barrio, David Ajala, and Tig Notaro. Active development on the season began by January 2020.
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- Star Trek: Discovery Season 4 Premiere Review
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By Scott Collura
Updated: Nov 18, 2021 1:20 pm
Posted: Nov 18, 2021 1:05 pm
Some mild spoilers follow for Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, Episode 1. We’ve avoided revealing any major plot points here, but watch the episode first if you don’t want to know anything about it before reading this review!
Michael Burnham has finally taken the center seat as captain of the USS Discovery in Season 4 of Paramount Plus’s flagship series. The Sonequa Martin-Green character’s ascension to captain was teased at the end of last season, and indeed as far back as the opening moments of the series premiere in 2017. But even though Burnham is now running the Disco, she’s still finding herself chafing against authority as the new season kicks off -- even as the Federation is confronted by a mysterious new threat.
Indeed, to illustrate the core conflict at the heart of Burnham as captain, the show’s writers have invoked the classic Kobayashi Maru test that Starfleet Academy cadets take. You know the one -- it forces them to confront a “no-win” scenario. Captain Kirk famously beat the test through some distinctly Kirkian methods, but like that famed leader, Burnham has trouble dealing with the concept of the needs of the many outweighing the needs of the few. This, it seems, will be a theme for the character this season. How many times can she risk it all in the hopes of pulling out a win from death’s door?
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Star Trek: Discovery Season 4 kicks off with a new captain, a new look for the characters, and a new threat for the galaxy. Will this danger prove to be anything more than just a technobabble riddle? It’s hard to say right now, but hopefully the show avoids the pitfalls of last season’s central mystery in that regard. For now, though, Discovery off...
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Star Trek: Discovery Season 4 starts strongly with a new captain and a new threat for the galaxy.
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Nov 18, 2021 · Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, Episode 1 – Debuted Thursday, November 18, 2021. Written by Michelle Paradise & Jenny Lumet & Alex Kurtzman. Directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi. SPOILER-FREE REVIEW....
Nov 19, 2021 · In Burnham’s ready room, Rillak references Starfleet’s infamous Kobayashi Maru test, a training exercise that Cadet James T. Kirk found a “creative solution” for in the Prime and Kelvin universes.
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