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Discovery is warping hot and fast towards the conclusion of its first season, as this third Mirror Universe episode answered even more questions, solved even more mysteries, and presented even more dire stakes to our intrepid Starfleeters -- all while also flipping the script on one major character in particular.
Let’s start then at the end, where the theory was confirmed that Captain Lorca has actually been the Mirror U. version of Lorca all season. This idea has been percolating for months among fans. It started because of his general warmongering attitude, escalated when he left Harry Mudd to his probable death in that Klingon jail, and was pretty well telegraphed in the mid-season finale when a quick cutaway shot indicated that he had purposely sent the Discovery to the Mirror U. But now, not only does Emperor Georgiou explain the obvious to Burnham, but Lorca himself seemingly confirms it while fighting the captain of the ISS Charon: “Her name was Ava. And I liked her. But you know how it is. Somebody better came along.”
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Discovery is warping hot and fast towards the conclusion of its first season, as this third Mirror Universe episode answered even more questions, solved even more mysteries, and presented even more dire stakes to our intrepid Starfleeters -- all while also flipping the script on one major character in particular.
Let’s start then at the end, where the theory was confirmed that Captain Lorca has actually been the Mirror U. version of Lorca all season. This idea has been percolating for months among fans. It started because of his general warmongering attitude, escalated when he left Harry Mudd to his probable death in that Klingon jail, and was pretty well telegraphed in the mid-season finale when a quick cutaway shot indicated that he had purposely sent the Discovery to the Mirror U. But now, not only does Emperor Georgiou explain the obvious to Burnham, but Lorca himself seemingly confirms it while fighting the captain of the ISS Charon: “Her name was Ava. And I liked her. But you know how it is. Somebody better came along.”
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