Full spoilers follow for the latest episode of Star Trek: Discovery, “Choose Your Pain.”
There was a lot going on in last night’s Star Trek episode, which saw Captain Lorca escaping Klingon captivity, the first appearance of the (new) Harry Mudd in Rainn Wilson, Michael Burnham’s salvation of the tardigrade Ripper, and a bunch of classic Trek captains getting namedropped. There was plenty more to ponder in the segment, “Choose Your Pain,” too, but perhaps most intriguing was the genuine twist that it ended on.
After subjecting himself to the spore navigation treatment that was messing with Ripper, Lt. Stamets emerged more or less unscathed. Or so it seemed, until the final moments of the episode when we saw a creepy reflection of the character staring back at us in the mirror, even after Stamets had left the room. That, combined with the recent reveal that Discovery will visit the classic Mirror Universe this season, certainly has fans speculating. I spoke to Stamets himself, actor Anthony Rapp, about “Choose Your Pain” (check out our review here) and what that final shot might mean. Read on for our full chat…
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There was a lot going on in last night’s Star Trek episode, which saw Captain Lorca escaping Klingon captivity, the first appearance of the (new) Harry Mudd in Rainn Wilson, Michael Burnham’s salvation of the tardigrade Ripper, and a bunch of classic Trek captains getting namedropped. There was plenty more to ponder in the segment, “Choose Your Pain,” too, but perhaps most intriguing was the genuine twist that it ended on.
After subjecting himself to the spore navigation treatment that was messing with Ripper, Lt. Stamets emerged more or less unscathed. Or so it seemed, until the final moments of the episode when we saw a creepy reflection of the character staring back at us in the mirror, even after Stamets had left the room. That, combined with the recent reveal that Discovery will visit the classic Mirror Universe this season, certainly has fans speculating. I spoke to Stamets himself, actor Anthony Rapp, about “Choose Your Pain” (check out our review here) and what that final shot might mean. Read on for our full chat…
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