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A great man once said, “I don't want my pain taken away. I need my pain!” And indeed, this fifth episode of Discovery shows us that sometimes pain is the only thing we have: Burnham’s pain over not just her general crappy life situation at the moment, but also her knowing that the Ripper tardigrade is suffering because of her actions; Lorca’s physical pain regarding his injured eyes, but also, surely, the knowledge of what happened to his last crew; Stamets’ willingness to endure great suffering in order to advance his science and spare the Ripper; and even the pain and anguish no doubt experienced by newcomer Lt. Ash Tyler (Shazad Latif), who finally joins the cast after spending six months as a Klingon POW.
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A great man once said, “I don't want my pain taken away. I need my pain!” And indeed, this fifth episode of Discovery shows us that sometimes pain is the only thing we have: Burnham’s pain over not just her general crappy life situation at the moment, but also her knowing that the Ripper tardigrade is suffering because of her actions; Lorca’s physical pain regarding his injured eyes, but also, surely, the knowledge of what happened to his last crew; Stamets’ willingness to endure great suffering in order to advance his science and spare the Ripper; and even the pain and anguish no doubt experienced by newcomer Lt. Ash Tyler (Shazad Latif), who finally joins the cast after spending six months as a Klingon POW.
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