Spoilers Star Trek: Discovery 5x05 - "Mirrors"

So, Memory Alpha is describing the translucent, form of the Breen as a "liquid state".

So can they switch from liquid (and therefore needing the suits to retain a humanoid shape) and the solid form, needing effort to maintain?

Might explain why they sided with the founders too...

 

Huge upgrade. They seriously needed to not look like Leia in RoTJ.

So they need the suit to maintain cohesiveness. That form is culturally preferred because the solid form is not. Taking solid form is taboo.

It also makes sense why they felt kinship with the Changelings.

 

A short review this week.

This episode was much bigger and better than I had really expected. I didn't think we'd get any Breen answers, or see the origin of L'ak and Moll. Both were really satisfying. I get the sense Moll would love some closure since she was tearing up. If Booker doesn't convince her to come over, then Book will have to convince her that family ties will. I give them credit for generating what was a much more emotional and dramatic relationship than I gave them credit for with L'ak and Moll as well. Never underestimate the dependency of two needy people. Nice symmetry here.

The Breen redesign = A+
VFX= A+
Linus playing piano=A++
Burnham's ploy=A

I'd give it a little less than a 10 but on the BBS scale it's a 10. A thoroughly enjoyable season so far.

It was fantastic. I certainly didn't want to see the MU again. It had a lot of meaning for the people who made it through the interdimensional barrier. This was perfect Trek.

 

All the plot holes this episodes just confused me.

How did a ship that had been abandoned for 800 some years still have power?

What happened to the third biosign that was in sickbay?

Where did the Warp Pod come from when earlier in the episode they stated that all the Enterprise's escape pods and small craft had been launched?

Why couldn't the 31st century Discovery catch up to a 23rd century Terran Warp Pod who's warp trail they could follow?

How the hell did a 23rd century Terran Warp Pod avoid the scanning capabilities of the entire 31st century Starfleet?

 

Simple: If the warp pod wasn't from the Enterprise (since they'd all been launched), the pod didn't come from the Enterprise. It was L'ok and Moll's. They have to have been travelling around in something throughout the season.

That answers three of your questions right there.

 

I am now totally expecting the classic, "It's the ENTERPRISE!" line during the final set piece battle. Can not WAIT to see the 32c Upgrade Connie refit.

So place your bets! Raynor gets re-promoted to captain of the new Enterprise with Rhys as his XO vs Training/Hero ship for SFA.

 

Ah, that did not occur to me.

 

They directly stated it was a Terran Warp Pod in the episode.

And directly told and showed us that L'ok and Moll's ship had been destroyed.

 

Fateour,

No life sign. It was the clue.

 

I'll take another look at both of these later. I watched at 2:00-something in the morning.

 

I thought this plaque really was stupid

 

Someone else remembers that show?
As for the Episode it was a mixed bag for me

 

A bit late in the game to complain about captains on risky away missions.

 

A couple of things I noticed:

Spoiler

1. Moll somewhat resembles Sofia Boutella, Jayla from Beyond.
2. L'ak's makeup is similar to one of Krall's faces, also from Beyond.

 

=D

 

You know, I can't check right now, but I don't remember the pod L'ok and Moll escaped from being something that looked like it came from the Enterprise. But it's been a long time since I've seen SNW.

 

Michael definitely says "It's a Terran warp pod". I'd guess that being Terrans, they would have more ways to escape a ship than our universe.

 

Then again, Burnham ALSO said evacuating wasn't really a Terran thing...so if anything that implies they'd have less methods to escape.

 

I was thinking of higher ups, the Captain, maybe someone that tried killing the Captain.