Part Two of a two parter about a two parter! We wrap our up discussion of Star Trek Discovery's season 2 finale and make a few wild stabs in the dark about season 3 and beyond. This episode was written by Michelle Paradise, Jenny Lumet, and Alex Kurtzman with Olatunde Osunsanmi directing. Check out the podcast show page at www.disconightpodcast.com…

Turns out there was too much juicy goodness in the Star Trek Discovery season finale "Such Sweet Sorrow Part 2" that we needed to break this second part up into two additional parts. Part two will be dropping real shortly, so let the almost obscene number of events that transpire in the first half marinate until then. This episode was written by Mi…

If last episode was largely a setup for the finale, than this is.. well. This is another setup for the finale. That's not to say it doesn't have some great moments! Burnham has a few poignant goodbyes, we see another Short Trek come into play with the arrival of her Serene Highness Me Hani Ika Hali Ka Po, everyone figures out that future Michael Bu…

There's a weird balance in this week's Star Trek Discovery where there is a lot of stuff happening, but a lot of it not feeling very consequential. Pike gazes into the looking glass and finds a future that elicits a reaction much like Carol Marcus' in Star Trek Into Darkness when Khan killed her father. A time crystal is procured, and all they lack…

Sonequa Martin-Green puts on an acting clinic in the latest Star Trek Discovery episode "Perpetual Infinity," all while Michael Burnham is working through some serious mom issues. Alan Van Sprang's Leland kinda recovers from getting stabbed in the eyes last week, and gets to paying the stabbing thing forward to Ash Tyler. Sonja Sohn gets a lot of s…

The greatest mystery of season two is finally resolved as we learn whose face hides under that Red Angel mask. We have mixed reactions to this revelation. Michael Burnham repairs relationships with the men in her life, but the unexpected return of a woman into her life is really messing with her head. One woman that doesn't seem like she's going to…

Even though Discovery went rogue just last week, "Project Daedalus" has them teaming up with a Starfleet admiral to cause a ruckus. This time they're heading over to that troublesome Section 31 to depose the Logic Extremist at the top. As happens from time to time in the Star Trek universe, things don't turn out to be exactly as they seem. Directed…

The Talosians throw Burnham and Spock a solid and use their powers to get Spock's brain right and maybe get the healing started on their broken relationship. Captain Pike gets a visit from a long lost love, and Dr. Culber gives Ash Tyler whatfor. Directed by TJ Scott, written by Dan Dworkin and Jay Beattie. Featuring Melissa George as Vina. http://…

In which Joe and Jason both gradually convince each other that Star Trek Discovery is picking up the unresolved thread of the Temporal Cold War from Star Trek: Enterprise. The Discovery encounters a time rift above Kaminar, so Captain Pike and our man Voq decide to fly into it. This yields mixed results. They don't die, but they are attacked by a S…

Another signal appears, this time over Saru's home planet, Kaminar. Discovery immediately gets caught between the plight of the Kelpiens and the seemingly predatory species, the Ba'ul. But like most things, there's more going on than meets the eye. Hannah Spear returns as Siranna, Javier Botet plays the Baul, and David Benjamin Tomlinson returns as…

Launching a bold rescue attempt that gets the Discovery stuck in fungus mud, the away team finds a bit more than they expected in the mycelial network (Hint: It's Hugh). Georgiou swings by and brings her new buddy Ash Tyler, and some real crazy hijinks ensue. Directed by David Barrett, written by Kirsten Beyer, "Saints of Imperfection stars Michell…

Hot on the trail of Spock's shuttle, Discovery is ripped back into realspace by what turns out to be a 100,000 year old life form on its death bed. Speaking of death beds, Saru's not feeling so well and makes a few difficult requests of Burnham. Tig Notaro returns as Jet Reno and Rebecca Romijn makes her first appearance as Number One. An Obol for …

Michael Burnham and Sylvia Tilly's friendship continues to soar to new heights, and as they so often do, the arrival of a child has complicated Tyler and L'Rell's relationship. This episode includes references to zombie ants, Commander Tucker from Enterprise's undercover work on Romulus, Tasha Yar's death, and many celebrations of both Tilly and Ma…

Things get weird when Discovery is lead to an incredibly remote human settlement established over 200 years ago. Directed by Jonathan Frakes and written by Sean Cochran, Akiva Goldsman, and Vaun Wilmott.

Season two of Star Trek Discovery has finally arrived with "Brother," a clear reference to one of our favorite pointy-eared aliens. Directed by showrunner Alex Kurtzman, and written by Gretchen J. Berg, Aaron Harberts and Ted Sullivan.

Time to take one last look back at the Star Trek Discovery season two trailer and try to glean whatever small details we can in advance of the premiere, make predictions, and talk about our hopes and dreams for Disco.By Disco Night

Directed by Rainn Wilson and written by Michael McMahan, the fourth episode of Short Treks features notorious pseudo-villain Harcourt "Harry" Fenton Mudd pining over sipping jippers on a beach somewhere. Featuring Rainn Wilson as Harry Mudd, Harry Judge as the Tellarite, Barbara Mamabolo as our new favorite bounty hunter, and Dan Abramovici as the …

Directed by Douglas Aarniokoski and written by Bo Yeon Kim and Erika Lippoldt, the third episode of Short Treks has our favorite Kelpien facing the hard reality behind the expression "You can't go home again." But in his case it's literal. The military told him he's not allowed to go there anymore. Featuring Doug Jones as Saru, and introducing Hann…

Written Michael Chabon, Sean Cochran, and directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi, the second episode of Short Treks teaches that the truest expression of love is letting go of the little man that walks around inside you. Calypso stars Aldis Hodge as Craft and Annabelle Wallis as the voice of Zora, with Sash Striga playing Zora's holo-depiction.…

Disco Night AND Star Trek Discovery are back with the first of four Short Treks! The first episode of Short Treks, written by showrunner Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet, was directed by Maja Vrvilo and has Tilly making a new and unexpected friend. Runaway stars Mary Wiseman reprising her role as Cadet Sylvia Tilly and Yadira Guevara-Prip as Me hani I…

The season one finale for Discovery starts with the stakes as high as they could be, as Starfleet has apparently sanctioned the genocide of the Klingon race. Listen in as your hosts, Jason and Joe, review the happenings of each episode of Star Trek Discovery. Released every Monday after Discovery's release!…

We get some time to breathe this episode as we spend much of our time getting caught up on the last 9 months and preparing for Starfleet's next steps to stem the Klingon advance. We also get a chance to refamiliarize ourselves with the changing relationships of the Discovery crew. Listen in as your hosts, Jason and Joe, review the happenings of eac…

Whoa. Lorca takes control of the Charon, ousting Georgiou as Emperor of the Terran Empire. Her sudden drop in station makes her a bit more amenable to working with Burnham. Meanwhile, Saru shows us what captaining a Starfleet vessel should look like. Listen in as your hosts, Jason and Joe, review the happenings of each episode of Star Trek Discover…

Who called it? Raise your hands. This episode crammed a lot of developments into 40 minutes. VoqTyler/L'Rell, Stamets/Stamets/Culber, Lorca/Lorca, Georgiou/Burnham, Dinner/Kelpian. It's hard to know where to begin! Listen in as your hosts, Jason and Joe, review the happenings of each episode of Star Trek Discovery. Released every Monday after Disco…

Discovery continues to push the plot along at an unrelenting pace. Burnham finds unexpected allies and enemies in the Mirror Universe, while Tilly holds out hope that Stamets might recover. Disco Night is a Star Trek Discovery Podcast, release every Monday.