But he’s still Saru no matter how human he looks. It’s a fun twist to the episode to see the gang with these looks, and Doug Jones surely loved shooting this episode and not having to put the Kelpien rubber on. This holo-framework also gives the Disco team the chance to mix things up on the makeup front, making Burnham a Trill, Culber a Bajoran, and Saru… a human. The environment, the creatures, and even the specific tics of the malfunctioning holograms all combine to make for an episode with a distinct feel and a huge scope. And on top of that, the entire, vast holographic realm is inhabited by ghostly beings which may or may not be real. Mary Wiseman as Tilly, Doug Jones as Saru and Sonequa Martin-Green as BurnhamIt’s not that he doesn’t know that he’s interacting with holos, but when confronted by the Disco trio - real, live people - he can’t comprehend it, so much so that Michael must pretend to be a holo.

Over time, as the ship’s condition has deteriorated in the dangerous environment of the nebula, the holographic babysitters and teachers have become glitchy even as Su'Kal has lost his grasp on what’s real and what isn’t - if he ever had a grasp that is. Played by the great Bill Irwin, Su'Kal has spent most of his life on his ship’s holodeck, which was programmed by his mother to raise him and school him as best it could. But as it turns out, Su'Kal may be a century old or more, but he has the mind of a child essentially. Culber (Wilson Cruz) heads down to look for the “child,” who is certainly not going to be a child at this point. An away team consisting of Saru, Burnham (Sonequa Michael-Green), and Dr. But now, with just three episodes left to the season, we’re finally getting to the nitty-gritty of it all. One issue I’ve had with the show this year has been its quest-style storylines, where the crew would have to find one clue each week that would get them a little closer to solving the mystery of The Burn. All before the opening credits! Yeah, they’re doing a lot in this hour, but it winds up feeling like a true “planet of the week” (or two weeks, as the case may be) Star Trek story that also ties seamlessly in with the season’s bigger arc.

There’s a lot crammed into this week’s cold open, including: picking up right where we left off at the Goodbye Georgiou Cocktail Hour the return of a sheepish Gray (Ian Alexander) - let’s face it, being a dead Trill that no one can see aside from your ex must be a bummer the reveal that it must be a Kelpien child who has somehow survived on the ship that’s been stranded in the Verubin Nebula Saru (Doug Jones) almost risking the ship unnecessarily Book getting radiation sickness while probing the area and the discovery of a dilithium planet inside the nebula.

(I’m guessing that it was the death of Su'Kal’s mother that prompted him to trigger The Burn, but we’ll have to wait until at least next week to find out if that’s correct or not.) But I’m getting ahead of myself. 13 Images That the revelation of what caused The Burn is also finally provided to us here - or at least seems to be - and that it wasn’t some evil aliens behind that devastating event, but rather just what must’ve been a lost and scared child, is part of the appeal of this hour.

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