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Nov 5, 2020 · Forget Me Not: Directed by Hanelle M. Culpepper. With Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman. Burnham and Adira visit the Trill homeworld while Saru's efforts on the Discovery to help the crew reconnect yield surprises.
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Burnham and Adira visit the Trill homeworld while Saru's efforts on the Discovery to help the crew reconnect yield surprises.
Teaser
USS Discovery floats in space as DOT-7 drones repair the ship. Doctor Hugh Culber conducts examinations of the crew, who are still processing the leap forward in time. He finds them physically well but psychologically stressed. In a voiceover log entry, he notes that the ship's goal of searching out the remaining Federation members has provided motivation for some crew members while leaving others detached. He offers to talk to Keyla Detmer, who is taking it harder than many on the ship, but she declines. Adira undergoes medical scans in attempts to retrieve their memories from the Tal symbiont. Culber and Dr. Tracy Pollard find that the symbiont is wrapped around Adira's heart, which they say is to protect them. They remembers nothing of their life before the joining; noting that they can remember how to speak seven languages and make Bajoran hasperat but their earliest memory is being in an escape pod before being rescued by the United Earth Defense Force. Culber suggests that they travel to Trill to seek the help of experts on the symbiont, and Adira agrees.
Act One
Using the spore drive, Discovery jumps to Trill and goes to yellow alert, wary after their reception at Earth. They open a channel to the planet and receive a holographic reply from Commissioner Vos, who says the Trill population was decimated by The Burn and is excited to encounter a returning symbiont. Captain Saru says he will send the host and a medical officer to the planet, though he does not mention Adira is Human, not Trill. He also cancels yellow alert. In engineering, Saru approaches Paul Stamets to discuss his health – and more broadly, the risk posed by having a single person capable of operating the spore drive, especially with the era's dilithium scarcity. Stamets is defensive, noting he researched the matter for more than a decade before the discovery of the tardigrade aboard the USS Glenn allowed him to make controlled jumps. Saru notes there has been over nine hundred years of technological developments since then and that alternatives are necessary in the event Stamets should ever again be incapacitated. Ensign Sylvia Tilly says she has been developing a new interface for the spore drive utilizing dark matter, but Stamets is immediately dismissive and tells her not to waste his time. Culber visits Burnham in her quarters as she reviews clues about The Burn that she collected during her year alone in the future. Culber notes her living area is now more decorated than before. He asks Burnham to accompany Adira to the planet to provide emotional support since she has experienced a similar feeling of disorientation and loss. Culber describes post-traumatic growth, a means by which people can grow and evolve after a difficult life event like nearly dying or being isolated. Burnham worries she wouldn't be able to function in this role, but he calls her a "responsibility hoarder" who focuses on work during times of emotional struggle. As they approach the shuttlebay, Adira questions why Burnham is accompanying them to Trill and decides to go alone. However, after a few seconds they change their mind, saying they do not wish to let anyone down. Boarding Shuttlecraft 31, Adira also jocularly urges Burnham not to say anything "annoyingly inspirational," to which Burnham laughs and agrees. In the captain's ready room, Culber delivers his report to Saru; the crew is "physically sound," but not "healthy." The crew is experiencing high anxiety due to their solitary circumstances. Saru wants to help, but the typical Starfleet remedies of duty and routine may not be effective, Culber says. Because Discovery is unknown in 3189, the crew needs to feel connected. On Trill, Burnham and Adira land and walk through a lush forest where flying fish leap from ponds. They encounter Vos, along with Guardian Xi and Leader Pav, among others. Burnham introduces herself and Adira. The Trill are confounded to see a non-Trill host. Xi asks Adira to "speak your names," but they can only respond with "Adira." The Trill grow hostile, since the memories have not transferred from symbiont to host. Vos notes there is no record in over two thousand years of a successful joining between a symbiont and a non-Trill species and calls Adira's joining with Tal an abomination. He suggests excising the symbiont, though Xi warns forced separation might kill the host, alarming Burnham. Xi apologizes and explains that Trill society and the population of Trill who could be joined was devastated by The Burn and its aftermath, with the survival of their culture through joining in doubt. He says symbionts joining with Humans could be a solution to their problem. Pav decides that they will not forcibly remove the symbiont, but agrees with Vos that the joining is an aberration. She orders Adira and Burnham to leave the planet immediately.
Act Two
As Burnham and Adira walk away from the meeting towards their shuttle, they are accosted by Vos and two men with bladed weapons. They prepare to kill Adira to recover the symbiont, but Burnham pulls out a phaser and stuns the two guards. Vos refuses to tell her where to find the Caves of Mak'ala, and Burnham stuns him as well, which Adira notes is not Federation protocol. Xi approaches and offers to show them the caves. On Discovery, Saru consults the computer as to how to "heal [his] crew." The computer's voice changes and it chuckles. It recommends silent film comedies by Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. Saru, perplexed, orders it to perform a level 10 diagnostic, but the computer replies that it is fully operational. The computer also suggests giving the crew a night off or inviting them to a meal. On Trill, Xi leads Burnham and Adira to the sacred pools in the Caves of Mak'ala. He notes that as the symbionts' ancestral home, it is the most likely place for it to communicate with Adira, who says the caves feel safe. Adira asks Burnham to say something inspirational before they enters the pools. Michael tells them to get in "before someone shoots us." Saru hosts a dinner party in his ready room. He announces he has given the rest of the crew the evening off and that the dinner for the bridge crew is to be a ritual to "take the measure of loved ones and what we've all accomplished together." He reminds the crew of the "small prayer" they said before they leapt into the future, "Aye," though Philippa Georgiou playfully notes she did not cast such a vote. They toast one another, again saying "Aye." Burnham asks if Adira may have been joined against their will. Xi says symbionts cannot survive in an unwilling host and that Adira must face whatever the issue is. Adira, dressed in a traditional white gown, walks into the pool. Xi uses a Mynh'ta Orb to track Adira's isoboramine levels; so long as they remain steady, Adira will be safe. Burnham reminds Adira that Senna Tal's message is vital. For a few moments, Adira floats on their back, and as sparks dance across the water's surface, their eyes flash fully white; Adira is now "in communion" with the symbiont. At Saru's dinner party, the crew eats quietly. Culber inquires about tension between Stamets and Tilly, but Stamets deflects the inquiry. Saru tells a story of his life on Kaminar, and the crew pivots to playing a game where they try to speak in haiku. Detmer refuses to participate at first, before starting to form a haiku about Stamets' blood. She refuses to stop as Stamets protests and the rest watch awkwardly. He cites his rapid return to duty after being injured, but Detmer argues that all of their jobs are important. Tilly enters the fray and tells them to be united as a crew. Stamets and Culber walk out, followed by Detmer, then the rest. Georgiou compliments the wine before leaving too. Meanwhile, on Trill, the Mynh'ta Orb cracks, indicating Adira is in distress. Burnham attempts to enter the pool, but Pav, Vos, and several guard enter and stop her. Adira begins to hyperventilate and twitch in the pool before disappearing beneath the milky liquid. Pav reluctantly agrees to let Burnham enter. The Trill deploy neural stabilizers to allow her to commune with Adira for a short time.
Production history
•In the outline stage, this episode was titled "Grace Notes." ("Stunted" featurette, DIS Season 3 Blu-ray) •27 August 2019: Filming of scene 425 in Saru's ready room •4 October 2020: Title publicly revealed
Cast and characters
•David Ajala ("Cleveland Booker") is not credited and does not appear in this episode.
Continuity
•This episode features the first appearance of the Trill homeworld and the Caves of Mak'ala since the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine third season episode "Equilibrium". •Pav's promise to consider joining the Federation, should it return, does not clear up the long-standing mystery of whether Trill ever was a member, either in the 24th century or before the Burn. •It is stated that no symbiont has been successfully joined with a non-Trill in 2,000 years, although it was not made explicit if this is due to lack of effort or interest. The Odan symbiont was joined to William T. Riker in TNG: "The Host" 822 years ago, but this may not be counted as a "successful" joining, since it was only temporary (as intended). •Guardian Xi explains that the Burn decimated the Trill population, particularly among those capable of joining with a symbiont, making the discovery of viable hosts in other species so remarkable. No explanation is given for why that part of the population was affected so severely; in 2371, there was only a small number of symbionts while half of Trill's population was able to be joined. (DS9: "Equilibrium") •In this episode, the Sphere data retrieved during "An Obol for Charon" begins to incorporate itself into Discovery's computer, begins to show the beginning of a personality that will eventually become Zora, as seen in the Star Trek: Short Treks episode "Calypso". During this initial emergence, both Annabelle Wallis and Julianne Grossman provide the voice of the computer. •Georgiou's true identity now seems to be open knowledge among the crewmembers, as Culber has no hesitation about referring to her as "emperor" during his haiku. •One of Tal's former hosts can be seen wearing a command division 2390s Starfleet uniform, introduced in Star Trek: Picard.
Starring
•Sonequa Martin-Green as Michael Burnham •Doug Jones as Saru •Anthony Rapp as Paul Stamets •Mary Wiseman as Sylvia Tilly •Wilson Cruz as Hugh Culber •Rachael Ancheril as Nhan
Special guest star
•Michelle Yeoh as Philippa Georgiou
Guest starring
•Ian Alexander as Gray Tal •Andreas Apergis as Guardian Xi •Blu del Barrio as Adira Tal •Karen Robinson as Leader Pav •Andrew Shaver as Commissioner Vos •Annabelle Wallis as Zora (voice) •Kenneth Welsh as Senna Tal
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