[CaptainCrunch]

Bizarre episode, in that a lot of the logic of it just made you go WTF!?!

Spoiler!

I think that M Night Shamawhatever probably inspired this episode, because its all about the twists over the substance of the twists. Except that there were multiple attempts at twists but two of them were duh.

First of all, we see how brutal the Terran Empire is as they beamed three people into space for thinking bad thoughts about the Emperor.

We finally see some damn facial hair in the mirror universe Sarek has a goatee.

Michael and Tyler go to a world with rebels on it, basically so Michael can learn out how to help aliens get along in her universe.

First of all the answer was a resounding duh as the answer was, we're fighting an evil empire yo, so of course we're going to find a common cause. So clearly Michael has to go back to her universe, turn the Federation into the Empire and oppress all of the other races and they'll come together in peace.

Ok, so Voq is the rebel leader in one universe and Tyler in the other, makes sense. So the Klingons make him go through this grueling transformation to be human so he can spy on the humans and learn their secrets. But as he see's the mirror Voq he gets activated and completely blows his cover. And then back on the ship further blows his assignment and ends up getting beamed into space with the information that the Discovery needs.

Really really stupid and bizarre and probably ends the Voq character. and I'm grateful that Klingon's speak english, but why do they talk like native American's from a bad 80's movie?

ok, so Michael had Tyler as her tether to morality, but now she's lost that except for Lorca who's telling her to be completely Machiavellian, meanwhile Michael helps the rebels to escape by delaying destroying them, and then pretty much watches the slaughter of the rebel as phase two of the duh twist comes and Empress Georgiou shows up and her mentor is evil.

Let me pause so you can get your breath back.

Meanwhile on the Stamets front . Tilly tries to fix him with a spore bath while doing some science stuff, while asking Saru to get her command training if she saves Stamets life. But it fails, he dies, and like Jesus revives himself and we end up seeing him in the Spore world with Mirror Stamets.

I've really like the first episode coming back from the break. But this one just returns to nonsensical logic, bad writing and bad dialogue. The effects were top notch the scene with the Empress bombarding the planet looked amazing.

I'll even give credit as the actors are acting their heart out. But the Michael Tyler romance just doesn't work because they have no real chemistry. Also Michelle Yeoh is just terrible. She basically cardboard cutouts everything she does and her line "Don't you bow to your Emperor" made me laugh because it was so wooden.

oh well, two steps forward 4 steps back so they say.