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Star Trek: Discovery – Season 1, Episode 10 Despite Yourself

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While in unfamiliar territory, the crew must get creative to survive against opposing forces and return home.
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Star Trek: Discovery — Season 1, Episode 10

Star Trek: Discovery — Season 1, Episode 10

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"Despite Yourself" launches Discovery right back into the trenches of intense moral quandary under the apt direction of Jonathan Frakes.

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Sonequa Martin-Green

Michael Burnham

Doug Jones

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Captain Gabriel Lorca

Shazad Latif

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Paul Stamets

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Andrew Lowry Independent (UK) 02/06/2018
A twist too far? Maybe, but this incarnation has in its bones a commentary on whether the hope encoded in original Trek can still persist today. Go to Full Review Eric Renner Brown Entertainment Weekly 01/08/2018
B+
While "Despite Yourself" went heavy on exposition, it provided some promising strands for the forthcoming five episodes that'll conclude Discovery's debut season. Go to Full Review Alan Sepinwall Uproxx 01/08/2018
Discovery remains, for the moment, still on a shaky course, albeit not quite as adrift as its eponymous starship. Go to Full Review Huw Saunders Cultured Vultures 10/08/2019
While I can't knock the writers for wanting to get their money's worth from the evil universe, it does sort of reduce this episode to just another prologue. Go to Full Review María Garduño Geeks of Color 08/14/2018
Star Trek Discovery is back, with an episode full of intense, daring and shocking moments that will leave more than one wondering what just happened and what's next for our characters. Go to Full Review Annalee Newitz Ars Technica 05/22/2018
This series may be uneven, but I'm enjoying the hell out of it. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis While in unfamiliar territory, the crew must get creative to survive against opposing forces and return home.
Executive Producer
Alex Kurtzman, Bryan Fuller, Heather Kadin, Gretchen J. Berg, Aaron Harberts, Rod Roddenberry, Trevor Roth
Network
Paramount+
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Sci-Fi, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 7, 2018