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Star Trek: Discovery – Season 1, Episode 13 What's Past Is Prologue

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Lorca plans to move forward with a coup against the emperor; Burnham must make a quick decision to save not only herself, but the U.S.S. Discovery.
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Star Trek: Discovery — Season 1, Episode 13

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Star Trek: Discovery's 13th episode shows that the show is capable of delivering shocking twists and exciting fight scenes, all while paying homage to its predecessors.

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Cast & Crew

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Sonequa Martin-Green

Michael Burnham

Doug Jones

Saru

Jason Isaacs

Captain Gabriel Lorca

Shazad Latif

Lieutenant Ash Tyler

Anthony Rapp

Paul Stamets

Michelle Yeoh

Captain Philippa Georgiou
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Andrew Lowry Independent (UK) 01/31/2018
Much of this episode is straight-up action, with two surprisingly well-choreographed battles between Lorca and Georgiou's forces - indeed, good fights have become an unlikely signature of STD. Go to Full Review Sopan Deb New York Times 01/29/2018
"Discovery" has great action. But in both, the characters make such astoundingly odd decisions that it makes it difficult to get invested in the action. The plots exist simply as transportation vehicles. Go to Full Review Mallory Ortberg New York Magazine/Vulture 01/29/2018
3/5
The Lorca stuff is a mess from start to finish, but there's still plenty to enjoy here. Go to Full Review Huw Saunders Cultured Vultures 10/08/2019
The show's decisively got its hook for the next episode. Go to Full Review Swapna Krishna Syfy Wire 07/09/2018
I'm ready to see what happens, and yet I am in no way prepared to say goodbye to this show for months (possibly a year) until the second season. Go to Full Review Katharine Trendacosta io9.com 05/11/2018
This episode moves at a nice clip, with some great fights and acting. It's whenever anyone starts pontificating, reminding us that a lot of what's happening doesn't match up to the rest of the season, that it falls apart. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Lorca plans to move forward with a coup against the emperor; Burnham must make a quick decision to save not only herself, but the U.S.S. Discovery.
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 28, 2018