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Star Trek: Discovery – Season 2, Episode 7 Light and Shadows

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73% Tomatometer 11 Reviews
Burnham goes to Vulcan in search of Spock, where she unearths surprising family secrets; Pike and Tyler end up in battle with time; Georgiou has a few tricks up her sleeve for Leland and Section 31.
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Star Trek: Discovery — Season 2, Episode 7

Star Trek: Discovery — Season 2, Episode 7

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Critics Consensus

Functional and focused on themes of family, "Light and Shadow" competently lays the groundwork for more exciting episodes of Discovery to come.

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Cast & Crew

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Sonequa Martin-Green

Michael Burnham

Michelle Yeoh

Philippa Georgiou

Doug Jones

Saru

Shazad Latif

Ash Tyler

Anson Mount

Captain Christopher Pike

Anthony Rapp

Paul Stamets
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Sopan Deb New York Times 03/01/2019
It's no coincidence that the strongest parts of the episode involve [Spock] and the Red Angel mystery. Go to Full Review Devon Maloney New York Magazine/Vulture 03/01/2019
2/5
Especially after the streak of excellent installments we've seen here on Star Trek: Discovery, "Light and Shadows" was, to put it as kindly as I know how, a clusterfrick. Go to Full Review Darren Franich Entertainment Weekly 03/01/2019
B-
Any Disco episode with a Michelle Yeoh fight scene earns some grade inflation. Go to Full Review Lauren O'Callaghan SFX Magazine 03/01/2019
3/5
Star Trek Discovery slows down for an episode which deals with family drama and sets up some interesting plot points for next week. Go to Full Review Gavia Baker-Whitelaw The Daily Dot 03/01/2019
We also learn some key details about Spock and Michael's backstories, but in a way that feels more like an informative update than organic storytelling. Go to Full Review Swapna Krishna Syfy Wire 03/01/2019
One of my big hopes for Discovery's second season was that we'd learn more about the secondary bridge crew. The show has been doing exactly that, giving these "background" characters their opportunities to shine. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Burnham goes to Vulcan in search of Spock, where she unearths surprising family secrets; Pike and Tyler end up in battle with time; Georgiou has a few tricks up her sleeve for Leland and Section 31.
Executive Producer
Alex Kurtzman, Bryan Fuller, Heather Kadin, Gretchen J. Berg, Aaron Harberts, Rod Roddenberry, Trevor Roth
Network
Paramount+
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Sci-Fi, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Feb 28, 2019