The Start Trek Discovery Season 5 Takes a Bold Approach
The fifth and final season of Star Trek: Discovery debuted with a bang. The showrunners wasted no time diving into the season’s central mystery and setting the stage for an exciting and adventurous journey.
In previous seasons, Star Trek: Discovery has been known for drawing out big mysteries, leaving the audience guessing for several episodes. However, this time around, the producers decided to take a different approach. In the first episode of Season 5, they revealed the central question and objective of the season right away. This decision was made to ensure that the audience fully understood what the heroes were after and the direction the show was going to take from the start.
Fred opens up the Romulan puzzle box in “Red Directive”
The Link to Star Trek: The Next Generation
This season’s big mystery is linked directly to Star Trek: The Next Generation. The show introduces a diary belonging to a Romulan Scientist from the 24th century named Vellek. Fans of the series will recognize Vellek as a background character from the classic Next Generation episode, “The Chase.”
In “Red Directive” Kovich briefs Captain Burnham with a shot from “The Chase”
In “Red Directive,” Captain Burnham and her crew discover that the season’s quest is to uncover the source of power possessed by ancient beings who revealed themselves in “The Chase.” The showrunners chose this episode as a starting point to explore themes of life’s origins, creation, and meaning, which align perfectly with their goals for Season 5.
In “Under the Twin Moons” Captain Burnham views a Progenitor from “The Chase”
Exploring The Progenitors
The concept of the Progenitors, a single race that seeded the galaxy with sentient humanoid life, opens up a plethora of intriguing possibilities. While the Progenitors were only briefly explored in the extended Star Trek Universe, Discovery takes the opportunity to delve deeper into this fascinating storyline in its final season.
A 24th century recording of Dr. Vellek restarts “The Chase” for season 5
With the initial episodes of Season 5 hinting at potential threats to the Federation, including the Breen, Tholians, and Orions, the stakes are