SNAPSHOT (SMALL SPOILER)
That mantra will no doubt be put to the test, as the rest of the trailer is crammed with scenes of the Discovery and its crew embarking on dangerous missions. The overall mission seems to be to find the source and intent of seven signals that have mysteriously appeared across the galaxy. However, on top of that there’s the matter of Spock, who is in need of Discovery’s help. The Vulcan genius has had a vision of something he calls “The Red Angel” and, for unknown reasons, main character Michael Burnham has also seen this vision. What it all means remains to be seen. (synopsis (c) Gamespot)
Star Trek: Discovery marked a much-welcome return to the small screen by Gene Roddenberry’s optimistically-flawed vision of the future when its 15-episode first season debuted on CBS All Access in the USA, CraveTV in Canada and Netflix in other territories worldwide.
While opinion was divided on how how Star Trek the series really is, it met with generally positive approval including from yours truly who loved the gritty, edgy storytelling, reminiscent of that other Trek outlier Deep Space Nine (aka my favourite Trek series ever).
Centering on Lt. Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) who went from Starfleet golden child to outcast and back again in the course of a season that played merry with time, space and Klingons to impressive effect, the first season was a dramatic tour de force that evoked classic Trek without slavishly being beholding to it.
Star Trek: Discovery season 2 debuts January 2019 (preceded by first Short Treks short films, the first of which debuted 4 October.)