⢠The episode title, âLost in Translationâ is a reference to the end of the episode when Kirk whispers something in Uhuraâs ear before leaving the USS Enterprise and we, the audience, arenât privy to what he says.
⢠We start with Uhuraâs communications officerâs log, in which we learn it is stardate 2394.8.
Episode | Stardate |
---|---|
âThe Broken Circleâ | 2369.2 |
âAd Astra per Asperaâ | 2393.8 |
âTomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrowâ | 1581.2 |
âAmong the Lotus Eatersâ | 1630.1 |
âAmong the Lotus Eatersâ | 1630.3 |
âAmong the Lotus Eatersâ | 1632.2 |
âCharades | 1789.3 |
⢠Bannonâs nebula is named for Brian Bannon, Melissa Naviaâs partner who passed away in 2021 a few days after being diagnosed with leukaemia.
⢠Weâve previously seen stellar nurseries in âFight or Flightâ, âCold Frontâ, and âThe Good Shepherdâ.
⢠Pikeâs wearing a new fleet captainâs badge, which is based on the flag officerâs badge of this era that weâve previously seen in this show and DIS.
    ⢠Pikeâs badge has only has one gold laurel on each side beneath the delta. Weâve previously seen admirals with four, five, and the full six laurels on each side.
    ⢠Spock sounds surprised to learn that Pike has been given the rank of fleet captain, despite the fact that he was wearing the badge on the bridge.
⢠âHave chief Kyle stand by to initiate transport.â AndrĂŠ Dae Kim has confirmed on social media that he will not be appearing in the role of chief Kyle in season two as he was filming âVampire Academyâ at the time of shooting, and was not available.
⢠In addition to the Enterprise, Pike has been given command of the USS Farragut, which was first mentioned in âObsessionâ.
⢠To aid in her performing a diagnostic on the communications equipment, Uhura watches a video she made with deceased chief engineer Hemmer [Bruce Horak]. Hemmer choose to die rather than allow the parasitic Gorn infants gestating inside him loose to threaten his crewmates in âAll Those Who Wanderâ.
    ⢠In âWho Mourns for Adonisâ Spock praised Uhura, saying, âI can think of no one better equipped to handle it,â regarding repairs of the communications station, despite her claim that she hadnât done anything like that in years.
⢠We learn that Hemmer studied under Pelia at Starfleet Academy, and was merely a âjust okayâ student.
⢠Throughout the episode Uhura is plagued by horrific visions, which we will eventually learn are the result of alien beings living in the nebula attempting to communicate with her.
    ⢠In âNight Terrorsâ, telepathic communication from an alien species caused the crew of the USS Enterprise D to be unable to access REM sleep, resulting in their having waking hallucinations.
    ⢠In âThe Fightâ, beings that live in chaotic space are able to communicate with Chakotay by altering his senses, causing him to hallucinate.
⢠Uhuraâs visions are:
    ⢠Hemmer as a zombie.
    ⢠Smoke rising above a treeline.
    ⢠A number of dead Enterprise crew people, and her doppelganger attacking her.
        ⢠Characters have had to fight their doppelgangers in: Kirk in âThe Enemy Withinâ; Kirk in âWhat Are Little Girls Made Of?â; Kirk in âWhom Gods Destroyâ; Kirk in âStar Trek: The Undiscovered Countryâ
    ⢠An enemy attack that triggers the bridge evacuation hatch, spilling the crew out into space.
    ⢠A corridor closing in on her.
    ⢠The same smoke as previous, but this time we see it is emanating from the shuttle crash that killed Uhuraâs family.
    ⢠Hemmer, whole and healthy.
⢠Uhura has her own room. When she was a cadet, we saw that she bunked with at least two other crew people in âGhosts of Illyriaâ.
⢠The Scotch Whisky label on the bottle is very similar, if not identical, to the one Scotty used to get an eldritch horror from another galaxy plastered in âBy Any Other Nameâ.
⢠We learn that Jim Kirk is set to become the youngest first officer in Starfleet history in a few months. He should be 26 at this time. In the alternate reality of the Kelvin universe, Kirk becomes first officer of the Kelvinverse USS Enterprise at 25, and then captain a few days later.
    ⢠Apparently George Kirk Sr. held the record before Kirk.
⢠George Kirk Sr. is still alive. In 2009âs âStar Trekâ he was killed by Nero and the Narada the day Jim Kirk was born.
⢠Three-dimensional chess was introduced in âWhere No Man Has Gone Beforeâ but would have been seen first in âCharlie Xâ which aired the week before despite the order in which the episodes were produced.
    ⢠The specific set that Spock and Chapel are playing appears to use the pieces and boards produced by The Noble Collection in 2021, but with a custom stand.
⢠Saurian brandy goes back to the very first aired episode of TOS, âThe Man Trapâ, and originated in the fourth episode produced, âThe Enemy Withinâ.
    ⢠According to âStar Trek Beyondâ, Saurian brandy is outlawed in the Federation of the Kelvin timeline.
⢠Just as in 2009âs âStar Trekâ prime universe Uhura and Jim Kirk first meet in a bar.
    ⢠Just as in 2009âs âStar Trekâ, shortly after their first meeting, prime universe Jim Kirk ends up with a broken nose.
⢠Jim Kirk and Pike meet for the first time. It was established in âThe Menagerie, Part Iâ that Pike and Kirk met, âWhen he was promoted to fleet captain.â
    ⢠Pikeâs rank in âThe Menagerie, Part Iâ is established as still being fleet captain, but in this episode weâre told itâs only a temporary promotion.
⢠Laâan and Jim Kirk met briefly in âTomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrowâ when she called him under false pretenses because she missed the alternate version of him that was killed by a Romulan agent in the early 21st century.
⢠âYouâre likeâŚa space hippie.â Number One is being a Herbert.
⢠Youâve been in Starfleet since before I was born, but I outrank you.â Number One is a lieutenant commander, and Pelia has only ever been referred to as a commander. It is common for lieutenant commanders in Starfleet to have their rank shortened to just commander, but that would still put both officers at the same rank, though as first officer, Number One would still obviously be first in the chain of command.
⢠We learned that Uhuraâs family died in a shuttle crash in âChildren of the Cometâ.
⢠âThere are similarities in the ways different species process thoughts, ideas. Thatâs how the universal translator works: by recognizing those similarities.â In âMetamorphosisâ Kirk explained to Zefram Cochrane that âThere are certain universal ideas and concepts common to all intelligent life. This device instantaneously compares the frequency of brainwave patterns, selects those ideas and concepts it recognises, and then provides the necessary grammar.â
⢠Uhura and the Kirks reason out that the deuterium in the nebula is part of extra-dimensional beings whoâve integrated themselves into the atomic structure of the gases. I would list all the times a nebula turned out to be alive, but the Lemmy posts do have a character limit.
⢠During the evacuation procedure, we see there are number of ships with saucer sections and underslung nacelles docked at or orbiting the deuterium refinery station. It is difficult to be certain of their relative size, but the may be small tugs, and if so this might be the Ptolemy-class shown on bridge displays in âStar Trek: The Wrath of Khanâ and âStar Trek: The Search for Spockâ.
⢠There are also a number of shuttles with vertical wings which we have not seen before.
⢠We learn that Number One was also a student of Peliaâs at the Academy, and that she only rated a C in starship maintenance.
⢠I was informed by the admin that I need to include the fact that the cymbals the drummer is playing are âtranslucent space cymbalsâ like the ones in *Star Trek Nemesisâ at the Riker-Troi wedding. Of course, those ones were green and transparent, where as these are perforated, but Iâll allow it.
⢠Spock cleans up Sam Kirkâs discarded glass, just as we saw him picking up after Sam in the previous episode, âCharadesâ.
⢠It is the first meeting between Jim Kirk and Spock. Personally I was not expecting them to immediately start making out, but I suppose Spock is exploring his more emotional side. Just surprised the show runners actually went there, but good for them.
    ⢠For more sexual tension between Kirk and Spock, see all of TOS.
Hearing Jack Quaidâs distinctive Boimler scream gives me life.
However, between work and my social life, there is not much time left to write these posts without losing sleep, so while getting an extra episode is cool, it also feels as much like a personal attack as the season one stardates.
I will attempt to have âThose Old Scientistsâ done by Saturday morning, and this weekâs episode by Monday.
âWe must personally attack Burrito Truck and his sanity.â -The people behind SNW