The Sanctuary
- Episode aired Dec 3, 2020
- TV-14
- 47m
The U.S.S. Discovery crew travel to Book's home planet to help rescue it from Osyraa, the formidable leader of the Emerald Chain; Stamets and Adira continue their search for valuable informa... Read allThe U.S.S. Discovery crew travel to Book's home planet to help rescue it from Osyraa, the formidable leader of the Emerald Chain; Stamets and Adira continue their search for valuable information on the origin of the Burn.The U.S.S. Discovery crew travel to Book's home planet to help rescue it from Osyraa, the formidable leader of the Emerald Chain; Stamets and Adira continue their search for valuable information on the origin of the Burn.
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- Lt. R.A. Bryce
- (as Ronnie Rowe Jr.)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe Viridian isn't just a reference to Veridian III (note the spelling difference), but it's also the perfect name for a ship that serves the Emerald Chain. Viridian is a bluish-green color which is a perfect ship name for the Emerald Chain, a syndicate of the blue-skinned Andorians, and the green-skinned Orions.
- GoofsOsyraa's bangs change length repeatedly between scenes.
- Quotes
Emperor Philippa Georgiou: Where I'm from, the Emperor's personal physicians were buried with them when they died. It incentivized loyalty.
Dr. Hugh Culber: Are you going to answer my question? When did you first experience one of these blackouts?
Emperor Philippa Georgiou: I don't need your help.
Dr. Hugh Culber: You're condition is serious. But, since you don't want to cooperate, you can determine if the root is physiological, psychological, temporal, or inter-dimensional on your own, and get back to me.
Emperor Philippa Georgiou: You don't scare me, human.
Dr. Hugh Culber: I don't need to. You're already terrified.
Emperor Philippa Georgiou: I realize... you see yourself as the Grand Hero, Oracle of the Mess Hall, Saviour Man to this ship. Well, I'm not interested.
Dr. Hugh Culber: The early stages of brain dysfunction will feel manageable, "What was I just doing?", "Where did I bury that last body?". But, eventually, if we don't intervene, you won't recognize the faces around you. You won't even recognize yourself. You'll end your days howling at a reflection in the mirror. A living death. That's not what I want for you.
Emperor Philippa Georgiou: If I had time, I'd poison your children.
Dr. Hugh Culber: If I had time, I'd have children.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Star Trek: Discovery: There Is a Tide... (2020)
This is mixed bag of an episode with fairly uninspired storytelling, clunky dialogue, a naff villain, but it does have some decent character moments and great visuals. For me it definitely doesn't deserve the level of negativity it has received, however each person to their own opinion as ever.
I enjoyed all the scenes involving Georgiou, Culiber, Stamets, Adira, Saru and Tilly, as these contain some nice character moments and some development, particularly with Adira. I do not wish to overstate the case by implying these are fantastic examples of filmmaking, but for me they do work.
Where I struggle is the main plot, which is very predictable and has no credible intrigue or suspense. I have no problem with the content, you just know everything will be sorted out easily as these types of things always are on Star Trek. The villain feels no more threatening than a bog-standard villain of the week and unfortunately it looks like we are going to see her again.
There are also some ropey scenes with Detmer. As much as I dislike Star Wars inspired dog-fight sequences in this franchise, one sequence had the potential to work very well for her character development. Unfortunately the writers ruin it in a later scene by making her act like an annoyingly sassy teenage girl whilst talking to her colleagues in the mess hall. She feels more like someone who has just posted something controversial on Facebook rather than a Starfleet officer who just expertly piloted a starship.
The visuals are a great as ever. I loved the cinematography, lighting, colours and effects.
All performances were good considering the dialogue wasn't the best for the actors to deliver.
As with all Star Trek shows episodes vary in quality. This is fairly mediocre in the grand scheme and I have seen far worse episodes in The Original Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager and Enterprise.
For me it's a 5.5/10.
- snoozejonc
- Apr 20, 2021
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- Runtime47 minutes
- Color