Discovery somehow makes the loony seem plausible. This sounds ludicrous and, yes, it is, but never underestimate this series' ability to somehow ground insanity with the steadfast conviction of characters who believe what they are hearing and saying. We get a peek into Spock's mind, where we learn he has become aware of an apparent galactic scourge from the future which will kill entire civilizations. Spock has returned here because he needs the Talosians' help to heal his mind, which was scrambled because of its inability to decipher past, future, and present as a result of the temporal-shifting experience caused by the Red Angel. Vina (Melissa George), the human woman from "The Cage" who is partially real, but partially an illusion, guides Burnham underground to meet the telepathic Talosians, who connect the dots for us.
Burnham smiles at the sound they emit as she touches them, as Spock once did.
Even those vibrating blue plants that create the ambient "alien planet noise" are here. From here we get a landing sequence that uses current-day visual effects to envision a TOS planet - simple rock formations but more convincing than those old '60s sets. This may be a knowing wink to the audience, but sometimes you need a wink to remind you of what we're really talking about here, which is a meditation on Trek's own myths.īurnham and Spock are on their way to Talos IV, which looks like a black hole before disappearing as one of the Talosians' illusions. It starts with a "Previously on Star Trek" montage that breaks the fourth wall because they are showing scenes from "The Cage" with Jeffrey Hunter as Pike (which were filmed in 1964), before then cutting directly to Pike on Discovery, as if we were catching up with him during a mental flashback of someone else. I'm not saying it's perfect, but this hour had me in its spell from beginning to end. There are so many ways this could have gone wrong.
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And it's the first episode of this series to reach greatness. It's an absorbing and immersive dialogue-heavy outing that's also a breathless plot and an homage to the franchise. Against all odds, they've taken these disparate elements - prequel backfilling, strange old worlds, retcons on classic characters, impressive production values, vibrant and stylish filming techniques, Red Angel timeline shenanigans, Section Freaking 31 - and stitched together an episode that ultimately works because of performances and emotional resonance.
"If Memory Serves" is an episode that takes the qualities that are hallmarks of Discovery and employs them to tell a satisfying story.
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