Meanwhile, in our other ongoing tête-à-tête, Vance finally finds a point where Osyraa isn’t willing to make concessions: when she suggests that a scientist should be the public face of their partnership, Vance insists that that person is not just a puppet for her and that she stand trial for her crimes. That way, Osyraa can’t use him to get what she wants. She puts him in a protective bubble and launches him out into space. “My whole life is in that nebula!” he shouts. Of course, what Stamets wants is to jump the ship back to the nebula immediately to rescue Saru, Hugh, and Adira. It’s a battle of wills between him and Stamets from then on.Īt least until Michael gets to Stamets and stuns the corrupt guy. We’ve seen their like on “Star Trek” many times before, but the soft-spokenness of this one, his tough backstory, the way he talks about being a family man, the rationalizations he’s created for supporting Osyraa, give us a particularly rich characterization. This is a predatory scientist for whom ethics are just an obstacle. Of course, she has an ace up her sleeve, a corrupt doctor who’s trying to get Stamets’ tardigrade DNA out of him so he can make any number of others capable of flying the spore drive themselves. In exchange the Federation will share Discovery’s spore-drive technology, so that the Emerald Chain will no longer need dilithium. She’ll outlaw slavery and “walk back” her plundering of innocent pre-warp civilizations.
While she’s picking off pirates, Osyraa engages in negotiations with Admiral Vance: she wants her Emerald Chain syndicate to merge with the Federation and go legit. What resulted was a uniquely exciting and thought-provoking episode, one that never sacrificed small character moments to advance the plot.īook and Burnham sneak aboard the ship and try to win it back. (Not that she’d have been able to with the Sphere Data aboard.) But no, she wanted simply to get her foot in the door with the Federation to talk terms about a potential armistice. You’d be forgiven for thinking, as I did, that she was using her capture of the ship to turn it into a Trojan horse to destroy Federation Headquarters outright, to just blow it up from the inside. But in this second to last installment of the season, “There Is a Tide…” even she is made more complicated. The only real villain we’re facing right now is Osyraa (Janet Kidder), the Orion pirate lord who captured Discovery at the end of the previous episode. Though it seems like they’ll have to “stop” Su’Kal somehow before he can trigger another Burn, won’t they? Instead, the Burn was caused by a Kelpien man-child’s emotional distress and his unique ability to inflict his damage on the whole galaxy. Season 3, and the jump to the year 3188 with its attendant mystery of “What caused the Burn?,” hasn’t really turned out like we thought, huh? The obvious answer to the season-long mystery would have been some sinister power from “Trek” past, possibly setting up a Dominion War-like arc for the future.
If desired, you may pull meat off the ham hocks or turkey parts and add it to the dish before serving.This Trekkie has to say he’s pretty excited about where “ Star Trek: Discovery” is going.Season with salt and continue simmering until the peas are tender and well-seasoned, about 10 minutes more. Simmer until the peas are nearly tender, about 30 minutes.Drain the peas and add them to the stock.Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer until the stock is flavorful, about 1 hour. Meanwhile, make a stock by placing the ham hock or turkey wing in another large saucepan.(Alternatively, place the peas in a large bowl, cover with cold water, and let stand at room temperature overnight.) Remove the pot from the heat, cover, and let stand for 1 hour. Bring them to a boil and cook for 5 minutes. Pour the peas into a large saucepan and cover with 2 inches of cold water. Rinse the peas and pick through them to discard any small stones or broken peas.Your next bowl of stew is waiting for you now. Scroll through and you'll also find top-rated recipes for chicken stew, black bean stew, oyster stew, and more. Allrecipes has an extensive collection of stew recipes from many cultures and cuisines, and here we've rounded up 15 of our very best - from classic American beef stew to traditional Irish lamb stew, Italian cioppino, and Southern gumbo and jambalaya. At its very best, a stew is a complete one-dish meal packed with protein and vegetables cooked together slowly to let the ingredients permeate every bite with comforting flavor and fork-tender texture. Our 15 Best Stew Recipes of All Time Are the Perfect Comfort Food If your idea of getting cozy involves curling up with a hearty bowl of stew, you've come to the right place.