⢠âUnder the Cloak of Warâ. The flashbacks in this episode are set during the Federation-Klingon War seen during DIS season one, and a large part of that conflict was the new Klingon cloaking devices that TâKuvma, and then Kol installed on their various ships. Get it? Yeah, you get it.
⢠This episode was written by Davy Perez, who also wrote âAll Those Who Wanderâ and co-wrote âMemento Moriâ and âAmong the Lotus Eatersâ.
⢠Jeff Byrd directed the episode; he also directed the DIS episode, âRosettaâ.
⢠Pike gives us the stardate 1875.4 in his captainâs log. MâBengaâs CMOâs log records the stardate as 1875.8.
Episode | Stardate |
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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 |
âLost in Translationâ | 2394.8 |
âThose Old Scientistsâ | 2291.6 |
⢠We are introduced to the USS Kelcie Mae NCC which, based on its appearance, answers the question, âIf there is a Utopia Planitia Shipyard, does it not follow that there is likely also a Dystopia Planitia?â
    ⢠It used to be that when you saw a ship like USS Buran (âBest of Both Worlds, Part II), or the USS Curry (âA Time to Standâ), or the USS Yeager (âDoctor Bashir, I Presumeâ) you knew that the design team was basically fishing for parts at the bottom of the box of leftover Federation starship bits, and hastily gluing them together so there could be something that resembled a Federation ship in the background of a shot for a fleeting half moment. But with the USS Kelcie Mae someone used the most powerful 3d design software available to create an entirely new ship to be front and centre on screen.
    ⢠I will never again complain about the Sombra-class from âAll Those Who Wanderâ being a Constitution-class ship with a bit of blue paint instead of read, and a slightly larger bridge window.
⢠Prospero is the protagonist of Shakespeareâs âThe Tempestâ. Data once portrayed the character on the holodeck while studying humanity in âEmergenceâ.
    ⢠Prosperoâs lines from the play are also quoted by:
        ⢠Miranda Jones - âIs There In Truth No Beauty?â
        ⢠Chancellor Gorkon - âStar Trek: The Undiscovered Countryâ
        ⢠General Chang - âStar Trek: The Undiscovered Countryâ
        ⢠Jean-Luc Picard - âEt in Arcadia Ego, Part IIâ
        ⢠Beckett Mariner - âCrisis Pointâ
        ⢠The Emergency Janeway Hologram - âKobayashiâ
⢠Starbase 12 is has been mentioned mentioned in a number of episodes across multiple series, including SNWâs âThe Serene Squallâ but was first named in âSpace Seedâ.
⢠The H16 Starfleet boatswainâs whistle is slightly different from the C18 that appeared in âStar Trek: The Undiscovered Countryâ and the C19 from âThe Next Generationâ.
⢠Among DakâRahâs crimes Ortegas mentions the siege of Athos. Athos is apparently a colony on the JâGal. However, there is also a planet named Athos IV in the Badlands where the Maquis had a hidden base, seen in âBlaze of Gloryâ.
    ⢠Captain Archerâs dog, Porthos, had a littermate named Athos.
⢠Klingons call DakâRah âThe Butcher of JâGalâ. We learned in âThe Broken Circleâ that Doctor MâBenga was stationed at JâGal during the Federation-Klingon War.
⢠Spock and lieutenant Mitchell attempt to synthesize raktajino, a Klingon coffee. The mug thatâs produced appears similar to the ones frequently seen in DS9, though more ornate.
    ⢠Mitchell states of their first attempt to create a raktajino that we see, this oneâs cold.â According to âThe Passengerâ, Jadzia occasionally enjoyed her raktajino iced, with extra cream.
    ⢠With the second attempt, we see a cartridge of some sort lower into the bar, as the raktajino is produced. In some TOS episodes, such as âTomorrow is Yesterdayâ and âAnd the Children Shall Leadâ we characters with flat, coloured disks into a slot on a food synthesizer to produce the desired meal.
⢠*âOn a recent mission, Spock was able to parlay with a Klingon captain.â Number One is referring to Spockâs encounter with Captain DâChok in âThe Broken Circleâ.
⢠Shuttlecraft 12648, is very different from the Class C shuttlecraft that were aboard the USS Discovery in this era, but it does have the same paint colours as those ships.
    ⢠Shuttlecraft 12648 has a registry number, NCC-7901, presumably for the starship it is usually berthed on, which seems pretty high for this era.
⢠The Starfleet officers we see in the flashbacks to JâGal are all wearing tactical vests that were introduced in SNWâs âMemento Moriâ, not the ones worn through seasons one and two of DIS, introduced in âThe Battle of the Binary Starsâ.
    ⢠The badges everyone is wearing are also the ones the introduced with the Enterprise crew in season two of DIS, not the split delta design of DIS which everyone other than the Enterprise crew woreâŚ
    ⢠The badge Trask is wearing when he shows up does not have a division logo on it. Chapel says that he is special forces.
    ⢠Similarly, the black uniforms are new, but appear to be the same cut as Chapelâs white jumpsuit, rather than resembling the ones worn in DIS which would have been common during the Federation-Klingon War.
⢠Doctor Buck is played by Clint Howard who previously appeared as:
    ⢠Balok - âThe Corbomite Maneuverâ
    ⢠Grady - âPast Tense, Part IIâ
    ⢠Muk - âAcquisitionâ
    ⢠A character credited as Creepy Orion - âWill You Take My Handâ
⢠It cost Doctor Buck a case of Romulan ale to get Chapel assigned to JâGal as head nurse. Romulan Ale is illegal in the Federation, and was first named in âStar Trek: The Wrath of Khanâ but might have been the blue beverage the Romulan commander served Spock in âThe Enterprise Incidentâ.
⢠âDoctor, I need a doctor.â Chapel is a doctor, as established in âStrange New Worldsâ, but presumably Alvarado would not benefit from epigenetic treatments.
    ⢠By âStar Trek: The Motion Pictureâ Chapel will also be an MD.
⢠Doctor MâBenga suggests keeping Alvarado in suspended animation in the transporter buffer, a technique he will later use on his own daughter aboard the Enterprise as seen in âGhosts of Illyriaâ. The first time we saw it used in Trek was in âRelicsâ where Scottyâs pattern was able to remain stable for 75 years aboard the USS Jenolan, but not ensign Franklinâs. âHe was a good lad.â
⢠âThe Gorn attack as Finibus III,â Doctor MâBenga mentions in his log was seen in âMemento Moriâ.
⢠Pike shows up in sick bay looking for Deltan parsley. In âThe Enemy Withinâ the aggressive Kirk went to sick bay demanding Saurian brandy from Bones.
⢠Due to protests at DakâRahâs previous transport, Starfleet command has decided that veterans of the Federation-Klingon War are required to interact with him and make him feel welcome. For other ridiculous command decisions by the Starfleet admiralty, see: all of Star Trek.
⢠In flashback we see Doctor MâBenga tell Chapel to use her hand to manually pump their patientâs heart as part of their efforts to save him. In âSecond Contactâ Tendi had to manually pump Stevensâ heart to keep him alive.
⢠âConvincing Propero Alpha to agree to an armistice was like getting a Tellarite to give a compliment.â The contentious nature of Tellarites was established in âJourney to Babelâ when Sarek generalized the entire people.
⢠âWe all just call it the Moon.â In âValiantâ Collins tells Jake Sisko that ânobody whoâs ever lived on the Moon calls it Luna, either. Thatâs just something they say on Earth.â
⢠We learn that Doctor MâBenga has âThe most hand-to-hand kills confirmed.â
⢠Doctor MâBengaâs wheatgrass shot seen in âThe Broken Circleâ is called protocol 12, and heâs the one who designed it.
    ⢠Doctor MâBenga says that protocol 12 is, âadrenaline and pain killers,â and not just the âgreen juice, extra greenâ that Tilly ordered from the food synthesizer in âLetheâ. Itâs not canon, but the current storyline in the ongoing comics, âStar Trekâ and âStar Trek: Defiantâ involve the followers of Clone Emperor Kahless injecting the Red Path sacrament, a mixture of Klingon adrenaline and some chemical found in ketracel white.
Roddenberryâs memo about stardates being the episode producerâs birthday multiplied by the shipâs distance from Earth was a joke.
However even when you order the episode by production date the stardates still donât line up. Even in season three where the episodes were aired in production order, the stardates still bounce around a bit.