When the engine fires up courtesy of the stolen dilithium, Gabrielle channels her inner Obi Wan, revealing, “This isn’t a moon, it’s a ship.” Dun dun dunnnn. Ignoring the warning not to follow, the now-a-trio discovers a vast interior crypt full of alien pods and evidence of grave robbers. The trail leads them to a lifeless moon, but as soon as they figure out there is a hidden interior, J’Vini shows up for another swordfight action sequence, in which her mercs and the red shirt Qowat Milat nun end up on the short end of some swords. After Tilly bonds with the other nun with “absolute candor, I dig that,” things get awkward when Gabrielle demands they respect the Qowat Milat ways and trade in their phasers for swords-which Tilly, of course, immediately drops. Culber’s orders for her to try things outside her “comfort zone” to help address her identity crisis funk.īorrowing Book’s ship, they follow the trail of the tracker left in the stolen dilithium, and Gabrielle reveals this mission is personal: J’Vini was the nun that took her on as a lost cause and nursed her back to health. First Officer Saru suggests Tilly round out the four-person away mission, noting her ability to keep people at ease and satisfying Dr. It’s unclear why J’Vini and her mercenaries are stealing the now plentiful dilithium, but the crime spree started after the discovery of this season’s big bad: the Gravitational Anomaly. Due to the delicate politics of the pending Federation reintegration of Ni’Var (formerly Vulcan), Presidents T’Rina and Rillak agree to a joint operation headed up by Captain Burnham and her time-traveler mother Gabrielle Burnham, who joined the Qowat Milat on Ni’Var in season 3. The main story of this three-story episode focuses on the manhunt (actually nunhunt) for a renegade Qowat Milat named J’Vini who has been hijacking dilithium shipments and really crossed the line by killing a Starfleet officer. While each has noteworthy elements and strong performances, the episode doesn’t give any of the stories the full attention they deserve. “Choose to Live” weaves together multiple disparate but engaging stories held together by some thematic elements. Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, Episode 3 – Debuted Thursday, December 2, 2021ĭirected by Christopher J.

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