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As far as season finales go, I think this was their best one to date. The action was split pretty nicely between the chaotic events on the bridge, Saru's mission, and Burnham and Moll inside the portal. I thought the thoroughline of the clues left by the science team came together quite nicely, as well - there was a good amount of emphasis on how concerned the scientists had been about exactly who was going to find this thing. Burnham's ultimate decision to chuck the whole thing into the black hole caught me by surprise, but seemed pretty well-reasoned.

As far as series finale's go...I think they did pretty well with what they had. The several-decade time jump often works really well to cause some self-reflection, and it was nice to see an Admiral Burnham who was so settled down. And hey, we got our "Calypso" tie-in that managed to answer very few questions, but at least they closed that circle.

It really does feel like the end of an era. This show kickstarted the barrage of Trek we've (hopefully, mostly) enjoyed over these past few years. Of all the series that have followed it, Discovery has consistently been the one I've looked forward to watching the most, as it's been the most willing to surprise and challenge me along the way. It's been, as they say, a long road.

The Academy series remains on track to start filming this summer.

I think it'll probably get five seasons, but I wouldn't hold my breath beyond that.

TFW you're a little too accustomed to genre conventions...

Edit: And I think we all get that from time to time. When's the last time you expected the transporters to work during a high-stakes mission?

How dare these people behave semi-rationally! We've got a story to tell!

He memorably played "unconscious guy on a table" in "Shades of Gray."

I literally yelled at the TV: "Why didn’t you just do that?! Or at least technobabble away why you ‘can’t just’ "

You know, the execution was a little clunky, but I really appreciated the idea that Starfleet would sit around chatting about the situation for the bit, while the Breen would just swing in with a YOLO maneuver.

Yes, it was sarcasm, and Riker smiles upon you.

Are you the one on the left or the right?

Marvel at the two whole photos (okay, one whole photo and one heavily-cropped photo) that they've provided this week!

But hey...Nhan!

That's an interesting interpretation - like Richard, I assumed the Progenitors created both the portal and the container it was in (though not necessarily that the container was generating the portal, just encasing it).