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10 Things Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 Must Do to Avoid Epic Failure
In the all important Star Trek: Discovery season 2 sophomore debut, these are 10 things the series must do to avoid screwing the pooch.
7. Paul Stamets & Hugh Culber: The Search for the Good Doctor
CBS Exactly where can we get those swanky matching Starfleet PJ’s? No, seriously…
It has been made clear that Doctor Hugh Culber (Wilson Cruz) will return in Star Trek: Discovery season 2, despite his demise at the hands of Ash Tyler/Voq. That being the case, it isn’t precisely clear how the good doctor will be involved.
It does seem likely that the brainiacs that comprise Discovery, namely his curmudgeon genious/romantic partner Paul Stamets (Anthony Rapp), will go to the end of the universe to find a way to bring him back to corporeal form.
The only way such a tangible reintroduction of Culber might be possible, when all considered, is due to where his death occurred, the Mirror Universe by way of the Mycelial Network.
Granted that is a very vague notion at this point, however Star Trek has never feared finding ways to bring back characters from beyond the veil. One can be sure the writers will push the boundaries of believable/deus-ex-machina to make it so.
If that is the case, one cannot help but welcome back one of Discovery’s most beloved characters.
Staving Off a Fan Base Riot
However the writers choose to accomplish Culber’s corporeal return, the audience can be certain they will do so. The story and dynamic of Culber and Stamets is a truly touching example of the human narrative in Discovery, enriching the story as a whole.
That and the fans may go into full revolt if they do not, with good reason.
As the writers wrestle with the vagaries of the mycelial network to retrieve Culber, the Spore Drive’s fate emerges front and center.
