10 Things Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 Must Do to Avoid Epic Failure

9. Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 Cannot Leave the Ash Tyler/Voq Thread Hanging

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Ash Tyler/Voq has come a long way… about a few inches off the femurs to be precise

It is impossible to believe that the departure of Ash Tyler/Voq at the conclusion of season one is his swan song. His is a character far too embedded in the tapestry of Discovery to have taken his final bow. Both for reasons of his intimate relationship with Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green), and the very nature of his being both a human Starfleet officer and a notable Klingon.

In short, Ash Tyler/Voq must once again find himself in the fray in Star Trek: Discovery season 2. 

With his constitution being equal parts Human and Klingon, Ash Tyler/Voq represents a great many things to many people. For the xenophobic Klingons, he may be more of a abomination than simply the albino with no house to call his own. Especially now that he is permanently fused in the appearance of a human Starfleet officer.

To the pacific Federation, he may represent a means of understanding their Klingon adversaries that they currently lack. With such insight, it may pose as a critical pillar to negotiate a lasting peace and begin the legendary partnership with the Klingons – both culturally and strategically.

What one cannot deny is that Ash Tyler/Voq has one foot in each world, and that is as valuable as it is rare from the Federations perspective.

“We are Klingons Worf, we don’t embrace other cultures we conquer them!” – General Martok, DS9

Q’ronos is no Home for an Ailing Ash Tyler/Voq

For Ash Tyler/Voq, it is difficult to see his character finding any personal peace in Klingon society. By their inherent constitution, Klingons live in an effectively caste-based feudal society. Nor are many Klingons known for their cosmopolitan attitudes toward alien cultures.

In the words of General Martok in DS9, “We are Klingons Worf, we don’t embrace other cultures we conquer them!” Consequently it is not pleasant to consider how he will be received trying to make a life on Q’ronos. Fans have not seen the last of Ash Tyler/Voq yet.

The Federation and Klingon Empire are still due for a few more decades of a cold war bordering on a hot peace. Fatefully someone like Ash Tyler/Voq cannot help but play a pivotal role in their eventual road towards a general, comprehensive peace. As well as a major role in Star Trek: Discovery season 2. 

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