ā€¢ ā€œUnder the Cloak of Warā€. 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 Tā€™Kuvma, and then Kol installed on their various ships. Get it? Yeah, you get it.

ā€¢ This episode was written by Davy Perez, who also wrote ā€œAll Those Who Wanderā€ and co-wrote ā€œMemento Moriā€ and ā€œAmong the Lotus Eatersā€.

ā€¢ Jeff Byrd directed the episode; he also directed the DIS episode, ā€œRosettaā€.

ā€¢ Pike gives us the stardate 1875.4 in his captainā€™s log. Mā€™Bengaā€™s CMOā€™s log records the stardate as 1875.8.

Episode Stardate
ā€œThe Broken Circleā€ 2369.2
ā€œAd Astra per Asperaā€ 2393.8
ā€Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrowā€ 1581.2
ā€Among the Lotus Eatersā€ 1630.1
ā€Among the Lotus Eatersā€ 1630.3
ā€Among the Lotus Eatersā€ 1632.2
ā€Charades 1789.3
ā€Lost in Translationā€ 2394.8
ā€Those Old Scientistsā€ 2291.6

ā€¢ We are introduced to the USS Kelcie Mae NCC which, based on its appearance, answers the question, ā€If there is a Utopia Planitia Shipyard, does it not follow that there is likely also a Dystopia Planitia?ā€

Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€¢ It used to be that when you saw a ship like USS Buran (ā€œBest of Both Worlds, Part II), or the USS Curry (ā€œA Time to Standā€), or the USS Yeager (ā€œDoctor Bashir, I Presumeā€) 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.

Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€¢ I will never again complain about the Sombra-class from ā€œAll Those Who Wanderā€ being a Constitution-class ship with a bit of blue paint instead of read, and a slightly larger bridge window.

ā€¢ Prospero is the protagonist of Shakespeareā€™s ā€œThe Tempestā€. Data once portrayed the character on the holodeck while studying humanity in ā€œEmergenceā€.

Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€¢ Prosperoā€™s lines from the play are also quoted by:

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€¢ Miranda Jones - ā€œIs There In Truth No Beauty?ā€

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€¢ Chancellor Gorkon - ā€œStar Trek: The Undiscovered Countryā€

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€¢ General Chang - ā€œStar Trek: The Undiscovered Countryā€

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€¢ Jean-Luc Picard - ā€œEt in Arcadia Ego, Part IIā€

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€¢ Beckett Mariner - ā€œCrisis Pointā€

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€¢ The Emergency Janeway Hologram - ā€œKobayashiā€

ā€¢ Starbase 12 is has been mentioned mentioned in a number of episodes across multiple series, including SNWā€™s ā€œThe Serene Squallā€ but was first named in ā€œSpace Seedā€.

ā€¢ The H16 Starfleet boatswainā€™s whistle is slightly different from the C18 that appeared in ā€œStar Trek: The Undiscovered Countryā€ and the C19 from ā€œThe Next Generationā€.

ā€¢ Among Dakā€™Rahā€™s crimes Ortegas mentions the siege of Athos. Athos is apparently a colony on the Jā€™Gal. However, there is also a planet named Athos IV in the Badlands where the Maquis had a hidden base, seen in ā€œBlaze of Gloryā€.

Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€¢ Captain Archerā€™s dog, Porthos, had a littermate named Athos.

ā€¢ Klingons call Dakā€™Rah ā€The Butcher of Jā€™Galā€. We learned in ā€œThe Broken Circleā€ that Doctor Mā€™Benga was stationed at Jā€™Gal during the Federation-Klingon War.

ā€¢ Spock and lieutenant Mitchell attempt to synthesize raktajino, a Klingon coffee. The mug thatā€™s produced appears similar to the ones frequently seen in DS9, though more ornate.

Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€¢ Mitchell states of their first attempt to create a raktajino that we see, this oneā€™s cold.ā€ According to ā€œThe Passengerā€, Jadzia occasionally enjoyed her raktajino iced, with extra cream.

Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€¢ 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 ā€œTomorrow is Yesterdayā€ and ā€œAnd the Children Shall Leadā€ we characters with flat, coloured disks into a slot on a food synthesizer to produce the desired meal.

ā€¢ *ā€On a recent mission, Spock was able to parlay with a Klingon captain.ā€ Number One is referring to Spockā€™s encounter with Captain Dā€™Chok in ā€œThe Broken Circleā€.

ā€¢ 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.

Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€¢ Shuttlecraft 12648 has a registry number, NCC-7901, presumably for the starship it is usually berthed on, which seems pretty high for this era.

ā€¢ The Starfleet officers we see in the flashbacks to Jā€™Gal are all wearing tactical vests that were introduced in SNWā€™s ā€œMemento Moriā€, not the ones worn through seasons one and two of DIS, introduced in ā€œThe Battle of the Binary Starsā€.

Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€¢ 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 woreā€¦

Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€¢ The badge Trask is wearing when he shows up does not have a division logo on it. Chapel says that he is special forces.

Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€¢ Similarly, the black uniforms are new, but appear to be the same cut as Chapelā€™s white jumpsuit, rather than resembling the ones worn in DIS which would have been common during the Federation-Klingon War.

ā€¢ Doctor Buck is played by Clint Howard who previously appeared as:

Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€¢ Balok - ā€œThe Corbomite Maneuverā€

Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€¢ Grady - ā€œPast Tense, Part IIā€

Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€¢ Muk - ā€œAcquisitionā€

Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€¢ A character credited as Creepy Orion - ā€œWill You Take My Handā€

ā€¢ It cost Doctor Buck a case of Romulan ale to get Chapel assigned to Jā€™Gal as head nurse. Romulan Ale is illegal in the Federation, and was first named in ā€œStar Trek: The Wrath of Khanā€ but might have been the blue beverage the Romulan commander served Spock in ā€œThe Enterprise Incidentā€.

ā€¢ ā€Doctor, I need a doctor.ā€ Chapel is a doctor, as established in ā€œStrange New Worldsā€, but presumably Alvarado would not benefit from epigenetic treatments.

Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€¢ By ā€œStar Trek: The Motion Pictureā€ Chapel will also be an MD.

ā€¢ Doctor Mā€™Benga 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 ā€œGhosts of Illyriaā€. The first time we saw it used in Trek was in ā€œRelicsā€ where Scottyā€™s pattern was able to remain stable for 75 years aboard the USS Jenolan, but not ensign Franklinā€™s. ā€He was a good lad.ā€

ā€¢ ā€The Gorn attack as Finibus III,ā€ Doctor Mā€™Benga mentions in his log was seen in ā€œMemento Moriā€.

ā€¢ Pike shows up in sick bay looking for Deltan parsley. In ā€œThe Enemy Withinā€ the aggressive Kirk went to sick bay demanding Saurian brandy from Bones.

ā€¢ Due to protests at Dakā€™Rahā€™s 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.

ā€¢ In flashback we see Doctor Mā€™Benga tell Chapel to use her hand to manually pump their patientā€™s heart as part of their efforts to save him. In ā€œSecond Contactā€ Tendi had to manually pump Stevensā€™ heart to keep him alive.

ā€¢ ā€Convincing Propero Alpha to agree to an armistice was like getting a Tellarite to give a compliment.ā€ The contentious nature of Tellarites was established in ā€œJourney to Babelā€ when Sarek generalized the entire people.

ā€¢ ā€œWe all just call it the Moon.ā€ In ā€œValiantā€ Collins tells Jake Sisko that ā€nobody whoā€™s ever lived on the Moon calls it Luna, either. Thatā€™s just something they say on Earth.ā€

ā€¢ We learn that Doctor Mā€™Benga has ā€The most hand-to-hand kills confirmed.ā€

ā€¢ Doctor Mā€™Bengaā€™s wheatgrass shot seen in ā€œThe Broken Circleā€ is called protocol 12, and heā€™s the one who designed it.

Ā Ā Ā Ā  ā€¢ Doctor Mā€™Benga says that protocol 12 is, ā€adrenaline and pain killers,ā€ and not just the ā€green juice, extra greenā€ that Tilly ordered from the food synthesizer in ā€œLetheā€. Itā€™s not canon, but the current storyline in the ongoing comics, ā€œStar Trekā€ and ā€œStar Trek: Defiantā€ involve the followers of Clone Emperor Kahless injecting the Red Path sacrament, a mixture of Klingon adrenaline and some chemical found in ketracel white.

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    1 year ago

    Iā€™ll have to rewatch that scene but Iā€™ve watched the episode twice. It wasnā€™t my impression that he accidentally stabbed himself but that Mā€™Benga was pushed to defend himself and stabbed him, thus finishing his mission on Jā€™Gal.

    I know some people feel that Mā€™Benga killing Dakā€™Rah felt disingenuous to Trek but I actually liked seeing that even though these characters are diplomatic and controlled have their limits of humanity and right and wrong and that some atrocities truly are unforgivable. The characters arenā€™t perfect and make mistakes and I like that - I feel like itā€™s a more accurate representation of humanities struggle for peace.