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Me Hani Ika Hali Ka Po

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As a young girl, Po began spending significant amounts of time in the dilithium -rich caves of her world. Her brother , the king of Xahea, taught her about science and technology , while her mother told her to be extraordinary. She claimed that when she was nine, she had built a translator , which she could do in her sleep.

Sometime later, while recovering at home with a hairline fracture of her orbital socket , Po developed and built a dilithium incubator which enabled the recrystallization of the mineral . The discovery made her world the most politically-relevant in the galaxy , but led the Xahean people to become greedy and corrupt, desperate for warp capability. Po's entreaties that all she wanted was to create something just for her "twin sister", the world she had grown up with, went unheard.

By 2257 , both her parents and her brother had died, leaving Po to take on the mantle of queen. However, shortly before her coronation, Po fled Xahea, not feeling ready for the responsibility. A diplomatic hail was sent out, which the Starfleet database classified as "strategically critical". If Po was found, the hail urged that she be kept alive and secure, and that the Xahean Council be contacted. Po made her way to the USS Discovery as a stowaway , where she encountered Ensign Sylvia Tilly with whom she bonded, and explained her predicament. Tilly – unaware of her status – encouraged her to be the person to shepherd her people through the transition, and Po returned to Xahea. ( ST : " Runaway ")

Po once quipped that, after officially taking the throne of Xahea, she had instituted a law that made sarcastic comments ("snark", as she put it) illegal in her presence. ( DIS : " Such Sweet Sorrow ")

Later in 2257, a red burst led the Discovery to Xahea, where Tilly revealed what she knew about Po's dilithium incubator, and that it could be used to charge the time crystal needed for Michael Burnham 's time suit . Po modified the incubator with dark energy to trigger the necessary reaction to charge the crystal. Po then commandeered one of Discovery 's shuttles, DSC 12 (claiming diplomatic immunity for the theft), and led the charge against Control's drone fleet , giving the Discovery and her crew enough time to complete their mission. Po's analysis of the drone ships proved to be pivotal in pinpointing their weaknesses for Starfleet. As Discovery headed into the wormhole, Po watched from her shuttle and cheered for them to make it. ( DIS : " Such Sweet Sorrow ", " Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2 ")

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Appendices [ ]

Background information [ ].

Po was portrayed by Yadira Guevara-Prip .

Appearances [ ]

• " Such Sweet Sorrow "
• " Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2 "
• ST : " Runaway " (First appearance)

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• Me Hani Ika Hali Ka Po at Memory Beta , the wiki for licensed Star Trek works

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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Season 2, Episode 13: Saying Goodbye, Maybe.

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Season 2, Episode 13: ‘Such Sweet Sorrow’

In the penultimate episode of this “Star Trek: Discovery” season, we get fan service: a lot of it. There are gratuitous shots of the Enterprise, complete with the musical riff familiar to Trek fans of multiple generations. We spend much of the episode on what will eventually become Kirk’s ship (or will it?) instead of the Discovery. We see the colorful uniforms we grew to love in the original series (in contrast to the dark blue typical of the Discovery crew). We hear the whooshes of the sliding doors and the whistle when Pike walks on the bridge.

“She looks as good as I remember,” Pike says. Better, in fact, thanks to decades worth of production upgrades.

The Trek franchise has been in dire need of a fresher look, and this week’s episode was a distinct reminder of what a visual upgrade “Discovery” is.

I was into it, and not just because of how it looked. Previous Trek shows with tie-ins to earlier iterations sometimes struggle to keep the story their own — see the “Voyager” episode “Death Wish” involving Q. But the best ones (“Unification” in “The Next Generation”) keep the tone the show has already established while also properly integrating external elements from its forebears.

“Such Sweet Sorrow” has Burnham preparing to make a giant sacrifice. The sphere and the Discovery have merged, making it impossible to destroy, while Leland and Control are speeding to come get the data. As Spock says, “Discovery’s very existence is the problem.”

Burnham proposes using the crystal to “take the data out of this time,” meaning, “Discovery has to go to the future.” But of course, Burnham is the one who must go to the future without a certain path back to the present. Spock deduces that there is more than one Red Angel — one of them being Burnham.

A new signal appears that leads the Discovery to Xahea, to the delight of Tilly. Xahea, you might remember, was the focus of one of the “Short Trek” episodes from before the official second season of “Discovery.” The queen of Xahea, Po, is a 17-year-old who developed technology to recrystallize dilithium, which comes in handy in creating the supernova necessary to launch Burnham and the Discovery into the future.

Burnham’s crewmates, in a show of loyalty, commit to going with her into the future, suggesting that we might never see the Discovery crew again — unless the rest of the show takes place in the future. (Curiously, Pike offers to wear the suit in the first part of the episode but doesn’t offer to go later on. I was also surprised that Grayson and Sarek didn’t offer to go as well.)

The problem here is a self-created one by the “Discovery” writing team: Much of the episode features emotional goodbyes, but as we’ve seen, characters too often appear to get killed off only to return. And in this case, Spock is one of the crew who says he’ll go with Burnham to the future — and we know that this actually doesn’t happen, unless we are just wholly disregarding Trek canon.

My prediction is that Burnham doesn’t even get to make the trip because Control finds a way to disrupt the time crystal in the finale.

In terms of the Control-as-Original-Borg theory, I’m beginning to come around. I’ve said before that I don’t think this is a good idea for “Star Trek” as a whole, but let’s see if that actually happens in the season finale. Vulture’s Devon Maloney wrote a really smart piece arguing for how brilliant that idea would be, if true. I’m not sure I agree, but let’s see the execution first.

I enjoyed this week’s episode in part because of how much time we spent on the Enterprise. Some scenes made me laugh. At one point, Stamets snaps at his crew members to move quickly, emphasizing the urgency of the retrofit at hand. Seconds later, he pauses to have a personal conversation with Culber about the state of their relationship, which seems like a conversation that could’ve waited. But overall, it was a tightly focused episode, emphasizing the boldness of the writing staff.

Now, as Saru says to close the episode, “Prepare for battle.”

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Star Trek: Discovery season 5: next episode, trailer, cast, plot and everything we know about the final season

Discovery heads into its final voyage in season 5.

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 marks the final adventure for Michael Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery. The series that launched a bright new future for the Star Trek franchise on Paramount Plus , including new shows like Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and Star Trek: Prodigy , is heading into dry dock, but there are still many adventures to look forward to in the last season. 

Here's everything we know about Star Trek: Discovery season 5. 

Next episode of Star Trek: Discovery season 5 

The next new episode of Star Trek: Discovery season 5 arrives Thursday, April 18, on Paramount Plus in the US and UK. 

Here's what we know about the April 18 episode:

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 episode 4: "On the way to the next clue, the U.S.S. Discovery is sabotaged by a mysterious weapon, leaving Captain Burnham, Rayner, and Stamets as the only crew members who can possibly save the ship in time."

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 premiered Thursday, April 4.

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Star Trek: Discovery season 5 episodes

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 episode 1: "Red Directive" "Captain Burnham and the crew of the USS Discovery are sent to recover a mysterious artefact hidden inside an 800-year-old Romulan vessel, but they discover that they are not the only ones looking for it."

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 episode 2: "Under the Twin Moons" "On Saru's last mission as Captain Burnham's Number One, the team ventures to a seemingly abandoned planet to hunt for what might be the greatest treasure in the galaxy."

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 episode 3: "Jinaal" "On Trill, Burnham, Book and Culber must pass a dangerous test to be worthy of receiving the next clue. Adira reconnects with Gray and Saru's first day as ambassador is complicated by his engagement to T'Rina."

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 plot

Here's the official plot for Star Trek: Discovery season 5 from Paramount Plus: "The fifth and final season will find Captain Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery uncovering a mystery that will send them on an epic adventure across the galaxy to find an ancient power whose very existence has been deliberately hidden for centuries. But there are others on the hunt as well…dangerous foes who are desperate to claim the prize for themselves and will stop at nothing to get it."

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 cast

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Picard finale explains why star trek discovery’s future has no borg.

Star Trek: Picard season 3's finale dealt the Borg their final fate, and this could explain the lack of Borg in Star Trek: Discovery's 32nd century.

Warning: SPOILERS for Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Finale - "The Last Generation" Star Trek: Picard season 3's finale tacitly explains why there has been no mention of the Borg in Star Trek: Discovery 's 32nd century. "The Last Generation" featured the final conflict between Admiral Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and the Borg Queen (Alice Krige). Picard and his crew of the USS Enterprise-D dealt the Borg their final fate by rescuing Jean-Luc's son, Jack Crusher (Ed Speleers). The defeat of the Borg liberated the assimilated Starfleet, which saved both Earth and the United Federation of Planets from total destruction.

The Borg have been the Federation's greatest enemies since their introduction in Star Trek: The Next Generation and they were a mortal threat throughout the late 24th century. The Borg threatened to assimilate Earth multiple times, including in Star Trek: First Contact, which introduced the Borg Queen. However, the Borg were dying in Star Trek: Picard season 3's finale as a result of being "poisoned" by Admiral Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) in Star Trek: Voyager 's finale. Assimilating Starfleet with the help of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine' s rogue Changelings via Jack Crusher, who became Vox of Borg, was the Queen's last-ditch attempt to evolve the Borg and propagate her species.

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Picard's Finale Explains Why Star Trek: Discovery's Future Has No Borg

For all intents and purposes, Star Trek: Picard season 3's finale was the destruction of the original Borg Collective. This was the same Borg race that originated in the Delta Quadrant and menaced the Federation time and again in Star Trek: The Next Generation , the TNG movies, and Star Trek: Voyager . The logical implication is the Borg were wiped out by Picard and the USS Enterprise-D, thus they never made it past Star Trek: Picard 's early 25th century. This explains why the Borg have not been mentioned in Star Trek: Discovery seasons 3 and 4.

The lack of reference to the Borg in Star Trek: Discovery after Commander Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and the USS Discovery settled into the 32nd century implied the Borg were no longer a threat. After all, if the Borg were still around, the Federation would have been easy prey for assimilation when it was bereft of warp travel for over a century because of The Burn. Even after Captain Burnham and Discovery restored warp travel to the Federation, the Borg was never raised as one of the issues that still concerned the Alpha Quadrant. Star Trek: Picard season 3 provides a tidy answer that the evil Borg simply are no more.

Unless The Agnes Jurati Borg Exist In Star Trek: Discovery's 32nd Century

However, Star Trek: Picard introduced a second Borg faction that may still exist in Star Trek: Discovery 's 32nd century. A more benevolent Borg led by a hybrid Borg Queen embodied by Dr. Agnes Jurati (Allison Pill) emerged from the deleted Confederation alternate timeline and became allies of the Federation at the end of Star Trek: Picard season 2. The Jurati Borg didn't appear in Picard season 3 to help Picard save the assimilated Starfleet, but they were still presumably guarding a transwarp conduit from a mysterious enemy. It's possible Jurati's Borg faction may have survived into the 32nd century.

The fact that Agnes Jurati's Borg also haven't been mentioned in Star Trek: Discovery seasons 3 and 4 potentially indicates that something may have happened to them in the 789 years after the original Borg Collective was wiped out in Star Trek: Picard season 3. Perhaps Jurati's Borg traveled to the Delta Quadrant, or they were destroyed in the Temporal Wars. The fate of Agnes Jurati's Borg faction prior to Star Trek: Discovery season 3 is a story to be told, possibly in Picard 's proposed continuation, Star Trek: Legacy . But for now, Star Trek: Picard' s ultimate defeat of the Borg is a reasonable explanation for why they are no longer a threat to Star Trek: Discovery 's 32nd-century Federation.

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