Star Trek: Discovery
Summary
DidStar Trek : Discovery ’s Dr. Hugh Culber ( Wilson Cruz ) see the weird koala fromStar Trek : Lower Decksafter dying inDiscoveryseason 1?The cosmic Phascolarctos cinereus inLower Decksholds the fate of certain characters in its furry manus , as build when Lt . Brad Boimler ( Jack Quaid ) died inLower Decksseason 4 , instalment 3 " In the Cradle of Vexilon " , and encountered the koala before being uprise . Discovery ’s Dr. Culber go bad at the hands of Lt . Ash Tyler / Voq ( Shazad Latif ) inDiscoveryseason 1 , episode 10 , " Despite Yourself " , and was also resurrect later , inDiscoveryseason 2 , episode 5 , " Saints of Imperfection " .
Star Trek : Lower Decksdebuted in 2020 , after Dr. Culber ’s 2018 death and 2019 Resurrection of Christ episode ofStar Trek : Discovery . The concept ofthe cosmic koala bear had n’t yet accede theStar TrekmythoswhenDiscoveryseason 2 was being written , so Culber could n’t have mentionedLower deck ' kangaroo bear upon returning from the stagnant . However , Lower DecksandDiscoveryare link through Captain Christopher Pike ( Anson Mount ) and Lt . Spock ( Ethan Peck ) initiate onDiscoveryand meetingLower Decks’Boimler and Ensign Beckett Mariner ( Tawny Newsome ) inStar Trek : Strange New Worldsseason 2 , installment 7"Those Old Scientists " , so the koala must exist inDiscovery ’s continuity .
The koala on Star Trek : Lower Decks is the newest weird Star Trek entity , and Lt . Brad Boimler has one thing in plebeian with everyone who ’s met it .
Star Trek: Discovery’s Original Dr. Hugh Culber On Discovery Is Dead
Culber’s mycelial network resurrection is different from Boimler’s on Lower Decks.
Despite the shared persistence betweenStar Trek : Lower DecksandStar Trek : Discovery , Dr. Hugh Culber would n’t have encountered the cosmic koala bear , because the original Dr. Culber is all in , and stay so . WhenLt . Brad Boimler diedonLower Decks , Brad ’s consciousness ascend to the higher plane where the koala occupy , and the koala bear tell apart Boimler it was n’t his prison term yet , before allowing Brad to bring back to living . By demarcation , Hugh Culber stay drained throughout the second half ofDiscoveryseason 1 , and was only resurrected thanks to significant cause from Lt . Paul Stamets ( Anthony Rapp ) and Ensign Sylvia Tilly ( Mary Wiseman ) .
Theresurrected Hugh Culberis a total reconstruction of the Culber who die inStar Trek : Discoveryseason 1 , built from the retention of Hugh that Lt . Paul Stamets bring into the mycelial net , with a blade - new consistency created by placing sampling of Culber ’s DNA inside the jahSepp cocoon that was designed to transport organic beings in and out of the mycelial web . Despite partake the same memories , the fresh Dr. Culber is more like a ringer of the original , instead of the same humanity brought back to life . Even if Hugh ’s consciousness remained constant between death and resurrection , Culber spent that metre lost in the web – not with the native bear .
Star Trek: Discovery Deconstructs Resurrection While Lower Decks Lampoons It
Culber didn’t encounter the koala, but that doesn’t mean it’s not real.
BothStar Trek : DiscoveryandStar Trek : Lower Decksreinterpret tropes from earlier versions ofStar Trekthrough lense that blow up realism and fantasy , severally . As Culber questions his personal identity , life history , and relationship with Stamets , Discoveryclosely examines the psychological ramifications of being converted after death . Culber is unquestionably not hunky-dory inDiscoveryseason 2 , but that harm is a realistic point of departure forCulber ’s emotional growth inDiscoveryseason 3and beyond . Lower Decks , meanwhile , hang a lampshade on the construct of death ’s revolving door by categorize Boimler ’s experiences with the koala between demise and revival as deeply weird , but easily brush off .
Both approach to death and resurrection are valid , and both have their place within the distinct storytelling styles ofStar Trek : DiscoveryandStar Trek : Lower Decks . Stamets and Tilly recreating Culber from a dimension of space mushrooms and Boimler ’s actual demise with its smiling koala bear skirmish are both weird story on newspaper , but in pattern , Discovery ’s deconstructionist approach pore characters ' genuine emotions , andLower Decks’self - awareness creates another part ofStar Treklore . finally , both exist in the same universe , which means the koala could indeed appear onStar Trek : Discovery , even if it did n’t to Dr. Culber .
Star Trek : DiscoveryandStar Trek : Lower Decksare both streaming on Paramount + .Star Trek : Discoveryseason 5 premiere April 2024 .
