Star Trek: Discovery (6-10)

Star Trek Discovery
Episodes 6-10
(SPOILERS)

The crew really begins to gel over the next five episodes. Also, I promise, no more bad heavy metal references.

Episode Six: Lethe
This is the episode of bonding. Lorca bonds with Tyler, Michael bonds with Roommate, Michael bonds with Tyler, Lorca bonds with Admiral lady (as in they have sex)....Michael bonds with Sarek (as in literally bonds minds when Sarek is nearly killed). I think that covers that. We get to see more of Lorca's insanity (also in the last episode he admitted that he killed his entire previous crew). I should probably mention that Discovery is a very important prototype vessel that must be protected at all cost. That is why they are going through all of this crazy shit. So, Sarek is on his way to negotiate peace with the Klingons when he gets attacked, Michael goes and saves him. But he is too injured to go to the meeting so Admiral lady takes his place. Of course the Klingons capture her. That being said, i'm glad to see that fortune cookies and burritos still exist in the future.
Grade: B-

Episode Seven: Magic to Make... Magic to Mike
The crew has a 90's themed party and Tyler keeps trying to hook up with Michael. Suddenly Mudd shows up and tries to steal the ship. Now this is the Mudd i've been waiting for! Awesome job by Rain Wilson. He kills nearly everyone, but suddenly the day starts over again. Ahh, a good old fashion time loop story. Still, It never gets old. Stamets has been acting incresingly weirder since merging with the spores. He is very giddy and exitable. But, he is the only one that figures out that there is a loop. May be my favorite episode so far.
Grade: A

Episode Eight: Si Vis Pacem...
Michael, Tyler and Saru go the peace planet (aka Potvia or whatever). There they are sent to locate something that has the ability to see cloaked ships. Saru is overtaken by the beings. He turns into an annoying hippy and tries to force his beliefs on the others. This pretty much causes the Klingons to be signalled and now they are on their way to attack. Back on the ship Stamets is really losing his mind from repeadedly being used to power the spore warp jumps. Meanwhile a woman Klingon has tried to help Admiral lady escape, but is soon forced to kill her instead. Another Admiral bites the dust.
Grade C+

Episode Nine: Into the Forest I Go
The visuals are again excellent. The planet scenes are magnificent looking. So, Lorca disobeys the Starfleet order to abandon the Potvins. Michael and Tyler go aboard the main Klingon vessel to find the Admiral. They actually manage to revive her! The treacherous Klingon woman appears and seemingly her and Tyler recognize each other. He begins to have bizarre flashbacks of surgery. Stamets agrees to one last jump, as he knows it is messing him up...unfortunately that "one jump" is actually nearly 70 jumps (Lorca's master plan). This immobilizes the Klingon ship and they manage to destroy it. The final jump, however, sends them far off into an unknown galaxy! Good stuff.
Grade A-

Episode Ten: Despite Yourself
Directed by Johnathan Frakes. They soon realize that this is not an unknown galaxy, but a Mirror Universe. Yep, another Mirror Universe arc. As always, this universe is all evil. The ISS Shenszhou is a ship in the Terren Empire captained by evil Michael and the ISS Discovery is captained by the evil Roommate. In order to survive they all have to act evil, otherwise their true identities would be discovered. I admit, I am tired of the mirror plot but this one was done fairly well. Most shocking part was when Tyler freaks out and kills the Doctor!!
Grade B-