The Sphere Data from Season 2 began to explain how the Discovery could become sentient, and Season 3 has brought back Annabelle Wallis outright. Is "Calypso" canon? Presumably, the Short Treks episode explicitly connects to Discovery Seasons 2 and 3. The holographic visage of Zora in Short Treks. Is Discovery about to actually match-up with the events of "Calypso?" And if so, does that mean the crew is about to all evacuate the ship and leave it empty? So, the Dot-bots are carrying the essence of the Sphere Data, which we know speaks with the voice of "Zora" from Short Treks. This echoes a similar stunt in Season 2 when the opening credits featured innocuous crystals that everyone assumed were dilithium but actually turned out to be the pivotal Time Crystals that changed the entire direction of the series. On top of all that, since the start of Season 3, Discovery has teased the larger importance of the Dot bots, by featuring them prominently in the imagery during the opening credits. In Season 2, the entire reason the crew jumped ahead 930 years was to prevent the Sphere Data from being taken by a low-rent Borg, AI called "Control." Plus, the events of "Calypso," suggested that the Discovery would end-up in an unfamiliar far-flung future, meaning, friendly AI and time travel were always on the table for the DISCO gang. The idea that the Sphere Data and the events of "Calypso" would become pivotal by the end of Discovery Season 3 shouldn't be super surprising. When Tilly says "You’re the Sphere Data, aren't you?" the bots say, "Indeed we are. Tilly and Owo realize that the advanced self-aware Sphere Data (from Season 2) has now stored itself inside of the Dot-23s. They share the voice of actress Annabelle Wallis, who previously voiced Zora, a sentient version of the USS Discovery in the 2018 Short Treks episode, "Calypso." We also heard Zora's voice speak to Saru outright in the Season 3 episode "Forget Me Not." Owo says they're "Dot-23s," the 31st Century version of the Dot-bots first introduced in Discovery Season 2. As the episode ends, they find themselves in a standoff against cute robots. Spoilers ahead for Star Trek: Discovery Season 3 Episode 12, "There Is a Tide."Īfter Michael Burnham waged a Die Hard-esque battle to retake the USS Discovery from the Emerald Chain, acting Captain Tilly, Ryn, Book, and the rest of the crew race toward the armory to grab as many phasers as they can carry. Here's how Discovery's latest development could shape the Season 3 finale and beyond. There's some compelling evidence to suggest that this twist has been hiding in plain sight since 2018. Will the USS Discovery meet the fate foretold two years ago? Or, is there another wrinkle to this sideways canon connection? The final moments of the penultimate episode of Star Trek: Discovery Season 3 put the series on a collision course with a certain episode of Short Treks. Cute Starfleet robots are ready to kick some ass.
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