Star Trek: Discovery
Warning : SPOILERS for Star Trek : Discovery Season 5 , Episode 5 - " mirror "
Summary
Star Trek : Discoveryseason 5 , instalment 5 , " mirror , " was a secret crossover withStar Trek : Strange New Worlds . Written by Johanna Lee & Carlos Cisco and direct by Jen McGowan , Star Trek : Discoveryseason 5 , episode5 send Captain Michael Burnham ( Sonequa Martin - Green ) and Cleveland Booker ( David Ajala ) into interdimensional space in following of Moll ( Eve Harlow ) , L’ak ( Elias Toufexis ) , and the next hint to the ancient hoarded wealth of the Progenitors . Burnham never expected to notice thederelict ISS Enterprise from the Mirror Universewithin the dangerous wormhole .
Star Trek : The Original Seriesseason 2 , sequence 4 , " Mirror , Mirror " , introduced theMirror Universe and the ISS Enterprise , the alternating reality counterpart of the USS Enterprise . The ISS Enterprise had n’t been realise since , butStar Trek : Discoveryrevealed refugee undertake to flee the Mirror Universe aboard the Constitution Class ship . The passenger , include Science Officer Dr. Cho , abandoned the Enterprise in interdimensional spaceand made it toStar Trek ’s Prime Universe . Later , Dr. Cho returned to blot out her clue to the Progenitors ' gem aboard the ISS Enterprise .
As Burnham seek the universe ’s greatest treasure in Star Trek : Discovery season 5 , she ’ll require assist from a host of new and give eccentric .
Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Filmed On Strange New Worlds’ Enterprise Set
Discovery and Strange New Worlds film on adjacent sets in Toronto
Although no fibre fromStar Trek : Strange New Worldsappeared inStar Trek : Discoveryseason 5 , instalment 5 - which makes sense since the two series are set over 930 years aside inStar Trek ’s timeline - " Mirrors " was take onStrange New Worlds ' USS Enterprise sets which repeat for the ISS Enterprise . Star Trek : DiscoveryandStrange New Worldsshoot in Toronto on adjacent soundstagesand both show have memory access to each other ’s sets . In aninterview withScreen Rant , David Ajalaconfirmed thatDiscoveryfilmed its scenes in late 2022 afterStrange New Worldsseason 2 enclose production .
share-out sets is a Star Trek custom going back to the 1990s Star Trek serial .
This type of’crossover ' betweenStar Trek : DiscoveryandStar Trek : Strange New Worldshas happened before . Strange New Worldsseason 2 , episode 2 , " Ad Astra Per Aspera " shoot its courtroom scenes for Lt . Commander Una Chin - Riley ’s ( Rebecca Romijn ) trial inDiscovery ’s Federation HQ solidifying . share-out readiness is aStar Trektradition going back to the 1990sStar Trekseries whenStar Trek : The Next Generation , Star Trek : Voyager , andStar Trek : Deep Space Ninewould film on each others ' set as a toll - make unnecessary measure .
Star Trek VI : The Undiscovered CountryredressedStar Trek : The Next Generation ’s 10 Forward set to become the office of the Federation President ( Kurtwood Smith ) .
Can Discovery & Strange New Worlds Have A Real Star Trek Crossover?
It’s unlikely, but not completely impossible.
Star Trek : Discoveryseason 1 ’s finis and season 2 can be credited as thefirstStar Trek’crossover ' of the Paramount+ erawhen the USS Enterprise , Captain Christopher Pike ( Anson Mount ) , Lt . Spock ( Ethan Peck ) , and Number One link the show . The trinity proved so popular , fans clamor for them to receive their own spinoff set aboard the Starship Enterprise , which becameStar Trek : Strange New Worlds . Star Trek : Discoverythen jump forwards to the 32nd century , and it was a one - way trip that leave the Enterprise and the twenty-third century permanently behind . But can aDiscoveryandStrange New Worldscrossover still happen ?
Yet there are possibilities for aDiscoveryandStrange New Worldscrossover .
There wo n’t be a crossover withStar Trek : Discoveryseason 5 outside of Burnham , Book , Moll , and L’ak occupying the ISS Enterprise in " mirror " . Discoveryseason 5 has long since wrapped production and the hunt for the primogenitor ' technology does n’t leave room for any time travelling to seeStrange New Worlds’characters . Yet there are possibilities for aDiscoveryandStrange New Worldscrossover . Star Trek : Strange New Worldsseason 3 is in production and the series is renew for season 4 . Perhaps a manner could be found to have Captain Burnham see Captain Pike and Spock one more time . Or both show ’s characters may meet on inert primer coat through various sci - fi intend onStar Trek : Starfleet Academy . Where there ’s a will , there ’s a way to still crossoverStar Trek : DiscoveryandStar Trek : Strange New Worlds .
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