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Star Trek: Discovery
Vaulting Ambition
Directed by
Hanelle M. Culpepper
TV-14
S1 • E12
Jan 21, 2018
38m
8.1
7.0
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Burnham heads to the ISS Charon with a special "gift" for the Emperor. With the help of an unexpected source, Stamets gains clarity while trapped inside the mycelial network. Saru asks for L'Rell's help.
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Cast of Vaulting Ambition
Sonequa Martin-Green
Michael Burnham
Doug Jones
Saru
Mary Wiseman
Sylvia Tilly
Anthony Rapp
Paul Stamets
Jason Isaacs
Gabriel Lorca
Shazad Latif
Ash Tyler
Wilson Cruz
Dr. Hugh Culber
Sam Asante
Senior Guard
Billy MacLellan
Barlow
Dwain Murphy
Captain Maddox
Jeremy Crittenden
Lord Eling
Tasia Valenza
Shenzhou Computer (voice)
Mary Chieffo
L'Rell
Raven Dauda
Dr. Pollard
Michelle Yeoh
Emperor Philippa Georgiou
Hanelle M. Culpepper
Director
Jordon Nardino
Writer
Star Trek: Discovery - S1 • E12 Ratings & Reviews
Cultured Vultures
Huw Saunders
It is of course very interesting and complicated that everything was all part of someone's evil scheme, but he is still alone on a ship full of enemies, so next week's likely to concern how he had planned for that all along too.
Geeks of Color
María Garduño
We are truly going where no man has gone before.
io9.com
Katharine Trendacosta
I want this show to live up to its initial premise and promise: exploring the Federation's ideals and testing them
Slashfilm
Monique Jones
Looking back on it now, it's almost hilarious how there were so many clues staring us in the face, but the show lulled us into a faint stupor.
Entertainment Weekly
Eric Renner Brown
"Vaulting Ambition" was Discovery's headiest episode yet, a installment that made good on all the series' promises of serialized drama.
Den of Geek
Kayti Burt
As Season 1 races towards its conclusion, the show has finally gained some narrative momentum with its serialized plotting.
indieWire
Liz Shannon Miller
Whereas past Treks have felt like playing in the holodeck, Discovery is like playing in the holodeck... with the safety protocol permanently disabled.
AV Club
Zack Handlen
"Vaulting Ambition" at least offers the possibility that the status quo will be meaningfully upended.
IGN Movies
Scott Collura
Star Trek: Discovery is going full tilt Mirror Universe at this point, embracing the crazy alt-reality of it all without leaning on the more camp elements that have shown up on previous Treks.
New York Times
Sopan Deb
Whatever Discovery is, it's not a rip-off of previous iterations of Star Trek. For better or worse, it's not leaning on the old conventions of the franchise. It deserves appreciation for that.
Akron Beacon Journal
George M. Thomas
It plays differently from the rest of Chapter Two's previous installments in that character development is light and the emphasis feels as if it's on building toward something significant.
Vox
Emily VanDerWerff
This new Star Trek could devolve into dry philosophical discussion but for the strength of its characters.
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Patrick Cooley
The series continues to suffer from the same flaws that have plagued it from the beginning, but at least now it seems like it's going somewhere.
Independent (UK)
Andrew Lowry
This is the kind of dilemma Trek has always excelled at - you can hear Picard's monologue all the way from 1992 - and sets up an intriguing episode next week.
The Young Folks
Andrea Thompson
As if the stakes weren't high enough for Star Trek: Discovery, the episode "Vaulting Ambition" decided to up them even more.
Birth.Movies.Death.
Andrew Todd
The final minutes of "Vaulting Ambition" are incendiary and shocking in ways new to Star Trek.
SFX Magazine
Lauren O'Callaghan
The best thing about this episode, for me, is that I genuinely don't know what's going to happen from here on out.
New York Magazine/Vulture
Mallory Ortberg
It feels churlish to criticize a Star Trek show for prioritizing plot twists, world-building, and World of Cardboard speeches over sensible pacing or less-overwrought dialogue.
TV Fanatic
Diana Keng
I've said it before but this iteration of the Mirror Universe really delights the macabre heart of me.
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