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* The premise of "Tilly works with the Qowat Milat," given how uniquely suited they are for dealing with her tendency to overshare.


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** Tilly [[MotorMouth nervously rambles]] about the mission to a Qowat Milat nun, peppering a few {{Verbal Backspace}}s when she realizes her excitement might land poorly when they are hunting one of their fellow Qowat Milat sisters. Once the awkward pause takes hold, the nun casually replies:
-->'''Nun''': You worry that I am dismayed at your enthusiasm. I'm not.


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[[AC: "All Is Possible"]]
* Mixed with Heartwarming: Michael and Tilly reminiscing about their first days as roommates. Tilly terrified of being knifed in her sleep by the notorious mutineer, and Michael having to dampen out Tilly's loud snoring.
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* Tilly accidentally insults Michael, implying that she has no personality, and instantly backtracks as she tries to keep up with her.
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* Book is still grieving, but he can at least joke with his girlfriend treating his ship like a car.
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* The Qowat Milat give [[NonActionGuy Tilly]] a CoolSword; [[RealityEnsues one swing and it flies out of her hand]].

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* The Qowat Milat give [[NonActionGuy Tilly]] a CoolSword; [[RealityEnsues [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome one swing and it flies out of her hand]].
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* The Qowat Milat give [[NonActionGuy Tilly]] a CoolSword; [[RealityEnsues one swing and it flies out of her hand]].
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[[AC: "Anomaly"]]

[[AC: "Choose To Live"]]
* After the mission is over, Vance gives Burnham a rather long-winded analogy in which he compares people in TheFederation to an orchestra that the president conducts, with everyone playing their own essential parts. When Burnham points out how verbose it was, he says, "Well, they pay me by the letter."
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* Dark comedy, but one of Commander Nalas’ human crew calls their situation “a shit show”, which he’s told is “Earth language for bad”.
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* The entire opening sequence plays like a MythologyGag poking fun at the Kelvin Universe films, with a [[Film/StarTrekBeyond diplomatic mission going wrong]] due to the suspicious other party [[ThatCameOutWrong misunderstanding the Starfleet captain's attempts to put them at ease,]] as well as a [[Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness chase through the woods]] where they have to jump off of a cliff. Which isn't, as Burnham notes, even the first cliff she's been chased over.
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-->'''Michael''': Why do you even have a pet? Why can't you just have a holographic goldfish.
-->'''Book''': Had one. Grudge ate it.
-->'''Michael''': Who eats a hologram?!
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[[folder: Season 4]]
[[AC: "Kobayshi Maru"]]
* Burnham and Book try to open diplomatic relations with the "butterfly people", as Book calls them. Things progressively get worse, culminating in them detecting Grudge aboard Book's ship. In trying to explain her presence, both reflexively refer to Grudge as a "queen", which makes the butterfly people hostile because they assume she's a captured monarch[[note]]as in monarch butterfly[[/note]]. After a protracted chase, Burnham and Book beam back into his ship, and Book makes a point of very deliberately petting Grudge in front of them.
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** And "Cleanup on aisle X" jokes are ''also'' still a thing in the future.
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* Michael responds to “are you really that crazy?” with a FascinatingEyebrow. Stamets takes that as a yes.
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** He tries out "Execute" on the bridge, only for everyone to stare with looks of "That's really what you're going with?" (Even the background music quits on him.)

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** He tries out "Execute" on the bridge, only for everyone to stare with looks of "That's really what you're going with?" (Even [[SuddenSoundtrackStop the background music quits on him.him]].)
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it IS a remix!



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**** And it turns out the song ''is'' a remix! It's actually [[Music/WyclefJean Wyclef Jean]]'s "We Tryin' To Stay Alive", which, to be fair, would ''also'' be considered "classical" music.
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** They decided to leave the Federation.

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** They Their homeworld (renamed Ni'Var) decided to leave the Federation.
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** Mirror!Landry's FamousLastWords: An [[OhCrap audibly nervous]] question about whether the core's containment field is up or not. Note: Her hand is ''resting on the containment field's control panel.''

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** Mirror!Landry's FamousLastWords: last words: An [[OhCrap audibly nervous]] question about whether the core's containment field is up or not. Note: Her hand is ''resting on the containment field's control panel.''
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* Spock finds Burnham working out her aggression by kickboxing against a sparring dummy. He observes that Leland probably appreciates her decision to practice against "high-density urethane foam [[AndThisIsFor in lieu of his] [[SpockSpeak nasal cartilage]]".

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* Spock finds Burnham working out her aggression by kickboxing against a sparring dummy. He observes that Leland probably appreciates her decision to practice against "high-density urethane foam [[AndThisIsFor in lieu of his] his]] [[SpockSpeak nasal cartilage]]".
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* Spock finds Burnham working out her aggression by kickboxing against a sparring dummy. He observes that Leland probably appreciates her decision to practice against the dummy, rather than [[AndThisIsFor continuing to practice on Leland's]] [[SpockSpeak nasal cartilage]].

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* Spock finds Burnham working out her aggression by kickboxing against a sparring dummy. He observes that Leland probably appreciates her decision to practice against the dummy, rather than "high-density urethane foam [[AndThisIsFor continuing to practice on Leland's]] in lieu of his] [[SpockSpeak nasal cartilage]].cartilage]]".

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-->'''Burnham:''' ''[annoyed deadpan]'' Thank you for sharing that with the group, Spock.
** When Burnham asks why the Red Angel ([[spoiler: possibly her future self]]) didin't simply tell them upfront about the coming galactic apocalypse, Spock suggests that its her "penchant for dramatics". All Michael can do is give a ''very'' subdued but annoyed "Okay."

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-->'''Burnham:''' -->'''Pike:''' We’re saying that Michael, our-our Michael Burnham, is going to wake up one day, access time-travel technology that doesn’t exist yet, and take it upon herself to save the galaxy.\\
'''Spock:''' That supposition fits her emotional profile rather precisely, particularly her drive to take responsibility for situations often beyond her control.\\
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''[annoyed deadpan]'' Thank you for sharing that with the group, Spock.
** When Burnham asks why the Red Angel ([[spoiler: possibly (possibly her future self]]) self) didin't simply tell them upfront about the coming galactic apocalypse, Spock suggests that its her "penchant for dramatics". All Michael can do is give a ''very'' subdued but annoyed "Okay.""
--->'''Burnham:''' Let’s assume for a moment I am the Red Angel. If I knew about an apocalypse, why wouldn’t I say so?\\
'''Spock:''' Perhaps you simply have a penchant for the dramatic.\\
'''Burnham:''' Okay.
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-->'''Georgiou''': Having a vocabulary doesn't mean you're scary. It means you have a thesaurus.

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-->'''Georgiou''': Having a A fancy vocabulary doesn't mean you're scary. It means you have a thesaurus.
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** He tries out "Execute" on the bridge, only for everyone to stare with looks of "That's really what you're going with?"

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** He tries out "Execute" on the bridge, only for everyone to stare with looks of "That's really what you're going with?"with?" (Even the background music quits on him.)
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* Meta: Obviously, [[Creator/HJonBenjamin Sterling]] WesternAnimation/{{Archer}} would be responsible for creating tribbles.

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* Meta: Obviously, [[Creator/HJonBenjamin Sterling]] WesternAnimation/{{Archer}} would be responsible for creating tribbles. Even better, casting him in the role of [[MadScientist Dr. Krieger]].
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** The FacialDialogue of the rest of ''Discovery''[='=]s bridge crew during this is ''priceless''. Rhys is visibly struggling to keep from laughing out loud while Saru shakes his head in annoyance.

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** The FacialDialogue of the rest of ''Discovery''[='=]s bridge crew during this is ''priceless''. Burnham gives Pike a look that says "Sorry about this", Rhys is visibly struggling struggles to keep from laughing out loud while loud, and Saru shakes his head in annoyance.

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* Book's reaction to his first spore-jump.
-->'''Book:''' Oh, [[PrecisionFStrike shit]]! ''(to Burnham)'' Hey, you didn't tell me about the spinning part!




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* Lieutenant Willa goes on her first spore-jump. She tries to look nonchalant about it and fails.
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-->'''Saru:''' Questions or concerns before we depart, Captain?

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-->'''Saru:''' Questions or concerns before we depart, Captain?Captain?\\

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* Saru catches Pike up on how the spore drive works:
-->'''Pike:''' If you're telling me [[ARareSentence this ship can skip across the universe on a highway made of mushrooms]], I kind of have to go on faith.

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* Saru catches Pike up on how the spore drive works:
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works, allowing Pike to lampshade how bizarre the whole concept sounds.
-->'''Saru:''' Questions or concerns before we depart, Captain?
'''Pike:'''
If you're telling me that [[ARareSentence this ship can skip across the universe on a highway made of mushrooms]], I kind of kinda have to go on faith.




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** And after Pike's astonished reaction to the jump itself, Saru says "You never forget your first, sir."
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** Not to mention the fact that "lousy t-shirt" jokes are still a thing in the 23rd century.

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** Not to mention the fact that "lousy t-shirt" "AndAllIGotWasThisLousyTShirt" jokes are still a thing in the 23rd century.
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* The [[TranslatorMicrobes Universal Translator]] goes haywire, causing everyone to start talking in random languages, while their consoles similarly switch to random assorted languages. Of note is Detmer pointing at her own mouth and asking "is this Arabic?"

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* The [[TranslatorMicrobes Universal Translator]] goes haywire, causing everyone to start talking in random languages, while their consoles similarly switch to random assorted languages. Of note is Detmer pointing at her own mouth and asking "is this Arabic?"Arabic?" In ''Andorian''.
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As per this, that tidbit is at best unnecessary and at worst misinformation


* FridgeBrilliance to go along with your dose of funny: When Tilly and Burnham meet Tyler, Tilly flounces over and [[HaveWeMet starts talking to Tyler in a very familiar manner, a person to whom she has never been introduced]]. In most cultures, it would be considered very presumptuous, but she kicks Burnham under the table when Burnham doesn't shake Tyler's hand when he introduces himself to her. [[FridgeBrilliance A person with some autistic traits like Tilly would know full well or been taught that you shake someone's hand when they offer it to you in greeting, but may not get that you can't just discuss rather personal things with someone without being introduced first]].

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* FridgeBrilliance to go along with your dose of funny: When Tilly and Burnham meet Tyler, Tilly flounces over and [[HaveWeMet starts talking to Tyler in a very familiar manner, a person to whom she has never been introduced]]. In most cultures, it would be considered very presumptuous, but she kicks Burnham under the table when Burnham doesn't shake Tyler's hand when he introduces himself to her. [[FridgeBrilliance A person with some autistic traits like Tilly would know full well or been taught that you shake someone's hand when they offer it to you in greeting, but may not get that you can't just discuss rather personal things with someone without being introduced first]].

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