History Recap / StarTrekDiscoveryS1E09IntoTheForestIGo

''Discovery'' is ordered to abandon Pahvo even though it means the inevitable demise of the Pahvans, but Lorca and the crew come up with a plan to save the planet and overcome the Klingon's cloaking advantage. In the process they rescue Admiral Cornwell, destroy the Klingon ship of the dead, kill Kol, and capture L'Rell, but before they can provide Starfleet with the way to overcome the cloaking a failed jump puts them somewhere unknown.

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* ActorAllusion: Paul tells Hugh after their BigDamnKiss that there's an opera house on a moon near space station 46, where they are performing La Boheme. La Boheme is the opera that {{Theatre/Rent}} is based on, which stared Anthony Rapp as Mark Cohen in its original run, as well as the film, and Wilson Cruz as Angel in future productions.

* CombatMedic: Admiral Cornwell drops the first Klingon warrior that comes into the room after them, while lying wounded on the floor. She needs Tyler's help to deal with the second warrior though.
* CompleteTheQuoteTitle: The title comes from a quote by John Muir: "Into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul".

* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: Even two jumps takes its toll on Stamets, so requiring him to [[UpToEleven do 133 in rapid succession]] as part of their plan to expose the Klingon cloak is considered life-threatening. Fortunately, it doesn't kill him, although it does leave him in a HeroicRROD.

* IdiotBall: Kol accurately deduces the ''Discovery'' is up to something when it continues its rapid jumping even after his ship cloaks and that the proper course of action is to temporarily withdraw to figure out what's going on, as Lorca himself notes. He promptly forgets all that when Burnham shows up and challenges him, although there's absolutely no reason why he can't follow his original plan of breaking away ''and'' dealing with Burnham at the same time.
* IncrediblyObviousBug: The two transmitters Burnham places on the Klingon's ship are not only large, they glow, blink and helpfully announce out loud that they're functioning. This isn't so bad for the one they stuffed in a closet, but the second is sitting on the bridge behind some barrels and should be obvious to anyone that glances in that direction.

---> "Let's give 'em a little taste of what the ''Discovery'''s capable of."

* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: It was only hinted at by Tyler when he was first introduced, but this episode confirms L'Rell wasn't just his jailor and torturer, she also raped him repeatedly. It is so deeply entwined with his time being tortured that his daily nightmares include her, and the mere sight of her is enough to make him nearly catatonic.

* TeleportSpam: This is both how the crew of the ''Discovery'' obtain enough data about the cloaking technology shrouding the Ship Of The Dead ''and'' how Lorca elects to fight his much larger adversary. Knowing he can't go toe-to-toe with Kol's ship, he initially [[https://giant.gfycat.com/FaintSeparateJavalina.webm dances around it]], firing volleys whenever ''Discovery'' rematerialises. Once it cloaks, Lorca has Stamets execute ''133'' micro-jumps in order to obtain the 3D data model needed to see through the Klingon cloak.

* WeNeedADistraction: When Kol decides to just warp away upon realizing that ''Discovery'' rapid jumps are likely part of some plan, Burnham comes out of hiding and challenges him to a duel so ''Discovery'' can complete its jump sequence and break the cloak, allowing her, Tyler, and Cornwell to be rescued.

* PreMortemOneLiner: Lorca gets a [[TranquilFury wordless one]] when he uses eyedrops so that he can have the [[InUniverseCatharsis satisfaction]] of watching the Klingons get blown to hell even with his light sensitivity.

* TemptingFate: Stamets volunteers for one last jump to get ''Discovery'' to safety and then doesn't plan to jump again until Starfleet Medical finds out what's wrong with him. This ends up being the straw that broke the camel's back and things go very wrong.

* PreMortemOneLiner: Lorca gets a [[TranquilFury wordless one]] when he uses eyedrops so that he can have the [[CatharsisFactor satisfaction]] of watching the Klingons get blown to hell even with his light sensitivity.

* TeleportSpam: This is both how the crew of the ''Discovery'' obtain enough data about the cloaking technology shrouding the Ship Of The Dead ''and'' how Lorca elects to fight his much larger adversary. Knowing he can't go toe-to-toe with Kol's ship, he initially [[https://giant.gfycat.com/FaintSeparateJavalina.webm dances around it]], firing volleys whenever ''Discovery'' rematerialises. Once it cloaks, Lorca has Stamets execute ''133'' micro-jumps in order to obtain the 3D data model needed to see through the Klingon cloak.

* BookEnds: The two-part pilot episode focuses around a stand-off and battle against the ''Sarcophagus''. This episode culminates in a (much briefer) stand-off and battle between ''Dicsovery'' and ''Sarcophagus'', even with the same officer manning the helm of the hero'es ship in both cases. And both battles start the same way, with the Federation and Klingon ships exchanging fire before the smaller Starfleet ship takes evasive action.

* HonorBeforeReason: Kol quite rightly suspected ''Discovery'' was up to something and the prudent course of action was to withdraw. He firmly grabs the IdiotBall and forgets all that when Burnham suddenly appears to personally challenge him to a fight.

* IdiotBall: Kol proves to be GenreSavvy when he realizes the ''Discovery'' is up to something with the rapid jumping and that the proper course of action is to temporarily withdraw to figure out what's going on, as Lorca himself notes. He promptly forgets all that when Burnham shows up and challenges him, although there's absolutely no reason why he can't follow his original plan of breaking away ''and'' dealing with Burnham at the same time.
* IncrediblyObviousBug: The two transmitters Burnham places on the Klingon's ship are not only large, they glow and blink and helpfully announce out loud that they're functioning.

* SequelHook[=/=]{{Cliffhanger}}: A botched jump leaves ''Discovery'' in an unknown location surrounded by Klingon wreckage, while Stamets seems to have lost his mind from the turbulence.

* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Burnham emerges from hiding on the Klingons' bridge and one crewman continues tapping away on his console as if a human suddenly appearing, shooting the place up, and confessing to be the killer of a Klingon messiah-figure is just [[ButForMeItWasTuesday the sort of thing that happens all the time]].

* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: Even two jumps takes its toll on Stamets, so requiring him to do 133 in rapid succession as part of their plan to expose the Klingon cloak is considered life-threatening. Fortunately, it doesn't kill him.

* HonorBeforeReason: Kol quite rightly suspected ''Discovery'' was up to something and the prudent course of action was to withdraw. He firmly grabs the IdiotBall and forgets all that when Burnham suddenly appears to personally challenge him.
* IdiotBall: Kol proves to be tactically astute when he realizes the ''Discovery'' is up to something with the rapid jumping and that the proper course of action is to temporarily withdraw to figure out what's going on, as Lorca himself notes. He promptly forgets all that when Burnham shows up and challenges him, although there's absolutely no reason why he can't follow his original plan of breaking away ''and'' dealing with Burnham at the same time.

* NotQuiteDead: Cornwell turns out to have survived her electrocution in the last episode, albeit just barely and with considerable injuries that have left her half-paralysed. She still manages to put up a fight from the floor using the phaser Burnham left her.
* OhCrap: Stamets panics when Lorca orders him to undergo a full physical as he fears it will reveal something wrong with him. He's right.
* PreMortemOneLiner: Lorca gets a wordless one when he uses eyedrops so he can have the satisfaction of watching the Klingons get blown to hell even with his light sensitivity.
* RaceAgainstTheClock: The crew of ''Discovery'' has just over three hours to come up with a plan to save Pahvo.
* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: It was only hinted at by Tyler when he was first introduced, but this episode confirms L'Rell wasn't just his jailor and torturer, she also raped him repeatedly. It is so deeply entwined with his time being tortured that his daily nightmares include her and the mere sight of her is enough to make him nearly catatonic.
* SayingTooMuch: Tilly accidentally blurts out that Stamets has been experiencing side effects from the gene therapy after she learns that he allowed Culber to do an examination, having assumed Stamets would have admitted as much if he allowed it in the first place.

* SequelHook: A botched jump leaves ''Discovery'' in an unknown location surrounded by Klingon wreckage, while Stamets seems to have lost his mind from the turbulence.

* TraumaButton: Seeing L'Rell causes Tyler to go into shock and remember his treatment at her hands.
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Burnham emerges from hiding on the Klingons' bridge and one guy continues tapping away on his console as if a human suddenly appearing, shooting the place up, and confessing to be the killer of a Klingon messiah figure is the sort of thing that happens all the time.

* WorthyOpponent: Kol, as any good Klingon would, appreciates Burnham's challenge to duel him, and fights "fair". There's also him trying to avoid losing face in front of his crew, especially after Burnham tells him that T'Kuvma killed Georgiou in honorable single combat, while Kol stole the ship after T'Kuvma was killed by her.

* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Burnham emerges from hiding on the Klingon's bridge and one Klingon continues tapping away on his console as if a human suddenly appearing, shooting the place up, and confessing to be the killer of a Klingon messiah figure is the sort of thing that happens all the time.

* WorthyOpponent: Kol, as any good Klingon would, appreciates Burnham's challenge to duel him, and fights "fair". There's also him trying to avoid losing face in front of his crew, especially after Burnham tells him that T'Kuvma killed Georgiou in honorable single combat.

* WorthyOpponent: Kol, as any good Klingon would, appreciates Burnham's challenge to duel him, and fights "fair".

* ExactWords: Lorca directs the ''Discovery'' to return to base as ordered, but his orders said nothing about ''how''. Therefore the ship travels via warp drive, with the time en route used to figure out a way to save Pahvo from Klingon attack since they can jump back there instantly if they succeed.