History Recap / StarTrekDiscoveryS3E05DieTrying

* DaChief: Admiral Vance is the [=CinC=] of what's left of Starfleet, as well as a ReasonableAuthorityFigure. He may be initially suspicious of ''Discovery'' given her unorthodox arrival, but Saru and Burnham persuade him into giving them a chance to prove themselves. After they succeed, he welcomes them back to Starfleet.

* TheUnreveal: Having found the remnants of Starfleet, Michael immediately tries asking what caused the Burn. She's told it's classified. at the end of the episode, she asks if, having proven themselves, they can learn now. And... turns out Starfleet doesn't know either. They've got a thousand and one theories, but nothing concrete.

* AesopAmnesia: Saru does gently accuse Michael of this when she suggests they steal the flight logs of the Kili's vessel, after it appears that the distrustful Starfleet won't give it to them. He points out that the Federation is already distrustful enough of them as it is, and following her suggestion would only make their situation worse. He's not mean about it, but he does express some disappointment over the suggestion, especially seeing as the harsh realities of what she had already been through should have sunk in by now.

* IChooseToStay: Nhan chooses to stay on the seed vault to so Attis can be taken from it without abandoning it, since it will give her an opportunity to visit her homeworld once the Barzan shift has ended.

* RealityEnsues: So Federation HQ suddenly gets a visit from a 23rd Century vessel they have on record as being destroyed, with its crew expecting a warm welcome. They instead get interrogated and questioned like criminals. Without any sort of evidence to verify their claims (since everything about Control and the spore drive was deeply classified or erased) the Federation, already in pretty rough shape and with limited resources after the Burn, are not going to simply take any chances.

* TeleporterAccident: The seed vault was hit by a coronal mass ejection at the same time Attis was beaming into the seed vault, causing him to phase in and out of existence.

* TheReveal: Our heroes learn more about the state of the Federation before and after the Burn. Before, there were over 350 members; after, the number dropped to [[TheRemnant 38]].

* DaChief: Admiral Vance is the [=CinC=] of what's left of Starfleet, as well as a ReasonableAuthorityFigure.

* RealityEnsues: So the Federation suddenly gets a visit from a 23rd Century vessel they have on record as being destroyed, with its crew expecting a warm welcome. They instead get interrogated and questioned like criminals. Without any sort of evidence to verify their claims (since everything about Control and the spore drive was deeply classified or erased) the Federation, already in pretty rough shape and with limited resources after the Burn, are not going to simply take any chances.

* HollywoodHistory: According to Wiki/TheOtherWiki, Saru's discussion of the Renaissance being immediately preceded by the Dark Ages is about two centuries out of date, even as of 2020. As [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Ages_(historiography) the article]] shows, the term "Dark Ages" is presently disfavored altogether. For 200 years prior to the term's being discredited, during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the Dark Ages were regarded as lasting from the fifth to the tenth centuries, with the Renaissance beginning -- at the ''earliest'' -- during the fourteenth century.

* HollywoodHistory: According to Wiki/TheOtherWiki, Saru's discussion of the Renaissance being immediately preceded by the Dark Ages is about two centuries out of date, even as of 2020. As [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Ages_(historiography) the article]] shows, the term "Dark Ages" is disfavored altogether; during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the Dark Ages were regarded as lasting from the fifth to the tenth centuries, with the Renaissance beginning -- at the ''earliest'' -- during the fourteenth century.

* HollywoodHistory: According to Wiki/TheOtherWiki, Saru's discussion of the Renaissance being immediately preceded by the Dark Ages is about two centuries out of date, even as of 2020. As [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Ages_(historiography)the article]] shows, the term "Dark Ages" is disfavored altogether; during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the Dark Ages were regarded as lasting from the fifth to the tenth centuries, with the Renaissance beginning -- at the ''earliest'' -- during the fourteenth century.

* PollutedWasteland: Urna, which was a hub for refining unstable metals in the 23rd century and long abandoned due to extensive radiation contamination. The Kili stopped there to scavenge for food, unaware that the plant life had mutated to become highly toxic.

* ThousandYardStare: Michael finds Georgiou just standing in the middle of a corridor, completely unresponsive, after her debriefing where she learned [[spoiler:the Terran Empire was last reported as collapsed.]]
* UnPerson: Vance has trouble believing Saru's story because there are no records of their journey. ''Discovery'' was recorded as being destroyed in 2258, with no record of Control or ''Discovery's'' unique capabilities.

* ThousandYardStare: Michael finds Georgiou just standing in the middle of a corridor, completely unresponsive, after her debriefing.

* ContinuityCavalcade: The ''Discovery'' crew make numerous references to the events of season 2 during the InterrogationMontage.

* RealityEnsues:
** So the Federation suddenly gets a visit from a 23rd Century vessel they have on record as being destroyed, with its crew expecting a warm welcome. They instead get interrogated and questioned like criminals. Without any sort of evidence to verify their claims (since everything about Control and the spore drive was deeply classified or erased) the Federation, already in pretty rough shape and with limited resources after the Burn, are not going to simply take any chances.

** ''Voyager'' is in its 11th iteration (NCC-74656-J) by the 32nd century. She's also following the ''Enterprise'' precedent of keeping the original registry number and adding a letter to each descendant.

* CruelToBeKind: Burnham shuts down the cryogenic pods holding the bodies of Attis's family, so that he will reappear and they can try to rescue him. She then confronts Attis that there is no cure for what happened to them, but with his help they can save the Kili so no one else will feel the same pain.

* LikeADuckTakesToWater: Burnham is given command of ''Discovery'' for the first time, and she quickly takes charge with relative ease, working in near-perfect sync with her crew as they retrieve the seed vault.

** So the Federation suddenly gets a visit from a 23rd Century vessel they have no record of - a vessel of whom its crew expects a warm welcome from. They instead get interrogated and questioned like criminals. Without any sort of evidence to verify their claim, the Federation, already in pretty rough shape and with limited resources after the Burn, are not going to simply take any chances.

* DaChief: Admiral Vance is clearly being set up as this, along with ReasonableAuthorityFigure.

* PoisonedWasteland: Urna, which was a hub for refining unstable metals in the 23rd century and long abandoned due to extensive radiation contamination. The Kili stopped there to scavenge for food, unaware that the plant life had mutated to become highly toxic.

* BrutalHonesty: Culber has Burnham tell Abis that his family is dead, as he is reluctant to help as long as he holds onto an empty hope that he can find a means to cure them.

* IChooseToStay: Nhan chooses to stay on the seed vault to so Adis can be taken from it without abandoning it, since it will give her an opportunity to visit her homeworld once the Barzan shift has ended.

* TeleporterAccident: The seed vault was hit by a coronal mass ejection at the same time Adis was beaming into the seed vault, causing him to phase in and out of existence.

** ''Voyager'' is in its 11th iteration (NCC-74656-J) by the 32nd century.

** ''Voyager'' is in its 11th iteration (J) by the 32nd century.
** One of the other ships the crew geeks out over is the USS ''Nog'', named after the first Ferengi in Starfleet. WordOfGod is that it is an Eisenberg-Class, named after the character's recently-deceased actor Aron.

* InternalReveal: Georgiou learns of the collapse of the Terran Empire.

* TheReveal: Our heroes learn more about the state of the Federation before and after the Burn. Before, there were over 350 members; after, the number dropped to 38.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Saru learns that the Kelpiens joined the Federation, but nothing about what happened to the Ba'ul.

After reuniting with what remains of Starfleet and the Federation, the ''Discovery'' and her crew must prove that a 930-year-old crew and starship are exactly what this future era needs.

** ''Voyager'' is in its 10th iteration (J) by the 32nd century.

* LogicBomb: Georgiou shorts out the holograms interrogating her by blinking at rate their holomatrix cycles while asking them illogical questions.

* ContinuintyNod:

!!Tropes in this episode:

After reuniting with what remains of Starfleet and the Federation, the ''Discovery'' and its crew must prove that a 930 year old crew and starship are exactly what this new future needs.