Star Trek: Discovery has been a step forward to take the legacy of its franchise to another level. The series centers around the namesake starship and has been airing since September 2017 and has been a successful show. Its fifth season is on air and all its episodes so far have been well received.
Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Episode 8 is the forthcoming episode and it has amped viewers with much excitement. Since a lot of people are looking into its preview, we have decided to dig deep into this.
What Is Star Trek: Discovery All About?
Star Trek: Discovery is the creation of Alex Kurtzman and Bryan Fuller. They are also its showrunners with Gretchen J. Berg, Michelle Paradise, and Aaron Harberts. It is the seventh series in the entire Star Trek franchise and focuses on Michael Burnham (played by Sonequa Martin-Green) who becomes the captain of the namesake starship.
The series focuses on its crew and the events take place a decade before Star Trek: The Original Series. Later, the ship reaches the 32nd century where the story takes place.
Fuller, Kurtzman, Harberts, Paradise, J. Berg, Eugene Roddenberry, Olatunde Osunsanmi, and Jenny Lumet among others are the executive producers. The first season was released in two parts and ran from September 24th, 2017 to February 11th, 2018. Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 started on April 4th, 2024.
What Happened In Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Episode 7?
Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Episode 7 was called Erigah and it was released on May 9th, 2024. M. Raven Metzner wrote the episode while Jon Dudkowski was the director. It showcases both L’ak and Moll getting held by Locherer. On the other hand, L’ak is injured and Culber is trying to take its care.
Meanwhile, Primarch Ruhn has been working towards the transfer of one of the couples. They plan to have the couple into his own custody. The episode also focuses on the backstory of Rayner as he reveals that he came out alive from the Breen’s war which resulted in the annihilation of his family.
We also get to know that L’ak has Breen roots and is the last offspring of their Emperor. He tries to escape the area but fails. He also ends up giving himself a dose which goes over. We also see Moll still making attempts to make her husband alive again.
What To Expect From Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Episode 8?
Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Episode 8 is called Labyrinths; Eric J. Robbins and Lauren Wilkinson are its writers. This episode might showcase Moll continuing her attempt to use the technology of Progenitors to make her husband alive. The earlier episode also showed Reno and others finding out a clue about the Eternal Gallery. So we can expect that they go ahead with it. L’ak has given himself a strong and deadly overdose.
Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Episode 8 might showcase his fate and if he survives, The character has become very important since he can claim the throne because of his roots. So he needs to survive. Adira, Tilly, Book, and others might also seek out the Badlands Archive but it will be a dangerous journey for them to go.
Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Episode 8 will continue to star Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones (portraying Saru), Anthony Rapp (Paul Stamets), Mary Wiseman (Sylvia Tilly), and Wilson Cruz (Hugh Culber) among others. Overall, the episode will take us a bit closer to the conclusion.
Do We Have A Release Date?
Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Episode 8 will be released on May 16th, 2024 on Paramount+. It will run for 38 to 64 minutes depending on the storyline. This season will have ten episodes and the finale will air on May 30th.
Conclusion
Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Episode 8 will feature all the characters of the storyline and we will get to see their eventual fate. The series has been constantly watchable mainly due to its engaging content which has nice writing, direction, and strong performances. The episode has generated much buzz and it’s interesting to see how it unfolds.
