The passage of time was not especially well-conveyed in Terra Firma, Part II. But on the other hand, given the passage of time Georgiou experienced after crossing through the doorway, we could have had three episodes or even more expanding on her story and showing even more of how she’s changed since crossing into the Prime universe. On the one hand, the scenes in the Mirror Universe could have been a single episode of their own, capped off with Georgiou’s departure. When taking the two parts of Terra Firma together, I’m in two minds. Mirror Burnham and Georgiou in Terra Firma, Part II. There was no way I was waiting a whole week to watch Terra Firma, Part I! But I did re-watch it before sitting down to Terra Firma, Part II – and I stand by what I said last time: it’s a great episode. I was genuinely annoyed when Equinox ended on a cliffhanger when it was first broadcast! But we’re off-topic. The Best of Both Worlds is a prime example, as is Voyager’s Equinox. Sometimes two-part episodes are best watched back-to-back. I was hopeful for more of the same this week.

Though there were still many of the familiar Mirror Universe tropes – including some pretty dire acting performances – it was a solid setup to an interesting story. It showed how she’d changed, how there was nuance and different factors to her character that had never really come to the fore.

Though the setting can feel one-dimensional, with acting performances that cross over into hammy pantomime, the first half of this story focused on Georgiou. Terra Firma, Part I told one of the most interesting Mirror Universe stories I’d seen in a long time. Spoiler Warning: There are spoilers ahead for Star Trek: Discovery Seasons 1-3, Star Trek: Picard, and for other iterations of the Star Trek franchise.

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