Star Trek: Discovery Directly Called Back To One Of Picard’s Greatest TNG Episodes

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Warning: This Article Contains SPOILERS for Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, Episode 8 - "Labyrinths"

Summary Captain Burnham in Star Trek: Discovery faces a mind-bending test similar to Captain Picard's in "The Inner Light."

Discovery Season 5, Episode 8 explores Burnham's inner journey to complete the Progenitors' treasure map.

Comparison between Burnham and Picard's experiences shows a clever callback in Star Trek: Discovery.

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 sent Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) into her own mindscape, and it's a direct callback to Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) in Star Trek: The Next Generation's "The Inner Light." In Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 8, "Labyrinths", written by Lauren Wilkinson & Eric J. Robbins, and directed by Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour, Burnham retrieves the final clue to complete the map to the Progenitors' treasure. Michael's inner journey is a test to assess her worthiness by 24th-century Betazoid scientist Dr. Marina Derex.

On X, Jörg Hillebrand (@gaghyogi49), who was a renowned researcher for Star Trek: Picard season 3, shared how Captain Burnham was hit with a nucleonic beam in Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 8, "Labyrinths" - the same way Captain Picard's mind was sent to the long-dead planet Kataan and lived the life of Kamin, one of the people of that lost civilization, in Star Trek: The Next Generation season 5, episode 25, "The Inner Light". Check out Hillebrand's side-by-side comparison of Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: The Next Generation below:

Related Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Returning Cast & New Character Guide As Burnham seeks the universe's greatest treasure in Star Trek: Discovery season 5, she'll need help from a host of new and returning characters.

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