Star Trek: Discovery’s Elias Toufexis Reveals How Long Moll & L'ak Ran From The Breen

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Warning: This Article Contains SPOILERS for Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, Episode 7 - "Erigah"

Summary Elias Toufexis wants to explore the untold story of Moll and L'ak in Star Trek: Discovery season 5.

There's potential for Moll and L'ak's 2 year journey across the galaxy as couriers on the run from the Breen.

The flashbacks in episode 5 of season 5 took place in 3189 during Star Trek: Discovery season 3.

Elias Toufexis wants the untold story of Moll and L'ak that Star Trek: Discovery season 5 only hinted at and reveals how long the renegade lovers ran from the Breen. Toufexis plays L'ak, who is a Breen in love with a human courier named Moll (Eve Harlow). L'ak escaped the Breen to be with Moll, which earned the couple an Erigah, or Breen blood bounty, from L'ak's cruel uncle, Primarch Ruhn (Tony Nappo). Sadly, Moll and L'ak''s dreams of freedom together came to a tragic end in Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 7, "Erigah",

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In an upcoming exclusive interview with Screen Rant to discuss L'ak's fate in Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 7, Elias Toufexis responded to a suggestion that there's an alternate Star Trek timeline where Moll and L'ak escaped aboard the Mirror Universe's ISS Enterprise and got to write their own destiny. Toufexis said:

You know what story I want to write? There's two years between when Moll and L’ak escape the Breen to when “Red Directive” starts. Where's that story?

It was unclear how long Moll and L'ak were on the run from the Breen, so Elias Toufexis confirmed the flashbacks in Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 5, "Mirrors", took place in 3189 during Star Trek: Discovery season 3.

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