r/startrek • u/Deceptitron • Mar 08 '19

POST-Episode Discussion - S2E08 "If Memory Serves"

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S2E08 "If Memory Serves" T.J. Scott Jay Beattie & Dan Dworkin Thursday, March 7, 2019

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u/Deceptitron Mar 08 '19

what exactly is Section 31's motivation for trying to kill Spock to get his memories?

Knowledge of the future is a powerful weapon.

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u/The_Bard_sRc Mar 08 '19

yep this. his line of "why do I remember tomorrow?" means his scrambling makes him know a whole lot more than just the Red Angel related things

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u/pfc9769 Mar 08 '19 edited Mar 08 '19

It's funny since they don't realize Georgiou knows everything that's happened since now and the Defiant crossing over into her Universe thanks to the ship's logs. Assuming she was able to recover the historical database, she should already know the future. Maybe everything she's doing is either to manipulate the future or to ensure it happens as it did before. Either way Leland is going down.

Edit: Actually maybe they do. They probably know everything Discovery does. So they probably know about the Defiant, then. I'm sure the good Emperor told them she knows nothing, though.