Star Trek: Discovery (TV Series)

Despite Yourself (2018)

Mary Wiseman: Sylvia Tilly

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• Sylvia Tilly : Is that how you treat your long-lost captain? If you greeted me that way, Connor, I'd cut out your tongue and use it to lick my boots.

• [as they are being hailed, Burnham discovers that mirror Discovery's captain is, in fact, Tilly] 

  Captain Gabriel Lorca : Cadet, looks like you're taking this.

  Sylvia Tilly : Uh, wh- uh, wh-what-what do I say?

  Captain Gabriel Lorca : You just get rid of them as fast as possible. And you talk as little as possible.

  Sylvia Tilly : That's, uh, that might be a little hard for me- Have you noticed that I talk a lot?

  Captain Gabriel Lorca : Defy your every instinct.

• Michael Burnham : You are a captain now.

  Sylvia Tilly : No, I'm not. She is. I'm nothing like her, Michael. She's terrifying, she's... she's like a twisted version of everything I've ever aspired to be. I'm gonna have nightmares about myself now.

  Michael Burnham : You don't actually have to be her.

  Sylvia Tilly : But how do I project that strength?

  Michael Burnham : I've been trying to understand them better. And Terran strength... is born out of pure necessity. Because they live in constant fear - always looking for the next knife aimed at their back. Their strength is painted rust. It's a facade. But you have the strength of an entire crew that believes in you. Fortify yourself with our faith in you. That's what a real captain does.