The Admiral’s Log: My Journey Through ‘Star Trek Online’ – Part XXXVIII

Written by John Edward Betancourt 

‘The Plausibility of the Possible’ Recap

It’s always a wonderful thing when a particular story sinks into your bones and finds a way to truly excite you, and that’s precisely where I’m at with Star Trek Online these days. Because ever since ‘Victory is Life’ hit the mission log, unique and exciting stories have been pouring out of this game and the entire Star Trek: Discovery storyline is no exception to that rule since it’s allowed for us to experience some important moments in Federation and Starfleet history, and it’s even had a little fun along the way by letting us interact with characters from the Mirror Universe, and I won’t lie, the wait between these missions has been downright excruciating.
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But of all the mini ‘seasons’ that have come out in the past six months, the story arc that I’ve been anticipating the most has been ‘Rise of Discovery’. Because the trailer for this new chapter in the saga, promised us a chance to interact with Captain Gabriel Lorca and his trusty associate Commander Landry and well, that just sounded downright amazing, and thankfully, my long and painful wait for fresh content in STO came to an end at last, on Tuesday. For ‘Rise of Discovery’ is live on console now and I won’t lie, I rushed to my Xbox the instant it was available because I straight up needed my fix and let me tell you now, the first episode in this new set of stories is about as amazing as they come.

Because not only does ‘The Plausibility of the Possible’ look incredibly gorgeous, since it takes full advantage of all the new graphics engines available in game, it’s an epic freakin’ story. In fact, this particular tale outright feels as though it is a lost episode of Discovery. Because it runs about an hour, it has a sweeping story filled to the brim with beautiful cinematics and important character moments, and there’s some epic combat present that definitely gives you pause because…seeing twenty or so Klingons beam down, ready to thrown down, is a scary sight regardless of rank and experience and really, the wonder of this episode doesn’t end with its presentation and storytelling.

Because this one, is filled to the brim with some serious geek out moments. I mean come on, Jason Issacs is sublime as Captain Lorca, and it’s just a giddy experience to beam aboard the U.S.S. Buran and interact with him before bad things happen, and it’s equally as amazing to fight alongside him and while these kinds of interactions are nothing new in Star Trek Online, I will never be tired of them. Because, regardless of which of the shows you love, it’s every fan’s dream to fight alongside a Starfleet captain that’s appeared on screen and this story once again fulfills that dream and to top it all off…the best part about this episode? The fact that it ends on a tense cliffhanger.

So, if it isn’t obvious by now, I was super impressed with this particular tale, and I also loved the little Section 31 nuggets they threw into this one too, and well at this point, I haven’t played the next episode in this segment, simply because, I honestly want to bask in the wonder of this one a little longer and replay it a couple more times to pick up on anything else I might have missed. For this one was an enriching experience, one that sadly sets the stage for an ugly finale since the fate of the Buran and her crew isn’t a pleasant one. But, to quote/paraphrase Jim Kirk, risk if part of the game if you want to sit in that chair, which means that once I’ve had my fill of the wonder of this particular chapter, it’s off to the next one to face the battle and the darkness that awaits. Until next time. 

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