Strap in tight and hold on to your butts! In episodes 7 & 8 of Star Trek: Discovery we are forced to contend with the consequences of serial time loops, the curious biology of Space Whales, sentient planets and the perverse nature of perpetual fear. It is, indeed, “magic to make the sanest man go mad” and in the end, no matter how lofty our goals, we’ll all end up in the Mudd...