Summary
Star Trek: Enterprise’s Dominic Keating told Sonequa Martin-Green face-to-face why he hatedStar Trek: Discovery’s finale twist that Doctor Kovich (David Cronenberg) was really Agent Daniels (Matt Winston) fromEnterprise.Keating railed againstDiscovery’s Daniels revealduring a podcast interview, althoughDominic explained his reaction stemmed from old frustrations about Daniels' temporal war storylineonStar Trek: Enterprise.
Star Trek: Discoveryseries lead and producer Sonequa Martin-Green joinedThe D-Con Chamberpodcast for a far-ranging, in-depth interview with hosts Dominic Keating and Connor Trinneer fromStar Trek: Enterprise. Of course, their interview touched on Keating’s negative reaction toStar Trek: Discovery’s Kovich-is-Daniels finale twist, butDominic explained to Martin-Green that his umbrage was in jest.Read their quotes and watchThe D-Con Chambervideo below, with theStar Trek: Discoveryfinale discussion around the 1:10:00 mark:
Dominic Keating: Yeah, the Agent Daniels thing… (laughs)
Connor Trinneer: Yeah, you had a bone to pick with that.
Dom Keating: I’ve got a bone to pick wth that.
Sonequa Martin-Green: Oh! You do? (laughs)
Dominic Keating: Well, it’s only… [Matt Winston] was a lovely actor that played him. But I used to be jealous that he’d come in and do three great episodes a season, and I’m like, ‘You know, I’m actually a regular on this show!’ (laughs) And I don’t understand the temporal timeline sh– anyway. No one does! I do say it jestingly.
Sonequa Martin-Green: Of course.
Dominic Keating: When it went from La Forge’s eye piece to the baseball to ‘You know who I really am?’ You’re who? (laughs) Oh, f— off! (laughs) Not again!
Sonequa Martin-Green: Oh man! Oh man. Well, you are the one that can really have that point of view.
Are Discovery’s Finale Twists Too Inside Star Trek?
There’s an argument to be made that Star Trek: Discovery’s finale revelations placed fan service above giving a satisfying ending for Captain Burnham.
Does Dominic Keating Have A Point About Star Trek: Discovery Finale’s Enterprise Twist?
Discovery’s Kovich-is-Daniels reveal may have gone over many fans' heads
Dominic Keating’s issue withStar Trek: Discovery’s finale revealingDr. Kovich isEnterprise’s Agent Danielsmay stem from old jealousy about Lt. Malcolm Reed’s storylines being less prominent than the Temporal Cold War, butKeating may have also touched upon a larger issue aboutStar Trek: Discovery’s ending. The impact of Kovich’s true identity hinged on viewers knowing who Agent Daniels was, but a segment of the audience is likely not familiar withStar Trek: Enterprise.Discovery’s Kovich-is-Daniels reveal may have been too ‘inside baseball’ for many viewers.
Dominic Keating binged all ofStar Trek: Discoveryto prepare for Sonequa Martin-Green’s interview onThe D-Con Chamberand became a fan of her show.
A similar issue could surroundStar Trek: Discovery’s finale epilogue when Admiral Michael Burnham sent the USS Discovery on its final mission. This scene lines upStar Trek: Discoverywith theStar Trek: Short Treksepisode, “Calypso,” which is established asDiscovery’s ultimate ending.However,many viewers did not watchStar Trek: Short Treks. so the significance ofDiscovery’s ending likely fell flat with them. Nonetheless, Sonequa Martin-Green took whatever issues, real or jokes, Dominic Keating had aboutStar Trek: Discovery’s finale twist with grace, understanding, and good humor.
