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‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Fan Theory Analysis: Who Is Lt. Ash Tyler?


Surely they do a medical on anyone who escapes the Klingons? The Tribble knows.

https://trekmovie.com/2017/10/18/star-trek-discovery-fan-theory-analysis-is-lt-tyler-the-klingon-voq/

At the recent PaleyFest New York panel executive producer Aaron Harberts made a cryptic remark that the scene introducing Lt. Ash Tyler was “one to watch very carefully, because this is an episode that sows seeds for the rest of the season.” It appears a number of fans have done just that, and have already concluded what those seeds are.

The theory goes that Voq (seen in episodes 1, 2 and 4), the Klingon torchbearer and heir to T’Kuvma, has been altered in some way (surgically and/or genetically) to replace Starfleet officer Lt. Ash Tyler (seen in episode 5). The assumption is that T’Kuvma’s former commander L’Rell made the transformation possible, and planted Voq/Tyler in the same cell as Captain Lorca on her prison ship so he can gain Lorca’s confidence. They were then allowed to escape together so Tyler could join the crew of the USS Discovery as a Klingon spy in order to unlock its secrets. The theory also assumes that actor Shazad Latif, who is credited for playing Ash Tyler, also played Voq.

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