Jul 27, 2018
Culber.
One of the highlights of the first season of Star Trek: Discovery
was the show’s kind and compassionate doctor, Hugh Culber. We see
these aspects of his character repeatedly as he tends to his
shipmates. When Commander Landry suffers severe injuries in “The
Butcher’s Knife Cares Not for the Lamb’s Cry,” he still fights to
save her. He also cares for his partner, Paul Stamets, on multiple
occasions, pulling him through seemingly impossible odds, and he
accurately diagnoses Ash Tyler’s Klingon augmentation. The latter
leads to his death, but his compassion and professionalism shown
through to the very end—and beyond.
In this episode of The Edge, host Amy Nelson is joined by Hayley Stoddart of Standard Orbit to discuss Hugh Culber’s role aboard the USS Discovery, his relationship with Paul Stamets, and whether it will continue into season two despite his death in “Despite Yourself.” We also explore his possible existence within the mycelium network and ponder whether there is life after death.
Chapters
Intro (00:00:00)
Not the Chief Medical Officer (00:05:26)
Relationship with Stamets (00:12:19)
Life within the Mycelium Network (00:21:53)
Untimely Death (00:31:27)
Wilson Cruz (00:40:44)
Final Thoughts (00:50:21)
Closing (00:54:19)
Host
Amy Nelson
Guest
Hayley Stoddart
Production
Amy Nelson (Editor) Patrick Devlin (Producer) C Bryan Jones
(Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp
(Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Tony
Robinson (Associate Producer) Lisa Slack (Associate Producer) Tom
Puleo (Associate Producer) Shoaib Mirza (Associate Producer)
Richard Rutledge (Associate Producer) James Muldrow (Associate
Producer) Cornelia Reutner (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez
(Production Manager) Tony Robinson (Show Art) Brandon-Shea Mutala
(Patreon Manager)