Summary
- Dominic Keating joked about hating the Daniels twist in Star Trek: Discovery's finale to Sonequa Martin-Green.
- His frustration stemmed from old issues with Daniels' storyline on Star Trek: Enterprise, but he clarified his reaction was in jest.
- In a podcast interview with Martin-Green and Connor Trinneer, Keating humorously criticized the time-travel reveal.
Star Trek: Enterprise's Dominic Keating told Sonequa Martin-Green face-to-face why he hated Star Trek: Discovery's finale twist that Doctor Kovich (David Cronenberg) was really Agent Daniels (Matt Winston) from Enterprise. Keating railed against Discovery's Daniels reveal during a podcast interview, although Dominic explained his reaction stemmed from old frustrations about Daniels' temporal war storyline on Star Trek: Enterprise.
Star Trek: Discovery series lead and producer Sonequa Martin-Green joined The D-Con Chamber podcast for a far-ranging, in-depth interview with hosts Dominic Keating and Connor Trinneer from Star Trek: Enterprise. Of course, their interview touched on Keating's negative reaction to Star Trek: Discovery's Kovich-is-Daniels finale twist, but Dominic explained to Martin-Green that his umbrage was in jest. Read their quotes and watch The D-Con Chamber video below, with the Star Trek: Discovery finale 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.
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 with Star Trek: Discovery's finale revealing Dr. Kovich is Enterprise's Agent Daniels may stem from old jealousy about Lt. Malcolm Reed's storylines being less prominent than the Temporal Cold War, but Keating may have also touched upon a larger issue about Star 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 with Star Trek: Enterprise. Discovery's Kovich-is-Daniels reveal may have been too 'inside baseball' for many viewers.
Dominic Keating binged all of Star Trek: Discovery to prepare for Sonequa Martin-Green's interview on The D-Con Chamber and became a fan of her show.
A similar issue could surround Star Trek: Discovery's finale epilogue when Admiral Michael Burnham sent the USS Discovery on its final mission. This scene lines up Star Trek: Discovery with the Star Trek: Short Treks episode, "Calypso," which is established as Discovery's ultimate ending. However, many viewers did not watch Star Trek: Short Treks. so the significance of Discovery's ending likely fell flat with them. Nonetheless, Sonequa Martin-Green took whatever issues, real or jokes, Dominic Keating had about Star Trek: Discovery's finale twist with grace, understanding, and good humor.
