We actually replicated a lot of physical moments that happened in episode 4 (“ The Butcher’s Knife Cares Not for the Lamb’s Cry“), particularly that scene at the end when I say, “Sacrifice everything.” But really finding that that was part of what I was trying to awaken is like these moments we had in the past. Obviously, we knew the truth and we wanted to find that balance. She dug deep into the relationship between the two characters and the challenge of the slow unraveling of the Voq/Tyler storyline. Sonequa Martin-Green and Mary Wiseman at the post-panel photo session at Vulture Festival Chieffo embraces L’Rell’s sexualityĪfter the showing of a particularly powerful scene from “ Despite Yourself,” Mary Chieffo talked about the intensity between L’Rell and Tyler, beginning by telling the crowd how grateful she was that Jonathan Frakes directed them. I want to see people like that in our world, and I think they did a really good job of representing that part of our world too. And also, the strongest person I know is my mom. Why is that? When we value women who are younger, what does that say about our idea of the prototypical woman? Cornwell and Georgiou, this is so important. On average, best female Oscar winners are ten years younger than their male counterparts. One thing I really appreciate about the show is that, not all the women are 25. Mary Wiseman brought up another aspect of Discovery‘s female roles. Sonequa couldn’t resist adding some inside info.Īnd we all wear the same undergarment, you guys. She is painting our world and she is painting the equality of gender every day in costumes. And that is a visual signal that I think is important and significant. We are wearing the same thing as the men are. And it is run by women, and a woman’s perspective is always at the forefront.īecause Gersha is our costume designer, women aren’t wearing short dresses on set. It’s how occupations break down, I don’t know why. Mary Wiseman talked up the importance of female leadership behind the scenes after reminding the audience, to much laughter, that “there’s still, like, a lot of men.” The Marys bond Equality all the way down to the underwear My most successful human relationships have been with women on the show. Because, in a certain way, I caused the greatest heartbreak and instead of having a catfight, we created peace. It takes Burnham’s huge generosity of spirit to give me that detonator. She says “But I am no one.” That is part of it. ![]() I feel that L’Rell suffered from lack of representation. Mary Cheiffo got into more detail about L’Rell. We see that with all the women on our show. You can see how beneficial it is, and how effective it is. It’s the automatic ability to improvise as well, you see how far that goes in a position of leadership. You see these women, L’Rell, you see these women not denying their femininity, but realizing the power in it, and realizing that it’s their feminine tendencies to nurture and really, it’s their superpower to multitask. And Mary with her wondrous performance as Tilly, I think it’s amazing. ![]() Burnham is so uplifted by Tilly and Tilly doing everything she does out of love. They are in support of each other and they respect each other, there is that professional courtesy and also that deep, maternal love.Īnd then you have the relationship with Burnham and Tilly. From the very beginning, something we were championing, and celebrating is that this female captain and female first officer are not at odds. I love the dynamics of the women on the ship that are in positions of leadership. Sonequa Martin-Green spoke at length about the show’s strong female characters. Respect and support define the women of Discovery “Divided we fall,” said Martin-Green, as the group repeatedly spoke of how they all support each other in their risk-taking storytelling. We already covered Berg’s thoughts regarding canon and plans for season 2, but here are some of the highlights of the discussion around the roles of women both in front of and behind the camera, all of which included tremendous appreciation for the men who are also such an essential part of the picture. Berg, along with actresses Sonequa Martin-Green (Michael Burnham), Michelle Yeoh (Philippa Georgiou), Mary Wiseman (Sylvia Tilly), and Mary Chieffo (L’Rell), who talked to an enthusiastic audience about the experience of working on such a female-centric sci-fi show. This past Sunday (May 20th), Vulture Festival New York hosted a Star Trek: Discovery panel called “ The Future is Definitely Female.” It featured co-showrunner Gretchen J.
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