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| name       = "The Vulcan Hell"
| series     = [[Star Trek: Discovery]]
| season     = [[Star Trek: Discovery/Season 1|1]]
| number     = 1
| image      = File:Star Trek - Discovery 1x01 001.jpg
| airdate    = [[September 24th]], [[2017]]
| writer     = 
| story      = [[Bryan Fuller]]; [[Akiva Goldsman]]
| teleplay   = [[Bryan Fuller]]; [[Akiva Goldsman]]
| director   = [[David Semel]]
| producer   = 
| starring   = [[Sonequa Martin-Green]]; [[Doug Jones]]; [[Shazad Latif]]; [[Anthony Rapp]]; [[Mary Wiseman]]; [[Jason Isaacs]]
| previous   = {{dash}}
| next       = [[Star Trek: Discovery: Battle at the Binary Stars|"Battle at the Binary Stars"]]
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'''"The Vulcan Hell"''' is the first episode of [[Star Trek: Discovery/Season 1|season one]] of the science fiction television series ''[[Star Trek: Discovery]]''. It was directed by [[David Semel]] with a teleplay written by [[Bryan Fuller]] and [[Akiva Goldsman]], based on a story treatment by Fuller & Goldsman. It first aired on [[CBS All Access]] on Sunday, [[September 24th]], [[2017]].

== Cast == 
=== Starring ===
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| [[Sonequa Martin-Green]] || [[Michael Burnham]]
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| [[Doug Jones]] || [[Saru]]
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| [[Shazad Latif]] || [[Ash Tyler]]/[[Voq]] †
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| [[Anthony Rapp]] || [[Paul Stamets]] †
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| [[Mary Wiseman]] || [[Sylvia Tilly]] †
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| [[Jason Isaacs]] || [[Gabriel Lorca]] †
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=== Guest Starring ===
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| [[Michelle Yeoh]] || [[Captain]] [[Philippa Georgiou]]
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| [[Mary Chieffo]] || [[L'Rell]]
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| [[James Frain]] || [[Sarek]]
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| [[Chris Obi]] || [[T'Kuvma]]
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| [[Maulik Pancholy]] || [[Doctor]] Anton Nambue
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| [[Terry Serpico]] || Brett Anderson
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| [[Sam Vartholomeos]] || Danby Connor
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|}

=== Co-Starring ===
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| [[Arista Arhin]] || [[Michael Burnham|Young Michael Burnham]]
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| [[Emily Coutts]] || [[Keyla Detmer]]
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| Justin Howell || Torchbearer/Rejac
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| Ali Momen || [[Kamran Gant]]
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| Bonnie Morgan || Crepuscula
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| David Benjamin Tomlinson || Or'eq
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| [[Tasia Valenza]] || Shenzhou [[computer]]
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| Chris Violette || Britch Weeton
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| Romaine Waite || Troy Januzzi
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== Notes & Trivia ==
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* "[[The Vulcan Hello]]" and "[[Discovery: The Vulcan Hello]]" both redirect to this page.
* Combining the totals of all previous ''[[Star Trek]]'' television projects and feature films, this is the 730th episode of the franchise overall. 
* The events of this episode take place on [[May 11th]], [[2256]] on Stardate: 1207.3. This is two years after the events of the original unaired ''[[Star Trek]]'' pilot, [[Star Trek: The Cage|"The Cage"]], and nearly ten years before the events of the first official pilot episode, [[Star Trek: Where No Man Has Gone Before|"Where No Man Has Gone Before"]], which introduced [[William Shatner]] as [[James T. Kirk]].
* Other than [[Sarek]], this is the first appearance of all characters. Sarek first appeared in the [[Star Trek: Journey to Babel|"Journey to Babel"]] episode of ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'', which took place in [[2268]]. He died in the [[Star Trek: The Next Generation: Unification (Part 1)|"Unification (Part 1)"]] episode of ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', which takes place in the year [[2368]]. 
* Actress [[Michelle Yeoh]] is given a "Special Guest Star" credit in this episode. This is her first work in the ''[[Star Trek]]'' franchise. She is also known for her work in films such as ''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'', and the James Bond film, ''Tomorrow Never Dies''. 

== Allusions ==
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== Quotes ==
* '''[[T'Kuvma]]''': Atom by atom... They will coil around us. And take all that we are... There is one way to confront this threat. By reuniting the twenty-four warring houses of our own Empire. We have forgotten the unforgettable. The last to unify our tribes - Kahless. Together under one creed, remain Klingon.

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* '''[[Michael Burnham]]''': Your chief science officer is worried. Something took a bite out of our relay. Saru thinks it was malicious.

* '''[[Philippa Georgiou]]''': Saru's Kelpien; he thinks everything's malicious. What do you think? Any idea what it is?
* '''[[Michael Burnham]]''': By all indications, nothing intelligent.
* '''[[Philippa Georgiou]]''': But?
* '''[[Michael Burnham]]''': Starfleet's reputation for tech hygiene is exemplary. When a relay goes down, the Federation sends a ship to fix it.
* '''[[Philippa Georgiou]]''': You think someone's trying to get our attention?
* '''[[Michael Burnham]]''': If they are, they have.

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* '''[[Philippa Georgiou]]''': We can't lock onto it, and we don't have a shuttle maneuverable enough to navigate the ring.
* '''[[Michael Burnham]]''': I'll go. All I need is a thruster pack.
* '''[[Saru]]''': With the high levels of radiation kicking off those binaries, she'll have twenty minutes until her DNA starts to unravel like noodles.
* '''[[Michael Burnham]]''': Like noodles? I'll be back in nineteen. A flyby.
* '''[[Saru]]''': It seems a waste of the ship's resources. What will be gained?
* '''[[Michael Burnham]]''': You do understand that being afraid of everything means you learn nothing. There's no opportunity to discover, to explore.
* '''[[Saru]]''': And here I thought we were doing a deep-space communication relay audit.
* '''[[Philippa Georgiou]]''': You're both right. Saru, go with her.
* '''[[Michael Burnham]]''': Captain! Best to keep variables to a minimum. I wouldn't want to put my colleague at risk.
* '''[[Philippa Georgiou]]''': And you, Mister Saru, are you equally happy not to be put at risk?
* '''[[Saru]]''': Oh, on any occasion, Captain.

== See also ==
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== External Links ==
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* {{imdb|title/tt5509372/|"The Vulcan Hello"}}
* {{TV Maze|http://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/892064/star-trek-discovery-1x01-the-vulcan-hello|"The Vulcan Hello"}}
* {{tv iv|http://tviv.org/Star_Trek:_Discovery/The_Vulcan_Hello|"The Vulcan Hello"}}
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* {{tv.com|http://www.tv.com/shows/star-trek-discovery/the-vulcan-hello-3474217/|"The Vulcan Hello"}}
* {{Memory Alpha|https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/The_Vulcan_Hello_(episode)|"The Vulcan Hello"}}
* {{Moviedb.org|https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/67198-star-trek-discovery/season/1/episode/1|"The Vulcan Hello"}}
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