O Mirror Lorca é um vilão complicado, talvez até um Herói birônico. Eu acho que ele fez muitas coisas para testar as águas e provar a si mesmo que o destino estava sorrindo para ele. Ele pode acreditar que essa é a única maneira que ele pode ou deveria chegar em casa.
MIRROR LORCA: Amazing, isn't it? Different universe, and somehow the
same people, had a way to find each other. The strongest argument I
have ever seen for the existence of destiny.
MICHEAL BURNHAM: I'm not sure if I believe in destiny.
MIRROR LORCA: Is that so? Sitting in that cell all alone, facing a
life sentence of solitude, future full of misery. A little part of you
had to know that wasn't the end of your story. You were destined for
something more.
MICHEAL BURNHAM: Destiny didn't get me out of prison, Captain. You did
that.
Mas, como Kozaky mencionou em comentários, apenas porque ele é do Universo Espelho, não significa que ele não era conhecedor do combate de naves espaciais, como provou várias vezes durante a guerra, mas talvez ainda mais quando o Discovery volta ao Universo Primário. 9 meses depois (onde Lorca e Discovery estavam ausentes) e a Frota Estelar está perdendo e a Terra se tornou um alvo Klingon!
Seu maior problema era que sua ética nem sempre estava alinhada com a da Frota Estelar e, como a equipe do Discovery está cheia de personagens quebrados durante um período de guerra, ele muitas vezes não era contestado. (Não até a Cornualha aparecer, pelo menos).
Transcrição da Ambição de Salto:
MIRROR GEORGOUI: In Lorca, you saw a father, until you grew up and it
became more.
PRIME BURNHAM: You're saying Lorca and I-
MIRROR GEORGOUI: He groomed you. He chose you. [...] He told you
that destiny brought you together.
Sua história é mais sobre seu amor por Mirror Micheal Burnham e o destino que ele acreditava ter com ela mais do que tudo mais, o que acho que, considerando que ela morreu, esse amor se estendeu a Prime Burnham, ouvindo seus conselhos e permitindo-lhe privilégios que ele geralmente não fazia com os outros, o que, em troca, começou a mudá-lo um pouco, mas o suficiente para fazê-lo mudar de atitude. objetivos ou sentimentos sobre a Star Fleet.
Ele parecia ter algum grande plano com Michael em mente e o futuro de Empire, mas ele teria que ser um pouco ilusório para realmente acreditar que o Prime Burnham realmente concordaria com isso e acho que é isso que sua pergunta sobre ele resume.
O que é passado é a transcrição do prólogo:
MICHEAL BURNHAM: They have no idea they're flying into a battle zone. Please, Philippa.
EMPEROR GEORGOUI: I'm not Philippa to you. But you are right about one thing. He preyed on my sentiment, my weakness for your face. It
will not happen again.
E um espelho de fala que Lorca faz ...
MIRROR LORCA: Hello, Philippa. (OVER COMM): I've watched for years;
you let alien races spill over the borders, flourish in our backyard,
then have the gall to incite rebellion. The Terrans need a leader who
will preserve our way of life, our race. Try as you might, it's
clearly not you. Even Michael knew that. It was her great shame. Well,
it's indecorous of me to share pillow talk. To the rest, many of you
know me. Some of you served with me. To all, I make this offer:
renounce Georgiou. The Empire is dying in her hands. But you don't
have to Not today. Michael Burnham is not to be touched. She is
integral to our future plans, a future where we together will make the
Empire glorious again.
E Mirror Lorca admitindo seus sentimentos ao Prime Michael
MIRROR LORCA: I know that's hard for you to see right now because
you're blinded by your emotions. The only thing I was blinded by was
you. I know you understand that I had to lie to you, Michael, to get
home. Just like you know that the Federation is a social experiment
doomed to failure. Childish idealism. Every species, every choice,
every opinion is not equal, no matter how much they want it to be. The
strong and the capable will always rise. Like you and me. And every
living being is safer and happier knowing their place. That's why we
have a duty to lead. Like what you did that day at the Binaries. Stay
with me. Stay here and help me bring peace to this world through
strength and order, the right way. There was no one else like the
other you. And what she and I set out to achieve was gonna be
remarkable. And then I met you. And the truth is your gifts far
surpass hers. I see you, Michael Burnham. I see your power. And I'm
offering you a future. I have since the day I brought you onto the
Discovery.
E Mirror Lorca conversando com Saru e contradizendo o que ele disse que acreditava sobre ordem de raça e espécie:
MIRROR LORCA: I'm glad I got a chance to say good-bye to you, and the
rest of the crew. I want you to know that my admiration for you was
and is sincere. When I look at you, I see the formidable unit of
soldiers that I sculpted. If I thought for a second that any of you
were capable of relinquishing this cult-like devotion to the
Federation, I'd enlist your skills today.
SARU: We are not interested in your sentiments.
Quando Mirror Lorca volta ao Universo Mirror, fica muito mais claro que ele acreditava que estava fazendo tudo isso pelo amor a Michael; acreditando que esse era o seu destino, mas também apesar de tudo o que ele tinha, sentia pela Tripulação do Descobrimento e pelas experiências que teve com elas. Não bastava fazê-lo parar o que queria realizar.