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Season 2 – Star Trek: Discovery

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Created by Bryan Fuller and Alex Kurtzman for CBS All Access, the story of "Star Trek: Discovery" begins roughly a decade before Captain Kirk's five-year mission -- as portrayed in the original "Star Trek" from the 1960s -- and a century before the events of "Star Trek: Enterprise." The series follows the crew of the USS Discovery as they encounter new worlds and civilizations, delving into familiar themes and expanding upon an incident that has been talked about within the franchise's universe, but never fully explored.

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Critics Consensus

The second season of Discovery successfully -- if stubbornly -- cleans up the problematic storylines of Trek past while still effectively dramatizing new takes on the lore.

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Riese Bernard

Autostraddle

10/27/2021

This show did a lot of interesting psychological stuff with how we are shaped by trauma, both personal and intergenerational.

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Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

Autostraddle

10/27/2021

It has very well written, dynamic, complex characters... The relationship dynamics on this show are rich, believable, and very fun to watch play out in different scenarios.

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Eric Deggans

NPR

11/23/2019

"Star Trek: Discovery's" second season offers a bit more traditional "Trek" adventure while promising to show new sides of characters that fans have known for decades - talk about going boldly where no one has gone before.

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

04/25/2022

4/5

Star Trek: Discovery has a stronger second season--keeping the focus on Burnham while bringing in Pike and Spock--before the crew jumps into the future.

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Nathan Mattise

Ars Technica

07/28/2021

All the tie-ins and throwbacks to old Trek slowly fizzled out in favor of new ideas and discoveries within the universe courtesy of the USS Discovery.

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Cristina Escobar

LatinaMedia.Co

06/26/2021

[Its] lack of nuance fails Star Trek's core values

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Kenzie S.

@akenzii May 25

This felt like the show didn't know what it wanted and the plot bounced all over the place. Took me a month to get through this season and it was a chore to watch. Tilly is the best character.

Jerry A

@RT68856893 Nov 17

After this season the show went from Below Average to Bad and then Terrible

Pedro M

@RT64918986 Oct 16

It is truly unbelievable how far the audience score is from the "professional critic's". I mean, at this point, it's not even a matter of opinion, I'm truly impressed on how bad they ruined the show in season 2. It's genuinely a gift... One has to be an evil genius to ruin a show with so much money spent in such a terrible manner. Even if someone, intentionally, tried to ruin everything, I don't really think they could've done such a diabolically terrible job. Wouldn't use as a form of torture to my worst enemy, I'm not that bad, and I think no one is ... Unfortunately, there isn't a negative star, so I have to give 0.5 star... But this show deserves no stars, unless it's about to go supernova and destroy everything.

Stefano T

@Giant_Lizard Aug 16

The ending was "...what?". Confusing and quite full of rubbish just to make it more "epic", it looks like modern super heroes films. The only good thing was the little fan-service they gave us in the end, with Spock. Other than that, a lot of Hollywood action that usually doesn't belong to Star Trek: martial arts and cringe quotes.

Adam W

@RT15918118 Aug 8

The inclusion of Captain Pike gives the series a nice boost, but the shoehorned relationship between Burnham and Spock’s family still feels contrived and awkward. Thankfully, the journey resolves in such a way that sends Discovery forward into a potentially exciting future.

Tyrone C

@RT25504480 05/01/2025

It gets worse from the first season, they doubled down on all the stuff fans didnt like. Surprise. This is not star trek. That IP was bought out and has been long gone in spirit. "In name only is an applicable phrase here". Should be thought provoking and not have everyone crying every episode. Feels like it was written by a high schooler.

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Sonequa Martin-Green

Michael Burnham

Michelle Yeoh

Philippa Georgiou

Doug Jones

Saru

Shazad Latif

Ash Tyler

Anson Mount

Captain Christopher Pike

Anthony Rapp

Paul Stamets

Episode 1

Aired Jan 17, 2019

Brother

After answering a distress signal from the U.S.S. Enterprise, the U.S.S. Discovery welcomes aboard Capt. Pike and begins a mission to investigate the meaning behind seven red signals; Michael Burnham grapples with her past.

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Episode 2

Aired Jan 24, 2019

New Eden

A new signal lures the Discovery to a distant planet that is inhabited by the descendants of human survivors from a war on Earth centuries earlier.

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Episode 3

Aired Jan 31, 2019

Point of Light

A surprise visitor to the U.S.S. Discovery brings news about Spock and dredges up past regrets for Burnham.

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Episode 4

Aired Feb 7, 2019

An Obol for Charon

A mysterious sphere threatens the U.S.S. Discovery; Saru and Burnham's bond grows when Saru is forced to acknowledge a deeply unsettling Kelpien truth; Pike receives new intel on Spock from a loyal friend.

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Episode 5

Aired Feb 14, 2019

Saints of Imperfection

The Discovery crew attempts to rescue Tilly from the mycelial network, with some help from old friends.

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Episode 6

Aired Feb 21, 2019

The Sounds of Thunder

When a new signal appears over Saru's home planet, Burnham, Saru and the crew embark on a perilous mission that puts Saru in danger and raises questions about the Red Angel's intentions; Hugh struggles to come to terms with his new reality.

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Episode 7

Aired Feb 28, 2019

Light and Shadows

Burnham goes to Vulcan in search of Spock, where she unearths surprising family secrets; Pike and Tyler end up in battle with time; Georgiou has a few tricks up her sleeve for Leland and Section 31.

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Episode 8

Aired Mar 7, 2019

If Memory Serves

Spock and Burnham head to Talos IV, where the process of healing Spock forces the siblings to confront their troubled past; Stamets desperately tries to reconnect with Hugh; Tyler struggles to shed the crew's suspicions of him due to his past as Voq.

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Episode 9

Aired Mar 14, 2019

Project Daedalus

When the Discovery crew infiltrates Section 31's headquarters, suspicions arise that the crew may have a traitor in their midst; Burnham tries to help Spock, but her efforts don't go as planned.

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Episode 10

Aired Mar 21, 2019

The Red Angel

Burnham is stunned when she learns her ties to Section 31 run deeper than she ever fathomed; the U.S.S. Discovery goes to work on its most critical mission to date.

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Episode 11

Aired Mar 28, 2019

Perpetual Infinity

Burnham receives the reunion she's been longing for, but it doesn't go quite as she imagined; Georgiou and Tyler sense a disturbing change in Leland.

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Episode 12

Aired Apr 4, 2019

Through the Valley of Shadows

A fourth signal leads the U.S.S. Discovery to a world where Pike is forced to make a life-changing choice; Burnham and Spock investigate a Section 31 ship gone rogue, leading to a discovery with catastrophic consequences.

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Episode 13

Aired Apr 11, 2019

Such Sweet Sorrow

When the U.S.S. Discovery's crucial mission does not go according to plan, Burnham realizes what must ultimately be done; the crew prepares for the battle of a lifetime as Leland's Control ships get closer.

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Episode 14

Aired Apr 18, 2019

Such Sweet Sorrow

The U.S.S. Discovery battles against Control in a fight for the future with a little help from some unexpected friends; Spock and Burnham discern vital new connections between the red signals.

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