The Best Episodes Directed By Alex Kurtzman

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.9/10(9 votes)

   #1 - A Free Agent

   S2:E152/9/2003

   Sydney must make a life-defining decision regarding her future with the agency, while Sloane re-emerges and continues his obsessive quest to piece together the mysterious Rambaldi artifacts - with the reluctant aid of a kidnapped scientist. Meanwhile, Dixon's marriage is put to the test after he tells his wife the truth about his occupation.

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   7.6/10(9 votes)

   #2 - New Angels of Promise

   S1:E35/8/2022

   After a series of shocking events, Justin finally accepts that Faraday's mission is indeed the next step towards her own long-abandoned dream. With the addition of a wild card risk assessor, they finally embark on the journey that takes them further than they ever imagined.

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   7.5/10(8 votes)

   #3 - Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed

   S1:E25/1/2022

   After the shocking discovery that The Mission is far more complex and dangerous than he believed, and the only human who can guide him abandons him to protect her family and her sanity, Faraday must go it alone, unaware that he's suddenly on the radar of a CIA agent.

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   6.9/10(13 votes)

   #4 - Hallo Spaceboy

   S1:E14/24/2022

   An alien crashes deep into the oil fields of New Mexico with a mission: he has eight hours to find the one woman on earth who can save his species. Together they discover that in order to save his world, they must first save ours.

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   6.9/10(7 votes)

   #5 - Under Pressure

   S1:E45/15/2022

   Secrets are revealed when Faraday, Justin and Hatch are thrust into the billion-dollar, cutthroat world of Big Tech. Hatch and his sister Edie reconnect over the machine after years of bitter estrangement. The CIA tightens its grip as Faraday comes face to face with a consequence of becoming human. 

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   6.8/10(79 votes)

   #6 - Brother

   S2:E11/17/2019

   After answering a distress signal from the U.S.S. Enterprise, the U.S.S. Discovery welcomes aboard Captain Christopher Pike and begins a new mission to investigate the meaning behind seven mysterious red signals. Michael Burnham grapples with her past growing up on Vulcan with her foster parents and brother Spock.

   Director:Alex Kurtzman

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   5.4/10(70 votes)

   #7 - Kids These Days

   S1:E11/15/2026

   Caleb Mir, a brilliant street kid, is offered admission to the new Starfleet Academy class.

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   5.3/10(65 votes)

   #8 - Beta Test

   S1:E21/15/2026

   Caleb questions whether he belongs at Starfleet Academy as the new academic year begins.

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