7.4/105,294 votes#1 - Brother
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/17/2019
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
Writer: N/A
7.8/104,848 votes#2 - New Eden
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/24/2019
A new signal appears, prompting Stamets' emotional return to the mycelial network and leading Burnham, Pike and Owosekun to a pre-warp planet, where they face a complex ethical dilemma. Tilly's overeagerness lands her in trouble but when the planet - and Discovery's landing party - are threatened, her curiosity may be the one thing that can save them.
Director: Jonathan Frakes
Writer: N/A
6.6/104,371 votes#3 - Point of Light
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 1/31/2019
A surprise visitor to the U.S.S. Discovery brings shocking news about Spock and dredges up past regrets for Burnham. Following the asteroid incident, Tilly struggles to keep a grip on her reality. L'Rell's authority on Qo'noS is threatened.
Director: Olatunde Osunsanmi
Writer: Andrew Colville
7.3/104,231 votes#4 - An Obol for Charon
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 2/7/2019
A mysterious sphere threatens the U.S.S. Discovery even as May, in her original form, implements a plan that puts Tilly's life in danger. 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.
Director: Lee Rose
Writer: N/A
6.6/104,275 votes#5 - Saints of Imperfection
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 2/14/2019
Burnham and the crew navigate a dangerous alien landscape in a race against time to save Tilly's life, but Stamets is not at all prepared for what they find in the process. Section 31 is assigned to help track down Spock, much to Pike's dismay.
Director: David Barrett
Writer: Kirsten Beyer
7.7/104,061 votes#6 - The Sound of Thunder
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 2/21/2019
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.
Director: Douglas Aarniokoski
Writer: Erika Lippoldt, Bo Yeon Kim
7.3/103,672 votes#7 - Light and Shadows
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 2/28/2019
Burnham goes to Vulcan in search of Spock, where she unearths surprising family secrets. In researching what is left of the Red Angel's signal over Kaminar, Pike and Tyler end up in battle with time itself. Georgiou has a few tricks up her sleeve for Leland and Section 31.
Director: Marta Cunningham
Writer: Ted Sullivan
8.2/104,445 votes#8 - If Memory Serves
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 3/7/2019
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, while Tyler struggles to shed the crew's suspicions of him due to his past as Voq.
Director: T.J. Scott
Writer: Jay Beattie, Dan Dworkin
7.9/104,027 votes#9 - Project Daedalus
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 3/14/2019
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.
Director: Jonathan Frakes
Writer: Michelle Paradise
7.2/103,785 votes#10 - The Red Angel
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 3/21/2019
Burnham is stunned when she learns her ties to Section 31 run deeper than she ever fathomed. Armed with the identity of the Red Angel, the U.S.S. Discovery goes to work on its most critical mission to date.
Director: Hanelle M. Culpepper
Writer: Chris Silvestri, Anthony Maranville
7.2/103,560 votes#11 - Perpetual Infinity
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 3/28/2019
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.
Director: Maja Vrvilo
Writer: Alan B. McElroy, Brandon Schultz
7.6/103,477 votes#12 - Through the Valley of Shadows
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 4/4/2019
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.
Director: Douglas Aarniokoski
Writer: Erika Lippoldt, Bo Yeon Kim
7.3/103,945 votes#13 - Such Sweet Sorrow (1)
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 4/11/2019
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.
Director: Olatunde Osunsanmi
Writer: Alex Kurtzman, Jenny Lumet, Michelle Paradise
8.2/105,180 votes#14 - Such Sweet Sorrow (2)
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 4/18/2019
The U.S.S. Discovery battles against Control in a fight not only for their lives but for the future, with a little help from some unexpected friends. Spock and Burnham discern vital new connections between the red signals while Burnham faces one of life’s harshest truths: the right decisions are often the hardest to make.
Director: Olatunde Osunsanmi
Writer: Alex Kurtzman, Jenny Lumet, Michelle Paradise
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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Brother" is the best rated episode of "Star Trek: Discovery" season 2. It scored 7.4/10 based on 5294 votes. Directed by Alex Kurtzman and written by N/A, it aired on 1/17/2019. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "New Eden".