The Best Episodes of Star Trek: Discovery Season 2

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.4/10(5428 votes)

   #1 - 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

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Alex Kurtzman

   Writer:Unknown
2. 

   7.8/10(4984 votes)

   #2 - New Eden

   S2:E21/24/2019

   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:Unknown

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   Director:Jonathan Frakes

   Writer:Unknown
3. 

   6.6/10(4505 votes)

   #3 - Point of Light

   S2:E31/31/2019

   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

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   Director:Olatunde Osunsanmi

   Writer:Andrew Colville
4. 

   7.3/10(4365 votes)

   #4 - An Obol for Charon

   S2:E42/7/2019

   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:Unknown

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   Director:Lee Rose

   Writer:Unknown
5. 

   6.6/10(4411 votes)

   #5 - Saints of Imperfection

   S2:E52/14/2019

   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

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   Director:David Barrett

   Writer:Kirsten Beyer
6. 

   7.7/10(4191 votes)

   #6 - The Sound of Thunder

   S2:E62/21/2019

   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

   Writers:Erika Lippoldt, Bo Yeon Kim

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   Director:Douglas Aarniokoski

   Writers:Erika Lippoldt, Bo Yeon Kim
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7. 

   7.3/10(3797 votes)

   #7 - Light and Shadows

   S2:E72/28/2019

   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

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   Director:Marta Cunningham

   Writer:Ted Sullivan
8. 

   8.2/10(4595 votes)

   #8 - If Memory Serves

   S2:E83/7/2019

   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

   Writers:Dan Dworkin, Jay Beattie

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   Director:T.J. Scott

   Writers:Dan Dworkin, Jay Beattie
9. 

   7.9/10(4159 votes)

   #9 - Project Daedalus

   S2:E93/14/2019

   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

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   Director:Jonathan Frakes

   Writer:Michelle Paradise
10. 

    7.2/10(3912 votes)

    #10 - The Red Angel

    S2:E103/21/2019

    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

    Writers:Anthony Maranville, Chris Silvestri

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    Director:Hanelle M. Culpepper

    Writers:Anthony Maranville, Chris Silvestri
11. 

    7.2/10(3687 votes)

    #11 - Perpetual Infinity

    S2:E113/28/2019

    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

    Writers:Alan B. McElroy, Brandon Schultz

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    Director:Maja Vrvilo

    Writers:Alan B. McElroy, Brandon Schultz
12. 

    7.6/10(3602 votes)

    #12 - Through the Valley of Shadows

    S2:E124/4/2019

    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

    Writers:Erika Lippoldt, Bo Yeon Kim

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    Director:Douglas Aarniokoski

    Writers:Erika Lippoldt, Bo Yeon Kim
13. 

    7.3/10(4078 votes)

    #13 - Such Sweet Sorrow (1)

    S2:E134/11/2019

    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

    Writers:Alex Kurtzman, Michelle Paradise, Jenny Lumet

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    Director:Olatunde Osunsanmi

    Writers:Alex Kurtzman, Michelle Paradise, Jenny Lumet
14. 

    8.2/10(5335 votes)

    #14 - Such Sweet Sorrow (2)

    S2:E144/18/2019

    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

    Writers:Alex Kurtzman, Michelle Paradise, Jenny Lumet

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    Director:Olatunde Osunsanmi

    Writers:Alex Kurtzman, Michelle Paradise, Jenny Lumet