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The Best Episodes of Star Trek: Discovery Season 2

Every episode of Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Star Trek: Discovery Season 2!

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Follow the voyages of Starfleet on their missions to discover new worlds and new life forms, and one Starfleet officer who must learn that to truly understand all things alien, you must first understand yourself.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 Episode 8 - If Memory Serves
    8.2/10(4714 votes)

    S2:E8

    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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  2. Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 Episode 14 - Such Sweet Sorrow (2)
    8.2/10(5465 votes)

    S2:E14

    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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  3. Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 Episode 9 - Project Daedalus
    7.9/10(4267 votes)

    S2:E9

    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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  4. Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 Episode 2 - New Eden
    7.8/10(5105 votes)

    S2:E2

    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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  5. Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 Episode 6 - The Sound of Thunder
    7.7/10(4300 votes)

    S2:E6

    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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  6. Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 Episode 12 - Through the Valley of Shadows
    7.6/10(3711 votes)

    S2:E12

    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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  7. Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 Episode 1 - Brother
    7.4/10(5556 votes)

    S2:E1

    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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  8. Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 Episode 4 - An Obol for Charon
    7.3/10(4472 votes)

    S2:E4

    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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  9. Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 Episode 13 - Such Sweet Sorrow (1)
    7.3/10(4193 votes)

    S2:E13

    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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  10. Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 Episode 7 - Light and Shadows
    7.2/10(3904 votes)

    S2:E7

    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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  11. Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 Episode 10 - The Red Angel
    7.2/10(4022 votes)

    S2:E10

    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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  12. Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 Episode 11 - Perpetual Infinity
    7.2/10(3796 votes)

    S2:E11

    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:Brandon Schultz, Alan B. McElroy

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  13. Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 Episode 3 - Point of Light
    6.6/10(4610 votes)

    S2:E3

    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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  14. Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 Episode 5 - Saints of Imperfection
    6.6/10(4525 votes)

    S2:E5

    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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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"If Memory Serves" is the best rated episode of "Star Trek: Discovery" season 2. It scored 8.2/10 based on 4714 votes. Directed by T.J. Scott and written by Dan Dworkin, Jay Beattie, it aired on 3/7/2019. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Such Sweet Sorrow (2)".