5.9/103,963 votes#1 - Kobayashi Maru
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 11/18/2021
After months spent reconnecting the Federation with distant worlds, Captain Michael Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery are sent to assist a damaged space station – a seemingly routine mission that reveals the existence of a terrifying new threat.
Director: Olatunde Osunsanmi
Writer: Alex Kurtzman, Jenny Lumet, Michelle Paradise
5.5/103,332 votes#2 - Anomaly
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 11/25/2021
Saru returns to help the U.S.S. Discovery uncover the mystery of an unusually destructive new force. As Burnham leads the crew, she must also find a way to help Book cope with an unimaginable loss.
Director: Olatunde Osunsanmi
Writer: Anne Cofell Saunders, Glenise Mullins
5.5/103,049 votes#3 - Choose to Live
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 12/2/2021
Burnham and Tilly hunt the killer of a Starfleet officer as Stamets and the science team race against the clock to prevent the anomaly from killing anyone else.
Director: Christopher J. Byrne
Writer: Terri Hughes
5.2/103,264 votes#4 - All Is Possible
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 12/9/2021
Tilly and Adira lead a team of Starfleet Academy cadets on a training mission that takes a dangerous turn. Meanwhile, Burnham is pulled into tense negotiations on Ni’Var.
Director: John Ottman
Writer: Alan B. McElroy, Eric J. Robbins
6.0/102,704 votes#5 - The Examples
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 12/16/2021
Burnham and Book race to evacuate a group of stranded colonists in the anomaly’s path as one of the Federation’s brightest scientists comes aboard the U.S.S. Discovery to do high-stakes research with Saru and Stamets.
Director: Lee Rose
Writer: Kyle Jarrow
5.5/102,826 votes#6 - Stormy Weather
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 12/23/2021
Seeking answers, the U.S.S. Discovery ventures into a subspace rift created by the Dark Matter Anomaly. Meanwhile, Book faces a strange visitor from his past.
Director: Jonathan Frakes
Writer: Brandon Schultz, Anne Cofell Saunders
5.9/102,554 votes#7 - ...But to Connect
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 12/30/2021
Tensions rise as representatives from across the galaxy gather to confront the threat of the Dark Matter Anomaly. Zora's new sentience raises difficult questions.
Director: Lee Rose
Writer: Terri Hughes, Carlos Cisco
5.7/102,272 votes#8 - All In
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 2/10/2022
Following a hunch, Captain Burnham tracks Book to an old haunt from their courier days and gets drawn into a high-stakes competition for a powerful weapon.
Director: Christopher J. Byrne
Writer: Sean Cochran
5.8/102,107 votes#9 - Rubicon
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 2/17/2022
Captain Burnham and the U.S.S. Discovery race to stop Book and Ruon Tarka from launching a rogue plan that could inadvertently endanger the galaxy.
Director: Andi Armaganian
Writer: Alan B. McElroy
5.9/102,164 votes#10 - The Galactic Barrier
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 2/24/2022
Captain Burnham and her crew must go where few have gone before: beyond the Galactic Barrier. Meanwhile, Book learns the truth of what drives Ruon Tarka.
Director: Deborah Kampmeier
Writer: Anne Cofell Saunders
5.5/102,169 votes#11 - Rosetta
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 3/3/2022
While Captain Burnham leads an away mission to a planet that was once home to the aliens responsible for the DMA, Book and Tarka secretly infiltrate the U.S.S. Discovery.
Director: Jeffrey W. Byrd
Writer: Terri Hughes
6.7/102,190 votes#12 - Species Ten-C
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 3/10/2022
As the DMA approaches Earth and Ni’Var, Captain Burnham and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery attempt to make First Contact with the powerful species responsible before it’s too late.
Director: Olatunde Osunsanmi
Writer: Kyle Jarrow
5.9/102,909 votes#13 - Coming Home
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 3/17/2022
The DMA approaches Earth and Ni’Var. With evacuations underway, Burnham and the team aboard the U.S.S. Discovery must find a way to communicate and connect with a species far different from their own before time runs out.
Director: Olatunde Osunsanmi
Writer: Michelle Paradise
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Season 4 Ratings Summary
"Kobayashi Maru" is the best rated episode of "Star Trek: Discovery" season 4. It scored 5.9/10 based on 3963 votes. Directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi and written by Alex Kurtzman, Jenny Lumet, Michelle Paradise, it aired on 11/18/2021. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Anomaly".