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The Best Episodes of Star Trek: Discovery Season 4

Every episode of Star Trek: Discovery Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Star Trek: Discovery Season 4!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Star Trek: Discovery Season 4 Episode 12 - Species Ten-C
    6.7/10(2469 votes)

    S4:E12

    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

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  2. Star Trek: Discovery Season 4 Episode 5 - The Examples
    6.1/10(2982 votes)

    S4:E5

    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

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  3. Star Trek: Discovery Season 4 Episode 10 - The Galactic Barrier
    6.0/10(2438 votes)

    S4:E10

    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

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  4. Star Trek: Discovery Season 4 Episode 1 - Kobayashi Maru
    5.9/10(4266 votes)

    S4:E1

    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
    Writers:Alex Kurtzman, Michelle Paradise, Jenny Lumet

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  5. Star Trek: Discovery Season 4 Episode 7 - ...But to Connect
    5.9/10(2830 votes)

    S4:E7

    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
    Writers:Terri Hughes, Carlos Cisco

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  6. Star Trek: Discovery Season 4 Episode 9 - Rubicon
    5.9/10(2369 votes)

    S4:E9

    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

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  7. Star Trek: Discovery Season 4 Episode 13 - Coming Home
    5.9/10(3244 votes)

    S4:E13

    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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  8. Star Trek: Discovery Season 4 Episode 8 - All In
    5.7/10(2544 votes)

    S4:E8

    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

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  9. Star Trek: Discovery Season 4 Episode 3 - Choose to Live
    5.6/10(3340 votes)

    S4:E3

    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

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  10. Star Trek: Discovery Season 4 Episode 11 - Rosetta
    5.6/10(2439 votes)

    S4:E11

    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

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  11. Star Trek: Discovery Season 4 Episode 2 - Anomaly
    5.5/10(3621 votes)

    S4:E2

    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
    Writers:Anne Cofell Saunders, Glenise Mullins

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  12. Star Trek: Discovery Season 4 Episode 6 - Stormy Weather
    5.5/10(3125 votes)

    S4:E6

    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
    Writers:Brandon Schultz, Anne Cofell Saunders

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  13. Star Trek: Discovery Season 4 Episode 4 - All Is Possible
    5.3/10(3566 votes)

    S4:E4

    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
    Writers:Alan B. McElroy, Eric J. Robbins

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Species Ten-C" is the best rated episode of Star Trek: Discovery season 4. It scored 6.7/10 from 2,469 votes. Directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi and written by Kyle Jarrow, it aired on March 10, 2022. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "The Examples".