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The Worst Episodes of Star Trek: Discovery

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The Worst Episodes of Star Trek: Discovery

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...

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  1. 5.2/10(3.3k votes)

    #1 - All Is Possible

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    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.

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  2. 5.5/10(3.4k votes)

    #2 - Anomaly

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    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.

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  3. 5.5/10(2.9k votes)

    #3 - Stormy Weather

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    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.

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  4. 5.6/10(3.1k votes)

    #4 - Choose to Live

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    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.

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  5. 5.6/10(2.2k votes)

    #5 - Rosetta

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    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.

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  6. 5.7/10(2.3k votes)

    #6 - All In

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    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.

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  8. 5.7/10(1.5k votes)

    #7 - Whistlespeak

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    S5:E6

    While undercover in a pre-warp society, Captain Burnham is forced to consider breaking the Prime Directive when a local tradition threatens Tilly's life. Meanwhile, Culber tries to connect with Stamets, and Adira steps up when Rayner assigns them a position on the bridge.

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  9. 5.8/10(3.8k votes)

    #8 - The Sanctuary

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    S3:E8

    Osyraa attacks Book's home planet and the Discovery travels there to help. Stamets and Adira investigate The Burn.

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  10. 5.8/10(2.2k votes)

    #9 - Rubicon

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    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.

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  11. 5.8/10(1.6k votes)

    #10 - Jinaal

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    S5:E3

    On Trill, Captain Burnham, Book, and Culber must pass a dangerous test to prove themselves worthy of the next clue. Adira reconnects with Gray and Saru’s first day as ambassador is complicated by his engagement to T'Rina.

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  12. 5.9/10(4.0k votes)

    #11 - Kobayashi Maru

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    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.

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  13. 5.9/10(2.6k votes)

    #12 - ...But to Connect

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    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.

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  14. 5.9/10(2.2k votes)

    #13 - The Galactic Barrier

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    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.

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  15. 5.9/10(3.0k votes)

    #14 - Coming Home

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    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.

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  16. 6.0/10(2.8k votes)

    #15 - The Examples

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    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.

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    Director:Lee Rose
  17. 6.2/10(3.5k votes)

    #16 - Su'Kal

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    S3:E11

    Discovery ventures to the Verubin Nebula, where Burnham, Saru, and Culber make a shocking realization about the origin of the Burn. The rest of the crew faces an unexpected threat.

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  18. 6.2/10(1.9k votes)

    #17 - Life, Itself

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    S5:E10

    Trapped inside a mysterious alien portal that defies familiar rules of time, space, and gravity, Captain Burnham must fight Moll – and the environment itself – in order to locate the Progenitors' technology and secure it for the Federation. Meanwhile, Book puts himself in harm's way to help Burnham survive and Rayner leads the U.S.S. Discovery in an epic winner-takes-all battle against Breen forces.

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  19. 6.3/10(2.2k votes)

    #18 - Red Directive

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    S5:E1

    Captain Burnham and the U.S.S. Discovery are sent to retrieve a mysterious 800-year-old Romulan vessel; until the artifact hidden inside is stolen, leading to an epic chase. Meanwhile, Saru is offered the position of a lifetime, and Tilly's efforts to help pull her into a tangled web of secrecy.

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  20. 6.4/10(4.7k votes)

    #19 - Forget Me Not

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    S3:E4

    Burnham and Adira visit the Trill homeworld while Saru's efforts on the Discovery to help the crew reconnect yield surprises.

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  21. 6.4/10(3.6k votes)

    #20 - Terra Firma (1)

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    S3:E9

    The U.S.S. Discovery crew journey to a mysterious planet in hopes of finding a cure for Georgiou's deteriorating condition. Stamets and Adira make a stunning breakthrough with the newly acquired Burn data.

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    Director:Omar Madha
    Writer:N/A
  22. 6.4/10(3.6k votes)

    #21 - Terra Firma (2)

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    S3:E10

    Georgiou uncovers the true depths of the plot against her, leading her to a revelation about how deeply her time on the U.S.S. Discovery truly changed her.

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    Director:Chloe Domont
    Writer:N/A
  23. 6.4/10(1.7k votes)

    #22 - Under the Twin Moons

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    S5:E2

    On Saru's last mission as Captain Burnham's Number One, the team ventures to a seemingly abandoned planet to hunt for what might be the greatest treasure in the galaxy.

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  24. 6.4/10(1.4k votes)

    #23 - Mirrors

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    S5:E5

    Captain Burnham and Book journey into extradimensional space in search of the next clue to the location of the Progenitors' power. Meanwhile, Rayner navigates his first mission in command of the U.S.S. Discovery, and Culber opens up to Tilly.

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  25. 6.4/10(1.3k votes)

    #24 - Erigah

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    S5:E7

    With Moll and L'ak finally in custody, the Federation is pulled into a diplomatic and ethical firestorm when the Breen arrive and demand they be handed over. Meanwhile, a frustrated Book looks for ways to help as Tilly, Adira, and Reno work to decipher the latest clue.

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  26. 6.4/10(1.3k votes)

    #25 - Labyrinths

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    S5:E8

    When Captain Burnham is trapped within a “mindscape” designed to test her worthiness to retrieve the Progenitor's powerful technology, Book, Rayner, and the crew of the U.S.S. Discovery must hold off the Breen long enough for her to escape.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"All Is Possible" is the worst rated episode of "Star Trek: Discovery". It scored 5.2/10 based on 3336 votes. Directed by John Ottman and written by Alan B. McElroy, Eric J. Robbins, it aired on 12/9/2021. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Anomaly".