The Best Episodes Written By Erika Lippoldt

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.5/10(4 votes)

   #1 - Uncharted Waters

   S4:E84/7/2017

   As Mary’s upcoming wedding looms, a terrible tragedy pushes Mary and Darnley apart, forcing Mary to enlist in Catherine’s help. Elizabeth encounters a traitor to Spain, who petitions her to support an expedition to the New World.

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   7.5/10(15 votes)

   #2 - What It Takes

   S2:E54/27/2023

   General Abbot makes an example out of Gus. Dr. Singh obsesses over his research ahead of an important presentation. Becky crosses paths with a frenemy.

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   7.4/10(13 votes)

   #3 - The Ballad of the Last Men

   S2:E84/27/2023

   Warned about General Abbot's plans, Gus and his friends prepare to take a stand and defend the hybrid kids, no matter what it takes.

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   7.4/10(16 votes)

   #4 - The Brightest Star

   S1:E312/5/2018

   Before he was the first Kelpien to join Starfleet, Saru lived a simple life on his home planet of Kaminar with his father and sister. Young Saru, full of ingenuity and a level of curiosity uncommon among his people, yearns to find out what lies beyond his village, leading him on an unexpected path.

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5. 

   7.3/10(12 votes)

   #5 - Here, There Be Monsters

   S3:E66/6/2024

   After a daring rescue, Gus meets an individual well-versed in hybrid history. Amid emotional reunions and eerie revelations, all roads lead to the cave.

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   6.6/10(65 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.

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   6.2/10(54 votes)

   #7 - People of Earth

   S3:E310/29/2020

   Reunited with Burnham, Discovery heads to Earth to find out what has happened to the Federation in the last thousand years.

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   6.2/10(64 votes)

   #8 - 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.

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   5.9/10(51 votes)

   #9 - Terra Firma (1)

   S3:E912/10/2020

   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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10. 

    5.9/10(51 votes)

    #10 - Terra Firma (2)

    S3:E1012/17/2020

    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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11. 

    4.4/10(5 votes)

    #11 - The Hound and the Hare

    S3:E712/4/2015

    Mary unearths a dark secret being kept by a Spanish prince, so she seeks Catherine's counsel. Meanwhile, suspicion surrounds a new ambassador from English court; and Bash's quest to find a mysterious murderer takes him to Greer's tavern.

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