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Episode 2 of Star Trek: Discovery continues on Paramount Plus, after airing with the first entry in a double episode premiere. The sci-fi spin-off series will air once a week for the rest of the fifth and final season, which consists of ten episodes in total. The show started in 2017, and it has been announced that Season 5 will be the last one ever, bringing to an end the popular series, starring Sonequa Martin-Green.
The second episode of the Star Trek: Discovery's final season sees Saru face his final mission as Captain Burnham's Number One, as the team ventures to a seemingly abandoned planet to hunt for what might be the greatest treasure in the whole galaxy. But like with everything in this twisty sci-fi thriller, not everything goes according to plan.
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What happened in Star Trek: Discovery episode 2?
Star Trek Discovery Season 5 Episode 2 | |
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Title | Under The Twin Moons |
Written By | Alan McElroy |
Directed By | Doug Aarniokoski |
Episode 2 of Star Trek: Discovery is titled "Under The Twin Moons" and it's one of the best episodes so far. It begins with Captain Michael Burnham considering philosophical questions about the meaning of life as Discovery gets all the sand from Q’Mau removed. She ponders the possibility of a new purpose as the stakes of her new mission to find the Progenitors’ power take their toll on her.
Before they head off to find the next clue, Burnham is summoned to a tribunal for Rayner, who is called to the space carpet due to his reckless actions. Burnham doesn’t want to be a snitch, but when she is pressed on the matter, she admits she disagreed with Rayner and told him exactly that. Admiral Vance and President Rillak aren't happy, and once Rayner accuses them of ignoring potential threats, his future in Starfleet is not looking too promising.
Elsewhere, Vance checks in with Burnham to make sure Book isn’t being a distraction. Turns out, he is to work with Hugh and Paul to sort out clues left behind by Dr. Vellek.
Adira and Tilly brief Burnham and Saru on how the shadow of the twin moons points to an old Promellian necropolis, but an energy field means they will have to move from the beam-in spot.
With an emotional goodbye on the horizon, Burnham and Saru acknowledge their last mission together and head to the biggest pyramid. Saru offers advice on his replacement as first officer, with the suggestion that Burnham find someone who stands their ground, not unlike Book. A spike in the EM field makes Tilly concerned, but Burnham re-assures her there is nothing to worry about, but at this point, killer drones emerge from a giant collapsed four-eyed alien statue's head, forcing them to run.
On the Disco, Adira and Tilly struggle over how to help the landing party, now hiding under a giant stone foot as the drones fire and blow up on suicide runs. Rayner holograms himself into the situation and guides them towards a solution that factors in how the ancient Promellians would power an automated security system.
How does Star Trek: Discovery episode 2 end?
They overload a phaser inside the giant statue's head, and Burnham offers to take the job of target distraction, but Saru reminds her he is stronger and faster. He dodges fire and dispatches the drones with his quills. Burnham then drops the bomb, which buys them some time.
Burnham and Saru are under a ticking clock before the drones power up again as they arrive at where the clues pointed with no ancient power source to be found. Saru detects traces of writing in the form of a Romulan poem, so Burnham uses her powers to determine the existence of only four verses on the pillar, but where is the fifth?
They find the final verse under the pillar, and they beam out at the last second before the EM defense field restarts. In the science lab, it turns out the thing they found matches a mysterious symbol from the diary. They now have the first of five pieces of a map that will lead them to the Progenitors.
Burnham checks in with Vance, who tells her the day’s mission was a success. As for Rayner, he has been asked to retire. Burnham defends his actions and has an idea of sorts. Burnham finds him staring longingly at her ship, and he states he isn't willing to back down from his principles, but he regrets not anticipating what Moll and L’ak did on Q’Mau, which resulted in all those people being put at risk. Burnham offers him a lifeline as her new XO. She’s impressed with how he helped out on the Lyrek mission and figures he deserves a second chance. He announces that he won’t be a “yes man,” and she doesn't want him to be.
Star Trek: Discovery is available to stream on Paramount Plus
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