Discovery Season 2 Recap

Discovery Season 2 Recap

Introduction

And now, the "new and improved" season of Discovery has come to a close. Did it deliver on its creators' incessant promises to "square things with continuity" and "tell more Star Trek stories?" Um.....

But look! Captain Pike! The Enterprise! Pew Pew!

Discovery, Season 2: Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2

Discovery, Season 2
"Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2"
Airdate: April 18, 2019
29 of 29 produced
29 of 29 aired

Introduction

The least interesting threat ever is resolved when Mirror Hitler kills the Night King, and Dorothy disappears forever into Oz, while everyone back home in Kansas agrees to never mention her again.

We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks!

Discovery, Season 2: Such Sweet Sorrow

Discovery, Season 2
"Such Sweet Sorrow"
Airdate: April 11, 2019
28 of 29 produced
28 of 29 aired

Introduction

The crew sets Discovery to self destruct. Or not. Then the crew decides to go to the future. Or not. Everybody says tearful goodbyes. Or not. Sarek and Amanda also use their psychic powers to read next week's script and know they need to say goodbye to Burnham.

Oh, Ash, I just cain't quit you...

Discovery, Season 2: Through the Valley of Shadows

Discovery, Season 2
"Through the Valley of Shadows"
Airdate: April 4, 2019
27 of 29 produced
27 of 29 aired

Introduction

The crew decides it needs a time crystal for some reason. Pike discovers he will have to make a "sacrifice" to get it. Klingons do and say boring things.

This is how I look every time I watch this show, just ten times as bored and only ten percent as handsome.

Discovery, Season 2: Perpetual Infinity

Discovery, Season 2
"Perpetual Infinity"
Airdate: March 28, 2019
26 of 29 aired
26 of 29 produced

Introduction

The Red Angel has been revealed as Burnham's mom. She has been traveling through time trying to prevent an apocalyptic future in which Control (a Starfleet computer AI system we've never heard of before or since) has destroyed all sentient life in the galaxy.

"We Are CBS. This is going to be a crappy Borg Origin Story. Struggle is... pointless."

Discovery, Season 2: The Red Angel

Discovery, Season 2
"The Red Angel"
Airdate: March 21, 2019
25 of 29 aired
25 of 29 produced

Introduction

Burnham must sacrifice herself to lure the Red Angel into appearing. The identity of the mysterious being is revealed.

Careful, guys! That whole seal is apparently.... the torpedo loading bay? Hopefully you never have to use that and the shuttle bay simultaneously...

Discovery, Season 2: Project Daedalus

Discovery, Season 2
"Project Daedalus"
Airdate: March 14, 2019
24 of 29 produced
24 of 29 aired

Introduction
Lieutenant Airiam (who?) has been infected with an AI computer virus. She is going to... download something? Will the Barzan woman (who?) be able to stop her in time?

Finally, our stalwart heroes get to do what is the best part of every Star Trek series - pointing phasers at things in a tense standoff!

Discovery, Season 2: If Memory Serves

Discovery, Season 2
"If Memory Serves"
Airdate: March 7, 2019
23 of 29 produced
23 of 29 aired

Introduction

Burnham takes Spock to Talos IV in order to cure him. But the Talosians demand something from her in return.

Talosians fashions have changed, perhaps to accommodate the newly masculine Talosians.

Discovery, Season 2: Light and Shadows

Discovery, Season 2
"Light and Shadows"
Airdate: February 28, 2019
22 of 29 produced
22 of 29 aired

Introduction


Burnham finally catches up with Spock, only to find him rambling and incoherent. Meanwhile Tyler and Pike are at odds in the midst of a temporal anomaly.

If you can't make it good, make it blue.

Discovery, Season 2: The Sounds of Thunder

Discovery, Season 2
"The Sounds of Thunder"
Airdate: February 21, 2019
21 of 29 produced
21 of 29 aired

Introduction

Discovery heads back to the Kelpien homeworld in order to track down a Red Herr--- I mean, Red Angel signal. While there, Saru pushes for a resolution to his people's subjugation by the Ba'ul.

Hey look, an oozy villain! Let's look at it for 3 minutes instead of learning anything about it and its relationship to the other aliens in this episode.

Discovery, Season 2: Saints of Imperfection

Discovery, Season 2
"Saints of Imperfection"
Airdate: February 14, 2019
20 of 29 produced
20 of 29 aired

Introduction

Have you ever wondered what happens after you die? What is a soul exactly and do we possess one? Well, has Star Trek Discovery ever got answers for you!!!

Don't look at me, folks. I'm not the worst thing in this episode this week!

Disocvery, Season 2: An Obol for Charon

Discovery, Season 2
"An Obol for Charon"
Airdate: February 7, 2019
19 of 29 produced
19 of 29 aired

IntroductionThere is a giant sphere in space that is making the ship's systems go on the fritz. Saru is also deathly ill. Spock's shuttle is getting away. And Tilly has a mushroom blob on her arm. Do these things relate to each other in the slightest? Um...

Saru, my oldest and dearest friend! Don't die! Remember when we talked about that thing once and bonded? You know, when we were completely off camera.

Discovery, Season 2: Point of Light

Discovery, Season 2
"Point of Light"
Airdate: January 31, 2019
18 of 29 produced
18 of 29 aired

Introduction
A haphazard melange of story lines get about five minutes apiece to marinate. There are fight scenes. Then there is gratuitous gore. Welcome to another episode of Discovery!

Aww, look at that. She really does love him, man-bun and all.

Discovery, Season 2: New Eden

Discovery, Season 2
"New Eden"
Airdate: January 24, 2019
17 of 29 produced
17 of 29 aired

Introduction

Discovery spore-drives over to a distant location and finds a wayward colony of lost humans there. How did they get there, and how did the Red Herri... I mean Angel, bring this about?

Goin' to the chapel and we're... gonna get short-shrifted...

Discovery, Season 2: Brother

Discovery, Season 2
"Brother"
Airdate: January 17, 2019
16 of 29 produced
16 of 29 aired

Introduction
Well, we're back. Captain Pike has taken over Discovery for some reason, and there are mysterious signals popping up all over the galaxy. What are they? How is Spock involved? Why did we have to watch Season 1 at all? How much further will continuity get jacked up?

 A scene in which various recognizable Trek-themed props are displayed