Star Trek: Discovery
monition : SPOILERS for Star Trek : Discovery Season 5
Summary
Star Trek : Discoveryseason 5 will show the first wedding of majorStar Trekcharacters in 22 years . Written by showrunner Michelle Paradise and directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi , Star Trek : Discoveryseason 5 , episode 1 , " Red Directive , " nub on Captain Michael Burnham ( Sonequa Martin - Green ) hunting for an ancient power belonging to the Progenitors , who were introduced in the classicStar Trek : The Next Generationseason 6 installment , " The Chase " . Meanwhile , Captain Saru ( Doug Jones ) and President T’Rina ( Tara Rosling ) take a major step in their family relationship .
Star Trek : Discoveryseason 5 ’s premiere is a carrefour for Captain Saru . Although the Kelpien loyally serves his dear supporter , Captain Michael Burnham ( Sonequa Martin - Green ) , as First Officer of the USS Discovery , Saru receives an intriguing job offer to become an Ambassador for the United Federation of Planets . This dignified fresh position mean leaving Discovery , but with the benefit of Saru set about to drop more clip with his love , T’Rina , the President of Ni’Var . At theend ofStar Trek : Discovery ’s season 5 premiere , Saru took the Ambassador position , andT’Rina surprisingly proposed marriage . It ’s safe to say Saru said"yes . "
As Burnham attempt the universe ’s greatest treasure in Star Trek : Discovery time of year 5 , she ’ll require help from a host of young and returning characters .
Saru & President T’Rina Will Have Star Trek’s First Wedding Since Riker & Troi
The first Kelpien-Vulcan wedding in Star Trek
When Ambassador Saru and President T’Rina tie the grayback inStar Trek : Discoveryseason 5 , it ’ll be the first wedding between two majorStar Trekcharacters in 22 year . The last significantStar Trekwedding was in 2022’sStar Trek : Nemesiswhen Commander William T. Riker ( Jonathan Frakes ) married Counselor Deanna Troi . On the telly side , bothStar Trek : Deep Space NineandStar Trek : Voyagerfeatured man and wife between lead characters . Lt . CommandersWorf ( Michael Dorn ) and Jadzia Dax(Terry Farrell ) got hitched inDS9season 6 , and Captain Benjamin Sisko ( Avery Brooks ) married Kasidy Yates ( Penny Johnson Jerald ) inDS9season 7 . Lt . Tom Paris ( Robert Duncan McNeill ) we d Lt . B’Elanna Torres ( Roxann Dawson ) inVoyagerseason 7 .
Will Riker and Deanna Troi had 2 wedding ceremony ; one on Earth and one on Betazed without clothes in the tradition of Troi ’s culture .
In the case of Riker and Troi and Paris and Torres , their actual wedding ceremonies took position off - silver screen . Meanwhile , Worf and Dax and Sisko and Yates ' weddings were shown onStar Trek : Deep Space Nine , as was the Star Trek : The Next Generationwedding ofChief Miles O’Brien ( Colm Meaney ) and Keiko Ishikawa(Rosalind Chao ) . IfStar Trek : Discoveryseason 5 shows Saru and T’Rina ’s wedding ceremony -a historicStar Trekfirst as a Kelpien and a Vulcan have never marry before- it ’ll be the first time a majorStar Trekwedding will be point since Captain Sisko and Kasidy Yates ' in 1999’sStar Trek : Deep Space Nineseason 7 , episode 18 , " ' Til Death Do Us Part . "
Why Star Trek Weddings Are So Rare
Every Star Trek wedding is special
Although a handful of vainglorious - nameStar Trekcharacters got married , nuptials for major characters are still a uncommon sight in the franchise . maitre d’hotel James T. Kirk ( William Shatner ) married two USS Enterprise crewmen inStar Trek : The Original Seriesseason 1 ’s " Balance of Terror " , but the observance was interrupt , and the bridegroom was later down . This determine a case law so thatStar Trekdidn’t see a nuptials untilStar Trek : The Next Generationseason 4 , 25 class afterward . Spock ( Leonard Nimoy ) and T’Pring(Arlene Martel ) voided their betrothal inTOS , and neither he , Captain Kirk , Captain Jonathan Archer ( Scott Bakula ) , nor Admirals Jean - Luc Picard ( Patrick Stewart ) and Kathryn Janeway ( Kate Mulgrew ) got married as Captain Sisko did .
Star Trek Weddings
Movie / TV Show
Miles O’Brien and Keiko Ishikawa
Star Trek : The Next Generation
Odo and Lwaxana Troi
Star Trek : Deep Space Nine
Rom and Leeta
Tom Paris and B’Elanna Torres
Star Trek : Voyager
Worf & Jadzia Dax
William Riker & Deanna Troi
Star Trek : Nemesis
The life of a Starfleet Officer does n’t preclude being married or raising a house , butmanyStar TrekCaptains seem to follow Kirk and Picard ’s lead and devote their life to the help , and the aloneness that comes with it . This is why it ’s refreshing to see Saru cast his captainship and comprehend his love future tense with T’Rina . Hopefully , Star Trek : Discoveryseason 5 will make Ambassador Saru and President T’Rina ’s wedding a straight celebration , and perhaps Captain Michael Burnham and Cleveland Booker ( David Ajala ) wo n’t be far behind .
Star Trek : Discovery time of year 5 is streaming on Paramount+
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