Star Trek: Discovery
Warning : SPOILERS for Star Trek : Discovery Season 5 , Episode 4 - " Face The Strange "
Summary
The big shock ofStar Trek : Discoveryseason 5 , sequence 4 ’s time travel was seeing Specialist Michael Burnham ( Sonequa Martin - Green ) fromStar Trek : Discoveryseason 1 again , and how much Michael has change . Written by Sean Cochran and directed by Lee Rose , Star Trek : Discoveryseason 5 , episode 4 , " Face the Strange , " was a electrifying time travel escapade that sent Captain Michael Burnham ( Sonequa Martin - Green ) , Commander Rayner ( Callum Keith Rennie ) , and Commander Paul Stamets ( Anthony Rapp ) into primal present moment of the USS Discovery ’s retiring and possible future . Andwhat Burnham dreaded came to give : facing her younger ego .
InStar Trek : Discoveryseason 5 , episode 4 , " Face the Strange , " the nefarious Moll ( Eve Harlow ) and L’ak ( Elias Toufexis ) smuggle a Krenim Chronophage , or a Time Bug , aboard the USS Discovery . The Time Bug trapped Discovery in a series of loops , sending the spaceship uncontrollably hurtling through time . However , Captain Burnham and Commander Rayner were able to operate independently in the time loop , andStamets was also dispense with because his tardigrade DNAallows him to live outside of space - clip . The Discovery trey belong about destroy the Time Bug , but Burnham had to bring out herself to Discovery ’s bridge bunch to make unnecessary the ship . Further , Michael had to literally make out with herself fromStar Trek : Discoveryseason 1 .
As Burnham seeks the universe ’s outstanding treasure in Star Trek : Discovery season 5 , she ’ll take assistant from a emcee of new and bring back character .
Why Michael Burnham Was Shockingly Different In Star Trek: Discovery Season 1
Discovery season 1 Michael was defined by her biggest mistake.
Captain Burnham confronting Specialist Michael Burnham fromStar Trek : Discoveryseason 1was as disgraceful for her as it was for the viewers at family . The contrast between both Michaels , who were 5 geezerhood of historic period and 935 years apart after the USS Discovery time locomote to the 32nd century , was stunning . Captain Burnham is physically different from Specialist Burnham , not just because her hair is long , and she wears a Starfleet Captain ’s uniform . There is a warmth and pity to Captain Burnham that is absent from her unseasoned ego , who was just hebdomad remove from the enceinte mistake of her life .
Specialist Michael Burnham thought Captain Burnham was a changeling imposter , as she could n’t bottom herself as a Starfleet Captain .
At the full point inStar Trek : Discoveryseason 1 that Captain Burnham arrived at , Specialist Michael Burnham was still mired in guilt and sorrow for her mutiny that ignited the Klingon War and lead to the decease of her mentor , Captain Philippa Georgiou ( Michelle Yeoh ) . Michael was resigned to pass the quietus of her lifespan in prison , andDiscoveryseason 1 ’s Burnham does not think she deserves to be in Starfleet . The younger Michael ’s appearance is harsher than Captain Burnham ’s , and she is more prone to judgment and not looking before leaping into action . Captain Burnham vanquish Specialist Burnham in helping hand - to - hand armed combat because she was more centered and in restraint of herself , but also filled with empathy for the vernal Michael .
Michael Burnham ’s Rank In Star Trek : Discovery
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Michael Burnham Is Star Trek’s Best Captain Evolution
No Captain has changed for the better as much as Burnham.
Star Trek : Discoveryseason 5 , instalment 4is a powerful admonisher thatMichael Burnham is the most evolved Captain ever inStar Trek . By comparability to some of her peer , Captain James T. Kirk ( William Shatner ) did not transfer very much as he aged , except for facing his own rue . Admiral Kathryn Janeway ( Kate Mulgrew ) inStar Trek : Prodigyis essentially the same as when she was the USS Voyager ’s Captain , just with a higher rank . Admiral Jean - Luc Picard ( Patrick Stewart ) is n’t as stern as he was when he was Captain of the USS Enterprise - D , but Jean - Luc never had to overcome the obstacle to the Captain ’s chair that Michael Burnham did .
It was incredibly poignant for Michael to see how much she changed for the well .
SeeingStar Trek : Discoveryseason 1 ’s Specialist Michael Burnham again is a stark monitor of how far Burnham has get . ByStar Trek : Discoveryseason 5 , Captain Burnham is confidently at peace of mind with herself , has reconciled her gravest mistakes , and has proven her worth by make unnecessary the coltsfoot multiple times . Burnham has also known reliable love with Cleveland Booker ( David Ajala ) , and she has the friendship and sustenance of her found crime syndicate , the crew of the USS Discovery . Specialist Michael Burnham is only at the start of her farsighted , operose route to redemption , and becoming Captain Michael Burnham is her destiny inStar Trek : Discovery . It was unbelievably touching for Michael to see how much she has change for the better .
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