The BEST episodes of Star Trek: Discovery season 2

Every episode of Star Trek: Discovery season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Star Trek: Discovery season 2!

Ten years before Kirk, Spock, and the Enterprise, the USS Discovery discovers new worlds and lifeforms as one Starfleet officer learns to understand all things alien.

Last Updated: 12/6/2024Network: Paramount+Status: Ended
Such Sweet Sorrow (2)
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8.20
3532 votes

#1 - Such Sweet Sorrow (2)

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/18/2019

The U.S.S. Discovery battles against Control in a fight not only for their lives but for the future, with a little help from some unexpected friends. Spock and Burnham discern vital new connections between the red signals while Burnham faces one of life’s harshest truths: the right decisions are often the hardest to make.

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Project Daedalus
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8.00
3462 votes

#2 - Project Daedalus

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/14/2019

When the Discovery crew infiltrates Section 31’s headquarters, suspicions arise that the crew may have a traitor in their midst. Burnham tries to help Spock but her efforts don’t go as planned.

Directors: Jonathan Frakes
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If Memory Serves
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7.98
3473 votes

#3 - If Memory Serves

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/7/2019

Spock and Burnham head to Talos IV, where the process of healing Spock forces the siblings to confront their troubled past. Stamets desperately tries to reconnect with Hugh, while Tyler struggles to shed the crew’s suspicions of him due to his past as Voq.

Directors: T.J. Scott
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New Eden
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7.96
3762 votes

#4 - New Eden

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/24/2019

A new signal appears, prompting Stamets’ emotional return to the mycelial network and leading Burnham, Pike and Owosekun to a pre-warp planet, where they face a complex ethical dilemma. Tilly’s overeagerness lands her in trouble but when the planet – and Discovery’s landing party – are threatened, her curiosity may be the one thing that can save them.

Directors: Jonathan Frakes
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Such Sweet Sorrow (1)
star
7.92
3404 votes

#5 - Such Sweet Sorrow (1)

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/11/2019

When the U.S.S. Discovery’s crucial mission does not go according to plan, Burnham realizes what must ultimately be done. The crew prepares for the battle of a lifetime as Leland’s Control ships get closer.

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The Red Angel
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7.89
3506 votes

#6 - The Red Angel

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/21/2019

Burnham is stunned when she learns her ties to Section 31 run deeper than she ever fathomed. Armed with the identity of the Red Angel, the U.S.S. Discovery goes to work on its most critical mission to date.

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Through the Valley of Shadows
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7.87
3470 votes

#7 - Through the Valley of Shadows

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/4/2019

A fourth signal leads the U.S.S. Discovery to an insular 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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Brother
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7.86
3982 votes

#8 - Brother

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/17/2019

The crew of the U.S.S. Discovery joins forces with Captain Pike to unravel the mystery of seven mysterious red signals that have appeared across the universe.

Directors: Alex Kurtzman
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The Sound of Thunder
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7.85
3519 votes

#9 - The Sound of Thunder

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/21/2019

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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Perpetual Infinity
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7.85
3397 votes

#10 - Perpetual Infinity

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/28/2019

Burnham receives the reunion she’s been longing for, but it doesn’t go quite as she imagined. Georgiou and Tyler sense a disturbing change in Leland.

Directors: Maja Vrvilo
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Light and Shadows
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7.77
3472 votes

#11 - Light and Shadows

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/28/2019

Burnham goes to Vulcan in search of Spock, where she unearths surprising family secrets. In researching what is left of the Red Angel’s signal over Kaminar, Pike and Tyler end up in battle with time itself. Georgiou has a few tricks up her sleeve for Leland and Section 31.

Directors: Marta Cunningham
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An Obol for Charon
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7.73
3549 votes

#12 - An Obol for Charon

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/7/2019

A mysterious sphere threatens the U.S.S. Discovery even as May, in her original form, implements a plan that puts Tilly’s life in danger. Saru and Burnham’s bond grows when Saru is forced to acknowledge a deeply unsettling Kelpien truth. Pike receives new intel on Spock from a loyal friend.

Directors: Lee Rose
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Saints of Imperfection
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7.65
3558 votes

#13 - Saints of Imperfection

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/14/2019

Burnham and the crew navigate a dangerous alien landscape in a race against time to save Tilly’s life, but Stamets is not at all prepared for what they find in the process. Section 31 is assigned to help track down Spock, much to Pike’s dismay.

Directors: David Barrett
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Point of Light
star
7.61
3606 votes

#14 - Point of Light

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/31/2019

A surprise visitor to the U.S.S. Discovery brings shocking news about Spock and dredges up past regrets for Burnham. Following the asteroid incident, Tilly struggles to keep a grip on her reality. L’Rell’s authority on Qo’noS is threatened.

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