Star Trek: Discovery
Summary
The ending ofStar Trek : Discoveryleft several questions unanswered . Star Trek : Discoveryseason 5 continuedStar Trek : The Next Generationseason 6 , episode 20 , " The Chase " , as Captain Michael Burnham ( Sonequa Martin - Green ) and the crowd of the USS Discovery look for the technology used by the Progenitors to create life . oppose Burnham and the Discovery on this journey were criminal couplet Moll ( Eve Harlow ) and L’ak ( Elias Toufexis ) , who sought the progenitor ' engineering to give the Breen in interchange for ending the Erigah , or ancestry debt , on L’ak ’s head . Burnham ultimately earned stewardship of the progenitor ' technical school , but few other role received such satisfactory resolve .
Complicating matters is the fact thatthe writers ofStar Trek : Discoverydidn’t know thatDiscoveryseason 5 would be the series ' lastuntil after production was completed . Discovery ’s final episode , " Life , Itself , " would have to do double tariff as both the time of year 5 finale and theseries finale ofStar Trek : Discovery . The ultimate fates of Admiral Michael Burnham , Cleveland Booker ( David Ajala ) , and Lt . Sylvia Tilly ( Mary Wiseman ) were told in an added epilogue that wrappedStar Trek : Discoveryas a series , but the loose remainder mean as seeds forStar Trek : Discoveryseason 6 would have to remain unresolved , or else of being tie off neatly for the series finale . Here are the biggest questionsStar Trek : Discoveryleft behind .
Star Trek : Discovery ended its run with a 5th and final season , and now that the show is over , it ’s clear which seasons were good than others .
10What Happens To Moll, And What Was Kovich’s Plan For Her?
Kovich’s Plan For Ex-Courier Moll Is Teased But Never Revealed
After Captain Burnham and Moll exit the primogenitor ' Infinity Tunnel , Moll is apprehended by Federation security and hold in custodywhile recovering from trauma sustained by trying to activate the Progenitors ' technology . As she retrieve , Moll and Book share a kind of balancing that at least give lip military service to their connexion via Cleveland Booker IV , who was Moll ’s Father of the Church and Book ’s mentor . It ’s reveal that Dr. Kovich ( David Cronenberg ) has a architectural plan for Moll , but the exact details of Kovich ’s plan remain under wrap .
Kovich ’s identity asStar Trek : Enterprise ’s Agent Daniels(Matt Winston ) , as well as the fact thatMoll ’s messenger skills are refer as"useful"to Kovich , should be take into business relationship when speculating on what Moll ’s special appointment could be . Moll acknowledge how to negotiate aggressively – she did command the Breen forces for a footling while , there – and has few moral squeamishness about getting her hands soiled . It ’s possible Kovich ’s plan for Moll is relate to the Temporal Wars , or even Section 31 , butStar Trek : Discoveryleaves that enquiry open - ended .
9What Happens To L’ak’s Body?
L’ak’s Body Might Be In Federation Custody
After a botched evasion plan results inL’ak ’s inadvertent deathinStar Trek : Discoveryseason 5 , installment 7 , " Erigah " , Moll ’s game architectural plan quick changes from trading the primogenitor ' technology to using it herself . L’ak ’s body is take to the Breen Dreadnought , where traditional respects are paid to L’ak as the Breen Scion , but as soon as the Breen have their hands on the Progenitors ' portal , Moll stows L’ak ’s body in a personal transporter buffer , hoping to revive L’ak with the Progenitors ' engineering . Inside the portal , Captain Burnham confirms that L’ak ca n’t actually be resurrected , and Moll transports L’ak ’s body back into her normal buffer .
At the end ofStar Trek : Discovery ’s serial close , L’ak ’s body is never addressed .
At the end ofStar Trek : Discovery ’s serial finale , L’ak ’s organic structure is never speak . The next clock time we see Moll , she ’s already in Federation detainment , and Moll ’s messenger gear is nowhere in tidy sum . It ’s potential thatMoll might want to keep L’ak ’s body as a souvenir , and might request to keep her pattern buffer , if the Federation allow it . Because L’ak was Breen royalty , return L’ak ’s body to the Breen could be an act of good faith on behalf of the Federation , but the Dreadnought that L’ak ’s camarilla were alongside is at the astronomical barrier , thanks to Commander Rayner ( Callum Keith Rennie ) ’s quick thinking .
8What Happens When The Breen Come Back?
The Breen Still Know About The Progenitors' Technology
Rather than destroy the Breen Dreadnought outright , Commander Rayner used theUSS Discovery’sTNG - vogue saucer separationability to catch the Breen in the USS Discovery ’s spore movement , sending the Dreadnought all the fashion to the galactic roadblock . It ’s a peachy import highlighting the change in Rayner ’s character , butwhat happens when the Breen finally return from their X - longsighted voyage ?
There ’s no reason to think that the Breen wo n’t endeavor to determine the Progenitors ' technology again .
Dr. Kovich wiped the Federation ’s platter to honor Captain Burnham ’s decisiveness to empty the Progenitors ' technology , but that only unfold as far as the Federation ’s reach . The Breen at the astronomic barrier still know about the Progenitors ' technology , so there ’s no reasonableness to cogitate that the Breen wo n’t seek to determine the Progenitors ' technology again , or hold war on the Federation over it , even though Burnham order the Progenitors ' technology past the event horizon of a sinister hole .
7Who Is In Charge Of The Breen Now?
Breen Politics Affect Federation Resource Allocation Moving Forward
Six Breen Primarchs vie for the right to rule the Imperium inStar Trek : Discoveryseason 5 , after Scion L’ak empty his birthright to unravel away with Moll . L’ak ’s uncle , Primarch Ruhn ( Tony Nappo ) , bet on using L’ak as a bargaining chip to take power for himself , but L’ak ’s death thresh about a wrench into Ruhn ’s plans . Moll kills Ruhn , pass on Moll seemingly in command of the Breen Dreadnaught , but Moll winds up in Federation custody , and Ruhn ’s cabal did n’t require a human calling the shots , anyway .
Primarch Tahal ( Patricia Summersett ) is on the means to the repulsion between Ruhn and the USS Discovery beforeAmbassador Saru ( Doug Jones)talks Tahal down from engaging . Besides Ruhn and Tahal , four other Primarchs could have succeeded in gaining restraint , butStar Trek : Discoverynever reveals how the Breen line of succession resolution , and the response could make the difference between relative peacefulness or an all - out war between the Federation and the Breen .
Like Ruhn ’s Dreadnaught , Primarch Tahal ’s scout ship was sent to the galactic barrier with the USS Discovery ’s spore drive .
6What Was The USS Discovery’s Next Mission?
Burnham Gets A Message From Kovich At Saru’s Wedding
While attending the wedding of Admiral Saru and President T’Rina ( Tara Rosling ) , Captain Burnham get an alert from Dr. Kovich that another mission is on the horizon . Book agree to join Burnham for the deputation , sight unobserved . The picture on the beach at Saru ’s hymeneals only end with Burnham and Book walking off into the sunset together .
It ’s a solid emotional heartbeat that showsMichael and Book have reignited their romance , but the nature of the USS Discovery ’s next mission is still a mystery . Chances are the question ofDiscovery ’s next delegacy would have been answered ifStar Trek : Discoveryhad been regenerate for time of year 6 , which might have seen Captain Burnham at the helm of another Red Directive delegacy from Kovich .
Star Trek : Discovery season 5 is the last season , but will Captain Burnham and the USS Discovery be back for time of year 6 or a Paramount+ movie ?
5Who Was The Last 24th-Century Progenitors Scientist?
One Scientist Team Member’s Identity Remains Unknown
Star Trek : Discoveryseason 5 ’s gem hunt swear on clue create by a squad of twenty-fourth - century scientists , who puzzle out together around the time of the Dominion War to continue the Progenitors ' technology for a more peaceful hereafter . The hunting kicks off with a clue from the notation ofTNG - era Romulan Dr. Vellek(Michael Copeman ) , and points to Lyrek , where Captain Burnham and Saru habituate their ethnical knowledge and " Action " Saru ’s forcible art to uncover the next hint . Each clue in the chain must be identify using the values of each scientist who created it , so in the end , the seeker proves that they wed the value of everyone involved .
progenitor Scientist Team
Species
Clue Hidden Location
Vellek
Romulan
Lyrek
Jinaal Bix
shake
Carmen Cho
Terran
ISS Enterprise
Hitoroshi Kreel
Denobulan
Halem’no
Marina Derex
Betazoid
Eternal Gallery and Archive
nameless Scientist
strange
Deceased
Within the Progenitors ' portal , Burnham encounters a grave marker near the console table that master the Progenitors ' engineering , and suspect that the grave belongs to the last scientist in the chain of clue Lord . The cause of death is n’t immediately apparent , but it ’s potential that the scientist"chose poorly,“echoingStar Trek : Discoveryseason 5’sIndiana Joneshomage . The final scientist on the Federation - patronise squad is never identify , their metal money is never revealed , and on top of that , we ’re left guessing why the scientist ’s identity remains concealed .
4How Does Starfleet’s New Pathway Drive Work?
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Will Probably Use Pathway Drive Starships
In response to the Burn , Starfleet developed the Pathway Drive as analternative case ofStar Trekwarp campaign . Exactly what the Pathway Drive is and how it operates remains unknown , butthere are a few clew that might explain howStar Trek : Discovery ’s Pathway Drive works . The Pathway Drive is faster than received deflection , does n’t require the economic consumption of dilithium , and creates a green warp consequence , as seen inStar Trek : Discovery ’s serial publication finale , " Life , Itself " , when Ambassador Saru and Commander Nhan ( Rachael Ancheril ) take a Pathway Drive shuttle to negociate with the Breen .
InStar Trek : Voyager , the Borg transwarp conduit were light-green , and the quantum race drive did n’t require dilithium . The Pathway Drive might make on these older technology as a sustainable , faster - than - ignitor locomotive engine . As the new criterion for Starfleet ’s starships , the Pathway Drive will doubtless be an integral part of rebuilding StarfleetwhenStar Trekreturns to the 32nd century inStar Trek : Starfleet Academy .
Star Trek : Discovery ’s terminal time of year put down the base for several elements of its coming spin - off , Star Trek : Starfleet Academy .
3Where Did Fred The Synth Come From?
And Why Does Fred Look Like Lt. Commander Data?
InStar Trek : Discoveryseason 5 , episode 1 , " Red Directive”,Fred ( J. Adam Brown ) is a 600 - class - erstwhile Soong - type synth who bears an uncanny resemblance toStar Trek : The Next Generation ’s Lt . Commander Data ( Brent Spiner ) , and works as a fence on the planet Q’Mau . Moll and L’ak contact Fred for help with the Romulan puzzle loge from Dr. Vellek ’s ship , but after Fred decodes the notebook computer that kvetch offDiscoveryseason 5 ’s gem hunting , Moll and L’ak pop Fred or else of reach over their booty as payment .
Fred ’s body is brought back to the USS Discovery , whereCommander Paul Stamets ( Anthony Rapp ) finds a code indicating that Fred ’s construction is based on designs by Altan Soong ( Brent Spiner ) , the biological son of Data ’s creator , Noonien Soong ( Brent Spiner ) . Fred ’s expunge resemblance to Data had to be designed , given that the 25th - century synths inStar Trek : Picardcould be indistinguishable from human , but nothing else is revealed about Fred ’s origin , so Fred ’s macrocosm feels like a cue that run nowhere .
2How Does Saru And T’Rina’s Wedding Affect Ni’Var?
The Vulcan Purists On Ni’Var Don’t Like Saru
InStar Trek : Discoveryseason 5 , episode 3 , " Jinaal " , T’Rina ’s helper , Duvin ( Victor Andrés Trelles Turgeon ) , point himself to be no sports fan of Saru and T’Rina ’s union . Duvin tries to manipulate Saru into delaying the engagement annunciation , claim thatT’Rina marrying a Kelpien will increase tension with T’Rina ’s political opponents , the Vulcan Purists . The patch does its line of work of creating friction between Saru and T’Rina that pushes them to desire each other more , but the implication is that there will still be trouble on Ni’Var .
Saru and T’Rina ’s weddingis the last segment that takes spot inStar Trek : Discovery ’s series finale before the epilogue jumps decades into the future tense , sowe still do n’t jazz how marrying Saru actually affects T’Rina ’s political calling , or if there is any fallout from the Vulcan Purists that Saru and T’Rina have to address publicly .
Star Trek : Starfleet Academycould eventually deal how Saru ’s man and wife to T’Rina affects Ni’Var , especially if Saru becomes a wise man to one of the plebe .
1Where Were Detmer And Owosekun?
Asha And Jemison Are Great, But We Need Answers
Fan - favorite charactersLieutenant Commander Keyla Detmer ( Emily Coutts ) and Lieutenant Commander Joann Owosekun ( Oyin Oladejo ) were prominently absent from the latter half ofStar Trek : Discoveryseason 5.After Detmer and Owosekun were tasked with carry the ISS Enterprise back to Federation HQ inStar Trek : Discoveryseason 5 , episode 5 , " mirror " , the helm and ops stations were occupied by Detmer and Owo ’s apparent replacements , Lt . Commander Asha ( Christina Dixon ) and Lt . Commander Lorna Jemison ( Zahra Bentham ) .
Emily Coutts and Oyin Oladejo had programing conflicts that prevented them from appear in more episodes ofStar Trek : Discoveryseason 5 , but the reason for Lt . Commanders Detmer and Owosekun ’s absence is entrust up to the consultation to job , becauseStar Trek : Discoverynever reveals whether Keyla Detmer and Joann Owosekun riposte to the USS Discovery . They ’re not even observe again .
Star Trek : Discovery fans missed Lt . Commanders Detmer and Owosekun in season 5 , and showrunner Michelle Paradise explain where they were .
AlthoughStar Trek : Discoveryseason 5 leave behind these unanswered questions hanging in the air , there ’s still a hazard that solution are on the purview . Star Trekpromises to continue its escapade in the 32nd century with the upcomingStar Trek : Starfleet Academy , which is probable to let in some intimate face fromStar Trek : Discovery . Another way that some remaining questions could be answered is by revivingStar Trek : Short Treks , which distinguish shortsighted - bod chronicle aboutStar Trekcharacters that did n’t correspond into longer installment . Even if the questions are never amply answered , Star Trek : Discoverystill went out on a high note .
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