Title :
Terra Firma, Part 2
Series :
Rating :
Overall Ep :
39
First Aired :
17 Dec 2020
Stardate :
Unknown
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Factoid :
This episode is a nominee for the DITL "
Best of Trek" award.
Plotline
Georgiou hopes to lead an improved Terran Empire together with Burnham. To gain her cooperation Georgiou has her tortured until she pledges her allegiance. Georgiou reveals to Saru that the Kelpien biological change known as Vahar'ai does not mean it is time for him to be culled; rather, it is a natural process that will make him stronger if he allows it to happen.
Burnham and Georgiou work together to hunt Burnham's former lover Gabriel Lorca, but this turns out to be a ruse by Burnham and she turns on Georgiou. The two fight and Georgiou kills Burnham before dying herself in Saru's arms. She is returned to Dannus V, where Carl reveals himself to be the Guardian of Forever.
He explains that he can send Georgiou to another time and place where she will survive, but he had to test her first. He was happy to see that she attempted to change the fate of the Terran Empire. Georgiou says goodbye to Burnham before travelling once more through the Guardian's portal.
On Discovery, Book wishes to prove his worth to the crew and uses Emerald Chain technology to help them connect to the computer systems of the Kelpien starship in the Verubin Nebula.
