Star Trek: Discovery
admonition : This clause Contains MAJOR SPOILERS for Star Trek : Discovery ’s Series Finale - " Life , Itself "
Summary
The series finale ofStar Trek : Discovery , " Life , Itself " , explains what happens toStar Trek : Discovery ’s independent characters after the serial publication ends . Star Trek : Discoveryseason 5 , sequence 10 , " Life , Itself " was quickly reconfigured from justDiscoveryseason 5 ’s finale intoDiscovery ’s series finale after Paramount+ ended the show ’s discharge . primary photography forStar Trek : Discoveryseason 5 had been finish , soadditional scenes were create for " Life , Itself " as an epilog toStar Trek : Discoverythat helps elucidate what befall to Captain Michael Burnham ( Sonequa Martin - Green ) , Cleveland Booker ( David Ajala ) , and Lieutenant Sylvia Tilly ( Mary Wiseman ) .
Star Trek : Discovery ’s epilogue process as a right send - off for Burnham , Book , and Tilly , but does n’t mention what has hap to the rest period ofStar Trek : Discovery ’s main charactersin the decades since the events ofStar Trek : Discoveryseason 5 . While the rest ofDiscovery ’s persona are n’t name checked in the epilogue , Star Trek : Discovery ’s series finale still offers insight as to what happens to the gang of the USS DiscoveryandStar Trek : Discoveryseason 5 antagonist , Moll ( Eve Harlow ) , after the search for the Progenitors ' technology is over .
Screen Rant interviews Star Trek : Discovery showrunner Michelle Paradise about the bighearted questions left behind by the series finale .
10Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green)
Admiral Michael Burnham Leaves A Lasting Starfleet Legacy
Star Trek : Discoveryis , first and first off , the chronicle of Michael Burnham ’s redemption , so it ’s meet that Burnham is also the stress ofStar Trek : Discovery ’s epilogue . About 30 class afterStar Trek : Discoveryseason 5,Admiral Michael Burnham lives a contented , well-to-do aliveness with her husband , Cleveland Booker , on Sanctuary Four . Burnham and Book have a Logos , Captain Leto Burnham(Sawandi Wilson ) , who arrives at the Burnham - Booker home plate to see Admiral Burnham to the USS Discovery . There , Admiral Burnham commands Zora ’s ( Annabelle Wallis ) final commission : a Red Directive that sets up theStar Trek : Short Treksepisode " Calypso " .
9Ambassador Saru (Doug Jones)
“Action” Saru Marries Ni’Var President T’Rina
Captain Saru grows over the course ofStar Trek : Discovery ’s 5 seasons from a profoundly dread fibre into a commanding presence , and in the end , displays thetalents of"Action"Saru , both in physical prowess and tense diplomatical negotiations . InStar Trek : Discoveryseason 5 , Saru becomes a Federation Ambassador , whereSaru ’s empathy and parentage as a pre - warp Kelpien are implemental in how Saru near his obligation to the Federation . As an Ambassador , Saru represents the voice of unexampled , diminished planets attempt entry to the Federation .
After two seasons of courtship , Saru’sStar Trek : Discoverycharacter arc comes to a close with Saru ’s hymeneals to Ni’Var President T’Rina ( Tara Rosling ) . Saru and T’Rina both respect each other ’s lives of duty and service to their people , soSaru and T’Rina go along their services as Ambassador and President of Ni’Var , severally , and presumptively spend their life sentence together .
Saru received a Starfleet advancement to Admiral inStar Trek : Discovery ’s last , as confirm by Admiral Charles Vance ( Oded Fehr ) at Saru and T’Rina ’s wedding .
8Commander Rayner (Callum Keith Rennie)
Rayner Remains Discovery’s First Officer
Commander Rayner ’s redemption does n’t come at the cost of Rayner ’s personality ; alternatively , by opening himself up to possibilities and other people ’s opinions , Rayner comes up with originative solutions where all of Discovery ’s crew can work together . To that end , Commander Rayner is a likely candidate to help usher in Starfleet Academy ’s mentorship program , spearheaded by Lt . Sylvia Tilly .
It ’s worth note that Commander Rayner did n’t exact retaliation for the Breen ’s destruction of Kellerun by destroying the Breen dreadnought , but instead incited a Breen version ofStar Trek : Voyagerby ban them to the astronomic barrier .
7Commander Paul Stamets (Anthony Rapp)
Stamets Learns To Enjoy The Process
Commander Paul Stamets is already held in high paying attention as a"Scientific Luminary"who invented the USS Discovery ’s spore ride , which was on the table as an alternative to heave effort in the 32nd century . To Stamets ' consternation , Starfleet discontinues enquiry into outfitting its next watercraft with spore drives , alternatively couch resource into thepathway private road as a warp alternative . Believing his work no longer matters to the hereafter , Stamets spendsStar Trek : Discoveryseason 5 devoted to the search for the progenitor ' technology , but reconsider what it actually means to be remembered when the Progenitors ' technology is classify like the spore crusade was in the 23rd century .
Commander Stamets leavesStar Trek : Discoverywith more patience and kindness , largely thanks to Paul ’s fierce bond with his husband , Dr. Hugh Culber ( Wilson Cruz ) , and their tiddler , Adira Tal ( Blu del Barrio).Stamets ' new scientific approach favors genuine curio and explorationinstead of hyper - focusing on practical applications .
Paul Stamets was n’t among theStar Trek : Discoverycharacters who were name - checked in theStar Trek : Discoveryepilogue , but because the USS Discovery made one last jump , there ’s a chance Stamets may have been alongside .
6Dr. Hugh Culber (Wilson Cruz)
Culber’s Spiritual Journey Continues
Dr. Hugh Culber truly fall into his own over the form ofStar Trek : Discovery , going from a pocket-size fibre inDiscoveryseason 1 to an entire part of the USS Discovery crew inStar Trek : Discoveryseason 3 , whenCulber took on the responsibleness of maintaining the crowd ’s genial healthas the ship ’s counselor .
Dr. Culber ’s persona arc inStar Trek : Discoveryseason 5 focuses on Culber ’s ghostly journeying , which is still unresolved at the end ofStar Trek : Discovery ’s series finale . If Hugh is part of aStar Trek : Discoverycontinuation , Culber ’s research into the crossing of religion and science remains a potential train of thought to tug on , but it ’s also fitting thatHugh Culber ’s attempt to reconcile scientific discipline and spirituality stay a secret . With a newfound apparitional path , Hugh Culber is primed to continue manoeuver Starfleet officers in both clinical and spiritual health .
Friendship is vitally crucial in Star Trek : Discovery , and it ’s been a joy to see Cleveland Booker and Dr. Culber become friend during season 5 .
5Lieutenant Sylvia Tilly (Mary Wiseman)
Tilly Makes Starfleet Academy History
InStar Trek : Discoveryseries stopping point ’s epilogue , Sylvia Tilly is the longest - tenured teacher at Starfleet Academy , and is still teach unexampled students . Professor Tilly does n’t physically come out , but dialogue reveals that Admiral Michael Burnham is still in impinging with Tilly in the decennium since the primary events ofStar Trek : Discoveryseason 5 . Tilly ’s status as an influential Starfleet Academy instructor is a strong speck thatTilly should be inStar Trek : Starfleet Academy , the upcomingStar Trekshow that continues the story of rebuilding Starfleet in the 32nd C with a whole crop of novel cadet .
Lieutenant Sylvia Tilly begin her tenure as a Starfleet Academy instructor afterStar Trek : Discoveryseason 4 , and returns to the USS Discovery to assist in the search for the Progenitors ' engineering science inStar Trek : Discoveryseason 5 . With renew confidence , Tilly go back to Starfleet Academy quick to begin a mentorship programthat ’s inspired by the good one - on - one human relationship between Captain Burnham and Commander Rayner , and Lt . Tilly ’s own mentorship of Ensign Adira Tal .
4Ensign Adira Tal (Blu del Barrio)
Adira Inspires Starfleet Academy Changes
ThrouhgoutStar Trek : Discoveryseason 5,Ensign Adira Tal spends more time on the nosepiece of the USS Discovery , and finds newfound confidence on their own after breaking up with beau Gray Tal ( Ian Alexander ) inStar Trek : Discoveryseason 5 , episode 3 , " Jinaal " . The influence of Trill symbiont Tal is less apparent as Adira figures out an independent individuality , but still sometimes shine when Adira allot nugget of wisdom .
It would n’t be surprising to see the adolescent Adira follow Tilly to theStar Trek : Discoveryspinoff .
Lt . Sylvia Tilly bring up working with Ensign Tal as a master breathing in for spearheading Starfleet Academy ’s unexampled mentorship program , sothere ’s a panoptic open space for Adira Tal to visitStar Trek : Starfleet Academyas an example of Tilly ’s successful mentoring . WithStar Trek : Starfleet Academyaimed at a younger demographic , it would n’t be surprising to see the teen Adira follow Tilly to theStar Trek : Discoveryspinoff .
Star Trek executive manufacturer Alex Kurtzman explains why Starfleet Academy , the next Star Trek series , will be put in Discovery ’s 32nd century era .
3Cleveland Booker (David Ajala)
Book Ensures Kwejian’s Memory Lives On
At Saru and T’Rina ’s wedding , Cleveland Booker reveals to Michael Burnham that Book ’s sentence was exchange , freeing Book to extend his service as an self-governing contractor or courier to whomever he pleases . Electing to persist with Michael , Book and Grudge accompany the USS Discovery ’s succeeding missions for the foreseeable hereafter .
InStar Trek : Discovery ’s epilog , Book is comfortably married to Admiral Michael Burnham . Book and Michael ’s son , Captain Leto Burnham , is advert for Book ’s nephew who perished when Kwejian was destroyed by the DMA inStar Trek : Discoveryseason 4 . Leto is a Starfleet maitre d’hotel like his female parent , but is"his Church Father ’s son"in temperament . Book acts as steward for the wild creatures of Sanctuary Four , whereBook constitute the Kwejian World Root obtained from the Eternal Gallery & ArchiveinStar Trek : Discoveryseason 5 , instalment 8 , " internal ear " .
2Moll (Eve Harlow)
Moll Receives A Special Federation Assignment
At the closing ofStar Trek : Discoveryseason 5 , Moll is in a hard place , having lost her Breen paramour L’ak ( Elias Toufexis ) and any possible baron Moll might have pull in within the structure of the Breen Imperium after L’ak ’s death . Because Moll killed Breen Primarch Ruhn ( Tony Nappo),Moll may really have a price on her head that force Moll to seek political asylum with the Federation , despite the bad taste Moll has clear expressed for the Federation .
Seeing potential in Moll , the Federation’sDr . Kovich ( David Cronenberg)has a extra assignment in mind for Moll . No further details were given about Moll ’s special duty assignment , but because Kovich is the thirty-second century identity operator forStar Trek : Enterprise ’s Agent Daniels , it ’s potential that Moll will be enter as a time agent under Kovich ’s orders . That may set up the possibility of Moll appearing in the upcomingStar Trek : Section 31movie orStar Trek : Starfleet Academy .
1The USS Discovery Bridge Crew
Where Do Star Trek: Discovery’s Bridge Officers Go?
While not often consideredStar Trek : Discovery ’s main fictitious character , several members of the USS Discovery bridge gang have however become close to our hearts overDiscovery ’s 5 season . Star Trek : Discoveryseason 5 introduced several new 32nd century bridge officer who would in all likelihood remain on the USS Discovery ifStar Trek : Discoveryhad been renewed for season 6.Here ’s where the original Discovery bridge work party members are at the end ofStar Trek : Discoveryseason 5 :
Lt . Commander Ronald Bryce
Ronnie Rowe Jr.
Communications
reassign to USS Curie
Lt . Commander Keyla Detmer
Emily Coutts
Helm
Returned ISS Enterprise to Starfleet HQ
Lt . Linus
David Benjamin Tomlinson
Spore Drive Ops
Remains on USS Discovery
Commander D. Nhan
Rachael Ancheril
Security
Transferred to Federation Security
Lt . Commander Nilsson
Sarah Mitich
Transferred to USS Voyager - J
Lt . Commander Joann Owosekun
Oyin Oladejo
Operations
Commander Jett Reno
Tig Notaro
Engineering
Lt . Commander Gen Rhys
Patrick Kwok - Choon
Tactical
None ofStar Trek : Discovery ’s main characters are in the same aroused place at the end ofDiscovery ’s series finale as they were whenStar Trek : Discoverystarted . authoritative issue on a galactic scale and the USS Discovery ’s leap into the thirty-second century were n’t just brushed off , but remain a part ofStar Trek : Discovery ’s characters , who were fundamentally altered by their incredibly transformative experience . The broadly positive endings of these characters ' journeys over the course of 5 time of year are emblematical ofStar Trek : Discovery ’s own journeying towards optimism and Leslie Townes Hope , result in a lasting bequest forStar Trek : Discoveryoverall .
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