Burnham neemt Spock mee naar de verboden planeet Talos IV in de hoop dat de mysterieuze bewoners het brein van haar broer kunnen herstellen. Pike gaat in tegen Sectie 31.
Gastrollen:
Nicole Dickinson, Julianne Grossman(EV Suit Computer (voice)), Riley Gilchrist(Admiral Shukar), Michelle Yeoh(Emperor Philippa Georgiou), Emily Coutts(Keyla Detmer), Patrick Kwok-Choon(Rhys), Oyin Oladejo(Joann Owosekun), Ronnie Rowe(Lt./Lt. Cmdr. R.A. Bryce), Sara Mitich(Lt. Nilsson), Rachael Ancheril(Cmdr. Nhan), Hannah Cheesman(Lt. Cmdr. Airiam), Arista Arhin(Young Michael Burnham), Harry Judge(Admiral Gorch), Alan Van Sprang(Leland), Ethan Peck(Spock (voice)), Melissa George(Vina), Jeffrey Hunter(Captain Christopher Pike (archive footage)), Susan Oliver(Vina (archive footage)), Leonard Nimoy(Spock (archive footage)), Dee Pelletier(Talosian #2), Rob Brownstein(The Keeper), Alisen Down(Starfleet Psychiatrist), Liam Hughes(Young Spock), Jon De Leon(Section 31 Engineer), Tara Nicodemo(Admiral Patar)