Screen Rant

  • Star Trek: Discovery's captain position has been in a constant state of flux. 1 / 7

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  • Lorca, Saru, Mirror Georgiou and Pike have all taken the role. 2 / 7

  • With Discovery season 3 in the future, Saru is in charge. 3 / 7

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  • In the present, Burnham's past might prevent her becoming captain. 4 / 7

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  • But in the future, only ability will matter. 5 / 7

  • And Burnham has already led the Discovery's crew through a wormhole. 6 / 7

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  • Saru should stay captain for now, but Burnham should take over by season 3's end. 7 / 7

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