Title :
Su'Kal
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Rating :
Overall Ep :
40
First Aired :
24 Dec 2020
Stardate :
Unknown
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Plotline
Discovery travels to the Verubin Nebula finding that it is highly radioactive. They detect a life sign on the starship and Saru suggests this could be the child of one of the starship's scientists. Entering the Nebula they find a planet made primarily of dilithium inside. Saru, Burnham, and Culber transport to the planet, leaving Tilly in command of Discovery.
On the planet, the away team find themselves inside a complex holographic simulation designed by the scientists to raise and protect their child. Eventually, they find the child, Su'Kal, and discover that he was born with biology adapted to the planet's conditions and radioactive nebula. Su'Kal has no concept of a world outside of his simulation. When they try and tell him he has to leave he becomes upset and creates an energy surge similar to the Burn. An Emerald Chain ship commanded by Osyraa arrives at the nebula.
Book flies into the nebula to retrieve the away team and is able to get Burnham, but the others, plus a stowaway Adira, stay with Su'Kal. Osyraa captures Discovery and forces it to jump to Federation headquarters.
