10 Most Annoying Unanswered Questions In Star Trek

3. Why Was Zora Left All Alone?

Between the first and second seasons of Star Trek: Discovery, CBS introduced the Short Treks. These bitesize episodes offered glimpses into plot threads from Discovery, the upcoming Strange New Worlds, and Picard. Along the way, they delivered one of the strongest stories in years - Calypso.

Zora, the name the USS Discovery's AI mind adopted for itself, explains to Kraft that she has been alone for 1000 years. This was seemingly forgotten when, in Discovery's third season, the ship jumped into the 32nd Century - and underwent a refit to become the Discovery-A. 

The final moments of Life, Itself de-fit the ship to become the original Discovery again. While it seems the loop is closed and the events of Calypso can now take place, there remains the question - why? There is no reason given for any of it. Though this is clearly the result of the series' truncated journey, the promise of Calypso only serves to frustrate the ending of Life, Itself. 

We are certainly glad it was addressed, though one cannot claim to be happy with Zora, sitting out there alone for another thousand years, with no rhyme or reason as to why.