Star Trek: Every Two-Parter Ranked From WORST To BEST

34. Such Sweet Sorrow, Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2

Star Trek: Discovery's second season impressed enough that fans demanded a spin-off by way of petition. Before Pike, Spock, and Una could get their own, the Discovery had to be sent off to the 32nd century, and never spoken of again in the 23rd (onwards) under penalty of treason.

If it's a space battle you desire (and why wouldn't you?), a space battle you shall get. 'The Battle Near Xahea' in Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2 still ranks as one of the best put to Trek, barely skipping a dramatic beat. The mid-point arrival of Po, the Klingons, and sister Siranna was the touch that sealed the deal.

All in all, Such Sweet Sorrow is a visually stunning two-parter, which would have placed higher on this list, but for a few liberties and liabilities with the plot. The unfortunate fact is that Discovery's spore drive was more science fantasy than science fiction, and a canonical contortion, in the first place. Its use did eventually grow on us, not unlike one of its mushrooms. Its non-use for over 900 years was always a fudge though.