'Star Trek: Discovery' Departing Cast Members Say Goodbye

Star Trek: Discovery took a surprising leap in its second season finale. Michael Burnham led the USS Discovery and its remaining crew 950 into the future, setting up a third season set in Star Trek's unexplored 33rd century.

"We love playing within canon," showrunner Alex Kurtzman said of the decision to take Discovery into the future. "It's a delight and a privilege. It's fun to explore nooks and crannies of the universe that people haven't fully explored yet. That being said, we felt strongly that we wanted to give ourselves an entirely new energy for season three with a whole new set of problems. We're farther than any Trek show has ever gone. I also had experience working on the [J.J. Abrams] films where we were stuck with canonical problems. We knew how Kirk had died, and we wondered how we could put him in jeopardy to make it feel real. That's what led us to go with an alternate timeline; suddenly we could tell the story in a very unpredictable way. That's the same thought process that went into jumping 950 years into the future. We're now completely free of canon, and we have a whole new universe to explore."

But going to the future means leaving several characters behind. Klingon High Chancellor L'Rell helped save the day but could only watch as Discovery jumped away. Capt. Pike, Number One, and Spock did the same from the bridge of the Enterprise. Meanwhile, Admiral Cornwell sacrificed herself to save the Enterprise and its crew. What remains of Section 31's Capt. Leland under the influence of Control made the jump to the future physically but was neutralized first.

The actors who play these characters took to social media to bid farewell to the Star Trek universe. Keep reading to see their goodbyes.

What did you think of the Star Trek: Discovery Season Two finale? Let us know in the comments. Star Trek: Discovery will return for its third season on CBS All Access.

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