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Throughout its nearly 60 - year history , Star Trekhas fork over some great season finales . Witheleven dissimilar television serial publication , each with multiple seasons , Star Trekhas had plenty of season close . While some just experience like unconstipated episodes , many dish up the dual purpose of envelop up the time of year ’s account while also hinting at what was to come . In the modern television set landscape painting , season finale often deliver lurid twists that pay off season - long story arcs , but this was n’t always the case .
WhenStar Trek : The Original Seriesbegan in 1966 , dramatic TV season finales were not really a thing . All three seasons ofTOSended with rather lackluster episode that do n’t experience like dependable coda at all . AlthoughStar Trek : The Next Generationcontinued this tradition for its first two time of year ( with the medium " The Neutral Zone " and the infamously bad " Shades of Gray"),TNGwould by and by beginStar Trek’sseason - ending cliffhangerstradition . From that gunpoint on , Star Trekdelivered some unfeignedly enceinte time of year finales , and here are twelve of the good .
The Star Trek TV franchise has exist for 57 years and consists of 12 appearance ( and counting ) . Here ’s how to watch out them all in timeline order .
12"Hegemony" - Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2
“Sometimes, a monster is just a monster.”
The Gorn reasserted themselves as the greatest threat to Captain Christopher Pike ( Anson Mount ) and the USS Enterprise inStrange New Worldsseason 2 ’s close . This dour nail - biter sees the Gorn waste the colony world of Parnassus Beta , snatch multiple character reference , include key members of Pike ’s Enterprise crew , while Captain Marie Batel ( Melanie Scrofano ) is infected with Gorn eggs . Meanwhile , Lt . Spock ( Ethan Peck ) and Nurse Christine Chapel ( Jess Bush ) battle a Gorn in the abandoned ship discus of the demolish USS Cayuga . The surprise appearance of Lt . Montgomery " Scotty " Scott ( Martin Quinn ) extend a tittle of Leslie Townes Hope the Enterprise can stick the Gorn , butCaptain Pike and the Enteprise are left in a dire no - profits cliffhanger scenario .
11"Tears of the Prophets" - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 6
“I have to make things right again, Jadzia. I have to.”
As the Federation decide to go on the offence during the Dominion War , Captain Benjamin Sisko ( Avery Brooks ) shinny to reconcile his Starfleet duties with his purpose as Emissary of the Bajoran Prophets . Star Trek : Deep Space Nine ’s Dominion War was the first drawn - out conflict to be depicted inStar Trek , and " Tears of the Prophets " raises the wager even higher before heading into the last season ofDS9 . Early in the installment , Lt . Commander Worf ( Michael Dorn ) and Jadzia Dax ( Terry Farrell ) discuss having child , and Jadzia is elated when she learns they will be able to gestate . This realize it all the more heartbreaking whenJadzia is tragically killedby a Pah - wraith - own Dukat ( Marc Alaimo ) before the installment ’s destruction .
10"Scorpion, Part 1" - Star Trek: Voyager Season 3
“Species 8472 must be stopped. Our survival is your survival.”
After their introduction inStar Trek : The Next Generation , the Borg quick became one ofStar Trek’sbest villains . Although they may have become somewhat less dreadful over the course of study of their many appearance , the Borg remained a significant threat throughoutStar Trek : Voyager . So when the USS Voyager encounters an foe that even the Borg fear , Captain Kathryn Janeway ( Kate Mulgrew ) is faced with an out of the question conclusion . Thealiens the Borg feared , cognize as Species 8472 , never quite reached their full potential , but their initial introduction persist riveting . Now with a shared enemy , Janeway agrees to a surprising alliance with the Borg .
Although Voyager ’s coalition with the Borg does n’t last , it does lead to the introduction of fan - pet character Seven of Nine ( Jeri Ryan ) , who made a triumphant return toStar TrekinStar Trek : Picard .
9"Old Friends, New Planets" - Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 4
“He’s an idiot and his plan is stupid.”
Star Trek : Lower Decksseason 4 was the animate drollery ’s effective time of year yet , and the coda unveil even more connection toStar Trek : The Next Generation . After the reveal that disgraced Starfleet cadet Nick Locarno ( Robert Duncan McNeill ) was behind the recent attacks , " Old Friends , New Planets " split second back to Locarno ’s prison term at Starfleet Academy . Wil Wheaton and Shannon Fill reprise their roles as Wesley Crusher and Sito Jaxa in a flashback scene localize just beforeTNG’s"The First Duty . " " Old Friends , New Planets " answer all of the season ’s plot threads , include the emotionaljourney of Lt . Beckett Mariner(Tawny Newsome ) , who last begin to embrace her role in Starfleet .
8"The Expanse" - Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2
“Straight and steady, Mr. Mayweather. Let’s see what’s in there.”
Star Trek : Enterpriseseason 2 ’s finale opens with a devastating attack on Earth , which for certain take hold of the watcher ’s attention . In the porta scene of " The Expanse , " an alien probe trim down a giant belt from Florida to Venezuela that results in millions of deaths . On the room back to Earth , Captain Jonathan Archer ( Scott Bakula)and the crew of the Enterprise NX-01 learn about the Temporal Cold War and the Xindi . The Xindi are responsible for the attack on Earth , as they attempt to forestall their wipeout in the future . " The Expanse " ends as the Enterprise enters a serious area of space known as the Delphic Expanse , begin a story arc that will last the entirety ofEnterprise’sthird season .
7"Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2" - Star Trek: Discovery Season 2
“All officers remaining with knowledge of these events must be ordered never to speak of Discovery, its spore drive, or her crew again.”
With the introduction of Anson Mount ’s Captain Christopher Pike and Ethan Peck ’s Lt . Spock , Star Trek : Discoveryseason 2 improved upon the show ’s first time of year in several fashion and took the show in a new direction . With a complex secret plan involving a time - go Red Angel , Star Trek : Discovery’sseason 2 finalehad a lot of level to wrap up , as Commander Michael Burnham ( Sonequa Martin - Green ) fight to save the galaxy . She succeeded , of course , but the USS Discovery was forced to jaunt 900 years into the future to save everyone . The determination to send Discovery into the remote , unexplored future was an elysian one that allow the show and its character to establish themselves alfresco of their connexion toTOS .
6"A Quality of Mercy" - Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 1
“Let’s just say I think the universe is telling me that some fates are inescapable.”
Star Trek : Strange New Worldsbrings its wonderful first time of year to a close with an installment that reimagines a classicStar Trek : The Original Seriesstory . TOSseason 1 , episode 14 , " Balance of Terror , " introduced the Romulans , the double-tongued aliens who would become one of the dealership ’s most iconic baddie . Strange New Worldsseason 1 ’s finale , " A Quality of Mercy , " set up Captain Pike in Captain James T. Kirk ’s ( William Shatner ) location , with decidedly less favorable upshot . In attempt to keep his tragical destiny , Pike inadvertently alter the future for the worse , and Admiral Pike travels back from the future to arrange things proper . " A Quality of Mercy " is a enceinte episode for Pike as a fictitious character , and also a fascinating glimpse of what could have been .
Strange New Worldsseason 1 ’s finale introduces Paul Wesley as Captain James T. Kirk of the USS Farragut in the alternate future . Wesley would play another alternate world variation of Captain Kirk before appearing as Lt . James T. Kirk inStrange New Worldsseason 2 .
5"Call to Arms" - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 5
“Then we make the Dominion sorry they ever set foot in the Alpha Quadrant.”
From its first instalment , Star Trek : Deep Space Nineestablishes itself as a different sort ofStar Trek . Not only does the bulk of the show take home on a place post rather than a spaceship , butDS9also has a much darker tone than any previousTrekproject . In its later season , DS9would take a more serialized approach to storytelling , with a lengthystory electric arc follow the Dominion War . When Captain Sisko and Starfleet desert Deep Space Nine to the Dominion , it feel like the Federation is enroll into a war it might turn a loss . While this dread is somewhat normalize by the final shaft of the Federation ’s vast armada , there ’s an undeniable sense of foreboding as the credits roll .
Rumblings of the sinewy Dominion built throughoutDS9’searly seasons , but it was the time of year 5 finis that kicked off the Dominion War in earnest .
4"Supernova, Part 2" - Star Trek: Prodigy Season 1
“You may think you need me to get there, but after seeing everything you’ve accomplished, I have full confidence you’ll find your way. Because together, your potential is infinite. Now, go boldly.”
With " Supernova , Part 2,“Star Trek : Prodigysolidified its condition as genuineStar Trekas the ragtag crew of the USS Protostar learn the meaning of forfeiture when Hologram Janeway ( Kate Mulgrew ) sacrifices the starship and herself to make unnecessary Starfleet . Back on Earth , Admiral Kathryn Janeway ( Kate Mulgrew ) defends the Protostar ’s youthful foreign crew and argues for their admission to Starfleet Academy . Star Trek : Prodigy ’s season 1 finaleis aheart - tug and reassuring conclusion to the show ’s thrilling first time of year , and it intriguingly set up Janeway and the Protostar kids ' next mission inStar Trek : Prodigyseason 2 .
Star Trek : Prodigy ’s time of year 1 finale features a cameo byStar Trekscience adviser Dr. Erin Macdonald as Lieutenant Macdonald .
3"The Last Generation” - Star Trek: Picard Season 3
“We’re grateful to have ridden the tide with you.”
Star Trek : Picardseason 3 contribute the crew penis of the USS Enterprise - D back together to save the wandflower one more fourth dimension , giving theTNGcrew their second great finale . When the Borg and the Changelings commence their takeover of the Federation , the Enterprise - D swoop in to save the day , seemingly ending the Borg terror once and for all . Jean - Luc at last puts his past with the Borg behind him , encompass the chance to reconnect with his newfound son , Jack Crusher ( Ed Speleers ) . " The Last Generation " not only provides a solid conclusion to the story of Jean - Luc Picardand his supporter , but also front ahead to the hopeful future ofStar Trek .
AlthoughStar Trek : Picard ’s " The Last coevals " provided a perfect set - up for a spin - off , the long - rumoredStar Trek : Legacyappears to be idle in place .
