"People of Earth" is the 32nd episode of Star Trek: Discovery in the show's third season, released on CBS All Access on 29 October 2020.
Description[]
- Reunited with Burnham, Discovery heads to Earth to find out what has happened to the Federation in the last thousand years.
Summary[]
Log entry[]
- Personal log, Commander Michael Burnham, stardate 865211.3
- Automatic transmissions to USS Discovery, wherever or whenever it might be. I'm sending you this message because you need to know what I've learned here. I hope that by some miracle you will receive it some day. Seven hundred years after we left, dilithium supplies dried up. The Federation trialed alternative warp drive designs but none proved reliable. Then came the Burn. No one knows how or why it happened but in an instant, all dilithium went inert. Any ship with an active warp core detonated. The Federation, as we know it, disappeared overnight. It's now just a shadow of its former self. We didn't give everything for this version of the future and I'll be damned if I let it stand. I've become a courier. I transport goods in exchange for dilithium to keep exploring sector by sector. Searching for clues as to what caused The Burn. Answers that might help to bring the Federation together again. Wherever I go, I look for you, my friends. I listen for any sign of your arrival but communication remains severely limited. Even if I did find you, I know it would be different, because I am different. But I will always love you. I've had to accept I may never see you again. You can love someone and still let them go. It feels like a dream, this world. A strange, terrible, beautiful dream. Luckily, I'm not alone on this journey. I found a friend in the truest sense of the word. This is my life now and I…
References[]
Characters[]
- Arav • Cleveland "Book" Booker • R.A. Bryce • Michael Burnham • Keyla Detmer • Philippa Georgiou • Grudge • Linus • Ndoye • Nilsson • Joann Owosekun • Gen Rhys • Aditya Sahil • Saru • Paul Stamets • Adira Tal • Senna Tal (voice) • Sylvia Tilly • Wen • USS Discovery computer • unnamed Tellarite • unnamed USS Discovery personnel (USS Discovery personnel)
Starships and vehicles[]
- USS Discovery (Crossfield-class science vessel) • Booker's ship • Burnham's ship • United Earth Defense Force vessels • Titan raider • Friendship-class • Merian-class
Locations[]
- the galaxy's Alpha or Beta Quadrant • Earth (Sol star system, sector 001, treaty boundary quadrant 0, the galaxy's Alpha Quadrant)
- Referenced only
- Donatu VII • Ikasu
Shipboard locations[]
- USS Discovery
- bridge
Races and cultures[]
States and organizations[]
Science and classification[]
- energy • gravity • matter • planet • space • star • star system • technology • time • universe
Materials and substances[]
Technology and weapons[]
Ranks and titles[]
- commander • commanding officer • doctor • engineer • ensign • Federation Starfleet ranks • Federation Starfleet ranks (2240s-2260s) • first officer • helmsman • lieutenant • lieutenant commander • medical officer • officer • operations manager • scientist • science officer
Other references[]
- clothing • government • homeworld • jacket • jumpsuit • logic • nation-state • races and cultures • rank • science • shirt • pants • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2240s-2265) • title • tunic • uniform • weapon
Chronology[]
- 3189 (32nd century chronology, Discovery voyages)
- Reunited, the Discovery crew head to Earth.
Appendices[]
Images[]
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: Far From Home |
Discovery episode produced | Next episode: Forget Me Not |
| Previous episode: Far From Home |
Discovery episode aired | Next episode: Forget Me Not |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Far From Home |
Memory Beta Chronology | Next Adventure: Forget Me Not |
| Previous Adventure: Far From Home |
Voyages of the USS Discovery |
Next Adventure: Forget Me Not |
External link[]
- "People of Earth" article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.