(DIS: "Lethe", "The Red Angel"), Just as the family was sitting down to dinner, Burnham saw a light through a telescope – a light that turned out to be the Klingons attacking the outpost. Afterward, he helped her countless times whenever her judgment was clouded by her Human emotions. Martin-Green also imagined that Michael Burnham had been named after her biological father. Burnham pieced together that Lorca was from the mirror universe and it was not an accident they jumped there. "Yes, but ask yourself, why did you put this mission in the hands of a Terran, and why the secrecy? If you do not wish to know vital information on plot / character elements in a story, you may not wish to read beyond this warning: We hold no responsibility for any negative effects these facts may have on your enjoyment of said media should you continue. (DIS: "Vaulting Ambition"), While in command of the ISS Shenzhou, Burnham was ordered to hunt down Lorca, who was attempting a coup against the emperor. Burnham was disappointed to learn from Captain Christopher Pike that her foster brother was not on board the ship, and was worried that she would not have an opportunity to patch things up with him. Roddenberry didn't take credit himself for having found Martin-Green, an accomplishment he attributed to "the entire team."

Determined to continue T'Kuvma's quest to unite the Klingon race, she ordered the Empire's forces to withdraw from Federation space. Since then, Michael has served on the U.S.S. Sometimes down is up, sometimes up is down… and sometimes when you're lost, you're found. Burnham understood and said it was okay, but Tilly said it wasn't okay, and that she was just afraid of what other people would think of her. Burnham and the crew of Discovery all received the Starfleet Medal of Honor. Burnham fought off Voq, but Georgiou was killed during the Battle of the Binary Stars, by T'Kuvma. Because sometimes, where you really belong was waiting right around the corner all along. (DIS: "Choose Your Pain"), After recovering Sarek from an assassination attempt by the same extremists who had targeted her as a young girl, Burnham was offered a position as bridge science specialist by Lorca, which she accepted. Determining that Discovery held data that Control was looking for in order to evolve, Burnham helped take Discovery in to the 32nd century. The isolation of the location lead to bad dreams involving a shadow. For instance, if she was made a lieutenant, she'd have the pips or whatever ranking decorations they have. Star Trek: Discovery airs on CBS this Sunday, September 24, 2017. (DIS: "Lethe"), Burnham then assisted Stamets in stopping Harry Mudd from stealing the Discovery and selling it to the Klingons. (DIS: "What's Past Is Prologue"), "We come in peace, that's why we're here. That's who Starfleet is. (DIS: "Will You Take My Hand?

I love feeling feelings". "I found her incredibly insightful as an actor and delightful as a human being." During the course of the series, Burnham will leave the Shenzhou to join the crew of the U.S.S. Michael was adopted by Ambassador Sarek and she was raised with Spock as her adoptive brother on Vulcan. Discovery captain Gabriel Lorca, brings Burnham back to duty with a temporary wartime assignment as a scientist on his ship. Burnham's backstory, involving her parents being killed in a terror raid by Klingons and she then being raised on an alien planet (i.e. (DIS: "Battle at the Binary Stars"), Burnham unable to retrieve Georgiou's body, Six months after Georgiou's death, Burnham received Georgiou's will, in which Georgiou had left Burnham her most prized possession, a telescope handed down through her family for centuries. Instead, she ends up flipping Lorca over her head during a hand-to-hand duel. Lorca explained that, due to the circumstances of the war, he wanted to recruit her because her actions leading up to the Battle of the Binary Stars were predictive, and she chose to do the right thing despite it being against protocol.

(DIS: "If Memory Serves"), Learning that Section 31's Control was seeking to evolve so that it could become sentient and wipe out all sentient life in the galaxy, Spock helped Burnham temporarily trap The Red Angel in the 23rd century before she was pulled back in to the future.

Burnham’s specialty is xenoanthropology — the study of alien culture — specifically first contact. Another badass act that takes place in the series premiere, it results in Michael being stripped of her rank and given a prison sentence (later deferred). This led Burnham to believe that it was her weaknesses that resulted in the decision and that Sarek was wrong to believe in her – a sentiment her foster mother dismissed. Lorca told Burnham to look outside and said, "A different universe and yet somehow the same people have a way of finding each other… might be the strongest argument that I've ever seen for the existence of destiny." (DIS: "Vaulting Ambition") Tilly felt that Lorca "practically adopted" Burnham. However, she could not reveal her plans to Georgiou.

She was portrayed by Sonequa Martin-Green, who previously played Sasha Williams in The Walking Dead. (DIS: "Vaulting Ambition"), Upon their initial meeting, Burnham noted to Lorca that her prison shuttle changed course halfway through the journey, and assessed that Lorca had brought her to Discovery intentionally, testing her abilities. She just stood out, and so we were so lucky." However, Burnham was killed by Airiam (β) who then succeeded her as Empress. "Tomorrow," said the master, "you will know fear." (DIS: "The War Without, The War Within"), Sarek and Burnham had a father-daughter relationship due to the fact that, after her parents were killed, Sarek took Burnham as his ward. ", "The real world doesn't always adhere to logic. Georgiou recovered in time to stop the attack. ", "You wanna know how I turned on you? The young Burnham thought it was her begging which made the family stay longer so she could witness the star going nova. Mike Burnham attempted to barricade the kitchen door, while Gabrielle hid Michael in a cabinet. Spock recommended that all surviving officers with knowledge of Discovery and her crew be sworn to secrecy about Burnham and her fellow Discovery crew members. Burnham, Tilly, and Ash Tyler went undercover to Qo'noS, with Georgiou leading them to believe they were just going to plant a drone within a volcano to map out Qo'noS in order to carry out a full scale assault on the planet and destroy all their military target. Saru noted that he told her to stand down earlier and she disobeyed another order. With the approval of Captain Pike, she went to her brother's quarters to find that he had been keeping track of the red bursts and that this might have something to do with his current condition. The general replied, "You will know fear, because it speaks very fast, and it speaks very loud…. Saru angrily fired back that she wasn't an enemy, but a predator, leaving Michael hurt. In the Kelvin timeline, James T. Kirk became Captain of the Enterprise in 2257, nine years sooner than he does in the Prime Universe, with J.J. Abrams' trilogy takes place between 2257 and 2263. [3], When she learned that she had won the role of Michael Burnham, Sonequa Martin-Green was with her husband at a restaurant in Buenos Aires. (DIS: "Context Is for Kings"), Lorca was hesitant to send Burnham away to find Sarek, who was in danger. Later, in her shared quarters with Tilly, the cadet congratulated Burnham on a job well done, but the tardigrade being utilized in a way that caused it to feel agony clearly weighed on Burnham, in spite of the heroic act. (Star Trek Magazine issue 190, pp. Much like Lieutenant Worf on Star Trek: The Next Generation, Burnham is a daughter of two worlds. She then jumps in front of oncoming fire in order to grab the Terran Georgiou and transport her home to safety.

Like a boxer, she tilts her neck and shakes it off before going in one last time. Having read everything on Georgiou – which Burnham quietly corrected to "Captain Georgiou" – she suggested that Burnham could help teach her. After confidently parading her fake bounty, Captain Lorca, in front of the crew of the Shenzhou, she takes control of her former ship. ", but he stated that he hadn't previously thought of the similarities between Burnham's backstory and that of Worf. [5], Bryan Fuller was the person who publicly revealed that the main character of DIS would be a female who wasn't a captain. Michael was the daugter of Mike and Gabrielle Burnham. (DIS: "The Wolf Inside") Lorca's secret plan to lead Burnham to Emperor Georgiou was successful, as she was summoned to the ISS Charon. Because I had remembered a gossip columnist in Chicago. My husband and I kept looking at each other, and we wouldn't say anything. Burnham learned from the Emperor that the man she thought was Gabriel Lorca was actually a native of the mirror universe who was seeking to overthrow Georgiou. And barely even listening to her read, I mean, just kind of waiting for her to be done so that we could run out and call CBS and say, 'We've found her.'" (DIS: "Lethe") Emperor Georgiou revealed to Burnham that her mirror universe counterpart had conspired with Lorca to kill her, and that he groomed her.

"I was in such a place of contentment and peace about everything," she related. After Burnham's mother was pulled back to the 32nd century Spock and Burnham began to repair their relationship. (DIS: "Perpetual Infinity"), Burnham's personal belongings aboard the Shenzhou were influenced by her upbringing on Vulcan, In 2245, Burnham began attending the Vulcan Science Academy, where she studied quantum physics. It’s even more badass when she makes it all the way to the bridge and challenges the captain to a fight. But we can only look forward. The explosion would provide enough energy for the crystal, and they'd then be able to test the Red Angel suit. From the enemy.

A moment later, Burnham shot T'Kuvma and made a martyr of him. Burnham joined Starfleet instead and by 2256, Michael rose to the rank of Commander and First Officer of the U.S.S.

I trust what's meant to be will be.' It really did." Furthermore Amanda and Sarek honored their foster daughter's sacrifice by never speaking about her publicly again. (DIS: "Battle at the Binary Stars", "Context Is for Kings"), After the Battle at Pahvo, Discovery was "accidentally" transported to the mirror universe, eventually forcing Burnham to impersonate her counterpart, who had been captain of the ISS Shenzhou prior to her presumed death, taking Captain Gabriel Lorca, supposedly impersonating his own mirror counterpart, as a prisoner to the Emperor – as it turned out, the mirror Philippa Georgiou – while searching for information on the USS Defiant. The general's answer? (DIS: "Lethe"), Sarek sought to find Burnham a place where she could thrive and approached Captain Philippa Georgiou to give his ward an opportunity in Starfleet. Lorca convinced Burnham to stay, manipulating her by suggesting that she stay to achieve atonement or redemption for Georgiou's loss. Georgiou arrested and imprisoned Burnham for mutiny. "When we all sat down, of course, the idea was going to be that she was going to have a male name, or typically male name," recalled Executive Producer/Writer Aaron Harberts. I let it go." Michael Burnham was the central protagonist of Star Trek: Discovery. After voicing her concerns to acting captain Saru, she was confined to quarters by him. It felt like a snug fit, but, it's gone, so that's fine.



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