I expect that Commander Kirk will get a shot at captaining the Discovery, and will request Mitchell for his first command.
The Discovery crew had nothing to do with Talos IV. Also, Pike and the Enterprise crew had already made their visit. What a fucking horrible idea.
Spoiler They will: https://trekmovie.com/2018/10/08/ny...wo-mysteries-promises-return-to-classic-trek/ Alex Kurtzman said: "You guys like Talosians? We should see some."
Spoiler He also directly said in another interview that we're going to see the planet as well. Though he never said how. It might be a flashback, an illusion or from alien influence.
I think Kirk won't be on Discovery. "How can you tell that?" "I trust my instincts." Too many people who aren't too crazy about the show are insisting he'll show up for sure. Not "it's a cool idea" but "he'll definitely show up!" So, because of that, I think he won't show up. Like I said before, there's no reason in a Discovery context in which for him to appear. DSC doesn't have the connections to Kirk like it has the connections to Spock.
They can fix that by dropping in Kirk's never before heard of cousin/sister/brother/foster parent who makes Kirk the man he is.
Captains of Discovery: Season 2: Captain Pike Season 3: Fleet Captain Decker Season 4: Commodore Nogura Season 5: Number One Season 6: Commander Kirk Season 7: Captain Wesley Final Episode: Acting Captain Burnham
I'll wait and see where they go with Number One before I decide if she should get the spot. Though Saru and then Burnham is a must while the show wraps up.
Maybe Saru gets to be Captain on another ship instead of on DSC. My impression is Burnham will be the last Captain of DSC.
Season 3 perhaps will bring in kirk. I think all the main TOS cast will be introduced by the time discovery run its course. kirk, mccoy, uhura, sulu, chapel.