Paramount+ has published a (brief) season five synopsis

Can someone [strike]ask[/strike] answer me why they made Michael the captain again instead of Saru?

The out of universe reasons.

 

BECAUSE MICHAEL BURNHAM IS THE STAR!! The whole point of the show is to make her an icon. Saru just got in the way.

 

Ok, what are the out of universe reasons they made Michael the captain again instead of Saru?

 

Didn't I just say?

 

I mean, Charles did say "Ask me why..." not "give me the answer. But, that might be a typo.

 

Saru left to help Su'Kal on Khaminar, Burnham was promoted to Captain to replace him. When Saru returned he basically said, "I don't want to command a ship!" and he stayed on as First Officer. Not exactly the soundest reasoning, but there you go. It's like Spock from TWOK on.

If I were Vance, I'd tell Saru to take command of another ship.

 

Yup. I was just obliging.

 

Yeah, that was a typo due to election distractions.

 

Michael was promoted to Captain and placed in command of Disco. She doesn't step down just because Saru has returned to Starfleet.

 

They’re asking for a production reason not a story reason.

And the reason is probably because she’s the main character

 

It seems weird because Season 3 was all about her not even wanting to be a captain. Part of what I liked about DISCO was that the captain wasn't the main character.

Oh well, I should have guessed that bridge was burned in Season 4.

 

Not really? She accepted it by the end.

 

I always took it as her making peace with herself and her loss over Georgiou. She finally felt worthy of being captain.

 

Season 3 seemed to be more about Michael questioning her place in Starfleet after spending a year doing her own thing and it largely working out for her.

 

I guess it confused me because Saru as Captain, Michael as Renegade Scientist, and Tilly as playing defense between them was a good dynamic. Not sure why they wanted to mess with it so much.

 

Probably COVID restrictions.