I just have a hunch that this character will die

[Skyshadow]

The way the finale is building, the event of the wedding being a joyous event and all eyes on Discovery, I have a vibe that it will all be marred by sorrow with Saru dying.

The meeting with the Breen seems the obvious way, but I fear it will be something else that causes the wedding to not go ahead, leaving us with a bittersweet anti-climax with the wedding turning into a memorial.

 

[Lord Garth]

It's way too obvious that it looks like he's about to die. So, for that reason alone, I think he won't.

 

[Paul755]

keep in mind, this wasn’t supposed to be the end. So I have a hard time believing they would be killing off any of the “main” cast.

 

[DarKush]

I was thinking that might happen the last episode when we found out he was going to meet the Breen. I can't see them doing it because I think they'll want to go out very positively, and Saru seemingly is one of the more popular characters in New Trek, so I don't think they would want to keep him around for spin-offs and merchandising. Now, T'Rina, I could see them maybe killing her off. I also could see Vance and President Rillak also being killed off.

I could see Book buying it more than Saru when it comes to the major cast members. If he doesn't get back with Burnham, then the reason to keep him part of the series becomes shaky. He's not in Starfleet, but he's one of the best developed characters on the series, and his death would be meaningful in a way a lesser developed bridge character's death wouldn't. That said, they could easily-and hopefully-reunite Book with Burnham and also have him take the root he got from the library, along with Progenitor technology, to bring back his world or create a new one, and that could end his story without killing him.

 

[Elaise]

I'm still voting for Burnham's death.

 

[Citiprime]

I'm still voting for Burnham's death.

The show is Burnham’s story. I have a feeling if there’s any “sacrifice” that occurs it will either be her or her and Book that do it.

My pure guess:

Discovery began with a lot of speculation that the ship was based on the Enterprise designed by Ralph McQuarrie for Roddenberry’s “Planet of the Titans” script.

In that story, the crew of the Enterprise would be in a race with the Klingons (and I think one other race) for control of the technology of a legendary race called the “Titans.”

The twist of the story at the end is that through some timey-wimey turns of space-time, it would be revealed the crew of the Enterprise were the Titans all along.

That’s how I think this will probably resolve itself. That either Burnham, Burnham and some of the crew, or the Burnham and everyone on Discovery are pulled through the portal and we find out the crew of Discovery are the Progenitors. That they used the spore drive to seed the Milky Way galaxy. And probably there’s a shot of them in the far past doing this while we watch Saru get married in the 32nd century.

 

[flandry84]

Wasn’t killing off Trip not enough of a gut-punch?
This trope has run its course.

 

[Quantum21]

The way the finale is building, the event of the wedding being a joyous event and all eyes on Discovery, I have a vibe that it will all be marred by sorrow with Saru dying.

The meeting with the Breen seems the obvious way, but I fear it will be something else that causes the wedding to not go ahead, leaving us with a bittersweet anti-climax with the wedding turning into a memorial.

I don't think they did that, they thought they were coming back for season 6.

 

[Galaxy]

keep in mind, this wasn’t supposed to be the end. So I have a hard time believing they would be killing off any of the “main” cast.

Did Doug Jones have any intention of being back though? He could hardly be bothered to be in this season. He may have already moved on to other projects.

The show is Burnham’s story. I have a feeling if there’s any “sacrifice” that occurs it will either be her or her and Book that do it.

My pure guess:

Discovery began with a lot of speculation that the ship was based on the Enterprise designed by Ralph McQuarrie for Roddenberry’s “Planet of the Titans” script.

In that story, the crew of the Enterprise would be in a race with the Klingons (and I think one other race) for control of the technology of a legendary race called the “Titans.”

The twist of the story at the end is that through some timey-wimey turns of space-time, it would be revealed the crew of the Enterprise were the Titans all along.

That’s how I think this will probably resolve itself. That either Burnham, Burnham and some of the crew, or the Burnham and everyone on Discovery are pulled through the portal and we find out the crew of Discovery are the Progenitors. That they used the spore drive to seed the Milky Way galaxy. And probably there’s a shot of them in the far past doing this while we watch Saru get married in the 32nd century.

A neat idea, which I actually like.
Problems:

We know what the Progenitors look like, and there is now way they could pull off that story in the time left, even with the extended running time.

 

[F. King Daniel]

Nobody will die.

Either that or a random bridge NPC, and everyone will cry like they were a main character.

 

[Citiprime]

A neat idea, which I actually like.
Problems:

We know what the Progenitors look like, and there is now way they could pull off that story in the time left, even with the extended running time.

We know how the appearance that was programmed into what the clues from TNG's "The Chase" looks like. You could write around that appearance, OR say that whatever the Progenitor tech is mutates Burnham in some way where she becomes that person.

Discovery has never been my favorite version of Star Trek. But I hope that whatever the ending is goes weird and crazy. And whatever they shot extra after they knew the show had been cancelled tries to swing for the fences, instead of a safe ending.

The dullest version of Discovery's end would be a reset, where they destroy the Progenitor tech because "it's too dangerous for anyone to control" and we get an ending where all of the crew returns to status quo and they fly off into the stars.

 

[fireproof78]

The dullest version of Discovery's end would be a reset, where they destroy the Progenitor tech because "it's too dangerous for anyone to control" and we get an ending where all of the crew returns to status quo and they fly off into the stars.

This is my hope. Call me dull.

 

[Mr Awe]

The dullest version of Discovery's end would be a reset, where they destroy the Progenitor tech because "it's too dangerous for anyone to control" and we get an ending where all of the crew returns to status quo and they fly off into the stars.

That's not dull at all. TNG's All Good Things would like a word with you.

 

[JoseNoodles]

I think Book might die. A couple of instances of him getting injured but still wanting to help, seemingly foreshadowing an ultimate sacrifice.

 

[Citiprime]

That's not dull at all. TNG's All Good Things would like a word with you.

It fits for "All Good Things" and TNG, given that episode is self-contained 2-parter and is basically a test from Q to restore the status quo. Where I think it would be anti-climatic for Discovery given the build up.

This is my hope. Call me dull.

I think it just feels very unsatisfying to get to the end of jumping through all of these hoops and for it to be for nothing except they go back to Starfleet HQ to prep for Saru's wedding.

 

[fireproof78]

I think it just feels very unsatisfying to get to the end of jumping through all of these hoops and for it to be for nothing except they go back to Starfleet HQ to prep for Saru's wedding

That's what heroes do.

 

[Citiprime]

That's what heroes do.

The "Hero's Journey" is not about re-establishing the status-quo. It should have a change that occurs for the characters do to the ordeal of the story.

A hero is only as heroic as the ordeal they have to overcome and the impact it has on them. If at the end of the story, we return to square one as the same people who've not been changed at all by what they've gone through, how bad could the issues of what they've gone through have been?

I think an "ending," whether it's the ending of a season-long arc or a series, should have *something* that implies that resonance for what all of their journeys meant.

 

[Jayson1]

The final scenes is going to be all of them having a big group hug on the bridge except, Tilly and then the ship will explode because nobody was at their stations to notice a big asteroid about to hit the ship which it does and then, BOOM! Tilly will then be seen looking out a window crying before you hear the sounds of students. The camera will push in and see she was simply taking a break to ponder the ships fate in the middle of one her Starfleet Academy classes, then the camera will pull out to show a wide shot of future San Francisco.

 

[fireproof78]

A hero is only as heroic as the ordeal they have to overcome and the impact it has on them. If at the end of the story, we return to square one as the same people who've not been changed at all by what they've gone through, how bad could the issues of what they've gone through have been?

That's literally what Batman does all the time! Same with Kirk and company in TOS.

I don't get this new obsession with torturing heroes now from fanbases. "We need to see them suffer!" Yeah, ok, fine, but killing off people just because is the crap that Picard got lambasted for. I'm all for consequences but damn people get dark over here.

This seems like a deliberate middle finger to Discovery. Other Treks could have that ending with the ship warping off having restored the status quo (TMP, TUC, mostly). Discovery is treated different again.

 

[SpocksOddSocks]

I think they might, but only temporarily. Partly just because they already seemed to tease it back on his final mission episode. It felt a lot like the teasing of Spock's death in the opening scene of TWOK, only to do it later.