Warning: This post contains spoilers for Sunday’s Star Trek: Discovery.
Spock’s father Sarek beamed his way back onto Star Trek: Discovery this week, with Burnham rescuing her adoptive dad after his shuttle was sabotaged by a Vulcan extremist who believes that “humans are inferior.” With the help of a “synthetic mindmeld augment” built by Stamets, Burnham used her psychic connection with Sarek to locate his shuttle and save his life.
Plus, in a flashback, we caught our first glimpse of Sarek’s human wife Amanda Grayson — and heard our first Spock mention! — when Sarek was forced to choose whether Burnham or his son Spock would attend the Vulcan Science Academy… and chose Spock. Sarek and Burnham shared a tender moment when he admitted he “failed” her, but later, while he was recovering in the Discovery‘s sick bay, he snapped back into prickly Vulcan mode, coldly informing Burnham: “Technically, we are not related.” (Gee, thanks, Dad.)
