Saints of Imperfection
Joe Siegler
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Saints of Imperfection
This Story: Season 2 Episode 5 (production code 205)
DSC Overall: Episode 20
Trek Overall: Story 703, Episode 746
Airdate: 14 Feb 2019
Written by Kirsten Beyer
Directed by David Barrett
Notes
- Doctor Hugh Culber is resurrected in this episode (from the mycelial network).
- This episode establishes the Culber & Stamets were married – it had not explicitly been stated before this.
- Nhan is given the role of chief of security for Discovery, replacing Ash Tyler.
- The second (of nine) episodes with Alan Van Sprang as Leland.
- There is a reference to the TOS episode “Arena” when Pike mentions Cestus III.
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[ Wikipedia | Memory Alpha | IMDB | Amazon US DVD | Amazon US Blu-Ray ]#StarTrekMarathon #StarTrek Discovery Episode 20 - Saints of ImperfectionVarious plot points are pushed forward including the Search for Spock. The big part is we find out that Emperor Georgiou has joined up with Section 31 (masquerading as Prime Georgiou). We also get introduced to Leland, who is
— Joe Siegler (@joesiegler.blog) October 15, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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a S31 operative. He becomes much more important later on. The bulk of the ep is about rescuing Tilly with an odd jump by the ship. It's a bit of a deus ex machina, but in rescuing Tilly, they also resurrect Culber. This is where the season arc crystallizes for me. Good episode, and nice visuals.
— Joe Siegler (@joesiegler.blog) October 15, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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