The last several years have been rough for fans of Star Trek. After the lukewarm receptions of both Enterprise and Nemesis, the long-running streak of success that started with The Next Generation and led to a movie franchise, the criminally underrated Deep Space Nine, and the much loved for its faults and all Voyager had finally come to an end.

In a strong episode of Discovery, Saru returns home to face the predator species that preys on his people.