Season 2, Episode 4: ‘An Obol for Charon’The most famous death scene in “Star Trek” history — one that transcended the franchise — was undoubtedly Spock’s demise at the end of the 1982 film “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.” It was momentous for multiple reasons: First, the death forced Kirk to actually confront the no-win scenario. Aside from his role in a “Short Trek” episode between seasons, we rarely see any character development with Saru over the course of the show. So even if the writers did kill him off in this episode, it would have been an unnecessary waste of a character. (This wouldn’t be the first time “Discovery” did this, having killed off Michelle Yeoh’s Good Georgiou and Jason Isaacs’s Lorca prematurely.) Instead of having Saru become a better person through conquering obstacles, “An Obol For Charon” gave him a disease.

Source: New York Times February 08, 2019 02:26 UTC