1. Will Michael Burnham Remain Captain For All Of Star Trek: Discovery Season 4?

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Michael Burnham owns the most colorful Starfleet career of any Star Trek character. Burnham began the series ruining her own career and becoming Starfleet's first mutineer before she fought for redemption, regained her rank as Commander, and then she "saved all the things" on the first two seasons of Star Trek: Discovery. Michael began Star Trek: Discovery season 3 doubting she even had a future in Starfleet, only to accept Captain Saru's offer to become his First Officer and then flame out in spectacular fashion by abusing her authority to perform secret missions. But Commander Burnham still found herself on a trajectory to become a Captain and her heroics won her command of Discovery, to her surprise (and to the surprise of fans as well).

Captain Burnham is undeniably brilliant, talented, and heroic; she is now a hybrid of her adoptive brother Spock's logic and intelligence and Captain James T. Kirk's risk-taking courage to do what needs to be done regardless of consequences. Still, as deserving as Michael may be, there is no guarantee she will remain Captain of Discovery all the way through season 4, since Star Trek: Discovery still continues its practice of rotating who sits in the big chair. For all of the shocking but heroic actions that Burnham is capable of, Michael actually holding onto Star Trek: Discovery's Captain's chair in season 4 would be the biggest surprise of all.