Una amenaza a un planeta paradisiaco reúne al capitán Pike con el amor perdido de su vida. Para protegerla a ella y a un niño santo científico, Pike ofrece su ayuda y se ve obligado a enfrentarse a sentimientos no resueltos de su pasado.
En una peligrosa misión humanitaria, la tripulación del Enterprise se ve inmersa en un terrible juego de influencias con el pirata espacial más letal del cuadrante.
Enterprise crew comes face-to-face with their demons - and scary monsters too - when their landing party's stranded on a barren planet with a ravenous enemy.
In the season one finale, just as Captain Pike thinks he's figured out how to escape his fate, he's visited by his future self, who shows him the consequences of his actions.