While Star Trek found a new lease of life on the big screen in 2009, it had been more than a decade since the last TV show in the long-running sci-fi franchise when Star Trek: Discovery premiered in September 2017. The show's producers faced the difficult task of making a show that appealed to modern audiences and new fans, as well as satisfying die-hard, long-term Trek devotees.
However, while the first season of Discovery took the story and characters in some surprising directions, it was also very aware of its past. Every episode contained multiple references and callbacks to something from the grand 54-year history of Star Trek, which you can check out in our Season 1 Easter Eggs gallery. Sometimes these were sly jokes that only the most dedicated fan would spot, and sometimes they were crucial plot-points.
Season 2 has now started, and it's clear that the Easter Eggs, callbacks, in-jokes and references will continue; after all, the season starts with an encounter with the Enterprise and the introduction of Captain Pike, a character who featured in the first episode of the original series. We also know that Spock is set to play a major part in this story. So let's take a look at all the Discovery Season 2 Easter Eggs so far...
1. Three-Dimensional Chess (Episode 1)
A three-dimensional chess set can be seen in young Spock's room. This is a popular pastime in Star Trek; Kirk and Spock liked to relax with the game in the original series, while a group of genetically-enhanced children can be seen playing it in the Next Generation episode "Unnatural Selection."
2. Priority One (Episode 1)
The Discovery is summoned to the Enterprise via a Priority One distress call. As the name suggests, this call is the highest level of communication within Starfleet. It was first used in the original series episode "One of Our Planets Is Missing" and has been used throughout the franchise.
3. VISOR (Episode 1)
A member of the Discovery crew can be seen this device, worn most famously by Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge in The Next Generation. The acronym stands for Visual Instrument and Sensory Organ Replacement, and it detects electromagnetic signals, allowing those with impaired sight to interact with the world around them.
4. Officer Linus (Episode 1)
We met a new member of the Discovery crew--and officer named Linus. Linus is a Saurian, a species which also appeared in Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
5. Transfer of Command code (Episode 1)
Saru quickly shuts down Pike's request for the ship's command codes. This is the use of an authorization code to transfer command of a starship from one captain to another, as seen in the Next Generation two-parter "Chain of Command."
6. Siranna (Episode 1)
Saru mentions that he has an estranged relationship with his sister Siranna. This character appears in a Short Treks episode, which was released on CBS All Access in December, where it is revealed that part of Saru's Star Fleet recruitment requirement was never returning home.
7. Pike's Resume (Episode 1)
Pike brings up a screen filled with his history and achievements, which is loaded with Easter eggs for eagle-eyed viewers. These include a reference to Robert April, the first Enterprise captain who was previously mentioned in the '60s Star trek animated series as well as Season 1 episode of Discovery. We also learned that Pike has served on other starships, including USS Antares, which was previously mentioned in the original series. In addition, Pike has won various prestigious Starfleet awards, such as the Rigel Cup (mentioned in Next Generation episode "The First Duty") and Okuda Award (The Next Generation's "Eye of the Beholder")
8. Mojave (Episode 1)
Pike makes reference to his hometown of Mojave, which he also mentioned in The Cage, the original series' pilot episode in which he was the main character.
9. Redshirt (Episode 1)
Amusingly, Pike tells annoying science officer Connolly to get his "red shirt into an AV suit." As Trek fans know, a redshirt is the term used for any newly-introduced crew member who will shortly die on a dangerous mission. A few minutes later, Connolly is smashed into a space by a flying asteroid.
10. Bolian (Episode 1)
Jett Reno, the science officer rescued from the crashed UUS Hiawatha, explains how she attached one of her injured crew members to a "dead Bolian" to keep his heart working. Bolians are bald, blue-skinned humanoid aliens that appeared in Deep Space 9, Voyager, and The Next Generation.
11. Tellarite (Episode 1)
Another of Reno's injured crew members is a Tellarite called Greg. Rather gruesomely, "Greg's head wound keeps opening up." Tellarites are a snout-nosed race that have appeared in every Star Trek series to date, as well as the movies The Voyage Home and The Undiscovered Country.
12. The Cage (Episode 1)
Towards the end of Episode 1, Pike is seen reading one of the fortune cookie messages left behind behind by his predecessor Lorca. It reads: "Not every cage is a prison, not every loss eternal," another possible reference to that pilot episode.
13. Vulcan bells (Episode 1)
The episode ends with a scene in Spock's room on the Enterprise, where we can see Vulcan Bells. These previously appeared in the original series episode "Amok Time."
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