It kind of did, didn't it? Were it not for the fact that we know they're filming Season 4 right now in Canada, I would think that the series is over, but CBS renewed them to a fourth and fifth season in early 2020.
That being said, the explanation of the Burn was fine; TNG and VOY had some pretty wildly resolved episodes too, so I absolutely agree this was a very Trek-like resolution. I loved the character interactions most of all and the little tidbits of characterization, for example, Owo's brief explanation of her swimming talents. Also, her "I love you all" brought me to tears (the sheer acting talent on this show is incredible).
I'm also glad we got to see the 32nd Century Starfleet engage in combat for purely selfish reasons, because now Thomas, Jette, Jeremy, and company now have awesome source material upon which to base the upcoming 32nd Century ships that are surely coming down the pipe.
My complaints about the episode are:
- Why does Discovery have such a spacious interior?! Holy crap, it looked like the interior of a Dyson Sphere in there.
- What the hell was Burnham pushed into? Why is something so dangerous without some kind of barrier to prevent someone from falling in?
- The long shot at the warp core looked like it was housed inside a Starbase and fell through that shunt on the Death Star before it found it's way outside.
I could go on, but those are the top three things that really bugged the crap out of me.
I sense this is opening a big door for S4, possibly. I suspect there's something else going on here that's contributing to this atypical Trill symbiotic relationship? He mentioned the other hosts having the same trouble, so I feel like the writers are going to explore this with Adira, Paul, and Hugh moving forward. Also, I love that new erstwhile family unit that formed and I'm eager to see that grow in the future.
-- Kyuu