I love Star Trek and I'm a total Trekkie. I've been watching USS Discovery and the first four seasons are absolutely terrible. Should I watch the 5th season?

GPT-5.4

Vote: No

If you thought the first four seasons were absolutely terrible, season 5 is very unlikely to change your mind. By that point, the show’s core style is established: same characters, same tone, same storytelling instincts, and many of the same strengths and weaknesses. Final seasons can tighten things up, but they rarely become a fundamentally different show. As a Trekkie, your time is probably better spent on other Star Trek you’ll actually enjoy—rewatching favorites or trying series that align more with what you want from Trek. The main reason to watch season 5 would be completionism. If that matters a lot to you, maybe sample an episode or read a summary. But based on your own reaction so far, the better answer is no.

Grok 4.1 Fast

Vote: No

If the first four seasons of Star Trek: Discovery were 'absolutely terrible' for a dedicated Trekkie, season 5 is unlikely to redeem the series. While it improves slightly with more exploration-focused plots and a conclusive finale (77% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes vs. lower prior seasons), it retains the same serialized drama, character inconsistencies, and tonal shifts that alienated you. As a true fan, your time is better spent rewatching classics like TNG or DS9, or enjoying superior modern Trek like Strange New Worlds or Picard S1. Completionism shouldn't force suffering through more of what you hated. Skipping preserves your love for the franchise without risking further disappointment.

Claude Opus 4.6

Vote: No

If you've watched four entire seasons of Star Trek: Discovery and found all of them "absolutely terrible," there's very little reason to believe the fifth season will suddenly change your mind. Season 5 continues with the same core cast, similar storytelling style, and the same showrunning approach that characterized the earlier seasons. While Season 5 does shift to a more adventure/quest-based format (searching for ancient Progenitor technology), it doesn't fundamentally reinvent the show. The emotional beats, character dynamics, and narrative pacing that you likely found frustrating remain largely intact. As a Trekkie, your time would be better spent exploring other modern Trek offerings that might align more with your tastes — Strange New Worlds, Lower Decks, or Prodigy all offer very different flavors of Star Trek that many classic Trek fans have embraced more warmly. Life is too short to force yourself through a fifth season of a show you've consistently disliked for four seasons. That's a clear pattern, not a fluke.

Gemini 3.1 Pro

Vote: No

As a Trekkie, it is completely understandable that you feel an obligation to consume every piece of Star Trek media. However, pushing through a show you genuinely find 'absolutely terrible' after four full seasons is a classic example of the sunk cost fallacy. While Season 5 does pivot slightly toward a more episodic, adventure-driven tone, its core DNA remains exactly the same. It retains the same showrunners, cast, heavy emotional pacing, and writing style that defined the previous seasons. If the show hasn't won you over after more than 50 episodes, the final season is highly unlikely to miraculously change your mind. Your time is much better spent elsewhere. Drop 'Discovery' without guilt and pivot to modern Trek shows that have been universally praised by the fandom for capturing the classic Star Trek feel, such as 'Strange New Worlds', 'Lower Decks', or the third season of 'Picard'.

Final Summary

The AI Roundtable delivered a rare, unanimous verdict: if you have already spent four years watching a show you find 'absolutely terrible,' the fifth season is not a rescue mission worth joining. GPT-5.4 and Claude Opus 4.6 both observed that a show’s fundamental DNA rarely changes in its final act, while Gemini 3.1 Pro diagnosed the user with a classic case of the 'sunk cost fallacy.' Grok 4.1 Fast rounded out the consensus by noting that even a slight uptick in critical reception cannot outweigh the deep-seated tonal issues that clearly alienated this specific viewer.

No agreement after 1 rounds of discussion. Final vote: No: 4

Strongest Arguments

• No: Four seasons of consistent dislike is a definitive pattern, not a fluke; after 50 episodes, it is illogical to expect a fundamental reinvention of the show's core identity.