“It Was Hard”: Sonequa Martin-Green Opens Up About Playing Star Trek: Discovery Season 1 Burnham

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Summary Playing season 1 Michael Burnham again was hard for Sonequa Martin-Green, but a phenomenal gift to show her growth.

Sonequa Martin-Green faced the hopelessness Burnham's past self felt in Star Trek: Discovery season 5.

The experience highlighted how far Michael Burnham has come, and Sonequa thanks to the writers and the show.

Sonequa Martin-Green opens up about how hard it was to play the season 1 version of Michael Burnham again in Star Trek: Discovery season 5. Captain Michael Burnham came face-to-face and even fought her past self in the time travel-centric Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 4, "Face the Strange," which was written by Sean Cochran and directed by Lee Rose. Past and future Burnham meeting each other hammered home to Michael and to the audience just how far she has come in Star Trek: Discovery's 5 seasons.

Screen Rant was at STLV: Trek to Vegas when Sonequa Martin-Green elaborated on how "hard" it was to play Star Trek: Discovery season 1's Michael Burnham again in her panel with David Ajala. Answering a fan question, Martin-Green explained what it was like for her to experience the "hopelessness" the younger Burnham felt again, but Sonequa also called playing the two Burnhams "phenomenal" and "a big gift." Read Sonequa's quote and watch the video below:

It was hard! And I wasn’t expecting it to be. I was really excited about it. I know it was gonna be fun. Just the idea of coming face-to-face with your past that way. It really hit me as well. Like, reading the script, as Burnham, whoa, I really really have grown so much. And what a gift to be able to show that growth. Gotta big ups the writers for that. But… it’s just like what Burnham says. ‘I forgot how hopeless this time was.’ That’s how it felt for me too. Stepping back into a place of hopelessness, stepping back into a place of complete insecurity… I was like, Ooh, I don’t wanna be here no more. I came out of this. So it was challenging, but once I was there, it was phenomenal. What a time. It was a big gift that the show gave me.

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Source: Creation Entertainment STLV: Trek to Vegas