The Discovery crew plot to capture the Red Angel.
This is an decent episode with one or two standout moments.
The story overall is one huge information dump, interspersed with moments of emotional drama and it builds up to a fairly spectacular final sequence.
Most of the build up scenes are okay but I can see why the hardcore Trekkies would struggle with the emotion and large focus on Burnham. If you don't like the character or the constant emotional displays you will not like this episode. For me the only scenes of this nature I truly dislike are the ones with Ash Tyler as their romance has generally been quite poorly written like most couples in the franchise history. However, I find the constant, extreme negativity of some reviewers around Burnham's character to be very harsh. If you do not like the main character, stop wasting your time watching a show you do not enjoy and do something else.
Back to the review, I found the final sequence to be pretty compelling and enjoyable. It has great spectacle, reasonable suspense and a decent plot revelation. Yes, there are some plot holes and you might predict what's going to happen but who cares? For me it's all great cinematic escapism if you don't take TV shows too seriously. There is also an awkwardly comic sequence with Georgiou that is quite memorable too.
All performances are great, especially Sonequa Martin-Green who despite having too many overly melodramatic scenes to act out, she does a great job.