Philippa Georgiou
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| Character | |
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| Name: | Philippa Georgiou |
| Occupation: | Starfleet Officer/Emperor |
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| Fandom: | Star Trek: Discovery |
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Canon
Philippa Georgiou was a Starfleet officer and Captain of the USS Shenzhou. She died in the Battle of the Binary Stars.
Mirrorverse
Emperor Philippa Georgiou adopted an orphaned Michael Burnham and raised the child as her daughter. Years later, Burnham collaborated with Gabriel Lorca to overthrow the Emperor. Burnham was killed by Lorca, but as her body was never recovered, Georgiou welcomed the Prime Universe's Michael as her own daughter.
Georgiou kills Lorca during his second failed coup. Burnham rescues Phillipa, bringing her aboard the Discovery and into the Prime Universe, as the Emperor's ship was destroyed.
Fandom
Mirrorverse Georgiou is openly bisexual, and an antagonist and villain in the second half of season 1. Some fans were annoyed by the use of the Evil Bisexual trope. There is no indication that Georgiou from the Prime Universe was bisexual, but many fans assume she was and so, falls afoul of the Bury Your Gays trope. Mirrorverse Georgiou is sometimes compared to Elim Garak.[1]
In fanworks Phillipa is paired almost exclusively with women. Many works also focus on her mentor/student relationship with Michael Burnham.
Pairings
- Michael Burnham/Philippa Georgiou
- Philippa Georgiou/Commodore Paris (Star Trek: Alternate Original Series)
- Michael Burnham/Mirror Philippa Georgiou
- Katrina Cornwell/Philippa Georgiou
Example Fanworks
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Archives & Fannish Links
- Philippa Georgiou works on Ao3
- Philippa Georgiou works on ff.net
References
- ^ Tumblr post by siskolesbian. May 20, 2023. "(and whoever said she was the Garak archetype of discovery is right: she is indeed a formerly evil bad lgbt rep icon who alternates between helping out and causing trouble for her own amusement),"