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‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Review: The 23rd Century Comments on the 21st and Our ‘Second Civil War’

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“Out there… thattaway!”

Kirk’s final line of “ Star Trek : The Motion Picture” sums up what most people think of “Star Trek.” That it’s about exploration, seeking out new life and new civilizations. “ Star Trek: Strange New Worlds ,” the latest entry in Paramount+’s burgeoning constellation of series based on Gene Roddenberry’s beloved franchise, would seem to be a part of that. It’s right there in the title! But thankfully, it’s more than that too.

“Star Trek” has always exceeded what other sci-fi franchises are willing to do whenever it looks inward. When it uses the events of the 23rd and 24th centuries to comment on what’s happening in our own time. And one unassailably great thing about “Star Trek: Discovery” and “Star Trek: Picard” is that, hit or miss as those shows are, they don’t shy away from confronting hard truths and even getting political. “Strange New Worlds” may have found the most elegant way of achieving this of any of these Paramount+ series yet.

But first: the setup. “Strange New Worlds” is both a spinoff of “Discovery” and a prequel to “The Original Series,” about the adventures of the crew of the Starship Enterprise in the years before Kirk sat in the captain’s chair. The leader here is Capt. Christopher Pike, played by Anson Mount , after being previously portrayed in the 1965 pilot episode for “The Original Series” by Jeffrey Hunter and then in J.J. Abrams’ films by Bruce Greenwood. Mount’s Pike is one of the finest additions of the Paramount+ “Trek” era, sensitive and soulful where Kirk is swashbuckling. Mount has created a character who’s just as expressive when he isn’t talking as when he is.

If he seems a more internal character, that’s because he’s been spending a lot of time in his own head. When he was introduced on “Discovery,” he got a glimpse via a Klingon time crystal of the terrible future we saw awaited him on “The Original Series”: at some point about 10 years down the road, he knows he’ll be paralyzed from the neck down, rendered mute, and horribly scarred. And in the first episode of this new series, also titled “Strange New Worlds” and directed with classicism and grace by co-showrunner Akiva Goldsman, he’s so haunted by this vision of himself, he’s retreated to his ranch on earth, unable to command the Enterprise any longer. Like Kirk, he’s an avid horseman, and it feels meaningful that two such forward-thinking characters as both of these captains should hail from what today are red states: Pike from Montana, Kirk from Iowa. Evolution is possible, not to mention that not all people from a place are the same.

Pictured: Celia Gooding as Uhura of the Paramount+ original series STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS. Photo Cr: James Dimmock/Paramount+ ©2022 CBS Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Of course, Pike is called back into action quickly enough: his first officer, Number One (Rebecca Romijn) has gone missing, and who else can find her? And so back into the yellow Starfleet command uniform he goes.

It’s an absolute joy to meet so many beloved characters from the Enterprise crew in a new form: Ethan Peck had already been a standout on “Discovery” as Spock — and we meet his betrothed, the fickle T’Pring from classic “Original Series” episode “Amok Time,” whose exasperation with Spock may be given greater justification this time around. But there’s also Babs Olusanmokun as M’Benga, a doctor on the Enterprise only seen on a few episodes of “The Original Series,” Jess Bush as Nurse Chapel, and Celia Rose Gooding as Uhura, the communications officer and linguistics prodigy who was one of the most iconic characters of the ’60s show as portrayed by Nichelle Nichols. Also, brought to life through a bit of progressive casting, there’s the cantankerous Aenar engineer Hemmer: related to the Andorians, they’re a blind species, and the actor portraying him, Bruce Horak, is visually impaired himself.

“Strange New Worlds” takes a lot of time to imbue each of these characters with personality: Nurse Chapel has a crush on Spock, and engages in flirting that makes him a little uncomfortable (much as the version of the character played by Majel Barrett-Roddenberry, who also played Number One , sometimes did); Uhura’s finding her place as a reluctant Starfleet cadet after her parents died. And then there’s La’an Noonien Singh (Christina Chong), whose very name fans will recognize as being connected to the villainous Khan. Her storyline is a slow burn and will clearly take on greater importance.

The production values on “Strange New Worlds” are the most lush of any of the Paramount+ shows: the reimagined Enterprise feels somehow totally contemporary yet informed by the pop art ’60s version. This isn’t a vision of the Enterprise designed to supplant the ’60s Enterprise, which is rather what the new ship in the J.J. Abrams movies felt like, when you could actually see it through all those lens flares. This one feels like it complements the original version, like this show could lead right into “The Original Series.”

It’s all so beautifully made that even the few moments that feel contrived — such as Uhura being hazed by another crewman (Melissa Navia’s Erica Ortega) and tricked into wearing her dress uniform to a casual bridge-crew potluck in the captain’s quarters, or Pike interrupting Spock before he can have sex with T’Pring — are more than forgivable.

Pictured: Jess Bush as Chapel and Babs Olusanmokun as M’Benga of the Paramount+ original series STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS. Photo Cr: James Dimmock/Paramount+ ©2022 CBS Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.

When Pike finds Number One, it’s on a planet that recently became aware of warp drive for the first time, but intends to use it in a far different way. These aliens are like 21st century us, impossibly divided and seemingly hellbent on destroying one another. Pike decides that he’s going to dissuade them by talking about Earth’s own history: how in the 2000s, the U.S. became so fractious it plunged into a “Second Civil War,” the moniker Starfleet historians retroactively applied to… the events we’re living right now. Images of “Stop the Steal” placards, possibly from the January 6 insurrection, pop onscreen. It’s clear this wasn’t an actual shooting war, but a war nonetheless. Which sounds about right. Eventually there were the actual (made up, we hope) conflicts of the Eugenics Wars and World War III in “Star Trek” lore. But Pike is very clearly referencing our own present moment to show the people of this alien planet what they should not be doing.

“Star Trek” has become more directly political of late: Stacey Abrams appeared on “Discovery,” and a time-travel plot to the year 2024, complete with ICE as villains, has been central to “Picard” Season 2. But somehow the way “Strange New Worlds” addresses our present moment feels the most effective narrative choice to date. It’s not new that “Star Trek” has portrayed the 21st century as being horrible , a rock-bottom period for humanity from which finally a better world can spring, after any of our lifetimes: Gene Roddenberry was implying as much even on the ’60s show. Somehow it has always been in the DNA of this franchise that things would get worse before they get better. There’s something particularly imaginative about looking at our own time through the lens of people from a much better future. And watching “Strange New Worlds,” a lot of people will wish that future was already here.

“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” debuts on Paramount+ May 5 and will release a new episode each Thursday.

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Review: A Lighter Touch and a Throwback Vibe Make the Trek Franchise Fun Again

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Both Discovery and the Next Generation sequel series Star Trek: Picard started out strong before running into narrative quicksand in later seasons. ( Discovery has become relentlessly grandiose, with endless speeches about the glories of space travel, and Picard has gotten head-spinningly complicated.) It’s a relief, then, that the latest Trek offering, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds — premiering this Thursday on the streamer; I’ve seen the first five episodes — gets back to basics, closely hewing to classic Trek with an old-school vibe and an episodic alien-of-the-week format. (It even brings back the traditional uniforms and opening narration from the original series.) It’s a throwback, to be sure… and a welcome one.

Celia Rose Gooding in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

We get a few passing mentions of Discovery ‘s Michael Burnham, but Strange New Worlds mostly charts its own course with clear-cut missions and a new planet/alien/mystery each week, while still weaving in a few serialized strands throughout. The weekly format keeps it light and nimble, and it doesn’t get bogged down by impenetrably dense technobabble like Discovery and Picard do, opting instead for light comedy, fist fights and eye-candy special effects like a thrilling chase through an asteroid belt. It’s more personal and physical, less cosmic and cerebral.

Star Trek Strange New Worlds Pike Anson Mount

A warning, though (or a red alert, I suppose): The standalone stories are just OK so far. The early episodes are pretty standard sci-fi fare: the mysterious object with formidable powers; the mysterious virus that infects the whole crew. I’d like to see these new worlds get a bit more strange. (Episode 4, though, is an effectively tense thriller, as the Enterprise faces off against the ruthless Gorn alien race in a stripped-down space battle.) There’s nothing here yet that stacks up against the very best episodes of the original Star Trek or Next Generation … but then again, that may be an unfairly high bar to reach this early on. It’s off to a promising start, with a solid crew brimming with potential. By going back to the past, Strange New Worlds points the way to a brighter future.

THE TVLINE BOTTOM LINE: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds gets back to basics with an old-school, episodic format that reinvigorates the franchise.

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Excited for this and am quite tired of 10-episode season arcs that completely lose the plot by Ep 2, meander meaninglessly along and then, as with the current season of Picard, rush madly to tie up all the loose ends in the final hour. .

Some “just okay” episodic Trek sounds fantastic by comparison.

Still watching “Picard”, and it’s hard to watch the former space hero as the main actor in “The old man and the sea of regret”, in a rubber plot that is forcibly stretched over too many episodes. So I am really looking forward to “Strange New Worlds” with the alien-of-the-week approach and hopefully some plots that aren’t trying to teach me how to see the world in the most on-the-nose way possible. I want to be entertained by Star Trek, as it used to do decades ago!

Picard’s seasons really are about 2 episodes too long, aren’t they? It would benefit from being a tight 8. I really enjoyed the first half of this season, but the ‘gala’ episode and the one that followed really bogged down the narrative. . On the other hand Lower Decks never feels like there are *enough* episodes in a season!

True – I would want to see far more episodes in each Lower Decks season! There are no fillers there, just fun and action.

I guess I’m getting to be an old curmudgeon – I couldn’t get through one episode of LD. I found the characters to be dumb and immature. Like I said, curmudgeon.

The thing missing from Trek lately hasn’t been action or goofiness (though at times the goofiness doesn’t appear to be done on purpose). The thing missing has been strong characters and thoughtful, intelligent storytelling that makes you think. Trek has done great episodes that take place in one spot, with two people talking for the whole episode. Every YouTuber can make a grand space battle these days. What we need is intelligence. That is the part that modern Trek can’t do, and what they will have to show here in order to win over the audience that they’ve lost. Don’t give endless speeches about how great you are. Just be great. And I don’t know why, but having Pike on horseback in Montana just rubs me the wrong way. It is a Kirk vibe being given to Pike… but I get that this nitpick is just my own thing.

Pike and horses was one of the things we knew about him from the original The Cage pilot. Yeah, Kirk adopted that trait too, but they’re being true to the character by calling back to it.

Like I said, it’s my own thing. I like the movies, so a lot of Kirk imagery in my head is from camping in the mountains, or on horseback. When I saw the preview of this new Trek, it evoked the wrong character. It reminded me of the Trek I like… but not in a way that made me want to watch this new show. Just in a way that made me want to watch the old stuff movies.

As much as anything, the Kirk trait was more that Bill owns horses and had that written into the storyline.

They literally show Pike feeding his horse sugar cubes in The Cage.

Kirk doesn’t sit on a horse or express any particular fondness for horses until Generations and that was only because Shatner likes horses.

How many times have we been promised “it’s going to be more like the original series”, and have been let down? I’m remaining skeptical.

Just saw the first two episodes at the Paley Center NYC at a special sneak preview. It IS a lot like the original series – fun and thoughtful. Enjoyed it more than Discovery and Picard

I like how you put it fun and thoughtful. People forget there were a lot of messages in those episodes of the original Star Trek. I honestly think a lot of them went over people’s heads. Television has almost always had a messaging and blessings. The difference now is people are so set in their ways they don’t want to hear anything but messages to tie into the Tribal beliefs. I recently saw the picture of the Pike and came to say that Pike was hot!. After reading the article I really wanted to make the point that Star Trek has always been the show with a message and if you don’t see that you probably didn’t get the message

I have hopes (maybe not high) for this newest version of Star Trek and I agree with your comments about the steadily declining “Discovery” and “Picard.” I thought the last season of “Discovery” was dull as the scissors abandoned in my kitchen drawer. “Picard” this current season has had moments of excitement and brilliance but I think it has been padded into a long series of convoluted thinking and exposition.

You lost me at “sexier side” of Spock. Why is that something anyone would need. It’s going to be a pale comparison to Nimoy.

Nimoy breathed life into Spock in a way I don’t think anyone else could have. .

The man knew Spock was going to live beyond him. What’s more, he wanted Spock to. He liked Quinto’s take, I like it, and there are things I like about Peck’s that I want to see more. I want to see how he grows into it. .

And, from Drucilla, to the Khome woman he hypnotized in “The Omega Glory,” to Leila Kilomi in, “This Side of Paradise,” (and I’m talking about the tenderness he showed her after he regained himself at the end) to the Romulan Commander, there’s been plenty of “sexeh Spock.”

“I like it…There’s things I like about Peck, I want to see more…I want to see how he grows…” I know I probably won’t watch it, so could you clip all those scenes and send them to me, please and thank you.

There was poetry in the way that Chapel loved Spock while he was unable to return that love. The thing she loved (who he was) was what made it impossible. They make Spock sexier because they’re lazy. Because exploring logic isn’t always going to be simple, or politically correct. Because it’s what you do when you don’t have anything better to say about a character. Heaven forbid you write a character that doesn’t revolve around sex.

This is a much younger Spock (as far as maturity). He’s half-human and he’s still figuring out who he is. We’ve seen him struggle with who he is later in his life, but he knew who he was. This is the Spock who smiled on Talos V in The Cage, and it fits with what he later tells about his young adult self. And Spock has certainly hit on women in The Original Series. He just didn’t like Chapel.

Doing a younger Spock is a mistake in general. They should have moved on to different characters. Because the excuses don’t really matter. They keep remaking the same characters and making excuses for why they’re just new characters, given the names of old characters. They’ve been doing this for over a decade now and it has never worked. The thing with Chapel was the contrast. Her expression of love contrasted his lack thereof. You could also point to Spock and McCoy, Tuvok and Neelix, Janeway and Seven… the list goes on. If you see Data smile, you feel it because it isn’t normal. Introducing us to nuSpock by showing us how sexy and emotional he is does nothing for contrast. Just take off the ears and make him human.

Because Alex Kurtzman is an absolute hack and creatively bankrupt, so hey, by all means let’s put him in charge of all things Star Trek.

Over and over we hear the same hater song: this is a mistake, that’s a mistake, the writers are lazy, “nu trek” sucks because it’s not a shot for shot remake of what came before, the ship looks wrong, the ears are too big, it’s just an endless procession of joylessness.

Give. It. Up. Already.

The first episode of SNW was brilliant and super fun. The Vulcans in SNW act like Vulcans. Ethan Peck has done a great job as a younger Spock and added a very interesting dimension to him. Give it a chance.

Honestly, if people can’t find something to like between the FIVE current shows then there’s no Star Trek they will ever like ever again.

But they did like a whole lot of trek shows and films before Paramount+. Some people might have had minor problems with each new show or movie here and there but it either dissipated the more they watched or was just a small issue to begin with. Even Enterprise which I loved, and tied with Voyager as my favorite Trek. I think one of the biggest problems people had with it was the theme song; which I thought was cheesy the first time I heard it but it grew on me, and I would sing along when watching a marathon of the show. The NuTreks are just not Star Trek and just bad television in general.

Discovery started with so much promise then quickly decended into self parody by writers taking every possible opportunity to suffocate the viewers with virtue signals and insufferable wokeness. Who can forget Evil Lorca’s line that he wanted to “Make the Galaxy Great Again?” The only thing missing was Jason Isaacs wearing an orange wig while delivering the line. Fortunately, the writer of that episode, who also moonlighted for the Democratic National Committee’s propaganda arm, was let go not long after, presumably for failing to appreciate that allegory works best when not delivered by a shotgun blast.

If Strange New Worlds sticks to fun stories and lightweight sci-fi, it has the potential to right the Star Trek ship. If it descends into Discovery levels of wokeness, well, it should expect the same sub CW tier viewership numbers. And pretty please, no more stunt casting. We don’t want to see Stacy Abrams as President of the Universe any more than the voters of Georgia wanted her to be governor.

Stacy was great! I like “wokeness” in my life and tv shows.

Enough virtue signaling, Mr. Red Hat. We all know who you voted for.

How’s it feel to know you would have been one of the trek fans complaining about the first interracial kiss back in the day, or shouting how they were pushing communism by having a black woman and Japanese man in positions of power. It’s always been progressive

Star Trek has always been progressive, but it was usually cleverer about how it chose to have characters lecture each other. The days of Abraham Lincoln giving history lessons and Wesley wondering why people get high were dispensed with pretty quickly. That’s why it never really angered Conservatives beyond the unwantable racists or homophobes in their ranks.

But Discovery really feels like a lazy depiction of identity politics and feel-good therapy sessions with no substance to it. It’s condescending and rather insufferable. Casting Stacey Abrams, an active politician, to play the president was another lazy move from a show that would rather just pay themselves on the back for casting diverse and LGBT actors and hug and talk about feelings than actually develop real characters for those actors and talk about something truly compelling.

Yeah, it doesn’t have the subtly of the aliens painted half black and half white down the middle. Or the Nazi planet.

When people say this stuff I swear they’ve never actually understood anything about the franchise they claim to love.

Star Trek always had messages but most of them were timeless lessons of the human condition and was done in a subtle and thoughtful context. As far as progressive, it was the future after all; the first show was airing at the time of Civil rights movement, that was being fostered in mostly by Republicans in the government at the, time I’ll remind you, so how better to show the future that pertains to earth then an interracial kiss? There was also space alien kisses, Oh My. The Japanese were our ally in the 60’s; as far as a black person being in power representing communism, the communist party of China tries to scrub every black or gay person they can from American films so I don’t get that. They used to put storytelling and entertainment before any messages. Hollywood has largely forgotten that. Also between all the Star Trek shows a lot of the aliens were more diverse sexually and race wise then anything anyone on earth could claim currently and no one complained. The old shows were done right, good sci-fi, good entertainment; the new shows bad writing, narcissistic and just plain garbage. There’s a difference, otherwise more people that were fans of the several old shows and films would like these too. I mean, ding-dong. Is there anybody in there? Just nod if you can hear me. Is there anybody home?

Precisely. Gregg: You know precisely what this shows about. So, please stop with your wokeness nonsense.

If I attend a CPAC conference, I would never expect the talk about equality, mitigating the effects of anthropogenic climate change, treating everyone with dignity and respect or policy proposals that would actually pro-life. No please get off your high house. We all know Start Trek to be a progressive show as Luke states.

Go watch some Dinesh D’Souza conspiracy theory entertainment.

What part of “make the galaxy great again” an expression derived from Hitler and adapted by donald trump, can possibly be termed woke or virtue signaling? I wish many of you would learn the meaning of words before using them.

Discovery was fine, except for that arc about the cause of the destruction of deuterium. That I find to be really stupid.

Wow, is that you Putin? Are you can invade Ukraine too to kill all those Nazis?

Just amazing that someone would read this article then make this comment.

I couldn’t agree more. I was a die hard Star Trek fan for over 30 years and literally stopped watching because of all of the wokeness in Discovery. I was very hesitant to give Picard a shot, and that is saying a lot. I am glad I did but I have the same concern about this one. If it goes anything like Discovery did I will likely ditch the franchise forever.

These Alex Kurtzman shows don’t exist in my dojo. How has Paramount not kicked this hack to the curb?? He must’ve gotten advice from Kathleen Kennedy on how to fail upward.

I am looking forward to watching this. I remember as a kid watching the re-runs of TOS in the 70’s which set my mind afire with this called computers/technology and wanting to go to work for NASA after college. Then TNG came and was really great, no LONG arcs but some episodes that loosely tied to one another. DS9 was my absolute favorite once the writes hit their stride (gotta thank Babylon 5 for that). Voyager was back to exploring while getting back home. I did like Enterprise and, I admit, mostly because it had Scott Bakula and it wasn’t that bad actually.

Now I have been trying to get thru Picard and it just..doesn’t hit any of the Chords that any of the other series before hit. And Discovery I just could not get past the 3rd Episode (ughh).

Strange New Worlds, to me, looks like it is going back to the classic TOS episodes and not LONG arcs and hopefully really do some fleshing out many of the characters and has given me that feeling like I had watching TOS as a kid… Hope and wonderment.

Giving B5 a little too much credit for DS9’s success I think.

This goes way back. JMS wanted to stir up publicity for B5, so he implied (but never officially accused) the Trek producers of ripping off B5. Truth is, most of the stuff they “stole” wouldn’t have been in the original B5 pitch, because B5 was a mess of cast shakeups and plot reworking, and DS9 was already well underway before B5 would have developed a lot of those elements. DS9 didn’t lift anything from B5. B5 is a fine show, and both have their place in the world. I just think that this whole plagiarism drama has gone on for way too long.

This review is far too kind to Discovery and Picard

91% of Americans are scientifically illiterate. ST isn’t complicated or ‘bogged’ down with technobabble’ – too many viewers just aren’t very bright (and, worse, choose that). Yes, Discovery is overly grandiose, but there isn’t anything complicated about Picard.

Too right, Tom. I realize not everybody may be a diehard sci-fi fan, but what these people need to realize is that it IS science-based fiction.

Yes, there is shame in being stupid, people. If you want a show where you can turn your brain off to enjoy it, something Trek-based definitely should NOT be where you turn to.

As people have commented, hopefully it is better than season 2 of Picard.

Dove verrà trasmesso Star Trek Strange New Worlds?

Can’t wait for this. I was one of the fans hoping for a spin-off announcement back in Discovery season 2 because of how much I loved the characters (especially Pike), and was thrilled they went through with it. And everything we’ve seen from it since then looks very promising.

I’ve actually liked the newer shows to varying degrees (the animated ones being my favorites), but this seems like it will be the the “traditional Trek” cherry on top for me. I’m hoping more of those who’ve been less thrilled about the recent shows will finally find one that suits their tastes more with this one.

I’m loving Picard Season 2, and I’m very glad to see good reviews coming in for this.

A few of the cast members have me skeptical for now. I’ll have to figure it out on Thursday.

Great review, Dave!

Considering what the other paramount+ Star Trek shows were, I would assume this would probably be bait and switch. I don’t think there are any writers or directors who are capable, or at least willing to write a real Star Trek series. Hollywood is too sanitized in current year and that impeads creativity and prevents the building of timeless classics. I think it’s really just over their heads.

Why is s2e9 of “Star Trek strange new worlds” a musical? This is a super BAD idea. I cannot watch it. Stick to Star Trek. Neither animosity or Shatner could sing. What in the world were you thinking? If another WASTED episode appears, I will not watch it again, it will be permanently ruined for me. No one sings, ever. Thank you for your time. R. B. Marietta subscribed via Amazon.

Never never again have a musical Star Trek episode, trailer or movie of any kind I do not like musicals, I do not watch musicals. Please do not mix Star Trek and musicals ever again. Yes, I will unsubscribe if there is another Star Trek

I was unable to enjoy episode nine season two because it was a musical. I was unable to watch this episode because it was a musical.

I was very very very disappointed in episode nine season two of Star Trek strange new worlds. I am unhappy. Never ever do this again please! Thank you in advance

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10 unpopular opinions about star trek: strange new worlds, according to reddit.

Despite the fact that it has been getting excellent reviews, users on Reddit have some unpopular opinions about Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

Even though viewers have only seen a few episodes of the series, Strange New Worlds is already shaping up to be one of the best-reviewed Star Trek shows of all time. Delivering a classic Trek feel with a new technological spin, Strange New Worlds has already set itself apart from more recent Trek series.

While it has been extremely well received by critics and fans alike, some viewers nevertheless had some unpopular takes on the newest Trek odyssey. To air these opinions, users on Reddit took to the site in droves to lay out what they thought about the show.

Not Challenging

The Star Trek franchise is known for tackling deep issues , and weaving tales with complicated characters and villains. User HiddenTrousers saw something lacking in Strange New Worlds , writing "I would like the audience to be challenged a bit more. The Gorn for example was quite a one-dimensional enemy".

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When it comes to portraying villains in Trek , writers usually opt for a layered character with multiple facets. Rarely is an alien race pure evil, or pure good, instead, they exist in a grey area that challenges the viewer's own opinions on good and evil. SNW however, went out of their way to show the Gorn as irredeemable, and it is a unique change for the franchise.

Not Suspenseful

Suspense in film and TV is usually derived from the audience's attachment to characters, and viewers relate to the danger they get themselves into. User benkenobi5 didn't get that from the show, instead they wrote "It kind of takes the suspense out of a 'OMG, what if they die' scene when it's literally a character from The Original Series ".

SNW , like most prequels, suffers from what the audience already knows about the Trek universe. When introducing characters that live on into the future of the franchise, it can sometimes be difficult for audiences to feel fear. This isn't a new phenomenon, however, and most viewers go into an episodic TV show expecting the main characters to live to see another day, especially so early in the series.

Potentially The Best Ever

Sometimes an overwhelmingly positive sentiment can be unpopular, and user Mahatk gushed about the show when they commented "If SNW improves in later seasons and keeps going for a little while, it will very likely be the best Star Trek show ever".

While every fan has their own personal favorites within the Trek franchise, most don't settle on the newer series when picking the best. Some fans believe that The Original Series is the best , while others pick The Next Generation , but generally, they all come from the golden age of the franchise. That being said, SNW is certainly on track to settle nicely amongst the best that the Trek universe has to offer.

Nostalgia Baiting

When it comes to long-running franchises like Star Trek , fans are usually drawn to things that are more familiar to them. User StreetPreacherr took umbrage with this concept, writing "It's just more of the same BS! Resurrect a recognizable 'character/enemy' name from the '60s series".

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SNW 's entire existence may be as fan service, but the writers seem determined to nevertheless tell exciting stories. As for recognizable aliens, the Trek franchise has always been one to bring back familiar faces, whether that be the Klingons, Romulans, or a host of other notorious baddies that have terrorized the Federation for decades.

Too Much Telling, Not Enough Showing

One of the fundamental elements of storytelling in film and TV is the concept of showing things, instead of simply telling the audience about them. User elektroskansen saw this as a fundamental failing of the show when they said "In Strange New Worlds - I don't know these people!...So far I'm only told of some of their tragic backstories, and this does not tell me that much about them".

For all of the things that SNW does right, it does dedicate large swaths of its episodes to character exposition. While it does usually tie into the plot of the episode in some way, it is also delivered in a clunky way, that usually entails two characters simply sitting and talking. If the character's history could somehow influence their actions, it would make a lot more sense.

Cringe Inducing Dialogue

Starfleet is an organization that has a very strong, almost militaristic, hierarchy of command. Therefore, characters often speak in a rigid, and formal manner when going about their duties. User Shanyi noticed the opposite on SNW , commenting "There's still some insufferable New Trek quipping, which I could very much do without".

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In the new Trek series, characters usually eschew the formalities of command and speak in a familiar manner. While this may liven up the series considerably, it also goes against the foundations of what Starfleet is. Despite this, SNW still manages to maintain a semblance of order on the Enterprise when it comes to hierarchy.

Best First Episode

The battle between old Trek and new Trek will rage on forever, but SNW 's successful first episode drew a lot of positive attention. User ProfessorFakas went out on a limb when they wrote "Maybe the strongest first episode to any Star Trek series to date".

While it may have garnered a heap of great reviews, some fans would certainly take offense to anything new Trek being called the best ever. The first seasons of Star Trek have always been hit or miss, but SNW 's debut was truly something special. Where it sits amongst all the others is up for debate, but no one can take away that the premier episode was a great one.

Family Names

Once again touching on the idea of familiar names and faces in Star Trek , user virtualRefrain pointed to one detail that they absolutely did not like about SNW , saying "I hate the 'familial coincidence'...in new Trek , and La'an Noonien-Singh is particularly egregious".

In a baffling move that seemed to be bashing the audience over the head with Star Trek lore, the character of La'an is shown to be a direct descendent of the notorious Khan. While this may reference one of the best films in the Star Trek franchise , some fans saw it as too much of a coincidence to be stomached.

The Worst Trek Series

Just as controversial as picking the best Trek shows, the designation of worst is not without its own hotly contested debate. User AtreidesBorn wasn't afraid to strike down SNW after only a few episodes, saying "It is by far the most terrible of any Star Trek series".

Though no fanbase will ever agree on anything all the time, Strange New Worlds has nonetheless done pretty well critically, and in the eyes of most viewers. Saying anything is the worst, is a difficult proposition, and even the lowest points of the Trek franchise have their own merits.

Lame Characters

If Star Trek is anything, it is a show about characters, and their interactions with the gigantic universe around them. User Sidvivioushartha didn't hold back on SNW 's characters, writing "Lame characters but this time with exposition dumps to try to make them sound more exciting. But they're not".

Unlike the older Trek shows which had the benefit of twenty plus episode seasons, SNW's shortened format requires a bit of expediency with its characters. While the exposition could be handled in a less clunky way, the show also does an excellent job of making you care about the characters in a very short amount of time.

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Review: The Legendary Sci-Fi Franchise Is No Longer Lost In Space

" Star Trek: Strange New Worlds " is the twelfth TV series in the 55-year-old franchise, and the sixth to be released on Paramount+ (if you count " Short Treks " as its own series). Modern "Star Trek" is currently adhering to the modern entertainment ethos of putting all your eggs in one basket. More and more companies are relying on recognizable IP in order to sell their projects, and Paramount leaned into "Star Trek" hard, producing 115 episodes of TV since September of 2017. To the eyes of old-world Trekkies (also known as sticks in the mud), there appeared to be a mandate applied to modern Trek: Make it as different from established canon as possible.

"Discovery" is a bleak, weepy, violent series that eschewed "Trek"'s classical one-hour-morality-play structure in favor of season-long story arcs (as is the typical model of all modern TV). Few of the new "Trek" shows were about Roddenberry's vision of optimism, intelligence, and diplomacy, preferring tales of conflict, war, torture, brainwashing, and genocide. With the proud exception of " Star Trek: Lower Decks " — which acknowledged the basic premise of being a workplace drama — new Trek shows have felt ... off. Like the creators don't really know what they're doing with a technically-inclined show like "Star Trek," nor how to write a story that doesn't lean into violence and pessimism.

The runners of post-'17 "Star Trek," in wanting to create a "This ain't your dad's Trek" version of the show, skewed into convoluted storytelling, clumsy fan service, and ideas that were anathema to the franchise's heyday in the 1990s. This may have been a result of Too Many Cooks getting involved; each episode of "Discovery" and "Picard" each have over 20 credited producers.

One of the aforementioned bouts of clumsy fan service was the appearance of Capt. Christopher Pike (Anson Mount), the captain of the Enterprise prior to Kirk, previously played by Jeffrey Hunter in the unused "Trek" pilot, by Sean Kenney in "The Menagerie," and by Bruce Greenwood in the 2009 "Star Trek" feature film. Pike would play a major role in the second season of "Star Trek: Discovery," taking control of the title ship to search for Spock (Ethan Peck). Mount was so appealing in the role, Trekkies on social media began demanding that he get his own series wherein "Star Trek" could move back aboard the Enterprise, and fans could surround themselves with familiar characters and iconography again.

So that's what Paramount did. And, in returning to a familiar ship, familiar characters (Pike, Spock, Number One, Khan, Uhura, Dr. M'Benga, Nurse Chapel), and Trek's classical and well-worn hour-long episodic format, the franchise has finally reached a point where it is ... however unbelievable it might be ... legitimately good once again. No qualifications are needed any longer. "Strange New Worlds" is, quite simply, the best "Star Trek" show in decades.

Strange New Worlds

It's worth remembering that no "Star Trek" series started at its peak. The first two seasons of "Next Generation" and "Deep Space Nine" experienced growing pains, and multiple episodes featured dodgy writing or strange character choices. "Voyager" didn't pick up in the ratings until the introduction of Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) in the fourth season, and some would say "Enterprise" didn't really start kicking until season three. That "Strange New Worlds" is starting as strong as it has is most certainly a promising sign of things to come.

Set aboard the Enterprise — yes, the very same one featured in the 1966 TV series — "Strange New Worlds" follows Capt. Pike and his crew at the beginning of a classic five-year mission. In addition to his science officer Spock, the ensemble includes his first officer Comm. Una Chin-Riley (Rebecca Romijn), his security chief Lt. La'an Noonien-Singh (Khan's granddaughter, played by Christina Chong), his chief medical officer Dr. M'Benga (Babs Olusanmokun), nurse Christine Chapel (Jess Bush), a young cadet named Uhura (Celia Rose Gooding), and two original characters: smirking helm operator Erica Ortegas (Melissa Navia) and chief engineer Hemmer (Bruce Horak) a white-skinned Aenar who cannot see, but who has enhanced senses otherwise.

On a basic level, a new "Star Trek" series needs to establish the setting, who the characters are, how they relate to one another, and the basic premise of the show. "Strange New Worlds" does this remarkably well. The camera dwells in smaller locations for longer amounts of time (when compared to the swirling, location roulette of "Discovery") allowing viewers to understand the geography of the Enterprise well. It now feels like a place where employees might be working. Characters are also allowed to have incidental conversations not pertinent to the plot, giving viewers a better sense of who they are. When we meet characters who are constantly in crisis mode, we don't get to know them too well. "Strange New Worlds" has made great allowances for non-action. For those exhausted by modern "Star Trek" presented at a fever pitch of incident, "Strange New Worlds" feels like Ozu in comparison.

That's how you make new fans.

In including so many legacy characters from the jump, "Strange New Worlds" seems to be under no pressure toward dramatic reveals of known "Trek" iconography. The inclusion of familiar names seems to be enough for the show-runners, allowing them to eschew the usual "legacy sequel" story beats that have become annoying common in the Age of Regurgitation. There are no loving closeups of Starfleet badges or communicators. There are exteriors of the Enterprise, but they do not descend into vehicle fetish. Although "Strange New Worlds" is a direct expansion of known Trek lore, the showrunners seem to have finally dropped the foolish twin pop philosophies of "We're doing this for the fans" and "We're reinventing everything." They found an old recipe, and it still tastes good.

Do it for people who aren't fans. That's how you make new fans.

"Strange New Worlds" is graceful in introducing new information about established characters without contradicting canon nor making their backstories so absurd that a Trekkie would roll their eyes. To reiterate: If a "Star Trek" show is going to begin this strongly establishing its setting and characters with the passion and attention to detail of a '90s Trek show, then we will only have better and better things to look forward to. After several high-profile, big-budget whiffs, "Trek," I'm happy to say, has hit its stride.

"Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" premieres on May 5, 2022, exclusively on Paramount+.

Strange New Worlds Season 2 Is the Paradigm of Star Trek’s New Golden Age

This fun and accessible Star Trek series isn’t playing it safe anymore.

Christina Chong and Paul Wesley in 'Strange New Worlds' Season 2.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is back for Season 2, and this time, the show is bigger, funnier, and bolder than ever before. If you thought Strange New Worlds Season 1 made Star Trek extremely fun and breezy, then there’s good news: the episodes in Season 2 are just as varied and full of even more lighthearted hijinks. But, overall Season 2 is also surprising, and maybe, riskier than you may expect.

When a pop culture phenomenon gets as massively influential and chronologically as complex as the Star Trek franchise, the danger, naturally, is that any new versions will feel inaccessible. In 2022, Strange New Worlds shrugged off that burden casually. Against all odds, a show that is simultaneously a prequel to The Original Series and a spinoff of Discovery felt fresh, and free from the shackles of the past. The formula that made this work was mostly the fact that, unlike virtually every other sci-fi show on the planet, Strange New Worlds presented episodes that were mostly self-contained. The barrier to entry felt less demanding than other more recent Treks, and so Strange New Worlds cast the illusion that it wasn’t a spinoff of a prequel, but just an old-fashioned Star Trek show.

Spock (Ethan Peck) and Number One (Rebecca Romijn) in Strange New Worlds Season 2.

So, the question is, in Season 2, is this still the same show? The answer is mostly yes. In terms of its formula, Strange New Worlds isn’t entirely reinventing itself. In the first six episodes which were provided to the press, we see several different kinds of genres, including (as teased in trailers) at least one classic Star Trek courtroom episode, a truly strange world with a very classic sci-fi conceit, Spock dealing with his emotional outbursts from season 1, and (again, revealed in the trailers) some time travel. Whereas Discovery and Picard have been stuck with essentially one kind of Star Trek episode for entire seasons, Strange New Worlds is rapidly starting to feel like the live-action version of Lower Decks insofar as there’s a buffet of easy-to-love sci-fi ideas, each one cut perfectly to fit into a single episode.

And yet. Strange New Worlds differs from Season 1 in one very big way. The overall emotional arc of this season has decidedly shifted away from Captain Pike. While Season 1 began with Pike struggling with a decision to return to the command of the Enterprise and ended with him seeing an alternate future, Season 2 isn’t really like that. Yes, Pike has an arc in this season, but it feels less depressing, smaller, and more grounded. If fans were starting to think that Pike was much more like Picard than Kirk last year, this season will make you sure of it.

But again, Pike is not the main character of Season 2. In fact, the remarkable thing about Season 2 of Strange New Worlds is that this time, it’s much more of an ensemble show. Like in the heyday of The Next Generation , each character seems to be showcased with intentionality. This approach allows us to get to know the characters even better than before, but ultimately, makes the show feel strangely more intimate, rather than more epic. Yes, certain interstellar political problems are afoot in the background, and yes, some canon-shaking events do threaten to unravel the Trek universe as we know it, but mostly, Strange New Worlds is cozy. The action feels measured, and even though some fallout from Discovery’s Klingon war is mentioned, it’s hard to imagine these Klingons eating people as they did back in 2017. For the most part, Strange New Worlds is still the hopeful, adventure show that became the highest-rated Trek show, ever . (Though Picard Season 3 is basically just as high now.)

Carol Kane as Pelia in Strange New Worlds .

Without a doubt, Strange New Worlds Season 2 is riding the wave of what is now, inarguably, Star Trek’s new golden age. Tonally, it’s nothing like the heartwarming and ponderous family reunion of Picard Season 3, and yet, it’s still very much a true, and upbeat version of Star Trek. And, although this season is set before The Original Series — and features plenty of Easter eggs — there is a sense of forward momentum. Even a character as well-established as Spock feels unconstrained by the prequel curse . Strange New Worlds isn’t a reboot, but it’s also not worried about turning to the camera and explaining things anymore. This batch of 23rd-century Starfleet adventures is pound-for-pound more creative than the episodes in Season 1, and the show is not playing things safe.

This season also includes a few new characters, most notably Carol Kane’s Pelia, who, truly is playing a character unlike any we’ve ever seen in Star Trek before. The season also features the return of Paul Wesley as James T. Kirk. And, let’s just put this out there: If fans weren’t crazy about his performance in “A Quality of Mercy,” this season is basically his comeback. Wesley’s Kirk in Strange New Worlds Season 2 will silence many of the skeptics, and, hopefully, allow him to continue to play his version of Kirk for a long, long time.

In the Star Trek: The Original Series episode “Return to Tomorrow,” Captain Kirk famously said, “Risk is our business.” And in Strange New Worlds Season 2, the series takes a handful of very big risks. Not just with the nature of Trek continuity, but with episodic science fiction in general. The season is gusty and feels just different enough to make you think Season 1 was holding back. Various crews of the Starship Enterprise have always had moxie. But this time, we really don’t know what will happen next. Which, for a prequel, is really saying something.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds hits Paramount+ on June 15, 2023.

Phasers on Stun!: How the Making — and Remaking — of Star Trek Changed the World

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 1, episode 9 review: "An unashamed mash-up of Star Trek and Alien"

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Alien vs Predator vs Pike is derivative as hell, but it’s also a quality piece of killer ET action with enough guts to bump off a major character. And, much like TNG classic ‘The Best of Both Worlds’, the episode uses a lethal alien threat to advance the story arcs of its brilliant crew.

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Warning: This Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 1, episode 9 review contains major spoilers – many of them set to stun. Boldly go further at your own risk…

The unprecedented success of Star Wars led to an explosion of sci-fi movies , as Hollywood studios moved to capture their own piece of the zeitgeist. Among the highest profile were Alien and Star Trek: The Motion Picture, but aside from the outer space settings, their 1979 release dates and the fact both spawned now-legendary sequels, they couldn’t have been more different.

Where Ridley Scott’s horror classic was built around a dingy, lived-in future and visceral scares, its more idealistic Trek counterpart revelled in long, sweeping shots of starships, and 2001: A Space Odyssey -style existentialism. And although Alien was a genre-defining smash, the first Trek movie was a box-office disappointment, cruelly derided as "The Motion-less Picture" by some critics.

Now, some 43 years later, the two franchises have collided. 'All Those Who Wander' is an unashamed – but entertaining – mash-up of Star Trek and Alien. There’s even some bonus Predator action thrown in for good measure.

The Enterprise’s totally immersive Alien experience begins when the crew takes a detour from a routine mission, to investigate the disappearance of a Federation starship. Before long, however, it’s clear that sticking around to eat Captain Pike’s delicious waffles and pancakes would have been the much more sensible option.

The first shot of the USS Peregrine, marooned on a hostile alien world, is a spectacular statement of intent, a shot-for-shot recreation of that famous derelict spaceship on the surface of LV-426. Then, as Pike and his away team (a very Starfleet mix of familiar faces and doomed newbies) investigate what happened to the 99 souls on board the Peregrine, they’re plunged into a fight for survival against lethal monsters whose babies are born out of a host organism’s chest, and have very, very sharp teeth. Sound familiar?

The Enterprise crew even discover a warning message just a little too late, and encounter a young girl who’s managed to stay in one piece, despite the cold-blooded reptilian killers running through the Jefferies tubes. That the writer’s room resisted the urge to script the line, "They mostly come when it’s warm… mostly" is a remarkable display of collective restraint.

Plenty of movies and TV shows have tried to capture the Alien and Aliens vibe, and ‘All Those Who Wander’ has a better stab than most. Yes, the gore is toned down to accommodate Trek’s more family-friendly ethos, but the episode is also a reminder that deserted starships can become convincing haunted houses if you turn out the lights – especially when you shoot the action from disconcerting low angles.

Although the episode has to roll out some Trek clichés to up the peril factor – an ion storm blocking communication with the Enterprise, an enemy invisible to bio-filters – the returning Gorn make for a credible threat, even in the form of squabbling juveniles. (Question: if Gorn kids can wipe out an entire starship crew, how did Kirk hold his own against an adult in classic original series episode ‘Arena’?) That said, their intelligence in the hunt and infra-red-style night vision is such a blatant nod to Predator that you are left wondering how the episode made it past Disney ’s lawyers.

Ultimately, however, it’s the brilliant Enterprise crew that separates ‘All Those Who Wander’ from most other Alien wannabes. Over the course of the season, we’ve got to know Pike, Spock, M’Benga, La’an, Chapel, Uhura and Hemmer, so we care about their fate rather more than we would a bunch of strangers – Cadet Chia and the newly promoted Lt Duke must have realised their time was up as soon as they set foot on Valeo Beta V.

Despite the highly stressful scenario unfolding on the planet, it’s also an excuse for some fun gallows humour – even in the worst situations, this crew rolls out the funny – and some quality character development. Uhura, who’s now completed her rotation on the Enterprise, needs to make a decision on whether her future lies with Starfleet (the answer is never in doubt), while Spock does his best to handle powerful emotions he’s spent a lifetime trying to suppress – he even does a passable imitation of the Incredible Hulk.

The episode saves its most powerful moment, however, for Hemmer. The Aenar chief engineer (wonderfully played by Bruce Horak) hasn’t had much screentime over the course of Strange New Worlds, but he’s managed to become one of the standouts in a consistently excellent cast – indeed, he’s one of the few characters who made it out of the otherwise risible ‘ The Elysian Kingdom ’ with his reputation intact. To see him make a noble sacrifice after being infected with Gorn eggs is a genuinely heartbreaking moment, and one of Star Trek’s boldest moves since Lt Tasha Yar was killed in action in the first season of The Next Generation.

Where Discovery has spent its last two seasons contriving excuses to bring its heroes back from encounters with certain death, Strange New Worlds shows that space travel can be seriously bad for your health – even if your name appears in the opening credits. (In hindsight, Horak’s agent should probably have insisted Hemmer wear any colour but red.)

There’s no doubt there’ll be ongoing repercussions from the Enterprise’s latest encounter with the Gorn – even if their return so soon after the outstanding ‘ Memento Mori ’ suggests they could become as overused as the Borg eventually were in Voyager.

Chapel’s efforts to counsel Spock after his emotional outbursts only serve to increase the sexual tension between the characters – it’s becoming increasingly implausible that they won’t get together at some point – while La’an’s request for a leave of absence to help lost kid Oriana find her family will leave a major (but hopefully temporary) hole on the bridge.

And do spare a thought for the late Chia and Duke, seemingly forgotten after series regular Hemmer steals the limelight at their collective funeral. Their roles may have been fleeting, but they were Starfleet officers too…

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is currently airing now on Paramount Plus. For more, check out our guide to the Star Trek timeline .

Richard is a freelancer journalist and editor, and was once a physicist. Rich is the former editor of SFX Magazine, but has since gone freelance, writing for websites and publications including GamesRadar+, SFX, Total Film, and more. He also co-hosts the podcast, Robby the Robot's Waiting, which is focused on sci-fi and fantasy.

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REVIEW – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds “Hegemony”

Here we are, the finale of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2 ! While some episodes haven’t been to everyone’s taste, I’ve lauded the variety of episode themes and styles presented. To that effect, this week sees the crew of the USS Enterprise fighting off a Gorn invasion . This is our review of Strange New Worlds “Hegemony” . Even if you tried, you could hardly have a sharper detour from a musical episode. The Gorn episodes of this series so far, “Memento Mori” and “All Those Who Wander”, are absolute gems, so let’s hope this effort from writer Henry Alonso Myers and director Maja Vrvilo can live up to them.

In true Star Trek finale fashion, we must ask ourselves some important questions. How does this prepare us for Season 3? Will all the characters make it out alive? What will become of the relationship between Captains Pike ( Anson Mount ) and Batel ( Melanie Scrofano )? There’s all of this and more in my review of the Season 2 finale of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds . Hit it!

( WARNING – This review contains full spoilers for “Hegemony” , so if you’ve not seen it, please turn away now!)

Distress Call

The episode opens in what appears to be an old-style American town. I’d say this was done to save money when building sets. However, when it’s razed to the ground, it doesn’t look too dissimilar to a regular alien planet in the series. Regardless, the set looks gorgeous; setting it there was a beyond-inspired choice. The previous Gorn episodes of Strange New Worlds take a lot of cues from the Alien movies, so it’s cool to see something like that set in an Earth-like space.

We here at Trek Central thought that Batel was a goner, and the opening didn’t give me much hope. The cold open does a great job of transitioning from happy to mortifying quickly, which establishes the threat the Gorn poses well. Going from that to hearing the distress call to seeing a very damaged USS Cayuga made this one of the most impactful cold opens in recent memory. I really couldn’t wait to get into the episode!

With Batel’s life in danger, this was a personal mission for Pike. I almost wonder what the episode could have been if he did go down alone, the selected away team feels mostly like replaceable window dressing. That being said, the rest of the cast needed something to do, and who doesn’t love playing a shooter game with the Gorn? The one exception to this rule was Sam Kirk ( Dan Jeannotte ), who really built off his role in “All Those Who Wander” to great effect.

Pike & Batel

This is the actual relationship of this season, and to think we didn’t even know Batel’s first name until last week. I was scared from the beginning of this episode that she would be dead, and I thought for the longest time she was. Having Pike driven by rage like that was probably the most dramatic performance that Mount’s turned in this season. Although even in all that darkness, there were still lovely moments of levity, with the shuttle landing, in particular, springing to mind.

Batel survives Strange New Worlds “Hegemony”. I’m glad the episode didn’t cut to how she survived or assembled that group. As the audience, we were allowed to experience that surprise with Pike, which made it a more impactful moment. Also, for a character who’s mostly sat on the other side of the screens, it’s nice to see her get more stuff to do. Although with the Gorn mother reveal, I’m unsure if she’ll live much longer.

I don’t want her to die, though. The franchise hasn’t killed a major character like that for quite some time. That being said, she’s probably served her purpose to the plot of the series and made a big enough impact on Pike’s life. The second their video call ended, it felt like an endpoint in their relationship was being reached. I look forward to seeing what befalls her in Season 3.

Spock & Christine

This is a romance and relationship I’ve been mixed on since it first started happening earlier this season. The way they broke up last week felt like an okay end-point, but the story continues! I’m not sure why Spock ( Ethan Peck ) would be the one apologizing to be honest, especially since Chapel (Jess Bush) was the one who broke up with him. That being said, I understand that crisis situations, tragedies, and emergencies can bring out those sorts of responses.

But coming from a Vulcan, it’s strange he didn’t react more. There were a couple of shots, but it didn’t feel like as much of a “feelings” moment as it should’ve been. That being said though, Peck does a great job with everything he’s given, as does Bush. I’m mixed about the way their arc resolves itself at the end of the season as well. We know that she still needs to move off to do that internship with Dr. Korby, it needs to happen.

My disinterest and general distaste for their relationship aside though, it was cool to see Chapel get more action scenes. The comparisons of her scenes to something Alien most certainly ring true. Of all the female characters to turn into full-blown action heroes, Chapel’s probably the most surprising. It’s good that she’s able to outshine La’an ( Christina Chong ) in particular, a literal war hero. I hope we get to see more of this side of her character in the future. I really enjoyed it.

A Very Surprising Star

About precisely halfway through the episode, I screamed. I had to pause it and take a minute to process what was happening before me. The second the mysterious crew member walked out from the shadows with a Scottish accent, I knew exactly what was happening. It makes me very happy to say that the legendary Montgomery “Scotty” Scott has officially joined the cast of Strange New Worlds . Taking over the role from James Doohan and Simon Pegg is Martin Quinn .

As of writing this, there’s no word as to whether or not he’s here to stay, but it looks very likely. I thought the series would have introduced Bones or Rand before jumping to Scotty, but I was wrong. Such a pleasure to see him again and have another character connected to Pelia ( Carol Kane ). While it looks like she’ll be at the start of Season 3, I’m unsure if she’ll be sticking around.

I can easily see her death at the start of the next season being the trigger for Scotty being on the Enterprise. We’ll have to wait and see, but still, Quinn gives a lovely performance. For a character we didn’t know would be in Strange New Worlds “Hegemony”, he has quite a lot to do. The fact that it wasn’t just a quick cameo or nod was what took me by surprise the most. Beyond ready to see the character again soon, it’s lovely to see the TOS cast slowly forming.

We knew going in that this would be a Gorn episode. They’ve teased it from the beginning of this season, specifically at the end of “The Broken Circle” . It only took eight episodes of totally different things for us to get here. It’s been a lovely ride, but seeing the Gorn again is great. I mentioned earlier that they enter the episode in a big way, which makes it all the more disappointing when they appear comparatively little. On the bright side, they feel very present throughout, and when they want to do a good action spectacle, they do.

What I appreciated most from them was the lone presence on the Cayuga. The whole episode really felt like a tug-of-war between Alien and Aliens . It combines the stealth horror part with the sci-fi action part and it juggles both of these really well. When you consider their more individual influences on the previous Gorn episodes, doing both is the sort of one-up that a second season should strive for.

The only part I’m mixed on is their communications to the Federation. The episode feels like it wants faceless aliens that are okay to gun down, yet here they are implying they have a degree of intelligence. An intelligence beyond their military capabilities, which means they’re not really faceless drones. While I think Pike almost objectively makes the right decisions throughout, there’s a bit of a moral quandary in this skirmish that I hope they grapple with more in part two.

“Orders, Captain?”

I think that subheading says it all. It’s one of those cliffhangers that will live in your head until the next episode comes out. Strange New Worlds “Hegemony” being a two-parter took me by surprise, although I’m glad they didn’t rush the conclusion to fit an hour’s runtime. I don’t think I’ve ever been so genuinely surprised by an episode of any TV show like this in a long time. Between this and Scotty’s reveal, this was a really surprising episode.

As soon as the credits started rolling, the first thing that popped into my head was the end of The Next Generation’s “ The Best of Both Worlds “. The cliffhanger where Picard ( Sir Patrick Stewart ) was assimilated by the Borg, with Riker on the bridge uttering the words “Mr Worf, fire!”. It’s been frequently hailed as one of the greatest cliffhangers on television. Strange New Worlds “Hegemony”‘s cliffhanger was the modern-day answer. Easily the best cliffhanger on any of the Star Trek episodes in my lifetime. Easily.

I don’t know what to expect from Season 3. Conveniently, outside of M’Benga ( Babs Olusanmokun ) and Sam Kirk, none of the other characters in jeopardy appears anywhere else in the Trek canon. It’s a choice that leaves us, as the audience, genuinely unsure about what will happen. The only death I can see happening now is Pelia, but who knows? Perhaps the main cast is going to be culled next season? I’m excited to see what happens.

Strange New Worlds “Hegemony” was an absolute blockbuster of an episode. It grabbed me from the second I hit play and didn’t let go until the credits rolled. I’ve never been quite so enthralled in action spectacle. The fact that this was produced during the pandemic’s peak is laudable. The production value is so good that you can barely tell. Compared to the other things I’ve seen from the pandemic, I’m very impressed.

While the strikes currently halt Season 3’s production, I hope it arrives eventually. It’s like some big 2023 movies, such as Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning. The legacy of the cliffhanger is only as good as what follows it. I have complete faith in the creative team, who have delivered two solid seasons, so I wait in anticipation.

Thankfully this isn’t the end of Star Trek for the year. Next is the fourth season of Star Trek: Lower Decks , which starts on September 7. I think the break between series will do us some good. We need to sit and digest this cliffhanger for a while before we run off to the next thing.

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Paramount+ has made two big decisions about its Star Trek universe.

Strange New Worlds has been renewed for a fourth season, while Lower Decks will end with its previously announced upcoming fifth season, expected to air sometime this year.

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has been renewed for a fourth season

S eason 3 of Paramount Plus’ Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is still in production, but the streamer has already decided to renew the series. Unfortunately, the same can’t be said of Star Trek: Lower Decks , which is coming to an end.

Paramount Plus announced today that Star Trek: Strange New Worlds will be back for a fourth season following the premiere of its third sometime in 2025, and Star Wars: Lower Deck ’s upcoming fifth season will be the series’ finale. In a statement about Strange New Worlds ’ renewal, executive producer Alex Kurtzman and showrunners Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers said they were thrilled about being able to continue telling new stories about the crew of the Enterprise.

And while Lower Decks is wrapping up, Kurtzman and showrunner Mike McMahan hinted that the crew of the Cerritos could “live on with new adventures” in the future after season five brings the series to a close this fall.

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One of the best reasons to have a Paramount+ subscription is so you can access the modern era of Star Trek TV. Ever since Star Trek: Discovery premiered on then-CBS All Access in 2017, the small screen corner of the sci-fi franchise has been revitalized, with some of the other shows including Strange New Worlds and Lower Decks . Well, there’s some good news and bad news that’s come in today. Strange New Worlds has been renewed for Season 4, but Lower Decks will be ending.

For those of you who’ve enjoyed watching the adventures of Captain Christopher Pike and the crew of the USS Enterprise in the immediate years ahead of The Original Series , there’s yet another batch of episodes on the way, though it’ll be a while until that specific group arrives since Strange New Worlds Season 3 isn’t expected to premiere until 2025. Unfortunately, those of you who have enjoyed the comedic hijinks of Boimlier, Mariner, Tendi and Rutherford on the animated Lower Decks must now prepare for the last hurrah with Season 5, which will premiere later this year on the 2024 TV schedule . Executive producers Mike McMahan and Alex Kurtzman released the following statement regarding the news:

We wanted to let you know that this fall will be the fifth and final season of Star Trek: Lower Decks. While five seasons of any series these days seems like a miracle, it’s no exaggeration to say that every second we’ve spent making this show has been a dream come true. Our incredible cast, crew and artists have given you everything they have because they love the characters they play, they love the world we’ve built, and more than anything we all love love love Star Trek. We’re excited for the world to see our hilarious fifth season which we’re working on right now, and the good news is that all previous episodes will remain on Paramount+ so there is still so much to look forward to as we celebrate the Cerritos crew with a big send-off. Finally, thank you for always being so creative and joyful, for filling convention halls and chanting “LOWER DECKS!” We remain hopeful that even beyond season five, Mariner, Boimler, Tendi, Rutherford and the whole Cerritos crew will live on with new adventures. LLAP

Now it is worth noting that Star Trek: Lower Decks ending shouldn’t come as a complete shock. Last October, Mike McMahan told CinemaBlend’s own Mick Joest that he wasn’t sure if Season 6 was in the cards , saying that “ you shouldn’t assume that this stuff is gonna stick around unless you vocally and watch it early on.” Sure enough, Season 5 will be the show’s last, so hopefully the writers were able to craft a conclusive ending rather than leave fans with any lingering plot threads.

All this being said, just because Star Trek: Lower Decks is ending doesn’t mean we’ll never see its characters again. After all, Jack Quaid and Tawny Newsome played Boimler and Mariner in live-action for last year’s Strange New Worlds / Lower Decks crossover , so perhaps there’ll be another opportunity for them to return to that show or some other live-action venue. Maybe they could even be joined by costars like Noël Wells or Eugene Cordero. And then, of course, these characters could simply keep being explored in books and comic book series.

As for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds , Season 2 ended with Pike being forced to decide whether he should follow Starfleet’s orders and retreat from the battle with the Horn, or defy them to save his captured crew members. So with Season 3 needing to resolve that plot thread and explore various other stories, it’ll obviously be a while until we learn what Season 4 holds in store.

The upcoming Star Trek TV shows lineup also includes Starfleet Academy , and the Michelle Yeoh-led Section 31 movie will also exclusively play on Paramount+. Meanwhile, the theatrical side of the franchise is beginning development on a Star Trek origins movie , so keep visiting CinemaBlend for the biggest updates on all these projects.

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