Category: Star Trek

What Is and What Yet May Be – Review of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” Episode 10 “A Quality of Mercy”

For the season finale of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, I was not expecting a time travel episode. But, given that this is Star Trek, a time travel episode was bound to appear sooner or later. When done correctly, such as “Trials and Tribble-ations” from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine or Star Trek IV: The … Continue reading What Is and What Yet May Be – Review of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” Episode 10 “A Quality of Mercy” →

A Haunted Ship – Review of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” Episode Nine “All Those Who Wander”

With only two episodes left, I wasn’t expecting radical changes on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. And then episode nine, titled “All Those Who Wander”, happened and completely knocked me for a loop. One-part haunted house, one-part horror story, one-part reaffirmation, the ninth episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ first season managed to effectively … Continue reading A Haunted Ship – Review of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” Episode Nine “All Those Who Wander” →

A Child’s Storybook – Review of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” Episode 8 “The Elysian Kingdom”

When someone watches Star Trek, they expect to be transported to alien worlds and science fiction technobabble. What they do not expect is to find themselves in a medieval fantasy that looks like your average trip to a Renaissance Faire. With the eighth episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, titled “The Elysian Kingdom”, we … Continue reading A Child’s Storybook – Review of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” Episode 8 “The Elysian Kingdom” →

The Things We Do for Love – Review of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” Episode 7 “The Serene Squall”

There’s a quote I’m rather fond of from The Dresden Files. It’s spoke by Mab, the Faerie Queen of Air and Darkness in the book Changes: “So many terrible things are done for love. For love will men mutilate themselves and murder rivals. For love will even a peaceful man go to war. For love, … Continue reading The Things We Do for Love – Review of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” Episode 7 “The Serene Squall” →

The Price is Too High – Recap/Review of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” Episode Six “Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach”

Captain Christopher Pike cannot catch a break on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Confronted with his seemingly inevitable fate ten years from the current point in his story, Pike grapples constantly with how to live his life knowing that in a relatively short amount of time, everything he is now will be taken away from … Continue reading The Price is Too High – Recap/Review of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” Episode Six “Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach” →

A Comedy of Manners in Space – Recap of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” Season One, Episode Five “Spock Amock”

One of my favorite types of episodes in fantasy and science fiction shows is “the body swap”. When done correctly, such as in Farscape’s season 2 episode “Out of Their Mind”, it can lead to some wonderful comedic moments. The good news is that Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ latest episode, “Spock Amock”, carries on … Continue reading A Comedy of Manners in Space – Recap of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” Season One, Episode Five “Spock Amock” →

Hunted – Review of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” Season One, Episode Four “Memento Mori”

One of the hallmarks of Star Trek is that you can tell any kind of story and make it a Star Trek story. From courtroom dramas (“The Measure of a Man” and “The Drumhead”) to strong social commentary (“Far Beyond the Stars”), Star Trek has succeeded more often than it has failed when it comes … Continue reading Hunted – Review of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” Season One, Episode Four “Memento Mori” →

Brought to the Light – Review of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” Season One, Episode Three “Ghosts of Illyria”

Another week and another stellar episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds became available on Paramount Plus. Since the start of the series two weeks ago, I’ve definitely been enjoying this latest Star Trek series and this week’s episode, titled “Ghosts of Illyria”, is no exception. Secrets have a way of eating away at people … Continue reading Brought to the Light – Review of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” Season One, Episode Three “Ghosts of Illyria” →

Finding One’s Place in the Universe – Review of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” Season One, Episode Two “Children of the Comet”

A person can go through their entire life and not understand or even know what path they are supposed to be on. Some of us wander aimlessly from place to place, job to job, relationship to relationship, and never truly know where we are supposed to be, who we are supposed to be with (if … Continue reading Finding One’s Place in the Universe – Review of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” Season One, Episode Two “Children of the Comet” →

The Familiar Formula Still Works – Review of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” Season One, Episode One “Strange New Worlds”

Source: IMDB A spinoff of Star Trek: Discovery was inevitable, given that it was the first new Star Trek series to premiere on CBS All Access (now Paramount Plus) and receive good enough reviews to warrant other shows. A large part of that is due to the show’s second season, which is where the connection … Continue reading The Familiar Formula Still Works – Review of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” Season One, Episode One “Strange New Worlds” →