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August 10, 2023

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds finishes its second season with a bang

A perilous confrontation with the Gorn brings out the series’ action movie bona fides in a dramatic season finale.
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August 3, 2023

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ musical episode hits all the right notes

A peculiar quantum improbability wave spurs the crew of the Enterprise to start singing and dancing, and discovering truths about themselves through song.
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July 22, 2023

Star Trek’s Strange New Worlds and Lower Decks are blended to perfection in the franchise’s most ambitious crossover yet 

Ensign Boimler meets Captain Pike in a time-traveling adventure with something profound on its mind.  This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA..
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July 20, 2023

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds sees the good in confronting, not ignoring, our grief

A high concept sci-fi phenomena helps Ensign Uhura make peace with the deep losses she faced before and after joining Starfleet.
Star Trek Strange New Worlds Season 2 Episode 5 (Paramount+)S
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July 13, 2023

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds brings big laughs, and something deeper, when Spock becomes human

A hilarious high-concept farce gives way to a subtle commentary on prejudice, self-acceptance, and quiet strength.
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July 6, 2023

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds feels like the 60s series, for better & worse

A visit to a familiar planet, a peculiar case of memory loss, and a B-Teamer rising to the occasion make for a mixed bag in this franchise throwback.
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June 22, 2023

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds urges us, and the Federation, to live up to our ideals

One of the franchise’s trademark courtroom drama episodes is a crucible for Number One and for Starfleet’s principles in action.
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June 15, 2023

In its season premiere, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds affirms that Spock is no ordinary Vulcan

Season 2’s debut sidelines the senior officers for a Spock-centered adventure that pays tribute to his Vulcan bearing but also his undeniable humanity.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Episode 10 (Paramount+)S
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July 7, 2022

Strange New Worlds remakes The Original Series with a twist in its rousing season finale

Reimagining the Enterprise’s first encounter with the Romulans leads to meaningful moments for Pike, Kirk, and Spock.
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June 30, 2022

Strange New Worlds marries healing catharsis and abject terror

Another Gorn attack comes with both claustrophobic horror and a stirring sacrifice.