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We’ve known since day one of Strange New Worlds that the story of Captain Christopher Pike was a tragedy. So, much of what he does within his personal life is shaped by that knowledge – from how he chooses to mentor his crew to his relationship with Marie. And while very few people know about […]
As someone who has been harping on my desire for an Ortegas standalone episode – one that addresses the lingering trauma from her encounter with the Gorn in the season premiere – you’d think I’d be over the moon about this episode. And yes, I did enjoy it for both what it was attempting to […]
Now that? That was more like it. Was it a bit overstuffed in terms of trying to get every character – and several supporting characters – their moment in the sun? Sure. Could I have done without the influx of romantic subplots (outside of the continual great partnership between Pike and Batel)? Yeah. But, you […]
The risk you take, from a showrunning perspective, in setting up a standalone episode from the point of view of a recurring guest star who has only tangentially touched the story up until this point in the season is that whatever emotional pivot the episode requires from him will only work if we know him […]
I had been hoping that Strange New Worlds would rebound after last week’s disappointing outing. Unfortunately, this over-stuffed and under-baked attempt at showing us Kirk’s* growth – while still spending far too much time with the crew of the Enterprise and trying to turn the final beats of the story into a pretty out-of-left field […]
Well that was a fun palette cleanser after a couple of rounds of heavier stuff. Although I suspect the burgeoning relationship between Spock and La’an will have some segments of the fanbase (namely, those who are full-on Spock-Chapel and/or La’an-Kirk shippers) up in arms. Personally, while I would rather have our main characters not dealing […]
I didn’t love this episode. While it offered some key pieces of character development for three of our characters (despite still only being a guest star – or, perhaps a recurring character – Captain Batel is getting a heck of a lot of screen time), the episode felt a bit muddled at times in how […]
Everything can benefit from having Rhys Darby. And boy, did this outing from Strange New Worlds absolutely soar with his addition to the proceedings as Trelane, a trickster character from The Original Series that we now know – thanks to a delightful voice over appearance from John de Lancie – is officially a part of […]
When you end a season on a cliffhanger and then wait so long to release the next season that the season after that one starts production, it becomes hard to hide whether or not certain characters make it through the resolution of said cliffhanger alive and mostly well. And when you release a trailer that […]
The Tom Cruise-led version of Mission: Impossible has come to an end with the eighth film in the series. They have produced some of the best spy action films, rivalling competitors like Bond and Bourne due to their terrific stunt work and focus on teamwork. Many A-list actors have appeared as enemies and allies of […]