Well, on the plus side, this wasn’t a genre-specific episode. But once again, the idea behind the episode – at least the A plot, as the B plot on the planet was more successful – was stronger than the execution of it. And that failure of execution can be tracked to two key pieces of […]
Tag: Paul Wesley
Strange New Worlds – The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail Review
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 […]
Strange New Worlds – A Space Adventure Hour Review
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 […]
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – Lost in Translation Review
It’s rare that an episode of television can both make me laugh, freak me out with some really great horror elements, and make me tear up – all within the confines of an hour. But that’s precisely what the great “Lost in Translation” managed to do, all while also giving us a great Uhura-centric episode […]




