Month: August 2025

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S3, E7 – “What is Starfleet?”

Gary Anderson

Episode Seven unfolds through an unusual format: as a documentary assembled by Erica Ortegas’ filmmaking brother, Umberto. Comprised of personal interviews as well as“declassified” Federation security feeds and shipboard recordings, Beto, as he is better known, sets out to interrogate the central question: What is Starfleet? Is it genuinely a fleet of peaceful explorers or the military wing of a galaxy-stretching empire? Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S3, E7 – “What is Starfleet?”

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S3, E6 – “The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail”

Gary Anderson

“The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail” is a crucial stepping stone in James Kirk’s development. When a routine survey mission turns deadly, the young First Officer of U.S.S. Farragut is unexpectedly thrust into command. The planet’s surface suddenly implodes, and an unexpected alien force cripples the ship. The experience forces Kirk to confront the grim realities of command and the weight of his decisions. Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S3, E6 – “The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail”

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S3, E5 – “Through the Lens of Time”

Gary Anderson

Episode Five features an adventure to a genuinely strange new world, complete with a strange new civilization. The Enterprise arrives at Vadia IX to study an ancient archaeological site discovered by Dr. Roger Korby and Nurse Christine Chapel. Uhura and Ortegas’ brother Beto joins them on the landing party. What they discover in a hidden ancient temple is more than expected. The crew confronts an ancient evil that poses a greater threat than they initially thought. Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S3, E5 – “Through the Lens of Time”

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, S3, E4 – “A Space Adventure Hour”

Gary Anderson

“A Space Adventure Hour” is partially a loving homage, with equal parts biting satire, of The Original Series. Set on the soundstage of a cancelled 1960s sci-fi show called “The Last Frontier,” the holodeck recreates a murder mystery scenario based on the fictional Amelia Moon detective series that La’An read as a child. The episode features both Scotty and La’An being asked to test-run a prototype of the holodeck called a “re-creation room.” Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, S3, E4 – “A Space Adventure Hour”