In “New Life and New Civilizations,” the Season 3 finale, the Enterprise crew must prevent the ancient evil known as the Vezda from spreading after it escapes containment. To stop the Vezda, Captain Marie Batel must confront her destiny and the sacrifice she must make for the greater good. Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S3, E10 – “New Life and New Civilizations”
Lieutenant Erica Ortegas crash-lands on a dangerous, toxic moon after a shuttle flight goes wrong, and finds herself stranded, isolated, and forced to survive against all odds in the hope of being rescued. While struggling to find resources and shelter from the moon’s deadly environment, she discovers she is not alone, as a badly injured Gorn pilot has also crash-landed there. Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S3, E9 – “Terrarium”
“Four-and-a-Half Vulcans” opens with Captain Pike and an away team embarking on a mission to a pre-warp planet that received an energy system from Vulcans before the Prime Directive was in place. The system is on the verge of a nuclear meltdown. To avoid detection, the landing party must temporarily transform into Vulcans. Upon returning to the Enterprise, the antidote proves ineffective. The four human crew members are stuck as Vulcans, indefinitely. Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S3, E8 – “Four-and-a-Half Vulcans”
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?”
“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”
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”
The long-anticipated Star Trek project has finally arrived. “Star Trek: Section 31” has more lives than a cat. We’ve been waiting for this project since 2018. But is it any good? Listen and find out as we review the first Star Trek streaming movie. Continue reading “Star Trek: Section 31” Movie Review
In the series finale, creator Mike McMahan and director Megan Lloyd craft a fitting ending to the season five arc and the adventures of this particular crew of the USS Cerritos. Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks S5, E10 – “The New Next Generation”
In the penultimate episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks, we get a cornucopia of surprises and plot twists that don’t disappoint. “Fissure Quest” is the best, most imaginative, and most entertaining episode of Season Five. We are confronted with the … Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks S5, E9 – “Fissure Quest”
“Upper Decks” highlights a classic The Next Generation approach by presenting a series of vignettes focusing on the daily lives of key bridge crew members aboard the Cerritos, specifically, Captain Freeman, Commander Ransom, Lieutenant Shax, Commander Billups, and Dr. T’Ana. The anthology episode treats its viewers to a variety of familiar sci-fi tropes, including an alien invasion, encounters with space cows, a unique one-man show performance, a crew member experiencing devolution, witnessing a birthing ceremony, engineering mishaps, Bajoran trauma, and more. Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks S5, E8 – “Upper Decks”