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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – “Once La’an a Time “

Gary Anderson

Get ready for a magical and psychological rollercoaster in our latest breakdown!

In the penultimate episode of Season Four of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, the U.S.S. Enterprise encounters a mysterious, flat planet floating in space, with no explanation for how it got there. Captain Pike, Spock, Pelia, and Lt. La’An Noonien-Singh beam down to explore. As it turns out, the planet is a world based on “The Elysian Kingdom,” the favorite children’s storybook of Dr. M’Benga’s daughter. The return to the fantasy world gives La’An a chance to confront the internal conflict she’s been struggling with for the entire season.

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S1, E8 – “The Elysian Kingdom”

Gary Anderson

This week, we get an episode primarily focused on the story of Dr. Jospeh M’Benga. The first of its kind in the 56 year history of the franchise. Played only twice by the late Booker Bradshaw on TOS, Babs Olusanmokun has been able to flesh the character out, even introducing that he is a widower who is raising a young daughter, Rukiya, suffering from an incurable disease. Although that’s the premise we have a the beginning of the episode, “The Elysian Kingdom” provides us with a brief recess from that more serious story, and at the same time, provide us with a bittersweet resolution, as well. Continue reading Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S1, E8 – “The Elysian Kingdom”