Season two of Strange New Worlds has arrived with Spock conspiring to steal the Enterprise and answer the distress call of a former comrade.
Strange New Worlds is back with the premiere episode of season two. As the episode begins, the Enterprise is stationed at Star Base One. When Captain Pike looks for help for Number One’s legal troubles, he leaves Lieutenant Spock in command of the Enterprise. Soon after, Enterprise receives a plea for help from a comrade that has departed the ship. Spock makes the risky decision to steal Enterprise and answer the call. Along the way, Star Trek fans get to meet the new engineer of Enterprise and watch Spock drink blood wine with Klingons. It is a fun episode to start the new season, but it is not without its flaws. Thanks for joining us for another episode of Warp Trails.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Captain Pike and Number One’s absence for almost the entire episode,
- Beth’s objections with certain plot decisions,
- Dr. M’Benga and Nurse Chapel’s apparent history in the Federation-Klingon War,
- La’an’s role in uncovering the conspiracy to reignite the war,
- Spock’s decision to steal the Enterprise to answer La’an’s call for help,
- The introduction of Carol Kane as Commander Pelia, and
- The potential for a war with the Gorn.
Theme music licensed from MediaMusicNow.
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Welcome to Warp Trails. This weekly show reviews each episode of Star Trek, from Discovery to Picard and Lower Decks, the latest incarnations of Star Trek airing on CBS All Access, and discusses Star Trek news. Your hosts are Dennis and Beth Keithly, a husband and wife team living in Texas. Beth is an old school fan of Star Trek whose fandom is grounded in The Original Series. Meanwhile, Dennis is a relatively more recent fan who traces his fandom to Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn. Since they met, Dennis and Beth made consumption of Star Trek content part of their weekly routine. The have also named four of their past six pets after Star Trek characters.
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