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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2 Episode 9 Review – Subspace Rhapsody

Star Trek's first musical installment is silly, heartfelt, and perhaps the most fun the show's ever been.

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2 Episode 9

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds continues to swing for the fences in its second season, repeatedly going where literally no one has gone before in this franchise. And if you thought that things couldn’t possibly get more delightfully chaotic than the episode that brought several Lower Decks animated characters into the world of live action, you definitely weren’t prepared for the series’ foray into musical storytelling, an installment that is potentially the most purely fun hour of Star Trek I’ve ever watched. Is it silly? Absolutely. Occasionally cringe-worthy? Kind of. But somehow still perfect in spite of it all? 100% yes.

Most viewers likely assumed that the much-ballyhooed Star Trek musical episode would basically be a marketing gimmick, a silly, largely disposable hour with little to offer besides the chance to see our faves sing and dance together. And I don’t know that any of us would have actually minded too much if that’s all it had turned out to be! But instead, “Subspace Rhapsody” is a surprisingly thoughtful exploration of community and connection, an hour that’s not only wildly fun to watch, but that wholeheartedly embraces the format it’s chosen, using the larger narrative framework of traditional musical theater to say something meaningful about its characters and their various journeys this season.

Life in Starfleet doesn’t often lend itself to overt emotion, which is probably why so many of its members are closet alcoholics. I kid, I kid—mostly—but while Strange New Worlds is a show that literally runs on heart, a certain brand of stoicism does tend to rule the day on the Enterprise . Yes, there are certainly plenty of emotional moments , but getting people freely admitting and talking about their feelings isn’t something that happens particularly often. (I mean, Una basically reverse engineered her own arrest in order to come clean about her Illyrian heritage and her reasons for lying to Starfleet. We just found out about M’Benga’s dark past as a sort of Special Forces assassin last week .) And musicals are made for big, messy, emotions—we sing when we feel so much we can’t keep it inside anymore, when it’s the only way to possibly convey what’s in the depths of hearts. So this is an hour that’s over the top entertainment, yes, but one that’s also full of deep seated and necessary truths.

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Smartly, Strange New Worlds fully leans into the ridiculousness of the situation the Enterprise crew finds itself in, a phenomenon brought about by a rare subspace fold and the unfortunate application of a classic Cole Porter track. The songs are hilariously peppered with references to deflector shields and phaser banks, simultaneously incredibly broad and hyper specific. And the episode repeatedly underlines how much no one actually wants to be singing their feelings out in front of their crewmates, gleefully giving various characters cringe-worthy and painfully self-aware public confessionals. Anson Mount, truly making a solid case that someone should just cast him in a romantic comedy already, continues to be the show’s MVP when it comes to subtle humor and deadpan reaction shots.

The overall quality of the episode’s musical numbers is…well, it’s a Star Trek musical, it’s about what you’d expect, with songs about connecting to your true self and the importance of trusting one another. The series’ cast is game for anything, and most of them are fairly decent singers, though Strange New Worlds is smart enough to understand that large ensemble numbers can cover a multitude of sins.

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Celia Rose Gooding gets the biggest and best solo number, a showstopper of a self-actualization anthem that’s a lovely celebration of how far Uhura’s come since the series began. Christina Chong, also a professional singer, gets a nice introspective piece about La’an’s internal struggle with control. And while Jess Bush doesn’t necessarily have the strongest voice among the crew, Chapel gets one of the episode’s best ensemble numbers as she rediscovers her free spirit while celebrating her acceptance into a three month fellowship with archeological medical expert Dr. Korby. (Who I assume she’s also going to get engaged to sometime in the not too distant future.)

Vocal performances aside, the high drama and heightened emotions of musical theater make for a perfect backdrop for a surprisingly thoughtful exploration of several of season 2’s key relationships, including La’an’s lingering feelings for James Kirk to Chapel and Spock’s nascent connection. Even Pike and Batel’s one step forward two steps back long distance courtship comes under the spotlight. Granted, I’m not sure how truly invested any of us are in that particular pairing no matter how fabulous Melanie Scrafano is, and this hour does nothing so much as indicate that Pike isn’t really willing to put in the work their relationship needs, whatever he says to the contrary. But, hey, at least we confirmed Batel’s first name is Marie.

Viewers knew that the Spock/Chapel relationship was doomed long before Boimler told the Enterprise’s chief nurse the truth about the Spock history will remember, but its doubtful that any of us expected a break-up between them to happen so soon. Happily, the end of their romantic relationship isn’t about Spock’s nebulous future but Chapel’s very real present, and it’s a relief not only to see her choose herself in the end, but to do so with such a total lack of guilt or uncertainty about it. We love a woman who knows her worth. Of course, it seems more than likely Strange New Worlds will revisit these two at some (multiple?) point(s) in the future, and her choice—as well as his response to it—will surely complicate things between them even further.

Speaking of complicated, this is also the episode in which La’an comes clean about her alternate past history with a different version of James Kirk, fearing quite rightly that the odds of her blurting it out in song at some point are not zero. (Since she so clearly also has feelings for his prime timeline counterpart.) Kirk is surprisingly cool about both the revelation that La’an’s into him and that she watched a different version of him die in front of her , and, to his credit doesn’t take advantage of the opportunity. Instead, he confesses that while he’s drawn to her too for reasons he doesn’t entirely understand, he can’t act on any of those feelings because he has a girlfriend at the moment and said girlfriend is pregnant. Whether this is merely meant to serve as a fun Carol Marcus pseudo-cameo for fans, or if it’s a hint that we might actually get to see some version of this character (and her relationship with Kirk) fleshed out more thoroughly in future episodes, is a question for another day. But why not? I’m pretty sure Strange New Worlds has already proved there’s nothing it can’t do.

4.5 out of 5

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'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' episode 9 concludes the first chapter of Uhura's journey

It's gripping, it's gritty and this episode pulls no punches in the show's most daring installment yet.

Warning: Spoilers for "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" season 1, episode 9

We had high hopes for the finale of the inaugural season of "Strange New Worlds" and the drama is already building in the penultimate installment that is episode 9. Entitled "All Those Who Wander," the episode does not disappoint and in fact, marks arguably the darkest installment yet of what is the best live-action "Star Trek" spin-off currently on air.

It starts, actually in a similar manner to how it ends, with an air of sadness as Cadet Uhura (Celia Rose Gooding) has reached the end of her placement onboard the USS Enterprise and — for some inexplicable reason — is still mulling about, undecided over what to do next. Clearly, there's no ageism, unemployment or xenophobia in the 23rd century, or otherwise she'd be clinging onto this amazing opportunity with both hands like her life depended on it.

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While on a routine mission to [deep space station K-7] to deliver [vidium power cells], Captain Pike (Anson Mount) receives another priority one order; the USS Peregrine activated a distress beacon before making an unscheduled emergency landing on a class L planet, Valeo Beta V. It's decided, during the nicest mission briefing ever, that the Enterprise under the command of Lt Cmdr Chin-Riley (Rebecca Romijn) will continue on to K-7, while a two-shuttle landing party will proceed to Valeo Beta Five, rescue any survivors and if possible, salvage the ship.

Joining Pike on the away mission is Spock (Ethan Peck), Nurse Chapel (Jess Bush), Lt. Noonien-Singh (Christina Chong) and Cadet Uhura, together with Dr. M'Benga (Babs Olusanmokun), Lt Hemmer (Bruce Horak), Lt George Kirk (Dan Jeannotte) and the newly promoted Lt Duke (Ted Kellogg) and Cadet Chia (Jessica Danecker).

It's not often we see a Federation starship actually having crashed on a planet and remained upright

The surface of Valeo Beta V is hard, frozen rock, or as Hemmer describes it, just like Andoria. Ion storms in the atmosphere prevent long-range communications and transport. The Sombra-class starship is quickly located, but so are a dozen or so frozen and mutilated dead bodies, all in Starfleet uniforms.

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Very quickly, a tense, thrilling tone is established and it's clear this away mission is going to be no picnic. Upon entering the derelict Federation spacecraft, the away team crew immediately find blood trails and are able to play back the last log entry from Captain Alice Gavin (voiced by Liza Seneca). Turns out a Gorn infection in one of the crewmembers went undetected by the transporter filters and a deadly xenomorph infestation began aboard the starship, resulting in their eventual demise.

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Despite taking a leave of absence to track down Hemmer's family, we know Noonien-Singh returns

With the most basic of ship's functions restored, a human life sign and an unknown life sign are detected. Following a brief search through the bowels of the ship, the survivors are located and we learn that they were more than likely refugees from a Gorn breeding facility. It seems the Peregrine was mapping non-Federation space when they found three castaways on an M-class planet: a human girl, a humanoid of unknown origin, an an Orion named Pasko. It turns out this poor Orion was the one originally infected. The human girl identifies herself as Oriana, while she refers to her alien guardian as "Buckley."

Unfortunately, Buckley has also copped one and before long four Gorn hatchlings erupt from his body, killing Cadet Chia in the process. One hatchling decides to attack and eat another only moments after bursting forth from Buckley's body — all that ripping through major organs must be hungry work — so that leaves three, all of which scamper off and disappear. Writer Davy Perez has acknowledged that the episode was influenced by films such as "Alien," "Predator," "The Thing" and even "Gremlins" and the qualities of those other epic sci-fi works are obvious, but it works so well. The Gorn has been set up in "Strange New Worlds" as a deadly alien foe and that's just fine by us. They were established as being particularly nasty pieces of work way back in "The Original Series" and then further developed just a little bit in "Enterprise." So why not develop them even further?

And as it turns out, they really are particularly nasty pieces of work. The Gorn's biological makeup renders them invisible to all sensors; it is, by all intents and purposes, a genetic chameleon. Once a host is infected, the maturity cycle depends on the biological make up of the host. In the Orion, it took weeks. Pike orders everyone to regroup and in the process poor Duke gets dragged off and no doubt horrifically mutilated. This scene was so worthy of an especially bloodcurdling Wilhem scream , but alas, there was none. However, in the process Hemmer catches a spurt of venomous vomit from one of the rapidly maturing Gorns and at this point, you're genuinely unsure if this is going to be a problem.

The Gorn have been nicely updated and refreshed with each series, adding tiny new elements each time

A plan is hatched (pun intended) to drive the remaining two Gorn into a trap by lowering the temperature in different sections of the ship, since the Gorn prefer a more temperate climate. All of this incredibly useful information, by the way, comes from Lt. Noonien-Singh's experience fighting the Gorn from a young age and as such, she transforms into 'Noonien-Singh: Gorn Hunter.' Sam Kirk serves as the token, fear-stricken crewmember who starts to unravel in a nice throwback to some of "The Original Series" episodes and he actually attacks Spock for his purely logical approach to the situation, just like many characters did some 50-odd years ago. But again, it's been nicely updated/refreshed and in an unexpected twist, Sam actually saves Spock's life.

In an enthralling chase sequence a lá "Alien 3," the Gorn get trapped and turn on each other so that only the alpha Gorn remains. The chase leads the Last Gorn Standing into engineering where Noonien-Singh and Hemmer are able to freeze it. Phew. But…it's not over yet. That nasty reptilian regurgitate Hemmer received is beginning to bubble and it's only a matter of time now. The courageous Aenar tells Uhura that his mission was to fix what was broken, just like he did back in episode 4, " Memento Mori " and it was Uhura herself who needed to be guided to her destiny with Starfleet. Then he leaps to his death before the young Gorn can hatch and thus saves the crew. So…er, yeah, Hemmer dies.

He was a character that we were rapidly becoming very fond of, in particular his arid-dry wit and from the very first moment we met him in episode 2 " Children of the Comet " watching the relationship arc between Uhura and him develop was a joy to behold. But, it's not over yet. In an interview, Bruce Horak told Space.com that he'd be back.

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"I can officially tell you that the Star Trek career of Bruce Horak is not done," he said, but alas could elaborate no further. And what's really interesting is that none of the other cast knew of his fate, not even Celia Rose Gooding. Poor Bruce had to keep it a secret throughout most of the production of the first season.

"I think especially Celia was quite surprised, reading episode nine. That was a particularly tough goodbye. Celia and I shot many scenes together. Obviously the camaraderie that develops between Uhura and Hemmer, I mean, there was just no denying that that was going to bleed into the off-camera stuff and hanging out, and Celia and I connected over music and theater and just a general joie de vivre.

"So when we had to shoot that episode, it was pretty hard. It was pretty hard on her. And you know what, they say it's always hardest on those left behind, and yeah. I guess if there's one hope that I have for Hemmer is that it takes them a long time to get over him. Isn't that everyone's hope?"

What's next for the USS Enterprise? Who will replace Lt. Hemmer as Chief Engineer? Will it be Montgomery Scott? According to StarTrek.com and Memory Alpha , Scotty began his career on an unknown starship as an ensign in 2242 — and this episode is set in 2241. So, all things considered it's unlikely. Thank goodness.

When a show kills off a liked character, it almost always results in a mixed reaction. Of course we're going to miss them, but a show shouldn't be afraid to do it. Often, bringing back characters that quite frankly should've died given what they've just been through can look a lot more ridiculous than killing them. The showrunner, in this instance Henry Alonso Myers, needs to understand when to do it and when not to. But, for a show with a lot to prove and still in its first season, this is a bold move, that while really rather sad, keeps the show fresh.

Rating: 8/10

The first eight episodes of "Strange New Worlds" are now available to watch on Paramount Plus as is the entire second season of " Star Trek: Picard ." Season 4 of "Star Trek: Discovery" is also available on the Paramount streaming service in the US and on CTV Sci-Fi or Crave TV in Canada. Countries outside of North America can watch on the Pluto TV Sci-Fi channel. Paramount is available in the UK and Ireland both as a standalone service and as part of the Sky Cinema subscription for the UK cable provider.

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'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Season 1 Episode 9 Review: An Ode to 'Alien'

'Strange New Worlds' pays homage to a sci-fi horror classic as we say goodbye to a member of the crew.

The ninth episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds serves as a heart-pounding homage to the sci-fi horror classic Alien , while also handling the loss of a beloved crew member. Season 1 Episode 9, "All Those Who Wander," opens with a cheery graduation ceremony for Cadet Uhura ( Celia Gooding ), as well as a couple of very obvious red-shirts, despite their science and command uniforms. Uhura is currently still determined to leave Starfleet and continue exploring her own path, insisting that she hates goodbyes. Though she seems set in her decision, Captain Pike ( Anson Mount ) and Helmsman Ortegas ( Melissa Navia ) make it known that she'll always have a place on the Enterprise.

Mid-celebration, the Enterprise gets called into a priority one search and rescue mission for a crew that's gone missing on a dead zone planet. They're also en route to another Priority One mission, providing essential resources for a Federation planet. Pike sends Una ( Rebecca Romijn ) and the rest of the Enterprise crew off on their initial mission while opting to take "the kids in the station wagon" as a landing party for their new mission. The domesticity of these scenes in the Captain's quarters serves as an effortless shorthand for Strange New Worlds to really nail down how much of a family this crew is, with Pike and Una playing mom and dad to their rowdy group cadets, lieutenants, and commanders. Things like sharing meals and washing dishes together provide a certain level of intimacy on this starship that could many other Trek ensembles years to reach.

When the landing party finds the crashed ship, they come upon a ghostly scene with blood smeared all over the walls and all functionality of the ship in dire straights. La'an ( Christina Chong ) and M'Benga ( Babs Olusanmokun ) find a significant portion of the crew dead and at first, they assume they fell prey to the planet's harsh elements, but pretty soon we come to recognize the brutal destruction of an enemy we've seen before — it's the Gorn . The episode cranks up the horror elements to eleven as Pike and the others find this final message from the crew of the fallen ship. The message details a brutal encounter with the Gorn, warning Starfleet not to have followed them here.

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Pretty early on our landing party has split off into groups of two or three, making them all a bit vulnerable to the threat they're certainly well aware of. Hemmer ( Bruce Horak ) has naturally accompanied Uhura, having bonded together in the previous Gorn-themed episode as they worked side by side to save the ship. While it may not be immediately obvious, upon reflection it's pretty clear that Hemmer is marked for death the moment he sets foot on this planet. He's the only one that feels at ease in the cold environment, and he instantly begins doling out the most eloquent, fatherly wisdom you have ever heard as he deep dives into the reason that Uhura fears staying with Starfleet.

Her fear of connection — despite how easily it comes to her — stems from the loss of her parents. If she doesn't allow herself to get close to anyone new, then she can't feel the pain of losing them the way she did when she lost her family. Elsewhere, M'Benga is still reeling from the loss of his daughter — though she did not die he does not know when he will see her again. He projects those feelings onto the young refugee they've found, snapping at La'an when she moves to interrogate the child. He immediately comes to the realization that he overreacted and then also shares some fatherly advice with the security chief. Unlike the conversation between Hemmer and Uhura, this (thankfully) does not set up M'Benga for death but sets up La'an to take up a new personal mission when they manage to rescue the girl — to ensure her the rest of her youth is brighter than the childhood La'an had.

In the med-bay the other alien refugee they've found begins to appear very ill, sweating, veins bulging, breathing labored — it doesn't look good. If you didn't recognize the distinct Alien vibes of this episode before this moment, you certainly will as soon as four Gorn hatchlings burst right through the chest cavity of this, well, alien, screaming and violently killing Cadet Chia ( Jessica Danecker ) before skittering away into the depths of the ship. Over in the boy's club consisting of Spock ( Ethan Peck ), Pike, M'Benga, and Sam Kirk ( Dan Jeannotte ), the newly promoted Lieutenant Duke ( Ted Kellogg ) becomes their next target, as he's attacked and ripped right out of Spock's hands.

The Gorn mature at a frighteningly rapid pace, sending each of the groups our heroes have split into terror and fear as they begin to realize what they're up against. When Hemmer and Uhura get the power back up and running, Pike calls for what's left of the team to regroup if they want to make it out of here alive. They come together and formulate an impressive plan to eliminate the Gorn, but it comes with a great sacrifice. Though their plan works, they are doomed to lose Hemmer who hid the fact that he'd been infected in order to ensure the rest of the team's survival.

As much as I love the combination of sci-fi and horror as a lover of both genres, I have mixed feelings about this episode. The loss of Hemmer feels quite heavy and while it's not uncommon for a main member of the crew to die in the first season of a Trek series, previous iterations of the franchise would generally carry twice as many episodes per season before that would happen. Additionally, this is one aspect of the series that would've been completely fine to leave in the past. I am reminded most strongly of Tasha's ( Denise Crosby ) death in Season 1 of The Next Generation and Ariam's ( Hannah Cheesman ) sacrifice in Discovery Season 2. Although Hemmer is afforded the ability to sacrifice himself to save the rest of the crew — similar to Ariam, whereas Tasha was killed for shock value — his life is still violently cut short. It's beautifully done and all in all a good death, but that's in part because it is so deeply sad . Especially as Uhura speaks at his funeral saying that he fulfilled his life's purpose by mending her broken heart.

The Alien references nearly eat up the Star Trek energy of the episode in some ways. While there is honestly no limit to what a Star Trek story can be, and the emotional notes of this episode do land devastatingly well, "All Those Who Wander" loses itself a little in trying to be Alien . Even Hemmer sacrificing himself mirrors Ripley tumbling into the incinerator in Alien 3 . Ultimately, Hemmer's death does serve the narrative purpose of getting Uhura to open herself back up to making deep connections and putting down roots. But it definitely also leaves the viewer with a profound sense of emptiness. As Season 1 of Strange New Worlds approaches its end, "All Those Who Wander" makes it very clear that we're not ready to let go.

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Recap: Killer Alien Babies Invade the Ship — and Not Everyone Survives

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If you’re squeamish and scare easily, this week’s episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is the stuff of nightmares. Take it from me, a person who washed their hair with their eyes open for weeks after seeing The Ring in theaters.

Like any day from hell, we begin the freshman season’s penultimate episode on a lighter note, with Pike gathering the crew to promote Ensign Duke to lieutenant and bid farewell to the graduating cadets, including Uhura (who plans to return to Earth).

Their newest mission puts their attention on the U.S.S. Peregrine , whose crew sent a distress beacon and went off the grid. Before that, they were making an emergency landing on a Class-O planet (defined as any planet whose surface is comprised of more than 80% water) called Valeo Beta V.

Pike decides to oversee this mission personally, taking the cadets on one last outing with senior officers while the rest of the crew hangs back on the Enterprise .

The landing party — which includes the captain, Chapel, Spock, Lt. Kirk, La’an, M’Benga, Uhura, Hemmer and Lt. Duke — arrives on the frozen, volatile surface in search of answers. The Peregrine is dark and eerily silent, and there’s blood — already a bad sign. A captain’s log reveals the ship’s crew rescued three captives, not knowing one was infected with Gorn eggs.

The crew decides to find any survivors and get out, requiring them to split up into smaller teams. But anyone who’s ever watched a horror film knows that this is a very bad idea . Cue the classic jump scare when Spock sees blood on the floor and is startled by Pike sneaking up on him, M’benga joking that he didn’t realize the Vulcan was so jumpy.

Chapel examines Buckley, who seems to have fallen ill. But he isn’t ill , per se; he’s just carrying Gorn babies. And like a scene straight out of Alien , the demonic offspring burst through his chest and skitter away — one even slaughtering its own sibling. These things are small, feral and deadly.

Let me tell you, the little girl staring at her friend breathing heavily with those evil little eyes and then ducking under the table before all hell breaks loose makes me think she’s Damien from The Omen, because why are all these terrible things happening and she’s not saying anything? I do not trust her.

Lt. Hunt is stuck with Pike, Spock and Kirk, so you know he’s the one about to die. And right on time, those mini demons spring out of nowhere and drag his body into the darkness, his terrified screams filling the air. If I were watching in a theater, this would be the moment I’d collect my purse and speed-walk into a screening of Buzz Lightyear because I cannot deal.

Elsewhere, Chapel sneaks up on La’an, and they realize new Gorn are on the loose. They then find the girl hiding in the cargo hold. It’s the coldest place on the ship and where the creatures would never go. Update: Lil’ Damien isn’t evil, just a scared kid.

Down in engineering, Hemmer and Uhura get the ship back online, and Pike orders everyone to sick bay. But that’s easier said than done with a grown Gorn cornering the engineer and cadet. The creature sprays Hemmer with its venom, but he and Uhura make it to the others.

The crew finds the Gorn hard to track because their biological composition makes them invisible to technology, and not even Hemmer can sense them. Spock is impressed by their adaptive genetic coding, and Kirk berates the Vulcan as a “heartless, pointy-eared computer.”

Spat aside, the team devises a plan to herd the Gorn into one area so they can kill them. As they lure one, Spock realizes the current plan isn’t working and he needs to get aggressive. Tapping into that Vulcan rage, the science officer draws the creature out and into a room with the alpha, where it’s subsequently killed. La’an then lures the alpha into another trap, and they kill it, much to everyone’s relief.

Bruce Horak and Celia Rose Gooding in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

The survivors hold a memorial for the three lost during the mission, including Hemmer, Lt. Duke and Cadet Chia. Spock leaves early, struggling to deal with his emotions. “I can’t control it. I let something out,” he tells Chapel. They hug and share a lingering stare, but Spock walks away before they kiss.

Meanwhile, La’an has found a lead on the girl’s family. It’s out of Federation space, and she wants to pursue it. She requests a formal leave of absence, which Pike agrees to as long as she comes back.

In the episode’s closing moments, Uhura stares at the bridge — specifically, her spot at comms — and it’s clear here that she has decided to stay.

Did this week’s episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds make you want to sleep with the lights on? Were you shocked by that death? Sound off in the comments below.

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No surprise about Cadet Chia and Lt. Duke (Duke, because of the promotion and Chia, because one of the cadets had to die, and it sure as hell couldn’t be Uhura). In fact, I knew they were going to die as soon as the mission was mentioned, but why Hemmer? I didn’t see that one coming until the end because I hadn’t considered that eggs could be implanted by venom. I really liked him and I’ll miss him. R.I.P Hemmer.

I figured Hemmer would eventually die – his talk with Uhura in an earlier episode about his species being dedicated to finding purpose really set him up as a doomed character. But we barely knew him and he was the only overtly alien-looking character. Seems like a waste!

At first I found the episode something of a knock-off of Alien/Aliens, and clearly that’s what it’s strongly inspired by. I did find the loss of Hemmer to have more impact than I would have guessed – I thought his character unique, and frankly I thought he’d be around longer!

Me too. I thought he was funny. So sad.

I will miss Hemmer very much! I was hoping he would stay around for more seasons, he was such a special character, definately one of my favourites! I will miss La’an too, but I’m pretty sure she’ll come back next season.

She’s in the season finale, actually. Look up “A Quality Of Mercy”.

With Hemmer gone the Enterprise will need a new chief engineer. I understand there’s a promising Star Fleet engineer named Montgomery Scott looking for an opportunity.

We can only hope. Problem is since the Chief Engineer is a Red Shirt (wink wink) they could hold off on Scotty for a while.

Read this article about Pike and his affinity for losing Chief Engineers:

https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-episode-9-original-series-character-return/

Aha! Interesting. Thanks for the link,

You’re very welcome! I have a feeling they’ll keep doing this until closer to when Kirk takes over as Captain. It’s only 5 years til then, so not too much time until Scotty, but plenty of time to lose a lot of Chief Engineers.

I understand the decision to “kill off” the transporter girl last week if they couldn’t come up with a decent plot for her going forward, but Hemmer was probably the most interesting character on the show.

Makes no sense.

But apparently they planned it that way from the start.

I am stunned that Hemmer was killed off! I liked his character and was looking towards seeing his story develop. Then again if SNW leads to a “re -boot” of TOS I wondered how they would bring Scotty on board Pike’s Enterprise. I have a feeling that with Kirk being introduced next season having Scotty coming aboard would be for season 3 and McCoy & Sulu later on. Since Pike was captain for 10 years before Kirk there will be time for characters fron TOS to be introduced as the show goes to Kirk’s command. I am one for following as close as possible ST canon but I would not mind if somehow Pike lives on. I think that SNW is excellent on every level, The producers have created a tight knit crew very quickly which makes the loss of Hemmer really hit home. The legacy characters ,Uhura, Chapel & Spock are spot on. It is not easy for any actor to portray a well know character. These actors are doing a great job adding new dimensions to Uhura, Chapel & Spock. In TOS out of the 3 Spock was the most developed in terms of back story while Uhura & Chapel in particular were not. The producers have also created a superb villian . The Gorn are truly terrifying and will be to SNW & a re booted TOS the equivalent of the Borg. The only change that I would make to SNW and the other series would be more episodes ! Why 10 per year & not 12 or even 15 ?

I would say the Gorn were like the creatures who destroyed the Borg and THEM panicked, species 8472. Unless they saw Hemmer’s body and had him cremated, encapsulated, or buried, I wouldn’t count the Andorians relative out for the count. I keep thinking if he jumped into someplace where no one saw him afterward, the Aenar will be back–afterall this is Star Trek, and they’ve done there job. They set viewers up in the first season on purpose with a likeable character who i’m sure will not be dead like Jadzia or morphed into some other creature like Hemmer’s Andorian cousin Jeffery Combs. I do recall on Enterprise, the Aenar had an ability to appear out of nowhere, have people walking in circles, and create illusions like a wall. The Andorians told Archer their distant cousins were cold-natured and very much a mystery–i’d say a mystery to be revealed… probably like Una was to everyone’s surprise. Nice job with the cliffhanger, SNW.

You know I wasn’t totally on board when they started exploring Nurse Chapels relationship with Spock given that it(and her in general) was kind of just a blip in the original series, however Jess Bush and Ethan Peck have great chemistry. Nurse Chapel is a character I actually wanna know more about now.

I was really surprised by seeing the character of Hemmer being gone so quickly from the show. I think Bruce Horak who portrayed Hemmer really did an EXCELLENT job in this role. I assume any actor would like to stay on in a series like Star Trek. But as one person commented I assume his character was not to last beyond season 1. His character was so good that I found myself sad to see him off the series. Needless to say I think many of us who watch the show will not forget the excellent role you were given to play, which you did so well. Thanks Bruce and I think many Star Trek fans would say the same.

When Bruce Horak took the role, the producers were clear that their plans for the character meant he’d have a limited run. His leaving had nothing to do with his performance (which really was excellent) or his wanting to exit the show. He explains this in an interview on a Canadian site, and talks about how happy he was to have played Hemmer — he felt honored to be on Star Trek, and he had a great time on the show. He liked it that Hemmer was blind but not disabled. . If that makes him sound healthy and positive. he really is. He lost one eye to cancer and has only 20% vision in the other, so it’s not easy for him to get roles, particularly given the way his face looks due to the damage. (He was pleased about the Hemmer makeup.) But he just keeps on going, in a strong, undemonstrative way, and he sounds pretty happy.

In that same interview, he also mentions that this isn’t the last we’ve seen of Hemmer on Strange New Worlds. Something tells me he either becomes a spiritual presence or a Gorn mutant.

What a terrific episode. With science fiction shows, you don’t expect horror and suspense to actually work, but it did. A lot of that was because the style of the show is so grounded, and it had built up character so carefully. You don’t expect to feel anything at all, for that matter, and you did. . I really like the way Pike has been developed. He isn’t overused, and when he’s on he doesn’t go over the top. He just comes across as someone you’d be glad to serve under — solid, decisive, not a grandstander, someone who genuinely cares for his crew and backs them up with his chain of command. In this situation it’s very clear why he’s a good guy to have around. . The puppetry and animatronics were very effective. The alien survivor, in particular, was surprisingly expressive, and even affecting. . As for the death of Hemmer, that really worked, partly because the character was written and played with such restraint. You didn’t feel manipulated. Bruce Horak plays him with such dignity that you responded to his sacrifice in a complex way. The funeral scene rang true as well.

I’m really loving this show. Great crew chemistry & the potential for the kind of ensemble of TNG. I love what they’ve done with Chapel. TOS Chapel was such a thankless role. It was great that Majel Barrett finally got to have some fun as Troi’s mother – a great character. This Chapel is a full bodied person and I love that she and Spock are friends & the actor’s have great chemistry.I would love it if the creator’s take this series as an alternate universe and let Spock and T’Pring amicably and logically decide they are not a good match and let Spock and Chapel develop a relationship as lovers.

I am going to miss Hemmer. He was becoming one of my favorite characters. This was a great episode well done.

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2 Episode 9 Recap – what causes the crew to burst into song?

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We recap the Paramount+ series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2 Episode 9, “Subspace Rhapsody,” which contains spoilers.

No, I didn’t have a Star Trek: Strange New Worlds musical episode on my 2023 Bingo card either. But here we are, with episode nine of the second season, titled “Subspace Rhapsody,” the first-ever musical-themed installment from the Star Trek franchise.

In the penultimate episode, the Enterprise crew members are overcome by dance fever, breaking uncontrollably into song thanks to an accident with an experimental quantum probability field. Don’t you just hate it when that happens?

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2 Episode 9 Recap

The musical episode begins with the discovery of a naturally occurring subspace fold. This unusual phenomenon could help the galaxy with record-breaking communication speeds.

During this discovery, Uhura is inundated with extra work. Pike organizes his first vacation with partner Batel . La’an finds herself working with James T. Kirk once again, and Christine celebrates her successful fellowship submission.

Early on, Spock struggles to communicate with the subspace fold. Pelia suggests using music to make a connection. Uhura fires a song directly into the subspace fold’s direction, which immediately results in a strange reaction.

A ripple effect causes everyone in the Enterprise to break out into song. The explanation may be complicated, but who cares? Let’s just enjoy the musical, shall we?

What causes the crew to burst into song?

The crew quickly checks that all of the systems are stable. They appear to be safe and largely unaffected by this strange phenomenon, except for the uncontrollable show tunes, of course. There are reports of musical outbreaks throughout the entire ship. Spock believes their song has unlocked an improbability field, linking the Enterprise with a musical realm.

Pike wants to close this improbability field immediately, although they are seemingly tethered to this field regardless. Spock investigates the data further. Uhura uses this as a chance to probe Spock about his love life; he is shocked that Christine hasn’t told him her good news.

More musical incidents follow. Una gives James advice on leading his crew via a musical number. And La’an sings a heartbreaking ballad, pondering her complex relationship with James.

La’an thinks that expressing one’s deepest emotions could actually be a security threat. They need to close the field right away.

What causes the improbability field to expand?

They fire a deflector into the field, but this causes an energy surge instead. The musical disease spreads, and the improbability field starts to expand, affecting other ships in the fleet, including Batel’s. Pike and Batel share an awkward musical sequence together, arguing about their vacation in front of an embarrassed Enterprise crew.

After this incident, the crew suggested blowing up the subspace field. Spock runs some simulations, discovering that this option could be catastrophic.

To make matters worse, the Klingons have been infected by the musical bug and plan to destroy the field anyway.

Uhura and Spock research the phenomenon, instigating further musical numbers so that they can analyze the data from them.

Meanwhile, La’an confesses to James about their time-travel romance. James has his own confession to make: he is in a relationship with another woman, and she is pregnant with his child. La’an is heartbroken by this news.

Spock is also struggling with his own messy romance, upset by Christine’s sudden change in behavior. His heartache clouds his judgment as he is unable to find any patterns in the data.

Uhura analyzes the data on her own, noticing that the data spikes during the musical numbers. She concludes that they’ll need a serious showstopper tune to shatter the field entirely.

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Pike puts his trust in Uhura to rally the troops and pull off the most powerful grand finale musical number ever to break the field completely. Uhura’s song manages to unite the entire ship, and even the Klingons join in, providing their own comical interlude.

The subspace field explodes as their musical number reaches its crescendo.

After the grand finale, Pike and Batel discuss their vacation again. They choose to trust in each other and be more open going forward. La’an tells Una about her conversation with James. She’s glad that she told him the truth and took a chance, even if it ended in heartache. The episode ends with the Enterprise going back to normal; all is well once again.

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Hi, I’m Sophie, your guest recapper. Keith will be back to cover the season finale next week, and I’ve promised not to trash the place while he’s away. As they say, both on Broadway and in outer space, on with the show!

The writers of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds did not have to go so hard. They could have written a perfectly respectable penultimate episode, where the themes this season has explored — the challenges of navigating collegial, platonic, and romantic relationships; balancing one’s own dreams and ambitions against the dreams of those we love; processing past grief and trauma — would all be folded into an adventure with genuine heart and emotional heft.

Instead, Dana Horgan and Bill Wolkoff took a big swing and ratcheted up the episode’s degree of difficulty for everyone by writing a musical episode. Not even a supersize portion of hand-wavy, “It’s SCIENCE, okay?!” expository dialogue can fray the elegant weave of all of the character arcs and thematic threads that give “Subspace Rhapsody” its narrative sturdiness. The delightful, often moving, and deeply earworm-y songs furnished by songwriting team Tom Polce and Kay Hanley elevate the whole affair. You may recall their work from the effervescent oeuvre of Letters to Cleo and from appearances in films such as 10 Things I Hate About You and Josie & the Pussycats .

It’s so fun to watch the crew members being hypercompetent. Uhura’s zipping through the Star Trek version of every fun 1940s switchboard-operator montage we’ve ever seen to clear the electronic decks for this experiment and excitement about a naturally occurring subspace fold is matched by Spock’s eagerness to test a hypothesis. What if the naturally occurring subspace fold could triple the speed of subspace communications? They could invent interstellar texting! Uhura’s unconscious humming to herself as she works gives Pelia a brilliant idea: Since the fold operates under a different set of physics laws than they’re used to, maybe a different type of communication will unlock the speed they’re hoping for. Perhaps dynamic harmonics (a.k.a. songs) would work? Pelia is a bit cheeky and is still a somewhat mysterious character. Is she being a sincerely helpful, nearly immortal physics genius, or a trickster? Maybe it’s a bit of both.

The confidence of this episode is further emphasized by its patience: The first song doesn’t arrive until seven minutes in. With the ship reeling from a mysterious wave sent from the fold, Spock, of all people, kicks off the first song with the Spock-iest lyrics imaginable, “The intermix chamber and containment field are stable / I’ll get to the warp core and assess its state when I’m able,” and we are off to the races. It is, as they repeat several times, so peculiar.

Everyone in this cast can sing, and even those with modest vocal gifts acquit themselves well and then make room for powerhouse vocalists like the Grammy-winning and Tony-nominated Celia Rose Gooding and classically trained dancer Christina Chong. Shout-out to Polce and Hanley for writing toward their cast members’ skills. The most surprising new-to-me tidbit I learned on a little dive into their Wikipedia entries is that Rebecca Romijn studied voice at UC Santa Cruz. Actor, supermodel, singer — she can do it all!

Upon returning from the credits — this week featuring a special choral arrangement, a true gift to collegiate a cappella groups everywhere — everyone learns that by sending the fold “Anything Goes” and giving it a taste of the Great American Songbook, the Enterprise prompted the fold to unleash a very unlikely alternate musical-theatre reality. This scene includes a sweet little Easter egg for all the Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans out there, with La’an and Dr. M’Benga fretting about being turned into bunnies. Seems unlikely, but at least they’re not terrified of bunnies like Buffy ’s resident vengeance demon and leporiphobia sufferer, Anya .

Captain Pike wants solutions, and the team set to work with their first attempt, zipping the fold shut. This leads to a trio of related songs about balancing the responsibilities of leadership with one’s feelings. The first, Number One’s charming waltz with the visiting Jim Kirk, “Connect to Your Crew,” furnishes some genuinely helpful life advice about drawing on one’s authentic self to make and maintain meaningful relationships. It’s a tiny slice of Rodgers and Hammerstein in the midst of an episode that leans far more toward the (also lovely) contemporary style of Waitress .

Throughout this song, the camera keeps panning to La’an, crouched behind a hallway buttress. Her face is a picture of jealous anguish as she observes her hero-friend, Una, casually sharing confidences with Jim, for whom she harbors feelings she’s obliged not to name due to space-time reasons. She’s been trapped in this ” Conceal, don’t feel ” place for too long, and as she puts it in her big number, as valuable as being cool, methodical, and responsible is, “it might be time to change [her] paradigm / if only [she] can let go of the wheel.” Can La’an merge the parts of herself that keep the watch — her one memento of “ Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow ” — under a double lock and key with the part that conjures a little flight of fancy where she and Kirk are in love and she can let herself be vulnerable and happy? Is it any wonder that La’an raises the alarm about the crew’s emotions being a security threat?

She knows she needs to nip the possibility of singing to Jim in the bud, but to do so is also to come clean about how she knew Alternate Timeline Jim. Number One, opening up to La’an in exactly the way she’d hoped for earlier, counsels a Marie Kondo approach to her skills and habits. They’re not in a desperate struggle for survival anymore, so perhaps it’s time to thank secret-keeping and emotion-crushing for their valuable service and let them go. Wanting to avoid the whole thing coming out in the form of a 17th-century sea shanty (for the record, I would love to hear that), La’an does what she must, leading to the episode’s best scene. Kudos to Christina Chong and Paul Wesley for leaning into the maybe-next-lifetime of it all. In lesser hands, this scene could have been kind of maudlin, but they transform it into well-earned heartache.

All that honesty may be for naught, though. The musical logic anomaly’s expansion across the entire subspace communications network could overwhelm the entire fleet’s logical thinking and drive them to the brink of war. The threat of total communications annihilation grows more intense now that even the Klingons are affected. General Garkog cannot abide “the abominable source of our dishonor” and intends to destroy it immediately upon arriving at the fold in about two hours.

Spock’s next gambit, generating a song-prompting moment, leads into another pair of songs: Chapel’s big ensemble number, followed by his own response song. Chapel’s is the most fun song of the episode so far, and yet it also raises some questions. She’s usually pretty easygoing, and perhaps some of that easy-breeziness is as much a survival tactic as Number One’s secret keeping. Her song underlines the professional ambition that led her to apply for (and get) another prestigious fellowship with a leading archaeological medicine specialist. She’s ready for what the future holds, even if it includes leaving Spock behind entirely, though I note that she’s still keeping her rationale a secret from everyone. Spock’s response song, back in the emotionally safe space of Engineering, uses the same melody as Chapel’s, and is every bit as lovelorn as hers is (mostly) triumphant. It’s such a bummer to see Spock describe his behavior in their relationship as “dysfunctional, weak, and emotional” when that relationship prompting him to let his human side take precedence seemed to be a boon for him.

Thank goodness for Uhura, whose song is the barn burner of the episode, making the most of Celia Rose Gooding’s gorgeous voice and presence as she sings about finding patterns in both data and in her heart. As a person who’s always been devoted to helping everyone else maintain their connections, can she marshal those skills to include herself in that everyone and find a way out of the potential impending disaster as a member of a team? Uhura is the youngest member of the Enterprise crew, and the degree to which they rely on her is staggering .

She leads the crew to the unified emotional heights they’ll need to scale to reverse the effects of the improbability field with a Back to the Future –style jolt of emotion of 344 giga electronvolts. The grand finale works because Uhura is able to inspire all 200 or so crew members to sing together. As ever, teamwork makes the dream work, and each person contributes all they can — including dancing! — in spite of the real challenges they’ve been singing about. The triumphant climax of the song is delayed a tiny bit by a check-in from the Klingons, who are led in song by General Garkog, who … can’t possibly be familiar with T-Pain’s oeuvre , but who nonetheless delivers a flawless impression of the greatest practitioner of Auto-Tune. A+ silliness by Bruce Horak, who played Hemmer last season.

The song does the trick, and everyone on board is relieved to get back to their new normal of being more in touch with their feelings and chance-taking. They’re still sensitive enough to be struck with momentary dread when Uhura hums the tune of Chapel’s and Spock’s songs, but it passes, as every feeling does.

Space Tidbits

• As JTK is about to arrive, Number One tells La’an, “You have … an energy. You came in hot. On fire. It’s making me sweat.” I love this line delivery so much and have been waiting all season for it.

• Musical Pun Watch: Pike tells Uhura and Spock, “You’re applying old rules to a new reality. I suggest you find a different tempo.” LOL.

• A prize for the best bit of business in the background goes to Sam Kirk’s tiny body rolls, which I’m pretty sure only Uhura notices.

• Does the grand finale include an homage to The Muppet Show theme song? You be the judge: The crew sings that “We’re unbreakable, unshakeable, improbable, unstoppable, sensational, ovational, we, the fully explorational crew of the Enterprise!” Their Muppet forebears always sang about “the most sensational, inspirational, celebrational, Muppetational / This is what we call The Muppet Show !”

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Written by Davy Perez and directed by Christopher J. Byrne , the episode premieres Thursday, June 30th on Paramount+ .

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Death, in science fiction, is seldom permanent.

But in the final moments of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds E pisode 9, “All Those Who Wander,” one member of the crew does seemingly depart forever. Here’s what actor Bruce Horak knew about Hemmer’s fate ahead of time, what could have happened off-screen, and why he’s just getting started in the Star Trek universe. Spoilers ahead.

After battling the Gorn on a crashed starship, the chief engineer of the USS Enterprise, Hemmer, steps off a cliff to prevent the Gorn babies inside him from bursting out and killing everyone. It’s the kind of twist sci-fi and horror fans are used to seeing: The hero knows they’re infected with something unstoppable, so they make the ultimate sacrifice. But for Horak, the knowledge of his eventual sacrifice was in his head from the very beginning.

“Make it a cool death.”

Hemmer and Uhura in 'Strange New Worlds.'

Hemmer (Bruce Horak) and Uhura (Celia Rose Gooding) in Strange New Worlds, Episode 9.

“I knew right off the bat,” Horak tells Inverse. “ [Showrunner] Henry Alonso Myers told me in the Zoom audition before I even had my [prothestic] head mold made. He told me that I was gonna go.”

Not all of Horak’s castmates were aware, including the actor behind Hemmer’s protégé, Uhura, Celia Rose Gooding . “Celia didn’t know until we actually read for episode 9,” he says. “I was pretty careful not to blow the secret.”

Hemmer has only been in a handful of episodes, but as Horak says, “I knew we were building him up as a fan favorite.” The writer of the episode, Davy Perez, admits to Inverse that he “agonized,” when it came time to actually write the big moment.

“Bruce Horak brought Hemmer to life with such warmth and brilliance, his chemistry with Celia as Uhura,” Perez says. “It was difficult to stay committed to that storyline.”

Horak points out that Hemmer is a kind of Obi-Wan Kenobi figure to Uhura, and that as sci-fi mentor deaths go, he was satisfied with how Hemmer went out. “It was all about that family bond, and him being a mentor. I was just like, ‘make it a cool death.’ Don't have just some cruddy red shirt death. But then I read it. And it’s so cool. You couldn’t ask for better, really.”

It’s the kind of moment fans will probably equate with Spock’s death in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan , which is poignant since this episode takes place two and a half decades before Spock’s sacrifice. Hemmer even flashes the famous Vulcan “Live long and prosper” salute before heading out into the cold.

“I can't wait to read the fan fiction novel where Hemmer survives.”

Perez says this parallel was intentional. “ I do like to think that the Spock of tomorrow is being informed by some of the lessons and experiences he's having in our show,” he says. “I think Hemmer’s death would be something that would flash across Spock’s mind in The Wrath of Khan; r emembering how Hemmer put the lives of his crewmates before his own, but also, how Spock is affected by it in the aftermath. Who knows, maybe some of this experience mourning Hemmer is why Spock has the foresight to give Bones his Katra?”

Hemmer’s death reminds the Strange New Worlds audience that the stakes are high. Despite the fact that this is a prequel to The Original Series , not everyone is safe. But, also, like in The Wrath of Khan , there’s a glimmer of hope. After all, we didn’t actually see a body. Could Hemmer be back? And what about those Gorn eggs inside of him?

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Bruce Horak at the premiere of Strange New Worlds .

“I can't wait to read the fan fiction novel where Hemmer survives and the Gorn erupts out of him,” Horak says laughing. “And then, the child of Hemmer grows up, and he’s half-Gorn and half-Aenar with this internal conflict, and he joins Starfleet and like teams up with La’an’s kid. I can’t wait for that.”

Even if that never happens, Hemmer and Horak have already made their mark on the Final Frontier. Horak is the first legally blind actor to play a blind character on Star Trek, and while the story of Hemmer may be at an end, Horak teases that we haven’t seen the last of him. Many actors, from Jeffrey Combs to Kenneth Mitchell, have played numerous characters on Star Trek. Brent Spiner’s Data died back in 2002, but Spiner keeps returning to Picard as new characters.

“That’s the beauty of Star Trek,” Horak says. “There is that history where you can come back. And I can say this: The Star Trek career of Bruce Horak is not over. That much I can say. And it’s an absolute dream.”

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds airs its Season 1 finale on Thursday, July 7 on Paramount+.

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds takes a hard turn to the sci-fi horror genre and while it's not perfect, it nails the tone the show is aiming for.

One of the really great things about Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is that instead of being a series that follows a story from one week to the next, each particular installment is a stand-alone tale. Certainly there are things learned and remembered from week to week, there isn't a real need to pick up one week where the last one left off. By making Strange New Worlds this way, the show can jump all over the map when it comes to tone and plot. That allows for the show to jump from last week's episode, which was a bit more light-hearted, to the latest installment which took a hard turn towards horror science fiction.

The season has also been about combining the more traditional elements of a Star Trek show with other genres. There was the show that was clearly all about politics of the day. Then there was the installment that made the Enterprise look and feel very much like it was a submarine in a standoff with a much more powerful enemy. This time around, there was a definite homage being paid to horror movies set in space that came before them. In some ways, it felt like more than an homage but even when the episode came dangerously close to straight ripping off other science fiction films, it managed to make the plot its own.

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The crew of the Enterprise starts off this week's story with much love, happiness and comradery. It turns out that a couple of the younger members of the detail are being promoted and may even be moving off the ship. That includes everyone's favorite linguist, Uhura who believes that her tour with Star Fleet is about to come to an end. Of course, anyone who is a devotee of Star Trek knows full well that she doesn't leave, but that's not really the point here. The point is to find out exactly why she stays and this episode ends up answering that particular question in a way that feels genuine and is more than just "she couldn't leave because Star Fleet is so neat."

While the prevailing theme of "All Those Who Wander," is horror, the show also manages to give the audience a deeper look into Captain Pike and his leadership style. The episode also allows for people to see just why he's such a beloved figure in Star Trek lore. That's despite the fact that he really hasn't been a big figure on the screen before Anson Mount came along . Certainly the movie version of Pike seemed like a good guy, but Strange New Worlds has managed to fill out the character more and Mount has managed to make the character quite likable both by his crew and the people who watch the show.

One of the opening scenes in the show also make the entire crew of the enterprise a little more human, even if not everyone on the crew is indeed strictly human. It allows the audience to see how these people interact with each other and it also shows that they do more than just work together. The leadership of the Enterprise seem quite a bit like a family. While this has been the goal of many Star Trek shows that came before it, the simple mechanic of having them eat breakfast - and wash dishes - together goes further than any show that came before it to show how people who live and work together on a daily basis become as close as they are.

It turns out that making the audience genuinely like everyone that appears on-screen as a member of the Enterprise crew has another effect. When those crew members are put in danger, even if they aren't all that well known, there's a real feeling of worry from the audience. There's a reason to not want someone in harm's way. There are plenty of shows out there that should take note of how Strange New Worlds does it . Even if people like Spock and Captain Pike aren't really going to be in danger of dying in any of these episodes, there are others in harm's way that don't have plot armor. That was definitely on display this week.

The show also brought the crew of the Enterprise face to face with the Gorn for the first time. They had, of course, run across this dangerous alien race before, but only saw their starships. This time around, they are down on the planet with what passes for Gorn children. Though these aren't cute little lizard babies. Instead, it turns out that the hatchlings are killing machines and start their life by murdering their "hosts" from the inside out.

It was explained earlier in the season that the Gorn use captured prisoners' bodies as breeding pods and that the Gorn eggs hatch inside people. It took no time at all to see the obvious homage to the Alien movie franchise , complete with this alien race going from tiny hatchlings to "maturity" in the span of a couple of minutes. That of course makes them quite intimidating. Those children manage to take out three members of the crew including one of the main characters of the show.

That's also why this might be the best episode of the entire season. This isn't a situation where the only people who ever die are characters that nobody knows. It changes the rest of the season as well as there's a chance that more major characters are going to bid adieu. While there are some who have plot armor, like Pike and Spock and Uhura it seems likely that other characters might not last the season. That means the danger is real and there's a reason to really pay attention and root for people to get out their various dangerous situations.

That doesn't mean that the episode was flawless. Right at the top of the list of things that seem a bit off are the Gorn themselves. It feels like the show went a bit too hard on the horror aspect for this week and forgot that the Gorn are also a race that is flying around in spaceships. The creatures shown in Strange New Worlds this week were pretty animalistic. It's quite hard to imagine them standing at the helm of a ship and ordering crewmates to fire laser weapons. The show tried to explain this away by making it clear that the Gorn are in fact, not animals and are in fact quite smart. It still became pretty hard to believe these aliens are the same ones from a few weeks ago.

Now that Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has indeed shown a version of the Gorn that are young and a version of the Gorn safely sealed away in their spacecraft, it would do some good to show the adults up close. That's for another week, however.

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In Star Trek: Strange New Worlds ' "Subspace Rhapsody," Uhura discovers her purpose, which is to keep everyone connected.

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Throwing an hour of light comedy into the middle of a 10-episode arc with galactic-level stakes could derail an entire season, but Star Trek: Strange New Worlds dances gracefully from week to week between courtroom drama, time-travel romance, and its latest wild swing: a musical episode.

In “Subspace Rhapsody,” the crew of the USS Enterprise encounters a strange cosmic phenomenon that induces them to break into song and reveal their innermost feelings. The episode features 10 original songs by Kay Hanley and Tom Polce (of Letters to Cleo fame) and highlights the vocal talents of the cast, including Tony nominee and Grammy winner Celia Rose Gooding and singer-songwriter Christina Chong.

Executive Producer Alex Kurtzman, who heads up the franchise at Paramount, has been teasing the possibility of a Star Trek musical since 2020. But at the time, his only venue for bizarre genre experiments was Star Trek: Short Treks , a short subject anthology series that filled the gaps between Discovery and Picard . Short Treks eventually became the launchpad for Strange New Worlds , whose tone has proven equally elastic. After the warm reception to its first season, which contained everything from a screwball body-swap comedy to a grim political drama involving child sacrifice, it was time to set phasers to “sing.”

According to the episode’s director, Dermott Downs, Chong was the cast member who pushed the hardest for a musical episode. Chong, whose debut EP Twin Flames is also out this week, confesses in her Spotify bio that her screen acting career began as a way to raise her profile as a singer and stage actor. “Subspace Rhapsody” would seem to be an important landmark in her career, as she features heavily on the soundtrack, including the solo ballad “How Would That Feel?”

(Chong is unavailable for comment due to the conditions of the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, as is the rest of the cast and the episode’s writers, Dana Horgan and Bill Wolkoff. Songwriters Kay Hanley and Tom Polce also could not be reached via Paramount publicity.)

Indeed, one of the interesting challenges of producing a musical episode of an established television show is tailoring the music to suit the talents of the existing cast. Who’s a belter? Who’s a crooner? Who’s funny? Who might not be comfortable singing at all? The tools at hand impact not only the distribution of the songs, but the shape of the story. The narrative and emotional weight of a musical has to fall on the shoulders of the cast members most prepared to carry it.

So, it’s no surprise that, while “Subspace Rhapsody” gives nearly every regular cast member an opportunity to show off, the heart of the story is Ensign Nyota Uhura, portrayed by Celia Rose Gooding. Gooding’s performance as Frankie in Jagged Little Pill , a Broadway jukebox musical featuring the songs of Alanis Morissette, garnered them a Tony nomination for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical, as well as a Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album (shared with the rest of the cast). Gooding sings the episode’s 11 o’clock number, “Keep Us Connected,” an undeniable earworm that showcases their impressive vocal range and power. Gooding’s Broadway bona fides bring a level of legitimacy to “Subspace Rhapsody” that’s lacking even in top-tier TV musical episodes like Buffy ’s “Once More, With Feeling” and Community ’s “Regional Holiday Music.”

Pelia (Carol Kane), La’an (Christina Chong), and Spock (Ethan Peck) standing and singing

This also isn’t Downs’ first crack at a musical episode, as he also helmed “Duet,” a crossover between The Flash and Supergirl that reunited former Glee castmates Grant Gustin, Melissa Benoist, and Darren Criss. Downs used this experience, as well as his long resume as a music video cinematographer, to secure the “Subspace Rhapsody” gig from the list of episodes in development for Strange New Worlds ’ second season. Combined with his fondness for the original Star Trek , the possibility of working on Trek’s first musical episode was too exciting to pass up, despite the obvious risks.

“There was a great potential to jump the shark,” says Downs, “because if you’re this grounded show, how are you going to do a musical in outer space? And to their credit, they crafted a great story. Once you understand the anomaly and how music pushes forward all of these interior feelings through song, then you have the potential for so many different kinds of songs.”

However, the prospect of singing for the viewing audience was not immediately appealing to every cast member, a fact that is lampshaded within the framework of the episode. Much of the Enterprise crew fears the subspace anomaly’s ability to make them spill their guts through song. Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) is afraid of getting into an argument with his girlfriend, Captain Marie Batel (Melanie Scrofano), and the pair ends up airing out their relationship issues on the bridge. (This song is, appropriately, entitled “A Private Conversation.”) Mount’s singing role is simpler than his castmates’ on a technical level, but leverages his comedic talents and awkward, boy-next-door charm.

“He crushed it,” says Downs. “It was like a country ballad gone wrong.”

Pike (Anson Mount) holding his hand out and singing on the bridge of the Enterprise

Babs Olusanmokun, who portrays the multifaceted Dr. Joseph M’Benga, sings the bare minimum in the episode, and his character makes a point to tell his shipmates (and the viewer) that he does not sing . For his part, Downs cannot comment on any studio magic that may or may not have been employed to make the less seasoned vocalists in the cast more tuneful, but a listener with an ear for autotune will definitely detect some pitch correction.

Downs says that Ethan Peck, who portrays the young Lieutenant Spock , was among the more apprehensive cast members, but if anything, this becomes an asset to his performance in the episode. Spock has spent this season actively exploring his human feelings, even entering into a romantic relationship with Nurse Christine Chapel (Jess Bush). Spock’s solo “I’m the X” sees Spock retreating into his shell, and the actor’s shyness feeds into the character’s conflict. Peck’s performance of the song, which was written for his smooth baritone, was the production’s most pleasant surprise. The temp track of the song that the crew worked with (until Peck recorded his version over a weekend, like the rest of the cast) featured a bigger, more conventionally Broadway vocal, but Peck performs it in character — superficially steady, but with strong emotional undercurrents just below the surface.

On a character level, however, the musical format might be most revelatory for Rebecca Romijn’s Commander Una Chin-Riley, aka Number One. Una began the series as a very guarded person harboring a secret that could end her career. Even as far back as her appearance in the 2019 Short Treks episode “Q&A,” her advice to new arrival Spock was to “keep your ‘freaky’ to yourself,” in this case referring to her love for Gilbert and Sullivan ( inherited from Romijn herself ). Since then, her much more consequential secrets have been revealed, and she finds herself unburdened, and uses the opportunity presented by the musical anomaly to encourage her mentees to do the same. Una’s songs, “Connect to Your Truth”’ and “Keeping Secrets,” see her offering advice to rising first officer James T. Kirk (Paul Wesley) and her protege La’an (Chong), respectively, about the futility of withholding your full self from others.

“Subspace Rhapsody” concludes with an ensemble number about the crew’s common purpose and fellowship — an appropriate sentiment not only for a musical episode but for Strange New Worlds . Star Trek has always been about friendship and cooperation, but no previous incarnation (save, perhaps, for Deep Space Nine ) has granted each member of the cast such even amounts of attention and importance, from Captain Pike to Ensign Uhura. Previous Trek series could perhaps have sustained a musical episode (Ronald D. Moore even pitched one for DS9 back in the ’90s). For a series sold to fans as a return to “old-school Star Trek,” Strange New Worlds has taken some wild creative risks. While the show has resumed its time-tested episodic “problem of the week” format, its writers and producers have used this structure to experiment in ways that its sister shows, Discovery and Picard , could never have gotten away with. As corny as it might be, on Strange New Worlds it feels particularly appropriate to close a story with the entire crew singing about their trust in each other, in perfect harmony.

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A prequel to Star Trek: The Original Series, the show follows the crew of the USS Enterprise under Captain Christopher Pike. A prequel to Star Trek: The Original Series, the show follows the crew of the USS Enterprise under Captain Christopher Pike. A prequel to Star Trek: The Original Series, the show follows the crew of the USS Enterprise under Captain Christopher Pike.

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Trivia Bruce Horak , the actor who plays Hemmer, is legally blind, just like his character's species, the Aenar, who are also blind.
Goofs There are some rank insignia mistakes. Number One is introduced as "Lieutenant Commander Una Chin-Riley" yet she is wearing the rank insignia of a full commander: two full stripes. A Lieutenant Commander's rank insignia is a full stripe under a thin stripe (in TOS it is a full stripe and a staggered stripe). It is not uncommon for a ship's first officer to be a Lt. Commander if they have not been in the position long. Spock at this point is a Lieutenant but he is wearing Lieutenant Commander's stripes; a Lieutenant just has one stripe. La'an is the ship's chief of security and the ship's second officer. She is also wearing Lt. Commander stripes but is addressed as a Lieutenant, but it would make more sense for her to be a Lieutenant Commander. Either way both of their rank insignia are not matching the rank they are addressed by. Ortegas is addressed as a Lieutenant but is wearing Lieutenant Commander's strips. A Lieutenant Commander may be addressed as a Commander or Lieutenant Commander but never as just a Lieutenant, so either her rank insignia or the manner she is addressed by the rest of the crew is in error.

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Captain Christopher Pike : Space. The final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no one has gone before.

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Star trek: strange new worlds season 2 episode 9 review: subspace rhapsody.

There has never been Trek like Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2 Episode 9 , and there may never be again, which would be a galactic shame.

Ever since Paramount+ released the news at San Diego Comic-Con 2023 that the penultimate offering of the season would be a musical, the fanbase has been split between the canonical stick-in-the-warp-core gatekeepers and those who embrace all that Trek can be.

Haters can just jettison their vitriol now. This is the biggest swing the series -- nay, the franchise -- has ever taken, and they blast it so far out there they probably broke temporal protocols.

It was always meant to be.

Ever since Una confessed her love of Gilbert & Sullivan to Spock on Star Trek: Short Treks Season 2 Episode 1 , treating him to a performance of the "Major-General's Song" from The Pirates of Penzance, we've itched to know what Spock would sing, given the chance.

But then Strange New Worlds manifested a cast that includes Grammy Award-winning, Tony-nominated Celia Rose Gooding and the unbelievably versatile Christina Chong, who has her debut EP dropping later this month.

Given the depth of talent present on set, the writers and showrunners would've been out of their minds not to do a musical.

Pike: So… That happened. La’an: Reports of musical outbreaks have come in from every deck. James Kirk: Honestly, I thought it was something you had all rehearsed, but I sang too. M’Benga: So did I. And I do not sing. Permalink: So did I. And I do not sing.

Framing it as the effect of an improbability field is as perfectly Trek as having a demon compelling musical numbers on Buffy the Vampire Slayer .

And just like in "Once More With Feeling," the characters find their secrets exposed and their plotlines advanced as the field effect causes them to sing their truths, driven by emotional spikes and some fabulous orchestration.

If the trolls would settle down for a moment, they'd realize there's more TOS canon here than in any script this season.

Chapel's fellowship is with Dr. Roger Korby, a character played on Star Trek: The Original Series Season 1 Episode 9 by Michael Strong.

Chapel: What if it’s another rejection? Ortegas: Forget those Vulcans and their Science Academy. They don’t deserve you. Chapel: But this fellowship is different. Dr. Korby’s a genius. Ortegas: I’m supposed to know who that is? M’Benga: He’s the Louis Pasteur of archeological medicine. Ortegas: Yeah, no. Still means nothing. Permalink: Yeah, no. Still means nothing.

Trek lore aficionados will regale you with the #SPOILER that when Chapel joins Kirk's Enterprise in a few years, it's with the secret purpose to find her former professor and fiancé, Dr. Korby, who goes missing while leading an expedition on Exo-3.

If you've been paying attention, Korby's already been mentioned this season. On Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2 Episode 5 , Chapel's friends drill her on Korby's three principles of archeological medicine in preparation for her interview with the Vulcan Science Academy.

The other canon drop is when James Kirk explains to La'an how complicated his love life already is without having her time-traveling lost love emotions added to the mix.

It's all a bit mind-bendy, but follow me down this wormhole. #SPOILERS below for TOS canon.

James Kirk and Carol Marcus will have a son, David. David grows up to become part of his mother's scientific research team working on the Genesis project.

In the meantime, James Kirk, having no part in David's upbringing at Carol's insistence, brings La'an's ancestor, Khan Noonien-Singh, out of his centuries-long suspension and then makes a mortal enemy of him.

Khan then seeks to lure Kirk to him by attacking David and Carol. Spock dies in the conflict, only to be resurrected by David and Carol's Genesis planet.

So yeah, the idea of Kirk and La'an hooking up is such a canon grenade that there's a collective sigh of relief when that's nipped in the bud.

Besides the Trek canon, there are several cross-references to other television musical episodes.

Spock: Imagine an area of space where quantum uncertainties collapse so rapidly and randomly that new realities are created. In one such reality, people sing… uncontrollably. Pelia: A musical reality. Spock: Indeed. La’an: So what’s next? More improbability? Or will we just suddenly poof into bunnies. M’Benga: I would prefer not to be a bunny either. Permalink: I would prefer not to be a bunny either.

The mention of bunnies touches on Buffy's "I've Got a Theory / Bunnies / If We're Together" medley, while Una's explanation of how musicals work rings more recently familiar.

Uhura: I have a theory. I think since we’re in a musical reality, we actually following the rules of musicals. Pike: So when do characters in musicals usually begin to sing? Una: When their emotions are so heightened, that words won’t suffice. Permalink: When their emotions are so heightened, that words won’t suffice.

Let's think about that for a moment, where have we heard something like that before?

Melissa: You're in a musical. That's how musicals work. When you're too emotional to talk, you sing. When you're too emotional to sing, you dance. Josh: What happens when you're too emotional to dance? Does it loop back around to talking? Cause I feel like that's where I'm at right now. Permalink: What happens when you're too emotional to dance? Does it loop back around to talking? Cause I...

Right, Melissa has to school Josh in how musicals work on Schmigadoon! Season 1 , when they first land in their own -- season-long -- improbability field.

Oh, that was a fun summer.

Everyone gets their hearts stomped on as the Enterprise moves through its Act 2.

Pike and Batel have it out in front of their crew.

I promise you even Julia Child’s boeuf bourguignon itself will not make me forget that you sang about lying to me. Batel Permalink: I promise you even Julia Child’s boeuf bourguignon itself will not make me forget that you...

La'an has to lower her proverbial shields -- although you never know with Augments, she might have real ones -- to explain to James Kirk her attachment to Other Timeline Him.

Admiral April’s last message confirmed that the improbability field has now spread to twelve Federation ships. He let me know in a surprisingly beautiful baritone that he wants us to stop this now, by the way. Una Permalink: Admiral April’s last message confirmed that the improbability field has now spread to twelve...

Una shares with La'an the life lesson she's learned about keeping secrets while mentoring Kirk on how to be a connected First Officer to his crew. AND singing about Gilbert & Sullivan. She really is amazing. #NumeroUna

Spock and Chapel come to a parting of ways. Spock feels heartbreak for the first time.

(It's fascinating to note that Spock actually gets the first line of song in the whole shebang. Of the entire cast, I was most surprised by how great a singing voice Ethan Peck has. I guess I've just never imagined Vulcans singing.)

And Uhura comes into her own, taking that first step towards the Uhura that will inspire Beckett Mariner enough to fangirl over her on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2 Episode 7 .

From orphan to Starfleet prodigy to Hemmer's apprentice to the Voice of the Enterprise, Uhura's path has been one of both personal and professional blossoming.

The finale does everything a good finale needs to do.

It unites the cast -- in this case, crew -- into a synchronous, harmonized union.

Uhura: That was just a solo with backup vocals. Maybe four voices, max? So we need to do that again but with more, a lot more. Pike: You mean, like an ensemble number? Uhura: Not just an ensemble number. A grand finale. We need melodies and harmonies with tone ratios that achieve both algorithmic and logarithmic balance on a mass scale. Permalink: Not just an ensemble number. A grand finale. We need melodies and harmonies with tone ratios...

There is a central thematic message that inspires and energizes the audience.

And it brings the house down. Well, in this case, it blows the improbability field up, but for all intents and purposes, those are equivalent effects.

While La'an's solo "How Would That Feel" is the emotional showstopper here, the Klingon dance break is the most inspired bit of musical schtick thrown in to demonstrate the field's spreading effect throughout the quadrant.

Spock: There appears to be an incoming warp signal heading our way fast. The signal has Klingon encryption. Una: The last thing anyone wants is singing Klingons. Permalink: The last thing anyone wants is singing Klingons.

It's a production that benefits from multiple viewings (and hopefully, a stage adaptation one day), as there are layers of meaning infused into the lyrics, and the music distracts the first time through.

With only the season finale left, chime in down in the comments with what epic adventure you think they'll leave us with.

My money's on the Gorn, but with Chapel and Spock's relationship ending, we may see T'Pring again and her work with Sybok at the Ankeshtan K'til Vulcan criminal rehabilitation center means Spock's half-brother may make his official entrance.

While you're there, be sure to mention which song you'll have on repeat when the soundtrack drops on all the platforms this week, Fanatics! We could call it an ear worm hole ! (But we won't.)

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Pelia: Have you tried sending music through? Spock: We have not. Do you believe music may yield a different result? Pelia: Well, you are trying to communicate through a medium with different laws of physics so perhaps fundamental harmonics are the answer. Permalink: Well, you are trying to communicate through a medium with different laws of physics so... Added: August 02, 2023

Chapel: What if it’s another rejection? Ortegas: Forget those Vulcans and their Science Academy. They don’t deserve you. Chapel: But this fellowship is different. Dr. Korby’s a genius. Ortegas: I’m supposed to know who that is? M’Benga: He’s the Louis Pasteur of archeological medicine. Ortegas: Yeah, no. Still means nothing. Permalink: Yeah, no. Still means nothing. Added: August 02, 2023

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Teases A Muppets Episode, And We Hope They're Not Joking

"Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" might be considered the most lighthearted show in the vast canon of "Trek." It's a series that returned to an episodic structure, allowing its stories to conclude at the end of an hour, rather than stretching them across an entire season -- and sometimes well past their breaking point. The old-world structure has allowed the showrunners to experiment with genre in ways not previously tried on "Star Trek." One episode may be a body-swap comedy, while the next is a terse horror tale. There are a few steely, soul-crushing wartime dramas sprinkled throughout, but their headiness is leavened by lightweight time-travel stories, party-animated crossovers, and an episode in which Spock becomes a human and eats too much bacon . The most notorious "Strange New Worlds" episode is likely "Subspace Rhapsody," a full-on musical .

Trekkies who prefer more professional, mature characters may bristle a little at the constant levity of "Strange New Worlds," but the writing is slick enough on the show to offset any legitimate concerns. The characters are strong, the nostalgia is wielded correctly ("Strange New Worlds" features mostly legacy characters), and the plots are classically "Trek," no matter the genre.

In a profile on the current state of "Star Trek" printed in Variety , the current regime of showrunners said that they're not done experimenting. "Strange New Worlds" is currently between its second and third seasons, and ideas are being floated for what might lie ahead. Director Jonathan Frakes noted that he's working on a murder mystery episode. And, although it was only a joke, executive producer Akiva Goldsman floated the idea of a Muppet episode. "As long as we're in storytelling that is cogent and sure handed, I'm not sure there is," Goldsman said with an impish smile. "Could it do Muppets? Sure. Could it do black and white, silent, slapstick? Maybe!"

Given the tone of "Strange New Worlds," there's no reason this couldn't happen.

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Pigs In Spaaaaaace!

I'm sure Goldsman meant felt puppet characters on "Star Trek," and not literally the Disney-owned Muppet characters. My deepest apologies to those who wanted to see Captain Pike (Anson Mount) converse with Kermit the Frog, or Spock (Ethan Peck) butting heads with Sam the Eagle. Plus, the Muppets already had their own sci-fi segment via their "Pigs in Space" shorts that date back to the original "Muppet Show." The ship on "Pigs in Space" was called the Swine Trek, so the two franchises are already somewhat chummy.

There was also precedent for a Muppet episode of a mainstream sci-fi/fantasy show in an "Angel" episode called "Smile Time" from 2004. In that episode, the titular vampire (David Boreanaz) is transformed into a living Muppet-like puppet creature by an eerie magical egg. As a puppet, Angel and his compatriots must do battle with the makers of a demonic children's show. Don't worry: Puppet Angel returns to normal after a few days. "Angel" is a show about vampires and spells, so turning a character into a puppet is more narratively organic than whatever situation might arise for it to potentially happen on a science-based program like "Star Trek."

But then, if "Star Trek" can orchestrate technobabble to explain a musical episode, a puppet episode wouldn't be too far behind. The tone of "Strange New Worlds" matches the whimsical lightness of "Angel" anyway, so the showrunners have every excuse to make good on Goldsman's little joke.

And, yes, Trekkies would love to see a silent episode. But a quick reminder: "Star Trek: Voyager" already did a few black and white episodes.

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Star Trek legend calls his Strange New Worlds season 3 murder-mystery “the best episode of television I’ve ever done"

Season 3 is expected to drop in 2025

Star Trek actor and director Jonathan Frakes has some high praise for Strange New Worlds season 3.

"[It's] the best episode of television I’ve ever done," Frakes told Variety , referring to a Hollywood murder-mystery episode he directed. The actor-director starred as Captain William Riker in Star Trek: The Next Generation and began directing episodes during the show's third season. He went on to helm Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, and episodes of almost every subsequent live-action Star Trek TV show including Voyager, Discovery, Picard, and Strange New Worlds.

Strange New Worlds follows Captain Christopher Pike and the crew of the starship Enterprise as they embark on intergalactic adventures that take place in the 23rd century. Oscar-nominated screenwriter Akiva Goldsman and Ugly Betty writer Henry Alonso Myers serve as showrunners. The cast includes Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, Jess Bush, Christina Chong, Celia Rose Gooding, Melissa Navia, Babs Olusanmokun, and Rebecca Romijn.

The series premiered in on Paramount Plus, the home for all things Star Trek, in 2022 and became the most-watched original Star Trek series on the network. Season 2 was greenlit in January 2022 and aired in June 2023. Season 3 was announced in March of last year, but production was delayed due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 does not yet have a release date, but is expected to hit Paramount Plus sometime in 2025. For more, check out our list of the best new TV shows coming your way in 2024 and beyond.

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Primitive War

Deadline additionally reports Jeremy Piven, Tricia Helfer, Ryan Kwanten, Nick Wechsler, Anthony Ingruber, Aaron Glenane, Carlos Sanson Jr, Ana Thu Nguyen, Adolphus Waylee, Richard Brancatisano, Marcus Johnson and Jake Ryan will star in Primitive War , an adaptation of Ethan Pettus’ military sci-fi/horror novel from director Luke Sparke. The story concerns “an elite recon unit known as the Vulture Squad, who, in 1968, at the height of the Vietnam War that is sent to an isolated jungle valley to uncover the fate of a missing Green Beret platoon. They soon discover they are not alone. Dinosaurs have been let loose in the jungles.”

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Deadline also has word Milla Jovovich, Luke Evans and Billie Boullet are attached to star in World Breaker , a sci-fi survival thriller from director Brad Anderson set in which “a tear in the fabric of reality brought creatures to our world from an alternate dimension bent on our destruction. A father hides his daughter on an island to keep her safe while he prepares her for survival and the battles to come. But when the world is about to break, no place is safe.”

According to Deadline , Screen Gems has acquired Wolf Night , a pitch package from Platinum Dunes concerning werewolves. Though details on the plot are currently under wraps, the script hails from Will Honley and April Maguire. Jonathan Liebesman ( Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ) is attached to direct.

Bloody-Disgusting reports the Nicolas Cage monster movie, Arcadian , has been rated “R” for “bloody images.”

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During a recent interview with Variety , Jonathan Frakes described an upcoming episode of Strange New Worlds “framed as a Hollywood murder mystery” as “the best episode of television [he’s] ever done.”

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