Archives Episodes

Tomorrow’s Enterprise

Summary A time ripple damages the Enterprise, forcing young and old Uhura to cooperate and fix the timeline. Our Take Fine. Just fine. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has better hours than this one.

Once La’An a Time

Summary We return to the Elysian Kingdom, but this time on a REAL fantasy planet. Our Take A transition episode that sets up more than it delivers. Necessary, not thrilling.

Orders of Magnitude

Summary Enterprise is commandeered by Admiral Reeger to track down an alien ship. Our Take Fine. Just fine. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has better hours than this one.

Like Chronitons Through the Hourglass

Summary A space trickster traps the Enterprise crew in a soap opera as Pike mourns a lost life. Our Take A mixed bag: some good moves, some filler. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds running at cruising speed.

Off-Hour

Summary The Enterprise falls into a slipstream that pushes them to a catastrophic warp threshold. Our Take Solid, satisfying television. The season’s engine keeps turning and the character work pays.

Level-Five Transporter Accident

Summary A transporter accident turns everyone but Spock into puppets as pirates invade the ship. Our Take Weak by Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’s standards, subplot padding with a thin throughline.

A Case of Chiaroscuro

Summary Una is mistaken for a virtuous kingpin against a Klingon occupation. Our Take Weak by Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’s standards, subplot padding with a thin throughline.

Human Best Friend

Summary Shore leave on a pleasure planet turns dangerous when the crew’s promised escape stops behaving like fun. Our Take An off episode. Even great shows stub their toes; this is Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’s stubbed toe.

The Griffin Incident

Summary La’An, Spock, and Kirk get trapped on a mysterious, estranged Federation ship. Our Take The season’s low point so far: contrived situations, thin motivation, and a shrug of an ending.

Valles Marineris

Summary Pike leads the crew into a stellar storm, sending the Enterprise back 65 million years. Our Take A soundly crafted episode with more hits than misses. Worth your time.