Archives Episodes

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Summary When an ancient, evil alien force re-emerges, Pike must make one of the hardest decisions of his life to stop the evil from spreading. Our Take Serviceable television, it advances the story without ever surprising you.

Summary When Ortegas crash lands on a deadly toxic moon, where the chances of survival are slim to none, she finds herself stranded and forced to challenge her most closely held beliefs in order to survive. Our Take Solid, satisfying…

Summary After the Enterprise completes a mission requiring several of the crew to become Vulcan, new problems arise when it is time for them to change back into humans. Our Take Confident and engaging. The plot moves, the stakes feel…

Summary The Enterprise escorts cargo to help a war-ravaged planet, but controversial truths about it cause Pike and the crew to come under the scrutiny of an investigative journalist. Our Take Middle-of-the-road. Watchable, but you’ll forget the details by next…