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When the Enterprise investigates an attack on a colony at the edge of Federation space, Captain Pike and the crew face the return of a formidable enemy.

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An accident with an experimental quantum probability field causes everyone on the Enterprise to break uncontrollably into song, but the real danger is that the field is expanding & beginning to impact other ships - allies & enemies alike.

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"Your flagrant disregard for temporal protocols by telling me this is deeply troubling. But thanks all the same."

Really great episode. I give it the perfect score 5/7.

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Uhura seems to be the only one who can hear a strange sound that seems to trigger terrifying hallucinations.

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https://piped.video/watch?v=molkZhrxqqc

Those Old Scientists

Episode airs Jul 27, 2023

An accident while investigating a time portal sends Ensigns Beckett Mariner and Bradward Boimler through time from the 24th Century, and Captain Pike and his crew must get them back where they belong before they can alter the timeline.

Director: Jonathan Frakes

Roles will be played by their respective voice actors: Tawny Newsome (Mariner) and Jack Quaid (Boimler)

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https://onlysky.media/mclark/the-charade-of-showing-care-in-culturally-sanctioned-ways/

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A disappointing episode of SNW throws out Star Trek's long history of fluid and deep character bonding to create a ridiculous hierarchy of legitimate care between friends and other loved ones.

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Overview:

The latest episode of SNW takes memory from its characters to ask what defines the core of who we are. Is forgetting ever a good thing?

https://onlysky.media/mclark/memory-forgetting-and-choosing-our-better-selves-among-the-lotus-eaters/

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Overview:

Time travel episodes are always tricky in Star Trek, because they are packed by nature with ethical dilemmas related to disrupting the time stream. SNW's effort brings the question of sacrifice to the fore in a way that rightfully unsettles. But is it enough?

https://onlysky.media/mclark/tomorrow-and-tomorrow-and-tomorrow-how-time-travel-creeps-into-trek-today/

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Overview:

In an episode restricted by canon, "Ad Astra per Aspera" struggles with two of the biggest justice issues in the Star Trek universe. What was overlooked in this attempt to wrestle with genetics law in a Starfleet court?

https://onlysky.media/mclark/ad-astra-per-aspera-how-we-escape-from-hardship-into-wonder/

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Overview:

In this mission statement of a season opener, Strange New Worlds confronts what is broken within our worlds, and what needs to be healed in ourselves to face the challenges as they come.

https://onlysky.media/mclark/how-do-we-heal-the-broken-circle-in-ourselves-our-worlds/

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Overview:

The latest episode of SNW takes memory from its characters to ask what defines the core of who we are. Is forgetting ever a good thing?

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Given that he also was responsible for writing it, it's certainly as close to DS9 canon as any of the books can possibly be.