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The third season of Star Trek Strange New Worlds concludes with “New Life and New Civilizations,” an episode that reminds us why this series has resonated so strongly with longtime fans and new viewers alike. Written by Dana Horgan and Davy Perez and directed by Maja Vrvilo, the finale is
In Strange New Worlds Season 3, Episode 9, “Terrarium,” Erica Ortegas finally steps into the center of a story that has been waiting for her since the series began. Known for her sharp wit, loyalty, and steady hand at the helm, Ortegas has often been the voice of humor on
On August 27, 2025, during the first week of the school year, a horrific mass shooting occurred at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, Minnesota. As students gathered for morning Mass, a shooter armed with a legally purchased rifle, shotgun, and pistol fired through stained-glass windows, killing two children, just eight
There are episodes of Star Trek that make you laugh. There are episodes that make you think. And every once in a while, you get one that manages to do both at the same time—balancing the absurd with the profound. Strange New Worlds Season 3, Episode 8, “Four-And-A-Half Vulcans,
This week’s episode of Star Trek Strange New Worlds, Season 3, Episode 7, “What Is Starfleet?” immediately sets itself apart. From its opening moments, it’s clear this will not be a typical adventure. Instead, it takes the form of a documentary by filmmaker Umberto Ortegas, presented as declassified
Ten years ago, the Supreme Court extended marriage rights to same-sex couples nationwide. It was a moment of joy, relief, and hard-fought victory for millions of us. A decade later, my wife and I — together for 33 years — are once again looking at our legal documents, wondering if our marriage
In The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail, Strange New Worlds delivers exactly what Trek does best—blending high-stakes adventure with deep moral and philosophical reflection. On the surface, it’s a tense two-ship rescue story filled with desperate gambits, clever engineering, and a relentless alien threat. But beneath the action,
Sometimes the search for eternal life leads you to something far darker. “Through the Lens of Time” is Strange New Worlds at its boldest—a sprawling, unsettling episode that lures the crew (and the audience) with the promise of scientific wonder, only to reveal a terrifying truth: this wasn’t
There are episodes of Star Trek that entertain, episodes that challenge, and every once in a while, an episode comes along that holds up a mirror — not just to the universe it inhabits, but to the franchise itself. Strange New Worlds Season 3, Episode 4 — “A Space Adventure Hour” — is
Strange New Worlds has always excelled when it fuses high-concept science fiction with the emotional weight of character-driven storytelling. “Shuttle to Kenfori,” the third episode of Season 3, is no exception—though not without its contradictions. A mix of post-war trauma, moral ambiguity, and a brush with body horror, this
“Wedding Bell Blues” is Strange New Worlds at its absolute best: bold, emotional, weird, and unapologetically Star Trek. Written by Kirsten Beyer and David Reed and directed with flair by Jordan Canning, this episode blends surreal fantasy with grounded character drama, delivering one of the most emotionally layered installments the
Star Trek Strange New Worlds returns with a commanding and emotionally charged season premiere that picks up exactly where last season’s cliffhanger left us—on the edge of a Gorn ambush, with lives in peril and the fate of an entire colony hanging in the balance. “Hegemony, Part 2”