This Star Trek: Strange New Worlds article contains spoilers.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Episode 2
In almost every way, “Children of the Comet,” proves that Strange New Worlds wasn’t kidding around about doing an episodic, self-contained, story-of-the-week old-style Star Trek format. Although the episode continues the emotional arcs of Pike, Spock, and Uhura — as well as introducing Hemmer and taking Sam Kirk on an away mission — the basic story itself is all wrapped up by the end. It’s a classic Trek tale of miscommunication and finds our Starfleet crew challenging their preconceived notions about faith and the basic nature of how aliens would try to talk to us.
It’s also an episode steeped in Trek lore, easter eggs, and callbacks. If you look close enough, everything from Captain Kirk’s favorite booze to something Picard was trying to steal back is referenced in this one. Here’s...
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Episode 2
In almost every way, “Children of the Comet,” proves that Strange New Worlds wasn’t kidding around about doing an episodic, self-contained, story-of-the-week old-style Star Trek format. Although the episode continues the emotional arcs of Pike, Spock, and Uhura — as well as introducing Hemmer and taking Sam Kirk on an away mission — the basic story itself is all wrapped up by the end. It’s a classic Trek tale of miscommunication and finds our Starfleet crew challenging their preconceived notions about faith and the basic nature of how aliens would try to talk to us.
It’s also an episode steeped in Trek lore, easter eggs, and callbacks. If you look close enough, everything from Captain Kirk’s favorite booze to something Picard was trying to steal back is referenced in this one. Here’s...
- 5/12/2022
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
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