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Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | 2x07 "Those Old Scientists"

LoglineAn 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....

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This is my all-time favorite episode of Star Trek. Wow, wow, wow … wow.

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The hidden line in the episode is that the crew knows they end up as historical icons of Starfleet and thus the line ‘I pretended to be somebody I wanted to be until finally I became that person. Or he became me.’ this applies to the crew now. It allows them to be more confident in their decisions and become the icons they are meant to be. This episode likely has one of the largest impacts on the character direction of the crew going forward.

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This episode is one of the best episodes in the modern era of Trek, it’s lighthearted it’s funny it celebrates Trek and it’s done so tastefully that I genuinely have nothing bad to say about it. It reminds me of Trials and Tribble-ations.

Alex Kurtzman must have hated this episode, it is the exact opposite of what he wanted to do with Trek. Also why fans love it, because Alex was always wrong about what Trek is about and why it matters to the fans.

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Kurtzman wanted a serious dark tone that excluded humor, excluded science, and promoted how progressive the future would be. He selected a largely female-diverse cast and wrote that all white males would be stupid or evil in the script. Then he proceeded to change the look and style of Trek away from the established canon to whatever garbage he came up with. Maybe if the writing was better it could have worked but that writing was bad, very very bad. This was the age of discovery in Trek where Star Fleet was full of brave heroes. He wrote his characters to be weak, angry, or overly emotional. The cast of Strange New Worlds feels like Star Fleet, they can have emotions but they are written to understand the dangers they are in are part of why they are doing what they do. Exploration is dangerous, you need to have a backbone to survive it.

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Yes, and look at those characters. Unless the character is gay, they are written to be negative or evil.

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He is gay which separates him.

YoBuckStopsHere ,
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I’ve not watched any part of this series as it looked geared towards children. Is it worth watching or better off skipping?

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One Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Scene Made Christina Chong & Paul Wesley Want To Puke

Now I want to rewatch this scene with what the actors were going through in mind. Egad.

https://www.slashfilm.com/1337874/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-christina-chong-paul-wesley-puke/

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YoBuckStopsHere ,
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Just a part of modern acting. It’s better than just a green background at least.

Would You Try New Pastimes If Star Trek Level Medical Care Was Available?

Star Trek’s level of medical care is far more advanced than today’s. As Beckett says in LD, “Doc will wave a light over it.” Yet, in Star Trek people aren’t shown doing hobbies and pastimes that are much different from what’s done now. Still, I wonder about differences in a society where people know they won’t be...

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Lower Decks take on what happens in the holodecks tells me they do have some insane hobbies and well extracurricular activities that need clean up afterward.

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I keep watching this series and saying, see this is what we want. This was a fun episode that hit all it’s marks, science and technology, social issues, and an awesome story.

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