Star Trek Strange New Worlds: Orders of Magnitude

"Commanding a starship levies a heavy cost. There is no hiding who you are once you sit in that chair."

Please tell me why, when they are clearly capable of making an excellent episode like this one, are we getting dreck with puppets and soap operas?

Star Trek Strange New Worlds: Like Chronitons Through the Hourglass

"I get it. The only way out is through."

And it's another gimmick/comedy episode.

Star Trek Strange New Worlds: Off-Hour

"You can tell Nurse Chapel she rewrote the laws of physics."

It's the end of Alpha shift and everybody is ready for the weekend. And suddenly, CGI slipstream. ("Suddenly CGI Slipstream" sounds like a good title for something, doesn't it?)

Star Trek Strange New Worlds: Level-Five Transporter Accident

"Scotty really screwed the pooch on this one."

Transporters creep me out, so just the title made me cringe. Until I realized this episode was about puppets.

Star Trek Strange New Worlds: A Case of Chiaroscuro

"I'm fine. Just not used to seeing things in black and white."

Strange New Worlds is on a roll. Unfortunately, it's not a good roll.

Star Trek Strange New Worlds: Human Best Friend

"I promise you this will be the best shore leave ever."

And it's Star Trek does The Hangover.

Star Trek Strange New Worlds: The Griffin Incident

T'Pring: "This is deeply unsettling."
Spock: "On that we are in agreement."

Apologies, because I'm late again. Because oh boy, I did not want to write about this episode. I'm very tired of Strange New Worlds doing horror.

Star Trek Strange New Worlds: Valles Marineris

"So don't overthink it."

A fun episode that took a surprise turn into something much deeper.

Juliette's Best of 2025

I am writing this through a fog of flu, so here’s hoping it all makes some kind of sense! As ever, my body has reached the end of the year and given up, and there are some nasty flu strains around this year. But the big news is that I am going part time at my main job next year, to be available for school runs and teacher training days, and to spend more time on writing and content creation, so with any luck I might finish next year with a tiny bit more energy!

Anyway, on to the Best of 2025…

Star Trek Strange New Worlds: New Life and New Civilizations

"According to this, she is the statue. The statue is her."

Am I the only one who found this episode confusing and disappointing?

Star Trek Strange New Worlds: Terrarium

"Just a couple of girls having a slumber party. We could braid each other's hair. If you had any. Or if I had any."

It was time to resolve Erica Ortegas' trauma with the Gorn. What better way than to strand her alone with one?

Star Trek Strange New Worlds: Four-and-a-Half Vulcans

"Wow. Your ears are so pointy."

A funny, clever, well-written episode. And yet...

Star Trek Strange New Worlds: What is Starfleet?

"Someone once said, space is dark and cold and full of death. Our job is to bring light, bring warmth, bring life to wherever we go. That's our mission."

I didn't think I was into this episode. But then it crept up on me.

Star Trek Strange New Worlds: The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail

"I am betting on us."

First Officer James T. Kirk of the USS Farragut was bored out of his mind with planetary surveys and longing to take command. Do you think maybe everyone needs to be careful what they wish for?

Star Trek Strange New Worlds: Through the Lens of Time

Korby: "You let Pike know how sacred this place is to the people here, right?"
Christine: "Do you really think that Starfleet is just gonna waltz on in there, phasers blasting, and obliterate a heritage site?"

Maybe they should have done just that.

Star Trek Strange New Worlds: A Space Adventure Hour

"You told me you needed a challenge. You're welcome."

We're certainly getting a lot of variety this season. Alien monsters, a visit from Q, zombies... the holodeck?

Star Trek Strange New Worlds: Shuttle to Kenfori

"You're not a monster, Joseph. Just a man. And my friend."

For a show that tends to boldly go where no one has gone before, I have to admit I never thought they would go towards such an iconic horror trope...

Star Trek Strange New Worlds: Wedding Bell Blues

"And the bar is open."

Bang. A favorite decades-long fan theory has just become canon.

Star Trek Strange New Worlds: Hegemony, Part 2

"How do we punch back and show them we're not prey?"

Fast moving and exciting. I should have enjoyed it more.

This Week: OMG Michael Emerson is in Fallout

What are you all watching this week? Josie starts us off this time.

Josie Kafka: So, work's got me frustrated and horribly busy. I decided to spend a few hours ignoring work today to reclaim my sanity. I got some exciting things done, like watering my plants and putting WD-40 on my door hinges.