Star Trek's problem of dangling threads (Strange New Worlds S1E02: “Children of the Comet”)
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 Published On Mar 15, 2024

In the sophomore episode of the third NuTrek, we discuss the "feel" of Star Trek, and modernizing futurism that's half a century old. But does Strange New Worlds make it two for two with being proper Star Trek?

0:00 – intro
0:58 – Paramount+ review
1:13 – blurb
1:50 –continuity incongruity
2:31 – dismissive foreshadowing
3:24 – Pike’s Death Day Breakdown
7:46 – Pike’s cavalier consequences
8:26 – poor staging direction
9:17 – Future Dishwashing
11:20 – Updated Retro?
12:02 – Paul’s take
13:13 – Jonathan’s take
14:20 – Paul’s rebuttal
15:25 – Space Battle details
17:55 – maneuvering in space
19:00 – computer’s involvement in piloting
19:18 – Uhura’s cadence
20:27 – Uhura’s hesitation
22:16 – plot convenience
23:00 – Good vibes only
23:48 – Star Trek’s future
24:38 – but they didn’t do that
25:48 – Number One’s value
27:50 – Innar highlight
28:23 – final verdict
29:38 – La’an’s pressure
30:13 – Dang, Spock!
30:57 – Singing the dialog
32:17 – dilemma?
33:17 – foreshadowing?
34:57 – Picard vs Pike
35:25 – Like, Subscribe, and Share!
38:10 – outro
40:21 – shocking revelation!

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