Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" on Paramount Plus....

[Clash City Rocker]

8. I'm loving it so far

They’ve already fleshed out as many characters as Discovery has in four years. Captain Pike is the most interesting Captain in awhile, and they’re doing a good job with Spock. I love the new portrayal of Uhura. Chapel looks like she’ll be a lot of fun too.

Number One never really got a chance to shine. The last time i saw Rebecca Romijn was on the Librarians (great show with a strong fantasy/magic element…streaming on Hulu, strongly recommended). Glad to see she isn’t afraid of being stereotyped in the fantasy/sci-fi category.

Spoiler warning…did everyone catch that La’an has the same last name as Khan? No way that’s coincidence.

The best thing about this might be that they’re going back to an episodic format, instead of every season being one long story. But it also feels more optimistic than any Star Trek in a very long time. The buzz on this show was through the roof, and it seems to have been justified.