Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
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For the most part, season one made that look easy.
But that doesnt mean itwaseasy or will get any easier.
Its the latter thats front-and-center as The Broken Circle opens.
Thats not his number-one concern, however.
But when Chapel enters the room, the stress returns.
Whatever is going on between them is not over.
That mission has hit some static and Singh needs theEnterprises help.
Then, in shades ofStar Trek III: The Search for Spock, they set about doing just that.
Well, almost everyone.
She also doesnt mind.
She instinctively trusts Vulcans to make sensible choices, and, whats more, she knows Spocks mom.
More importantly, she wants a little bit of excitement in her life again.
Pelia, its soon revealed, is a Lanthanite.
And heres what we know about Lanthanites: not much.
Its a long story, she says.
Undoubtedly well get more of it, but not yet.
Reunited with the rogue members of theEnterprisecrew, she explains the crisis at hand.
The easing of hostilities has decreased the demand for the dilithium mined on Cajitar 4.
Theyre a syndicate of pirates who want to restart the war so they can get rich.
Thats, of course, unacceptable, even if our heroes dont yet know the details of the plan.
They find them out before long, however.
The medical duo is the first to figure out the ingenious, if evil, plan.
Its powerful stuff, but it doesnt prevent them from being trapped aboard the ship as it takes off.
If the pirates are to be stopped itll be up to the rest ofEnterprises skeleton crew.
They accomplish both, but not without some drama.
(though this ends up sounding pretty flirtatious, even under those circumstances).
The solution, as always, involves driving a lot of Bloodwine.
Youre no typical Vulcan, the Klingon captain tells him.
Indeed, Spock replies, it would seem Im not.
One drinking session later, all is well again.
Hit It!
Is this the origin story of how Spock came to play the lute?
Or is MBenga simply reuniting him with an instrument he already knew?
Anyone prone to creating wild fan theories might make a connection and suggest Simka was Pelia.
The closing dedication to Nichelle Nichols is really lovely.
