Friday, July 18, 2025

WEDDING BELL BLUES

I was just watching episode two of season three of Strange New Worlds, and I didn't immediately recognize the wedding planner. But when he said "I can do anything I want," I knew it was Trelane, the all-powerful entity from Star Trek.

Then I thought, how do you get rid of an all-powerful, Q-like entity? I like the way Spock came up with to break the spell, and I was happy to see Trelane's daddy show up (voiced by Q, John de Lancie). The guy who played Trelane (Rhys Darby) was marvelous.

I enjoyed the dance sequence at the end (although the choice of music might be questionable), but I wondered what the heck is going on with Erica Ortegas? Oh, by the way, La'an never looked so lovely.

Interestingly, they never mentioned Trelane's name (or the Q Continuum).

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MY REACTION

HEGEMONY, PART 2

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Thursday, July 17, 2025

HEGEMONY, PART 2

In early July, I looked online and found that Strange New Worlds would debut its third season on July 17. So I waited somewhat impatiently.

Last night, I looked on Paramount + and saw that Season 3 hadn't been added. But then around 5 a.m., I checked again, and there were TWO new episodes in there. Naturally, I almost instantly began watching Hegemony, Part 2.

I spent much of the episode struggling to keep up with the plot, and I wound up thinking their resolutions for the Enterprise and Patel came too easily. Then this afternoon, I watched the above YouTube video from Sci-Finatics, benefited from his analysis, and I understood the episode a bit better.

I did enjoy the interplay between Scotty and Pelia, and I always enjoy Erica Ortegas, the ship's pilot. I did wonder, though, how she could pilot a Gorn flyer while having severe hand and body injuries. It seemed too convenient.

I'll watch the episode again later to find the things that got past me the first time. And I'll probably enjoy it more.

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WEDDING BELL BLUES

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - 3x02 - Wedding Bell Blues - Review/Reaction I was just watching episode two of season three of Strange New ...