ethan peck
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On Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Love Is the Hardest Thing
“Who is Spock?” is a question Star Trek has been fascinated with from the very beginning, and for good reason. The paradox of the half-Vulcan, half-Human science officer lets us examine the meaning of what we see as the human experience from the perspective of someone both removed from it and defined by it—and Strange…
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Silliest Episode Might Also Be Its Most Emotional
Although it has largely treated its characters with great care in its debut season, Star Trek: Strange New World’s general sense of episodic breeziness has also given those characters a light touch — moments of highlights, but nothing too deep with our crewmates. This week’s episode changes that, wrapping up one of its most sincere…
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Strange New Worlds Is the Star Trek Show I, a Non-Trek Fan, Have Been Waiting For
It is a strange feeling to get excited about a show I technically don’t care about. Or at least I shouldn’t. Star Trek is a franchise that I’ve never been particularly into, and what I know about it has mainly been gleaned by osmosis during 20 years of covering nerd news. It was just enough…
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Season Premiere is Finally Here
A perfect example of how we’re in the midst of more Star Trek than ever right now is quite literally just as one series ends, another begins. We already broke down our extensive thoughts about that season finale of Star Trek: Picard, but Star Trek: Strange New Worlds also boldly went out today with its…