Strange New Worlds is a hug from across the galaxy (a Christopher Pike appreciation post)
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I had high hopes for Strange New Worlds, the new Star Trek show set in the pre-Kirk era. Anson Mount was phenomenal as Captain Christopher Pike on Discovery, so getting more of that seemed like a guaranteed good thing. And then the first few episodes aired, and….hoo boy. They weren’t bad, per se, but they weren’t great. To be totally fair to them, they had a lot of heavy lifting to do: reminding the audience that Pike is doomed and knows it, introducing new cast members, reintroducing beloved OG Trek characters. It was a lot of table setting and it took a toll on the pacing and scope of the first three episodes.
Strange New Worlds is a hug from across the galaxy (a Christopher Pike appreciation post)
Strange New Worlds is a hug from across the…
Strange New Worlds is a hug from across the galaxy (a Christopher Pike appreciation post)
I had high hopes for Strange New Worlds, the new Star Trek show set in the pre-Kirk era. Anson Mount was phenomenal as Captain Christopher Pike on Discovery, so getting more of that seemed like a guaranteed good thing. And then the first few episodes aired, and….hoo boy. They weren’t bad, per se, but they weren’t great. To be totally fair to them, they had a lot of heavy lifting to do: reminding the audience that Pike is doomed and knows it, introducing new cast members, reintroducing beloved OG Trek characters. It was a lot of table setting and it took a toll on the pacing and scope of the first three episodes.