Holy Shit, Strange New Worlds
The jewel in Star Trek’s crown this year however, was Strange New Worlds, the new prequel-prequel that took us back to the time of pre-timeskip Discovery and told the tale of Captain Pike’s tenure on the U.S.S. Enterprise. In what might be the strongest debut season of any Trek series, Strange New World’s first season structurally juked where much of contemporary Trek has jived, relying largely on standalone riffs on classic Trek episode formats to deliver a show that both felt nostalgically charming and yet fresh and exciting for the franchise. Not just an excellent bit of Star Trek, but one of the best TV series of the entire year.
