Old Enemies Return
While Strange New Worlds’ largely episodic nature meant there were plenty of threats across season one, it’s not unfair to say the big bad was largely the Gorn, who menace the Enterprise team multiple times during season one, establishing them as a serious threat to the Federation and its citizens. But while the finale also introduced us, through alt-timeline shenanigans, to Strange New World’s take on the Romulan Star Empire, another Trek classic will be making their way to season two: the legendary Klingons.
Given that at the time of Discovery’s earlier seasons and the original Star Trek the Federation and the Klingon Empire are not exactly on good terms, it’ll be interesting to see just how they appear here. But also, yes, they do look like TNG-style Klingons instead of the distressingly racist makeup employed in the original Star Trek—it’s not a continuity error or a retcon (at least, a new one—go watch that episode of Enterprise).
