“Experimental” is a word that has defined much of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ second season.
“Will this work/Who can say?/We’re gonna sing it/anyway!” An interlude in the climactic song of Star Trek’s first ever musical episode—and an underlying thesis that guides it as it swings for one of the boldest ideas the franchise has ever tried... and by god, does it nail it.
There’s a lot to love in Strange New Worlds and Lower Decks’ special Star Trek crossover, but getting to see Tawny Newsome and Jack Quaid bring some of their chaotic energy from the world of animati
Crossovers are hard. The balance of time, fandom-winking wishlists, and the need to have things still actually matter to your characters can make smashing together heroes from across a franchise a challenge—a challenge Star Trek hasn’t been afraid to rise up to in the past.