Thoughts on the upcoming Strange New Worlds season 3

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Thoughts on the upcoming Strange New Worlds season 3


I've been holding off on this post for a while, but I'm finally deciding to do it.  My thoughts on the upcoming 3rd season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds:

Following their standard modus operandi these days Paramount has released a couple of trailers, a set of pictures and the episode name for season 3.  The much delayed season 3 (thanks to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in 2023).  I for one have been waiting for season 3 to see the conclusion of season 2's cliffhanger ending (Hegemony) with the Gorn.  I for one raise a serious eyebrow at the series whole use of the Gorn, as the TOS episode Arena as much as screamed that that incident was first contact between the Federation and the Gorn.  I'm not going to die on that hill, we all know how much TPTB don't care about canon.  Moving on.

From the trailers and pictures it definitely looks like we're getting more Scotty (cool) and more Kirk-it'll be interesting to see how that plays out.  We're already starting to see the origins of the Kirk-Spock friendship, My feeling is that going forward we will see more of that friendship and more of Pike grooming Kirk to succeed him as captain of the Enterprise.  The trailer gives us a glimpse of Kirk (apparently) taking command of the Enterprise).  Ok.  I'm guessing a temporary command (since we already know that there will be a season 4 of SNW-it's already in production).  

Trailers generally don't give a very good (or accurate) picture of the final product, so I won't put too much stock in it.  I will as always be reserving my opinions for the episodes once they released and I've had time to watch them in July.  

Things I would like to see in this series:
  • More "classic" episodic style Trek storytelling
  • More adherence to established canon, to bring the show ultimately more in line with the early days of TOS
  • More Constitution class ships!  Maybe the USS Constellation under Captain Decker, or even a ship we haven't seen before, like USS Constitution or USS Yorktown
  • Perhaps a character or two from The Cage as a callback.  *Perfect idea for this: Dr. Phillip Boyce in a one off appearance, as a retired former Starfleet doctor, played by Jeffrey Combs*
  • A proper ending when the time comes, with the official transfer of command of the Enterprise from Pike to Kirk

I will be be posting opinions on the episodes of season 3 after they have released and I have had time to watch and review them.

Stay tuned!

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