This is the Daystrom Institute Episode Analysis thread for Strange New Worlds 2x07 Those Old Scientists.

Now that we’ve had a few days to digest the content of the latest episode, this thread is a place to dig a little deeper.

  • Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I think there are two big elements that made this episode as successful as it was:

    1. Taking ongoing SNW storylines like Spock/Chapel seriously, and not using them as punchlines.

    2. The unexpected delight of the Enterprise crew fanning out over the NX-01 era, holding a mirror to Boimler and Mariner.

    Both of these elements were welcome, and helped keep the episode grounded.

    • Wooster@startrek.websiteEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I think it also helped that we got more character out of Ortegas than we did in “Among the Lotus Eaters” which she dominated the B plot. The cast was all used well.