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Retro Recap: STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS Recap: (S01E07) The Serene Squall
These recaps were originally published on the dearly defunct Geek Girl Authority. RIP. We are reposting them in honor of the franchise’s 60th anniversary — and beyond — and as a way to keep some of our past work alive in the era of failing digital archives. Spock (Ethan Peck) headlines in the seventh episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, “The Serene Squall.” The episode was written by Beau DeMayo & Sarah Tarkoff and directed by Sydney Freeland. Earth to Spock At the Ank

Avery Kaplan
3 days ago8 min read


Retro Recap: STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS Recap: (S01E06) Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach
These recaps were originally published on the dearly defunct Geek Girl Authority. RIP. We are reposting them in honor of the franchise’s 60th anniversary — and beyond — and as a way to keep some of our past work alive in the era of failing digital archives. The sixth episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, “Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach,” gives Captain Pike (Anson Mount) and Doctor M’Benga (Babs Olusanmokun) alike a chance for development. The episode was written by

Avery Kaplan
Oct 278 min read


Retro Recap: STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS Recap: (S01E04) Memento Mori
The fourth episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, “Memento Mori,” gives us the first glimpse of the wrath of La’an (Christina Chong). It was written by Davy Perez & Beau DeMayo and directed by Dan Liu.

Avery Kaplan
Oct 138 min read


Retro Recap: STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS Recap: (S01E03) Ghosts of Illyria
These recaps were originally published on the dearly defunct Geek Girl Authority. RIP. We are reposting them in honor of the franchise’s 60th anniversary — and beyond — and as a way to keep some of our past work alive in the era of failing digital archives. “Ghosts of Illyria” was written by Akela Cooper & Bill Wolkoff and directed by Leslie Hope. We open on the USS Enterprise arriving at Hetemit IX, a planet being swept by an ion storm. In voiceover, a First Officer’s log

Avery Kaplan
Oct 88 min read


Retro Recap: STRANGE NEW WORLDS S1E1 “Strange New Worlds”
Retro Recap: STRANGE NEW WORLDS S1E1 “Strange New Worlds”

Avery Kaplan
Sep 159 min read
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