![]() John embodies what the protagonist from the book should be but because he's from the Savage Land the message falls flat because he didn't change.Ĭ-Jack-60 is more like the book protagonist but as an Epsilon he's too dumb to have this revelation without John telling him. Going through it the show hinted at deeper discussions of what happiness means but none of it really came to fruition. I think most of those are from people who read the book and expected one of the characters to go through a cathartic transformation. She mirrored an image of the Savage leader and showed her achieving her dream using Indra. I think what's in the box is one of Indra's worlds. Seeing that the limits of Soma has been reached Indra, a program created to follow preprogrammed rules, can't do anything except continue using Soma. ![]() Soma Red goes beyond what the original researchers intended. Indra, in attempting to create the perfect society has used up all levels of Soma to give people pleasure. The Savages, wanting to stop the image of themselves as people of vices who kill at the drop of a hat, only cement their reputation by violently killing people they don't feel fits their ideals. Bernard, the only one with knowledge of this chooses to bury his head in pleasure even when seeing the ad for Savage Land 2. The Londoners have their barrier to keep out the Savages but within the first two episodes the Savages have the Londoners caged. ![]() At the same time everyone is imprisoned by their idea of freedom. I liked how they presented the theme of how everything is on a precipice or approaching a precipice and no one knows what to do when they go over. R/television's favorite shows of all time (2022 edition) The Strange New Worlds main ensemble is whole again once more and ready to face the future together in what is shaping up to be an even more ambitious second season moving forward.>!Spoiler!!Television!< becomes Television Links Star Trek has a history of fantastic legal drama episodes, from Spock's trial in "The Menagerie" during The Original Series, to Jean-Luc Picard facing a Starfleet inquisitor in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "The Drumhead." "Ad Astra Per Aspera" joins that celebrated pantheon of courtroom-centric episodes while resolving several of the major plot threads coming out of Season 1. Just as Strange New Worlds' series premiere had Pike directly call out contemporary issues facing humanity, complete with real-world footage, "Ad Astra Per Aspera" very much speaks to societal challenges today. This sort of messaging has been present in the Star Trek franchise since The Original Series, with some instances more readily apparent than others, but that messaging is certainly a hallmark. ![]() "Ad Astra Per Aspera" also provides social commentary that is just as timely now as it has been for the entire duration of the franchise, in this specific case regarding prosecution over cultural identity. ![]() There's still plenty of levity to ease some of the tension, usually involving Spock as was the case in the Season 2 premiere, continuing the season's shift to more prominent humor. There are so many twists and turns playing out, including Neera's true motivations to help Chin-Riley after their past falling out and Starfleet's prosecutors' tactics that viewers are still on the edge of their seats even if a phaser is never fired or a punch is thrown. This is matched by Badaki's commanding performance, with all eyes on her whenever she’s on-screen, launching into fiery monologues or grilling different figures taking the stand either for or against Chin-Riley's fate.Įven though "Ad Astra Per Aspera" is completely devoid of conventional action set pieces, director Valerie Weiss stages the cinematography in the episode's courtroom scenes as if they're action scenes. Fortunately, both actors are more than up to the task, with Romijn giving her finest performance as Number One to date, tackling her role with utter conviction as Chin-Riley stands at the center of a legal debate for the soul of the Federation. All of "Ad Astra Per Aspera" falls firmly on the shoulders of Romijn and guest star Yetide Badaki, with the latter appearing as Neera in court case making up the majority of the episode. ![]()
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