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Roger Korby (from the Original Series episode “What Are Little Girls Made Of?”) - but they’re very secondary to their interpersonal relationships in a way that I think undermines each characters’ individuality. We get some hints of later concerns - the question of Spock as a field commander, Chapel’s decision to go for a two-month internship on Vulcan under Dr. Bush and Peck sell it well! The writing is good! But the whole relationship is a little endemic in the plotlines of both characters.

Now, listen, I understand why this plot is here. What is less enjoyable to me is the re-introduction of Spock and Nurse Chapel’s (Jess Bush)… arrangement. M’Benga (Babs Olusanmokun) prescribes the lyre, which is a nice way to introduce Spock’s love of music.

He released all of his emotions to combat the Gorn in last season’s “All Those Who Wander,” leaving him vulnerable to stress a very un-Vulcan ailment. What’s the worst that can happen? The ship is being inspected by Starfleet’s Operational Support Services, who immediately mark themselves out as being a collection of officious, bureaucratic assholes in the highest Trek tradition. Pike (Anson Mount) leaves the Enterprise under Spock’s command. Captain Pike (Anson Mount) is doing his best to help her, which involves a three-day hop across the quadrant - save any complaints about travel times for the end, please! He seems okay to leave the ship in the hands of the Enterprise’s next-in-line, Lieutenant Spock (Ethan Peck).

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The series picks up a few months after “A Quality of Mercy,” with first officer Una Chin-Riley (Rebecca Romijn) under arrest and awaiting trial for concealing her Illyrian heritage. It’s not a perfect episode - there are some plot ideas and character decisions that feel contrived - but not so much that I didn’t enjoy the episode. “The Broken Circle” is a classic, enjoyable start Strange New Worlds’ second season - with peace in our time at risk, this episode features a classic blend of action, character exploration and (questionably) camp nonsense that we’ve come to expect from the show.

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