Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4, Episode 3, "Human Best Friend," is a full mileage-may-vary swing and I've got thoughts. Scotty and Ortegas finally get to the root of why they clash, Spock and Kirk deepen into the friendship we know is coming, and Una gives us a Klingon cover of a certain '80s power ballad. I break down what worked, what didn't, and the one story change that would've made the back half hit twice as hard.

Timestamps

0:00 Introduction to 'Human Best Friend'
1:04 Scotty & Ortegas: A Complex Dynamic
3:25 Kirk and Spock's Budding Friendship
5:23 Pike, Uhura, and M'Benga
6:14 La'an, Chapel, and a Klingon Power Ballad
8:01 The Climax and Sneaky Historical References
9:48 Final Thoughts and Verdict

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