Star Trek Strange New Worlds Season 3 Episode 1 "Hegemony Part II" gave me serious Force Awakens vibes - well-executed but eerily familiar. Here's my honest review as a longtime Trek fan.
IMDB Stats: 8.0/10 (865 votes), 85% RT, 74 Metacritic
What We Cover:
Why this felt like an updated Best of Both Worlds
How Strange New Worlds HAS innovated with musicals and crossovers
The challenge of predictable unpredictability in franchise TV
What it would take to genuinely surprise Trek fans
My rating and reasoning
This isn't a play-by-play recap - it's about where Trek storytelling stands in 2025 and whether feeling like "classic Trek" has become a creative limitation.
The Gorn are back, Pike defies Starfleet orders, and Enterprise races to save a colony. Sound familiar? That's exactly the point.
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Star Trek Strange New Worlds Season 3 Episode 1 Review | Captain Pike | Enterprise | Spock | Star Trek Discovery
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