Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Discussion – “Shuttle to Kenfori” & “A Space Adventure Hour”

Again, two wildly different tones for these episodes.

Shuttle to Kenfori

In order to cure Batel, Pike and M’Benga travel to Klingon space, where M’Benga’s past resurfaces on a dangerous planet.

A Space Adventure Hour

When La’An tests a prototype holodeck with a fictional case only she can solve, the consequences of failure get greater and greater, with the Enterprise hanging in the balance.

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Superman (2025)

We went to the drive-in on a perfect summer night, which is always an experience in and of itself. They lean into the retro, the graphics pure 1957 and ambient music pre-1980. We watched kids clamber in the playland under the screen, and the sun set in the sky to our left, just before the projector started. Trailers included one for the 50th Anniversary return of Jaws to the big screen. I might have to see that.

We came, of course, for Superman, another piece of the past fighting to remain part of the culture.

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