![]() (Paramount+)īy the standards of Star Trek’s usual discourse on mixed-race identity, this is somehow above average - barely. It’s played for humor, but there’s a slight seriousness to it as well - in the sense that Spock isn’t ready to face the raw, external image of his identity that T’Pring’s research literature discusses. Spock (Ethan Peck) is rather taken aback by his fiancé’s headfirst dive into human sexual literature, and while he admits his appreciation for her efforts to understand his human side, it clearly makes him uncomfortable. Unexpectedly, we begin the episode with T’Pring (Gia Sandhu) hard at work at the Ankeshtan K’tilk Vulcan Criminal Rehabilitation Center - she refers to it as a ‘retreat,’ but it seems just like a fancy prison - where outside of her official duties, she’s been researching ways to ‘spice up’ her relationship with Spock… by reading Henry Miller’s Tropic of Cancer, Erica Jong’s Fear of Flying, and Maggie Wilson’s The Argonauts. ![]() ![]() While not entirely remarkable, “The Serene Squall” is a fun, enjoyable episode with some good added lore - and who doesn’t love pirates? Beyond that though, it doesn’t really tread new ground for either Strange New Worlds, or the Star Trek franchise as a whole. ![]()
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