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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – Season 1, Episode 2 Children of the Comet

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – Season 1, Episode 2

Children of the Comet

Aired May 12, 2022

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While on a survey mission, the U.S.S. Enterprise discovers a comet is going to strike an inhabited planet; while trying to unlock the comet's secrets, Pike and Number One deal with a group of zealots who want to prevent any interference.

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James Osborne

Flickering Myth

06/03/2022

Children of the Comet has lofty ambitions, and is an easy and enjoyable watch.

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Drew Koenig

Tell-Tale TV

05/17/2022

3.5/5

It has begun spectacularly and if the precedence is any indicator, it will only rise with more episodes under its belt. Frankly, that’s an incredibly encouraging prospect to consider.

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Andrew Bloom

The Spool

05/13/2022

[Uhura] gets more shading in an hour than her Nicholsian counterpart received in twenty-five years of television shows and movies.

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Samantha Coley

Collider

05/12/2022

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Uhura shines as brightly as the comet itself in this episode, using her unique skill set to help the crew despite feeling out of her depth.

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Richard Edwards

Total Film

05/12/2022

4.5/5

With its clever riffs on quintessential franchise themes, excellent gags and a crew that’s already coalescing into a memorable unit, this is old-school Star Trek storytelling at its best.

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Synopsis

While on a survey mission, the U.S.S. Enterprise discovers a comet is going to strike an inhabited planet; while trying to unlock the comet's secrets, Pike and Number One deal with a group of zealots who want to prevent any interference.

Director: Maja Vrvilo
Creator: Akiva Goldsman, Alex Kurtzman, Jenny Lumet
Executive Producer: Akiva Goldsman, Alex Kurtzman, Jenny Lumet, Henry Alonso Myers, Heather Kadin, Rod Roddenberry, Trevor Roth
Screenwriter: Henry Alonso Myers, Sarah Tarkoff
Network: Paramount+
Rating: TV-PG
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama, Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2022