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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – Season 1, Episode 6 Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – Season 1, Episode 6

Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach

Aired Jun 9, 2022

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A threat to an idyllic planet reunites Captain Pike with the lost love of his life; to protect her and a scientific holy child from a conspiracy, Pike offers his help and is forced to face unresolved feelings of his past.

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Andrew Bloom

The Spool

06/28/2022

It takes too long for “Lift Us” to get there, but that final speech is a gut punch and elevates the episode.

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Samantha Coley

Collider

06/16/2022

A-

An episode that opens with levity and romance, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 1, Episode 6, "Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach," unfurls into a harrowing tale of sacrifice and where we draw the line with what we're willing to give.

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Bradley Russell

SFX Magazine

06/13/2022

3/5

The good thing about Strange New Worlds, however, is that even when it's on autopilot, the quality of the cast and the writing ensure it's never less than watchable...

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Drew Koenig

Tell-Tale TV

06/13/2022

4.5/5

Star Trek, on its best days, has served as a mirror to our modern society and shown us the ways in which we still have a long way to go. This episode continues that grand tradition in a way that might hit too close to home for some people.

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Diana Keng

TV Fanatic

06/09/2022

4.5/5

The most devastating horrors are often masked in beauty...By anointing the First Servant with love and adulation and celebrating his Ascension with festivities, the Majalins have bought their absolution.

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Richard Edwards

Total Film

06/09/2022

3/5

While it’s a solid introduction to some classic Trek themes, fans may find the story’s beats and twists a little too familiar.

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Synopsis

A threat to an idyllic planet reunites Captain Pike with the lost love of his life; to protect her and a scientific holy child from a conspiracy, Pike offers his help and is forced to face unresolved feelings of his past.

Executive Producer: Akiva Goldsman, Alex Kurtzman, Jenny Lumet, Henry Alonso Myers, Heather Kadin, Rod Roddenberry, Trevor Roth
Network: Paramount+
Rating: TV-PG
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama, Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date: Jun 9, 2022