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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – Season 2, Episode 5 Charades

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – Season 2, Episode 5

Charades

Aired Jul 13, 2023

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A shuttle accident leads to Spock's Vulcan DNA getting removed by aliens, making him fully human and unprepared to face T'Pring's family during an important ceremonial dinner.

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Jenny Lumet

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Alex Kurtzman

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Akiva Goldsman

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Anson Mount

Captain Christopher Pike

Rebecca Romijn

Una Chin-Riley

Ethan Peck

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Keith Phipps

New York Magazine/Vulture

07/13/2023

4/5

Part farce, part rom-com, part first chapter of an impassioned love story (maybe), this was a fun episode and one with potentially far-reaching repercussions.

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Vera Wylde

Council of Geeks

07/15/2023

Even if I could somehow surgically removed the cringe elements of this, then I'm just left with an incredibly basic, insanely predictable story. This hinges 100% on your own ability to take in and/or enjoy cringe material.

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Diana Keng

TV Fanatic

07/14/2023

4/5

The primary takeaway of is that when events injure or change an individual, they are not the only ones affected.

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Jean Henegan

Pop Culture Maniacs

07/13/2023

4.7/5

“Charades” was the perfect chance to see this family of characters work together – both on and off duty – to help one of their own. It was, in that regard, a quintessential Star Trek episode.

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Adrian Ruiz

But Why Tho?

07/13/2023

10/10

Strange New Worlds Season 2 Episode 5 is an emotionally resonant and introspective episode.

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Andrew Bloom

The Spool

07/13/2023

[W]ith “Charades,” Strange New Worlds boldly goes someplace new with the idea of Spock dropping his practiced Vulcan calm – to comedy!

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Synopsis

A shuttle accident leads to Spock's Vulcan DNA getting removed by aliens, making him fully human and unprepared to face T'Pring's family during an important ceremonial dinner.

Director: Jordan Canning
Creator: Jenny Lumet, Alex Kurtzman, Akiva Goldsman
Executive Producer: Akiva Goldsman, Alex Kurtzman, Jenny Lumet, Henry Alonso Myers, Heather Kadin, Rod Roddenberry, Trevor Roth, Aaron Baiers, John Weber, Frank Siracusa
Screenwriter: Kathryn Lyn, Henry Alonso Myers
Network: Paramount+
Rating: TV-14
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama, Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date: Jul 13, 2023