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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – Season 2, Episode 7 Those Old Scientists

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – Season 2, Episode 7

Those Old Scientists

Aired Jul 22, 2023

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An accident while investigating a time portal sends Ensign Brad Boimler through time from the 24th century; Captain Pike and his crew must get him back where he belongs.

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Jenny Lumet

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Alex Kurtzman

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Akiva Goldsman

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Anson Mount

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Rebecca Romijn

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Keith Phipps

New York Magazine/Vulture

07/23/2023

4/5

It’s undoubtedly hard to make all the pieces fit together, but “Those Old Scientists” makes it look pretty effortless.

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Diana Keng

TV Fanatic

07/24/2023

5/5

In another brilliant bit of writing, M'Benga now lives with Pike's suspicion as Dak'Rah lived with an unearned reputation. The narrative echoes are deafening.

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Alex Cranz

The Verge

07/24/2023

Strange New Worlds has always been good at hopping from genre to genre and tackling bit tonal shifts with aplomb.

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Jean Henegan

Pop Culture Maniacs

07/23/2023

4.7/5

But this was a hell of a fun diversion. The animated pieces were excellent. The live actions pieces were amazing. And these characters, bouncing off one another, were awesome. And we even got a classic Lower Decks DS9 reference! What more could you want?

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

07/22/2023

5/5

The Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - Star Trek: Lower Decks crossover is everything that audiences could have asked for and more.

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Andrew Bloom

The Spool

07/22/2023

Smashing Strange New Worlds and Lower Decks together could easily have been a mere gimmick and gotten by just fine. Instead, the creative teams of two series move the ball forward for each...

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Synopsis

An accident while investigating a time portal sends Ensign Brad Boimler through time from the 24th century; Captain Pike and his crew must get him back where he belongs.

Director: Jonathan Frakes
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, Frank Siracusa, John Weber
Screenwriter: Kathryn Lyn, Bill Wolkoff
Network: Paramount+
Rating: TV-14
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama, Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date: Jul 22, 2023