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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – Season 2, Episode 8 Under the Cloak of War

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – Season 2, Episode 8

Under the Cloak of War

Aired Jul 27, 2023

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Captain Pike and his crew welcome a Klingon defector aboard the Enterprise, but his presence triggers the revelation of some shocking secrets.

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Jenny Lumet

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Alex Kurtzman

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Akiva Goldsman

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Melanie McFarland

Salon.com

07/28/2023

Great Star Trek episodes ignite debates about philosophical and moral quandaries. "Under the Cloak of War" qualifies.

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Keith Phipps

New York Magazine/Vulture

07/27/2023

4/5

After last week’s lighthearted crossover episode, the Star Trek pendulum swings back with the heaviest episode Strange New Worlds has produced to date.

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Sam Stone

CBR

07/29/2023

After a string of light-hearted episodes, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2 delivers its most intense episode yet.

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Jean Henegan

Pop Culture Maniacs

07/27/2023

4.5/5

The greatest strength of this series is how incredibly this cast inhabits their characters – and how the writing is able to make use of each of their strengths in turn. “Under the Cloak of War” was an episode that brought all of that together. . .

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Andrew Bloom

The Spool

07/27/2023

[T]he sort of murky moral gray area that Deep Space Nine specialized in and that Strange New World revives with credibility and conviction.

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Adrian Ruiz

But Why Tho?

07/27/2023

“Under the Cloak of War” delivers a powerful and emotionally charged conclusion as the Enterprise crew confronts the enigmatic Klingon ambassador Dak’Reh, exposing the deep scars of war and the difficulty of moving forward.

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Synopsis

Captain Pike and his crew welcome a Klingon defector aboard the Enterprise, but his presence triggers the revelation of some shocking secrets.

Director: Jeff W. Byrd
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: Davy Perez
Network: Paramount+
Rating: TV-14
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama, Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date: Jul 27, 2023