All that static discharge and gas will cloud their tactical display, visuals won't function and shields will be useless. In a very nice nod to the tactics employed by Admiral Kirk in 'The Wrath of Khan,' Captain Pike (Anson Mount) - under the instruction of Noonien-Singh, who we know has experienced the Gorn before - puts the Enterprise into the atmosphere of a gas giant, which has the same affect as entering the Mutara Nebula. Related: 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' episode 2 adds to Uhura's history Hemmer (Bruce Horak) are trapped in the main cargo bay. It also means that Cadet Nyota Uhura (Celia Rose Gooding) and Lt. However, the situation is made worse by the fact that most Enterprise systems are offline, including the replicators needed to replenish medical supplies like blood plasma. And all of that is before the opening credits, those beautiful opening credits.ĭamage to the Enterprise is considerable and casualties are overwhelming sickbay, including Chin-Riley. Then, out of the blackness of space, a Gorn interceptor appears and all but destroys the Finibus III transport along with most of the connecting gangway and with her shields down, the Enterprise too takes some heavy hits. The Gorn interceptor is new and it seems to have a slight Chig fighter vibe from 'Space: Above and Beyond.' (Image credit: Paramount Plus) except it can't with the 'deep space transport tube' still deployed. La'an Noonien-Singh (Christina Chong) listens to the description of events from the survivors and immediately calls for the Enterprise to raise shields.

It's at this point that an already suspicious Lt. Unfortunately, because of the unique nature of this vessel's purpose, the Enterprise's transporter cannot penetrate the ship's hull and so a 'deep space transport tube' is used to bring the refugees aboard. It seems some survivors somehow were able to escape from the planet's surface in a run-down, old transport once used for hauling radioactive ore. It's clear something is very wrong and then the Enterprise detects another ship in orbit. Related: 'Strange New Worlds' episode 3 builds up Number One's backstory

Regardless of whether the surface was hot, cold, covered in sand, or covered in snow, that same Starfleet tunic was somehow sufficient and those black booties always seem to provide just enough grip - not to mention breathability and sole cushioning - no matter what the ground conditions were like. The days of Enterprise-D crewmembers beaming down to a planet's surface wearing exactly what they had on five minutes beforehand on a climate controlled starship bridge, are long gone, thank The Maker.

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