Spoilers Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 3x04 - "A Space Adventure Hour"

[Tuskin38]

IIRC a recent interview said we'd see 'a version of Sybok'

 

[Trekker4747]

As someone who hasn't ast watched STV in probably 10 or 15 years, I'm hoping to see them pick up on the Sybok thing too.

 

[indranee]

For what's worth, Khan's mother was named Kaur in my novels.

I am loath to admit I did not read it! Forgive me please. I've had ten years of being a caregiver to two dying parents and am just now coming back to my old life and my Trek family. Which one is it? I'd love to read it. Message me if you'd like?

 

[Nerys Myk]

Singh is not a woman's last name, though. Kaur is more like it. But hey it's ignorant Trek writers so we let them do it.

Khan doesn't seem to be the most traditional Sikh. (If he's actually a Sikh). His name seems to come from the research facility where he was born. He and his decedents may have simply adopted the name. Perhaps all of his cohort use the name.

Google tells men there are women who use "Singh" as a last name,.

Pratima Singh: An Indian basketball player who has represented India.
Shaili Singh: An Indian long jumper who was raised by a single mother.
Lilly Singh: A Canadian YouTuber and entertainer.
Vineeta Singh: An Indian entrepreneur and CEO of Sugar Cosmetics, also a judge on Shark Tank India.
Lakshmi Singh: An American journalist who anchors Midday for NPR Newscasts.
Lisa Singh: An Australian politician.
Sabrina Singh: An American administrator who served as Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary.
Abha Singh: An Indian activist and advocate for women's rights.
Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh: A scholar of Sikhism and professor at Colby College.
Nalini Singh: A New Zealand author of paranormal romance novels.
Nikita Singh: An Indian author of young adult novels.
Khush Singh: An Indian-born American make-up artist, producer, and businesswoman.
Gracy Singh: An Indian actress known for her roles in "Lagaan" and "Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.".
Mona Singh: An Indian actress known for her role in "Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin".
Barkha Singh: An Indian actress who has appeared in films and web series.

 

[Greg Cox]

I am loath to admit I did not read it! Forgive me please. I've had ten years of being a caregiver to two dying parents and am just now coming back to my old life and my Trek family. Which one is it? I'd love to read it. Message me if you'd like?

Sarina Kaur appears in Volume One of my Eugenics Wars novels, and is referenced in the two sequels

 

[Donald G]

Khan doesn't seem to be the most traditional Sikh. (If he's actually a Sikh). His name seems to come from the research facility where he was born. He and his decedents may have simply adopted the name. Perhaps all of his cohort use the name.

Google tells men there are women who use "Singh" as a last name,.

Pratima Singh: An Indian basketball player who has represented India.
Shaili Singh: An Indian long jumper who was raised by a single mother.
Lilly Singh: A Canadian YouTuber and entertainer.
Vineeta Singh: An Indian entrepreneur and CEO of Sugar Cosmetics, also a judge on Shark Tank India.
Lakshmi Singh: An American journalist who anchors Midday for NPR Newscasts.
Lisa Singh: An Australian politician.
Sabrina Singh: An American administrator who served as Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary.
Abha Singh: An Indian activist and advocate for women's rights.
Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh: A scholar of Sikhism and professor at Colby College.
Nalini Singh: A New Zealand author of paranormal romance novels.
Nikita Singh: An Indian author of young adult novels.
Khush Singh: An Indian-born American make-up artist, producer, and businesswoman.
Gracy Singh: An Indian actress known for her roles in "Lagaan" and "Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.".
Mona Singh: An Indian actress known for her role in "Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin".
Barkha Singh: An Indian actress who has appeared in films and web series.

Add to that my former junior high and high school classmate and her three sisters.

 

[cooleddie74]

I remember that name! The head of the project to create Khan, if I'm not mistaken?

 

[Pauln6]

Singh is not a woman's last name, though. Kaur is more like it. But hey it's ignorant Trek writers so we let them do it.

Yes - that's what I thought too, although, of course that tradition might change in time. IMO, it was a lazy mistake to give her a direct link to Khan. She could have been a descendent of any one of the augment overlords who Kirk thought were worse than Khan and leave her core story intact, while being a better fit into Space Seed.

 

[trekfan_1]

I've had some time to reflect on this episode. Your mileage may vary — some might find it a charming and fun homage, others may feel it didn’t quite land, and a few have even called it a mean-spirited parody of TOS.

Personally, I don't mind an unoriginal story if I enjoyed the ride. I actually love murder mysteries, even though many (perhaps even all ) of them are formulaic. But in this case, the episode (surprisingly) just didn’t work for me. It didn't grab me or tickle my fancy the same way other simular episodes did.

I'm totally fine if others had fun with it — tastes differ. But there’s one thing I do take issue with, especially if it’s something the showrunners or cast claim: this was NOT a “big swing.” Holodeck malfunction episodes and characters dressing up in period garb have definitely been done before in Star Trek. I’d be genuinely curious to hear from those who liked the episode — do you see this as a big swing or just fun and enjoyable? ( which is totally fine). Because to me, it felt pretty safe and familiar.

 

[Fateor]

The costumes were probably made for the episode. Though they do look more like something from Doctor Who's original run than Star Trek. So does the set.

The "show" costumes had addons, but under those they were just 70s costume jumpers.

A lot of assumptions there.

No, just one.

And that is that they wouldn't want to spend a crap load of money when they didn't have too.