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Spoilers Strange New Worlds General Discussion Thread

I have to say, given a viewing of the season finale, I really like the casting of all the legacy characters who have made appearances. They've done a fantastic job and I really feel like I'm seeing people we'll get to know later on in their slightly younger selves.
 
There are only 2 (and a half, I suppose if you count Chekov) OG characters left to unveil. Sulu, the physicist turned helmsman and probably my favourite part of the original cast - Doctor Leonard McCoy. The shadow that DeForest Kelley casts is long and as a result McCoy is even more difficult than Kirk to cast properly.

But I want to see him, maybe pre-divorce and a young father with his whole life in front of him. A sunny and optimistic McCoy, what a sight that would be.
 
I have to say that, among all the wonderful ways that SNW has evolved this year, Wil Wheaton has grown on me immensely over the ten weeks. He puts everything into that show. His segment talking to the Legacy Effects people was delightful for the spontaneity and depth of his enthusiasm.
 
I have to say, given a viewing of the season finale, I really like the casting of all the legacy characters who have made appearances. They've done a fantastic job and I really feel like I'm seeing people we'll get to know later on in their slightly younger selves.
There are only 2 (and a half, I suppose if you count Chekov) OG characters left to unveil. Sulu, the physicist turned helmsman and probably my favourite part of the original cast - Doctor Leonard McCoy. The shadow that DeForest Kelley casts is long and as a result McCoy is even more difficult than Kirk to cast properly.

But I want to see him, maybe pre-divorce and a young father with his whole life in front of him. A sunny and optimistic McCoy, what a sight that would be.

Karl Urban also did a wonderful job as Bones so who ever they get to portray a young Prime McCoy has some big shoes to fill as well.
 
Yeah, topping both Kelly and Urban will be a tough ask. Urban was arguably the best of the JJ crew even though he got replaced in the “big 3” by Uhura in the first two movies.

I would add Rand as a character they need to introduce along with Bones and Sulu.
 
Where do you think Pike’s combat experience comes from? Just random missions, or a specific conflict/s? Didn’t they say he is the most decorated combat officer or something?
 
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I feel I'm the only one who didn't enjoy Urban, a very good actor, as McCoy. The accent and persona felt quite put on to me and rather like a caricature, whereas McCoy really needs to feel natural as the earth, in my opinion.

I'm interested to see who eventually ends up in the role, especially as I've found every recast TOS role in SNW to quickly feel like the most interesting and definitive version of that character.
 
This is the truth:

Strange New Worlds season 2 shows how far Star Trek has come

Strange New Worlds can’t be baselessly optimistic — we the viewers know firsthand that time moving forward doesn’t necessarily make things better. However, even when showing that some of our present faults still linger, the show ultimately tells its audience not to lose hope for the future.
 
Now I remember where I heard the most decorated combat officer - Una said in Q&A he’s:

"the most heavily decorated fighting captain in Starfleet”

But that was before the Klingon War, which Pike wasn’t in, so I’m sure that’s no longer the case. I’m guessing his experience isnt from yet another war.
 
Now I remember where I heard the most decorated combat officer - Una said in Q&A he’s:

"the most heavily decorated fighting captain in Starfleet”

But that was before the Klingon War, which Pike wasn’t in, so I’m sure that’s no longer the case. I’m guessing his experience isnt from yet another war.
They can always squeeze in another war.
 
I get a chuckle out of Urban's portrayal of Bones but I don't think it's great. Among the major cast, Urban leans the most toward simple mimicry of the actor he's replacing. Almost none of his crankiness - and that's pretty much his only key - feels organic.
 
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