The second season of Star Trek: Discovery introduced Captain Christopher Pike as a character, signaling the show was eager to lean more into the history of Gene Roddenberry’s universe. Fans who expected a bright, hopeful and episodic series were surprised by the serialized, emotionally intense story in the first season. However, the second episode of Season 2, “New Eden,” is when Discovery undeniably became Star Trek as it always was. It’s no accident it’s a mostly standalone episode with a sweet, hopeful message.To be clear, Discovery was always as much a Star Trek story as any other, even if the name in the title wasn’t convincing enough. With the advent of streaming, more people than ever discovered Star Trek, which means they weren’t paying attention when the second-wave shows were introduced. “This isn’t Star Trek!” is a familiar refrain to people in the fan community during the launch of The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager and Enterprise. Still, Discovery’s departure from the traditional style was both intentional and drastic. This is why “New Eden” is its first “classic” Star Trek story: a Starfleet crew stumbles onto a human settlement where one shouldn’t be. The Original Series first did this with “The Paradise Syndrome,” where aliens “preserved” a human society by stealing their memories of Earth. Voyager’s “The 37s” features a similar concept and adds Ameila Earhart to the roster of alien colonists. Enterprise’s “North Star” features an old west-inspired colony where former human slaves took control and started oppressing their former masters. “New Eden” offers an inspired twist on this familiar Star Trek concept. It also marks a clear shift in Discovery’s approach to storytelling.The overall story arc for Discovery Season 2 involves mysterious signals in space and “the Red Angel,” revealed to be a time-traveler with impressive technology. A group of humans taking shelter in a church during World War III (circa 2053), were impossibly transported across the Beta Quadrant to a planet called Terralysium. Like previous versions of this story, the humans were brought to the planet against their will. However, this time it was done to save them from certain death. These humans remembered Earth and taught their history, including their rescue, to the new generations like a religion. What complicates the mission for the Discovery crew, however, is that since this culture originated from a pre-warp Earth, the Prime Directive applies.RELATED: Star Trek: Discovery Fixed One Big Mistake the Kelvin Timelines Movies Made
The second season of Star Trek: Discovery introduced Captain Christopher Pike as a character, signaling the show was eager to lean more into the history of Gene Roddenberry’s universe. Fans who expected a bright, hopeful and episodic series were surprised by the serialized, emotionally intense story in the first season. However, the second episode of Season 2, “New Eden,” is when Discovery undeniably became Star Trek as it always was. It’s no accident it’s a mostly standalone episode with a sweet, hopeful message.
To be clear, Discovery was always as much a Star Trek story as any other, even if the name in the title wasn’t convincing enough. With the advent of streaming, more people than ever discovered Star Trek, which means they weren’t paying attention when the second-wave shows were introduced. “This isn’t Star Trek!” is a familiar refrain to people in the fan community during the launch of The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager and Enterprise. Still, Discovery‘s departure from the traditional style was both intentional and drastic. This is why “New Eden” is its first “classic” Star Trek story: a Starfleet crew stumbles onto a human settlement where one shouldn’t be. The Original Series first did this with “The Paradise Syndrome,” where aliens “preserved” a human society by stealing their memories of Earth. Voyager‘s “The 37s” features a similar concept and adds Ameila Earhart to the roster of alien colonists. Enterprise‘s “North Star” features an old west-inspired colony where former human slaves took control and started oppressing their former masters. “New Eden” offers an inspired twist on this familiar Star Trek concept. It also marks a clear shift in Discovery‘s approach to storytelling.
The overall story arc for Discovery Season 2 involves mysterious signals in space and “the Red Angel,” revealed to be a time-traveler with impressive technology. A group of humans taking shelter in a church during World War III (circa 2053), were impossibly transported across the Beta Quadrant to a planet called Terralysium. Like previous versions of this story, the humans were brought to the planet against their will. However, this time it was done to save them from certain death. These humans remembered Earth and taught their history, including their rescue, to the new generations like a religion. What complicates the mission for the Discovery crew, however, is that since this culture originated from a pre-warp Earth, the Prime Directive applies.
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