Today’s prompt from Long and Short Reviews is to criticize our favorite film, show, or book. Hmm…

Star Trek Strange New Worlds:

Strange New Worlds has rocked my world the last two years, and especially the last season. Although I’ve been a Trekkie for thirty years now, between the Abrams movies, the spiritless disappointments that were Discovery and Picard, and the murder of the Treklit extended universe to accommodate DSC/PIC novels, my enthusiasm for Trek was hanging on by a “at least there are older Trek books I haven’t read” thread. Then Strange New Worlds happened, and my phone and computer have SNW wallpapers and I’m thinking about writing ST fanfic. However, I can probably manage a couple of critiques: First, Jim Kirk, who isn’t an officer on Enterprise, has probably had more screentime than his brother George who is an officer aboard the ship. I actually like Wesley’s Kirk, but given that George dies young, I’d like SNW to let us get to know him. Similarly, Ortegas hasn’t gotten much love beyond her running away with “Lotus Eaters”. Her actress shines anytime she’s allowed to, so I’m hoping she gets some more attention in season 3. Thirdly, I’m a little wary about how they’re going to try to keep lore consistent as they push closer to “The Cage”: we’ve not seen either of the older doctors who appeared in “The Cage” or “Where No Man Has Gone Before”, and Dr. M’Benga’s apparently junior position in The Original Series is gonna need some explaining.