The Elysian Kingdom

Episode aired Jun 23, 2022
53m

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6.0/10

3.4K

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Babs Olusanmokun, Christina Chong, Melissa Navia, and Jess Bush in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022)

Action Adventure Sci-Fi

The U.S.S. Enterprise becomes stuck in a nebula that is home to an alien consciousness that traps the crew in a fairy tale.The U.S.S. Enterprise becomes stuck in a nebula that is home to an alien consciousness that traps the crew in a fairy tale.The U.S.S. Enterprise becomes stuck in a nebula that is home to an alien consciousness that traps the crew in a fairy tale.

IMDb RATING

6.0/10

3.4K

YOUR RATING

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Director
- Amanda Row
Writers
- Gene Roddenberry(based upon "Star Trek" created by)
- Akiva Goldsman
- Alex Kurtzman
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Trivia
The book that Dr. M'Benga reads to his daughter, "The Kingdom of Elysium," was authored by the (fictional) science-fiction writer Benny Russell, portrayed by Avery Brooks (as Captain Sisko) from the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Far Beyond the Stars".

Goofs
Pike orders Dr. M'Benga to the bridge when Ortegas receives a head wound. Not only was M'Benga ordered to bed rest just moments earlier and was therefore off-duty, there should be a full medical staff onboard to handle emergencies. Calling M'Benga specifically would be akin to calling the director of a hospital to treat a patient in the ER who needs stitches.

Quotes
Captain Christopher Pike: I said, "Hit it."
Erica Ortegas: I'm hitting it, Captain, but we're not moving.

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5/10

A Senior Trekker writes...................

Love it or loath it, this episode was pure Star Trek from start to finish. Everyone got to dress up and enjoy themselves while a fairly sound Science Fiction story propelled the narrative along. Concluding Rukiya's storyline in this way came as something of a surprise but was probably a lot more satisfying than having it drag on for several seasons.

Who cares if we've seen something similar before, The over-the-top performances helped endear us to some lesser known members of the cast, the script generated quite a few unforced laughs and it all looked absolutely fabulous. A sprinkling of light-hearted fantasy has been part of the Star Trek compendium for more than fifty years, all the way back through Voyager's Adventures of Captain Proton, TNG's Hollow Pursuits to the Original Series Shore Leave. The Elysian Kingdom is now a welcome addition to that company.

I hesitate to say that this episode is what fans have been waiting for because I'm old enough to remember that some of them never liked this kind of fantasy and their vociferous complaints have resonated down through the decades. Looking at today's reviews we can see that there are no changes there, then.

But never mind the rest; I loved every minute of it. This is what Senior Trekker had almost given up hoping for. The real thing.

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