Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Paramount+
This was old school Star Trek nostalgia and I really enjoyed it! The characters had genuine and interesting story arcs (although Nurse Chapel’s inevitable survival in the last episode seemed a bit unlikely!).
The show has certainly found its feet and is proceeding with confidence and willingness to stretch the boundaries. Two stand out examples were the “Lower Decks” cross-over episode which was brilliant fun; and the musical episode which was just a sublime and bravura piece of television! Not only was it fun but the writers made a real effort to make the singing an integral (if even more unlikely!) and necessary part of the story.
I’m not a big fan of the set-piece battles (I prefer the more intimate character studies) but I appreciate the desire for a big finish to set up the next season, before which I could happily do a re-watch of all these episodes first.