Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Episode 5 Review
When it came to the old original Star Trek series, some of the best installments in any season was when there were some hijinks afoot. In fact, even the more recent versions of the franchise showed that some of the absolute most fun episodes are when the crew goes on shore leave. There's a relaxing of the norms of the show and a relaxing of the characters that seemingly allows the actors to really have fun with the personalities they play. That certainly was the case when it came to Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Episode 5, «Spock Amok.»
The latest installment of the best adaptation of the idea behind the original Star Trek in decades takes on some of the old tropes of that original series and makes them just a little bit better. In the process, the show allows the audience to get a bit better idea of just how some of the crew members operate. That's true of how they operate together, such as Una and La'an. The show also demonstrates how members of the crew, such as Christine Chapel operate inside their own heads. In doing it this way, the audience is able to feel as though they are actually watching people bond with each other while learning more about each individual member of the crew. That's certainly something other shows often try, but there aren't that many that do it as well as Strange New Worlds does.
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This episode of Strange New Worlds starts off immediately explaining the name of the episode, for those who are old-time Star Trek fans. One of the most famous scenes in the entire franchise is when Captain Kirk has to do battle with Mr. Spock, who doesn't appear to be in his right mind. During the battle, a very distinctive song plays that fans of the show have been
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