The Nerd Social

We review and do a spoiler breakdown and discussion of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 1, “The Broken Circle,”; written by Henry Alonso Myers & Akiva Goldsman and directed by Chris Fisher.

00:00 Intro 00:40 Khandra's Take 01:04 Nathan's Take 03:03 Khandra's Rating 03:57 Nathan's Rating 04:14 Spoiler Breakdown 05:06 Teaser 06:32 --Music with Spock/Uhura - TOS 07:24 --Spock Loses It 08:18 --Doctor Chapel 08:54 Act I 11:15 Act II 11:58 --Discovery Klingons 13:32 --Maquis 13:48 --Equinox 14:23 --Undiscovered Country 15:33 Act III 17:21 Act IV 21:36 Closing Thoughts

Spoiler-Free Summary (Logline): A distress call from Lt. Noonien-Singh compels Spock to disobey orders and take the U.S.S. Enterprise and its crew into disputed space, risking renewed hostilities with the Klingons in a bid to aid their shipmate.

Our Rating System: 1 "Dumpster fire.”

• A waste of time that might make you so depressed you don't want to talk to anyone. 2 "Drunk Watch."
• A film only suitable for inebriated viewing with friends. 3 "Hate Watch."
• A film that annoys you so much you must complain on a group chat to friends. 4 "Couch Co-op."
• A film that's perfect for a casual lazy night on the couch with your best friend. 5 "Game Night."
• A film that's perfect for a fun night in with a group of friends if you have other activities planned. 6 "Date Night."
• A film that won’t ruin a special evening with your significant other but you won’t revisit. 7 "Dinner Party."
• A film worth watching and dissecting with friends at home over good food and good wine. 8 "Road Trip."
• A film that's so good that it's worth a road trip with friends to the theaters to enjoy. 9 "Movie Marathon."
• A film that's so exceptional friends will theater-hop with you to see it multiple times. 10 "Theater Rental."
• Invite the neighborhood! A film that transcends its medium and becomes a must-see event.

Cast & Crew

• Created by

  • Akiva Goldsman
  • Alex Kurtzman
  • Jenny Lumet

• Written by

  • Henry Alonso Myers & Akiva Goldsman

• Directed by

  • Chris Fisher *Cast
  • Anson Mount as Captain Christopher Pike
  • Ethan Peck as Science Officer Spock
  • Jess Bush as Nurse Christine Chapel
  • Christina Chong as La'an Noonien-Singh
  • Celia Rose Gooding as Cadet Nyota Uhura
  • Melissa Navia as Lt. Erica Ortegas
  • Babs Olusanmokun as Dr. M'Benga
  • Bruce Horak as Hemmer And
  • Rebecca Romijn as Number One

• Guest-starring

• Melanie Scrofano as Captain Batel

• Dan Jeannotte as Samuel 'Sam' Kirk

• Paul Wesley as James T Kirk

• Guest-starring

• Adrian Holmes as Admiral Robert April

• Carol Kane as Commander Pelia

• Co-starring

• Izad Etemadi as Burly Inspector

• Rong Fu as Jeanna Mitchell

• Emma Ho as Oriana

• Andrew Jackson as Captain O’Chok

• Alex Kapp as USS Enterprise Computer

• Kyle Kass as Kr’Dogh

• Noah Lamanna as Chief Jay

• Cihang Ma as Livian

• Tiffany Martin as Senior Chief

• Jamillah Ross as Lukata

• Samer Salem as Inspector Gilan

• Hanna Spear as Jen

• Alex Spencer as Greynax

• Nicolas van Burek as Klingon Extremist

• Abbas Wahab as Ror’Queg

• Laura Wilson as Stell

• Russel Yuen as Commodore Tafune