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In its first pilot episode, Star Trek: The Original Series revealed some dark truths about Captain Christopher Pike's (Jeffrey Hunter) most recent mission. Before Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) took over command of the USS Enterprise, Captain Pike sat in the captain's chair on the iconic ship. As established in Star Trek's original pilot, "The Cage," Pike had an entirely different crew aboard his Enterprise, aside from his science officer, Spock (Leonard Nimoy). In "The Cage," Pike answers a distress call from Talos IV only to learn it had been a trap set by the Talosians.

Upon beaming down to the planet, Pike meets a beautiful young woman named Vina (Susan Oliver) before the Talosians imprison the Enterprise captain. As Number One (Majel Barrett) leads a rescue mission, the Talosians present Pike with various illusions to convince him to stay. The powerful Talosians have tapped into Pike's mind...

Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy) has a curious limp in "The Cage," Star Trek's original, rejected pilot, but the reason why is hinted at in the episode. Produced in 1964, "The Cage" was creator Gene Roddeneberry's first vision for Star Trek. "The Cage" starred Jeffrey Hunter as Captain Christopher Pike, Susan Oliver as Vina, and Majel Barrett as Number One, along with Nimoy as the Vulcan Mr. Spock. NBC considered "The Cage" "too cerebral" for network television but ordered a second pilot that became Star Trek: The Original Series, with William Shatner's Captain James T. Kirk replacing Pike and only Spock returning from "The Cage's" cast.

In Star Trek's "The Cage," the USS Enterprise is diverted to the planet Talos IV, where its inhabitants laid a trap for Captain Pike. The Talosians possessed the power to cast realistic illusions, and they wanted Pike for their menagerie of aliens.

The Star Trek franchise boldly submits 71 Emmy Awards hopefuls across various categories for consideration at this year's awards. Discovery, Lower Decks, and Strange New Worlds are aiming for recognition, with hopes pinned on standout performances and episodes. Paramount+ Star Trek universe doesn't let up in seeking accolades, with various cast members and teams hoping for Emmy wins.

Paramount+ is boldly submitting its Star Trek franchise for consideration for a total of 71 Emmy Awards. Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Lower Decks, and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds are all hoping for Emmy Awards in the biggest categories, including Best Drama Series, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting, Best Writing, Best Directing, Best Animated Program, and Best Character Voice-Over Performance. Star Trek: Picard and Strange New Worlds recently won multiple Saturn Awards, and the Star Trek franchise won a Peabody Institutional Award. Star Trek is hoping lightning will strike again at the Emmys.

2023 introduced new and iconic villains in Star Trek, including the Borg, Changelings, and the Gorn. Star Trek heroes faced frightening foes, such as a former yeoman seeking revenge, an overbearing Vulcan mother, and a deadly predator pet. Some standout villains include Lore, the evil android brother of Data, and the formidable Borg Queen, who allies with the Changelings.

Star Trek introduced some new villains in 2023 and brought back some old foes who have become iconic in their own right. Star Trek: Picard, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and Star Trek: Lower Decks all had new seasons in 2023, introducing the world to many new Trek heroes and villains. 2023 also saw the return of some classic Star Trek villains, like the Borg, the Changelings, and the Gorn. Whether they were facing off against Admiral Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart), Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount), or the crew of the USS Cerritos, these big...

"Strange New Worlds" might be less than two seasons old, but the almost universally well-received "Trek" series has already made a name for itself by consistently taking bold swings -- in multiple directions. As much as the recent musical episode or the crossover special with "Lower Decks" reaffirmed that the writers on this show thrive when they allow themselves to get a little silly, there have been several episodes that tackled much darker themes with an impressive amount of nuance and hard-hitting emotions. There's the entire matter of Christopher Pike's (Anson Mount) tragic backstory and his foreknowledge of what's to come, of course, but "Strange New Worlds" has also shown a willingness to go to some seriously, well, serious places when the character and story call for it.

One such instance came early on this season with episode 4, titled "Among the Lotus Eaters." The plot brings Pike and the...

Where to Watch Powered by The position of yeoman in Star Trek originated from the US Navy and served as assistants to the Captain, performing administrative work and attending to various duties. In the original series, women rarely served as high-ranking officers, so the yeoman position allowed for more female representation, often portraying them as attractive objects of desire. In modern Star Trek shows, the position of yeoman has been abandoned due to advancements in technology, making their administrative work unnecessary and easily automated.

Though various yeomen appeared over the course of Star Trek: The Original Series, subsequent Star Trek series have rarely featured crew members with that title. The most prominent yeoman character was Janice Rand (Grace Lee Whitney), who served as the yeoman for Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) aboard the USS Enterprise. After Whitney's departure from Tos following eight episodes of the first season, various young...

Warning: This article contains Spoilers for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Season 2, Episode 4 - "Among The Lotus Eaters"Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2, episode 4, "Among the Lotus Eaters," brought Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) and the USS Enterprise back to Rigel VII, and included several references to the unaired pilot of Star Trek: The Original Series, "The Cage." This original pilot followed Captain Pike (Jeffrey Hunter) rather than Captain Kirk (William Shatner) and was about a fateful mission to Talos IV. Along the way, Pike talked about a previous mission to Rigel VII in which he had lost four crew members. As he continues to work through that failure of a mission, he is taken prisoner by the Talosians and placed into a literal cage.

Strange New Worlds season 2, episode 4 gave Captain Pike a chance to revisit Rigel VII, and he and his landing party soon discovered what made the planet so dangerous.

Warning: Spoilers for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, season 2, episode 4 - "Among the Lotus Eaters"Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2, episode 4 perfectly reversed a storyline from Star Trek: Prodigy. "Among the Lotus Eaters" saw Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) lead a landing party down to Rigel VII in order to investigate a potential violation of the Prime Directive. When the team arrived, they found that a former USS Enterprise Yeoman, Zac Nguyen (David Huynh), who had been presumed dead after the ship's previous failed mission to the planet, had been left behind and subsequently declared himself the ruler of a group of Kalar, Rigel VII's native population.

Yeoman Nguyen's story bears a striking resemblance to an episode from season 1 of Star Trek: Prodigy. In Prodigy season 1, episode 13, "All the World's a Stage", the crew of the USS Protostar received a distress call from a planet, and an away team...

Warning: This article contains Spoilers for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Season 2, Episode 4 - "Among the Lotus Eaters"Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2, episode 4, "Among the Lotus Eaters" is a sequel to Star Trek: The Original Series' unaired pilot that provides new information about Rigel VII, its inhabitants, and the ill-fated original mission of Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount). When the USS Enterprise is sent back to Rigel VII to investigate cultural contamination left by their previous visit, Pike is forced to confront his past mistakes. Tos' original pilot, "The Cage" saw the Enterprise recovering from a disastrous mission to Rigel VII, which cost the lives of three members of Pike's crew, and seriously wounded three more.

As Star Trek: Strange New Worlds bridges the gaps in time between Tos' unaired pilot and its actual pilot, there's a chance to revisit Rigel VII and flesh out the world. The...

Warning: This article contains Spoilers for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Season 2, Episode 4 - "Among the Lotus Eaters"Sending Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) on a return visit to Rigel VII reveals a big problem with Starfleet's Prime Directive in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2, episode 4. "Among the Lotus Eaters" is a sequel to Star Trek: The Original Series' unaired pilot, "The Cage", which began in the immediate aftermath of a disastrous mission to Rigel VII. So traumatic was the ill-fated Rigel VII mission that Pike struggled with his guilt over the three officers he lost, and even briefly considered resigning from Starfleet.

Years later, a Starfleet flyby revealed that Pike left something behind, forcing the USS Enterprise to return to Rigel VII to assess the extent of the cultural contamination. On the planet's surface, Pike came face to face with his former Yeoman, Zac Nguyen, who now goes...

Warning: This article contains Spoilers for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Season 2, Episode 4 - "Among the Lotus Eaters" After taking a back seat in the first three episodes, Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) makes a big comeback in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and it was worth waiting for. Snw season 2, episode 4, "Among the Lotus Eaters" is a Pike-centric episode that revisits a dark moment from Star Trek: The Original Series' unaired pilot, "The Cage". Starfleet orders the USS Enterprise to clean up its mess when a Starfleet insignia is picked up during a satellite flyby of Rigel VII, a planet where Pike and Lt. Spock (Ethan Peck) nearly lost their lives several years earlier.

Pike's absence from Star Trek: Strange New Worlds was due to the happy news that Anson Mount's wife had given birth to the couple's first child during the filming of the opening episodes. This is...

Warning: This article contains Spoilers for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Season 2, Episode 4 - "Among The Lotus Eaters"A return to Rigel VII gives Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) a second chance to fix failures both romantic and professional at the end of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2, episode 4, "Among the Lotus Eaters". The USS Enterprise is given an important mission to assess the cultural contamination that Pike and his away team previously caused on the pre-warp planet of Rigel VII. Assembling a team of Dr. Joseph M'Benga (Babs Olusanmokun) and Lt. LA'an Noonien-Singh (Christina Chong), the Enterprise Captain returns to the site of his biggest failure. It's a mission that forces Pike to battle both his own guilt and the mind-altering effects of the atmospheric radiation of Rigel VII.

Meanwhile, up on the USS Enterprise, Lt. Erica Ortegas (Melissa Navia) is dealing with her own disappointment at missing...

We had a chance to chat with David Huynh, currently starring in The Sinner as Cj, a troubled young man involved with the equally troubled Percy Muldoon (Alice Kremelberg).

He offered candid insight into working on the show and bringing the gritty details of the twisty psychological drama to life.

Don't worry; we kept the spoiler parts of the conversation close to the vest. Let's just say that you are going to love The Sinner Season 4 Episode 6! Enjoy.

So I was looking at your IMDb page, and you've been on so many awesome shows in guest roles. What guest role is your most memorable?

It's dating, and this is going pretty far back, but I did a guest thing on ER, and this was a long time ago. It was the last season of ER, and it was the second last episode.

Oh wow.

Yeah. And at the time, it was what,...

Exclusive: Cindy Cheung (The Flight Attendant), Ronin Wong (The Man in the High Castle) and Neal Huff (Mare of Easttown) have joined the Season 4 cast of USA Network’s The Sinner as new series regulars. Additionally, David Huynh (Baby) will recur on the crime anthology series, starring Bill Pullman and Jessica Hecht.

Cheung and Wong are the first Asian/Asian Americans to be cast as series regulars on the show.

In Season 4, still reeling from the trauma of a previous case a year ago, the now-retired Harry Ambrose (Pullman) travels to Hanover Island in Northern Maine for a recuperative getaway with his partner, Sonya (Hecht). When an unexpected tragedy occurs involving the daughter of a prominent island family, Ambrose is recruited to help the investigation, only to be thrown into a mystery of mounting paranoia that will turn this sleepy tourist island, and Ambrose’s life, upside down.

Cheung will play Stephanie Lam.

Director: Juwan Chung. Review Adam Wing. With his second feature Juwan Chung (Cake) paints a tragic tale of Asian youths caught up in South East Los Angeles gang life during the mid 80’s and early 90’s. Critics have compared the film to Boyz N The Hood, high praise indeed, and the film seems to have justified that tag by picking up numerous awards including New Director/New Visions Award at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. David Huynh stars as the Baby of the title but don’t worry, identical in name alone, if this particular Baby gets put in the corner he’ll probably come out blasting. You won’t want to be calling him Frances either.