Ad Astra Per Aspera

Wonderfully written and acted very emotional episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. I don't think I will ever see the Una character in the same way, a great background story. I guess the people who love Star Trek will now remember Starfleet code 8514 forever. Don't mind the naysayers, this is one of the best Star Trek episodes I have ever seen.

While Starfleet isn't perfect, it'd be wonderful if we can achieve something similar for humanity's future in real life. That's why I always enjoyed watching the Star Trek series. It brings out the best of humanity and shows us we can do better.

Let's hope the future episodes will continue at this level!

Have watched Star Trek since the TOS in the 60's. Loved it , also TNG and DS9 in particular.

Loved the "Measure of the Man" with Data story in TNG. The court case in the Menagerie was also a brilliant episode (2) .

This is a really good episode , personally I always like a good courtroom drama. Good storyline and acting. All the ensemble contributes well and overall I would rate it a very strong episode.

I've read some negative reviews , which being honest puzzle me. I hate all the negativity , not really sure what people expect.

I really prefer New Worlds to Star Trek Discovery and am looking forward to the next few episodes.

Pike's first introduction to Star Trek was in the famous courtroom episode Menagerie so it's appropriate that SNW should do a standout courtroom episode of its own.

This was really written in the style of a lawyer show, with a lawyer depicted as being smart and eloquent in defending her client, even if she has misgivings about said client.

The details of the case seem plausible as an example of future jurisprudence. I was a bit skeptical that the Vulcan admiral would really be allowed to ask the defendant a question to implicate someone else (Pike). Shouldn't that be done in an independent investigation outside the courtroom? But that was the only questionable detail.

I also appreciated that Uhura actually refused to go along with an illegal command. Imagine that, crew members behaving professionally! But mainly this episode stood out for depicting how this crew has jelled as a team, as friends, and as a family,

However, I don't think the theme of "genetic modifications are perfectly okay" is going to stand up too long. Even in DS9's time, long after SNW, it was still a taboo. So I figure there's another shoe that's going to drop, maybe not till next season.

After a less than stellar season opener this was the episode that season 2 should have started off with. We don't need random super soldier formula, dragged out fights, or even Klingons. All we need is our captain and his crew, and stories of things that remind us of the world around us but told through that Trek lenses that we love so much. Season 2 has started.

I've always enjoyed when Star Trek tackles deeper real life issues. When things aren't always black and white but have that grey in them. This episode really focused on those issues. Star Trek is at its best when it focuses on things that make you think.

Star Trek is definitely more than just a sci-fi show. It is dreaming of a better society, a better system. Looking for places to improve. It questions norms, argues. It asks what can be done and how can be done. It tries to give answers. It experiments with ideas, extrapolates thoughts, tries to see how they will work in practice.

For example; identifies money as the cause of some problems. Then removes money and creates a world where money is not needed or money's functionality is provided by other means.

"Ad Astra Per Aspera" is one of those episodes that is less sci-fi but more psychological, sociological and philosophical. It has brought about an unexpected flood of emotions and thoughts.

Excellent text and excellent acting as well. The Star Trek in the recent years have been sort of okay, but I had kinda forgotten that I loved Star Trek. Today, I remembered.

I'll for sure be more aware of 'opportunities to be my better self' and try to seize them. :)