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Star Trek: Starfleet Academy – Rubincon [S1E10] & Season 1 – TV Review

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TL;DR – The season finale sticks the landing by finding a very Star Trek way to resolve its big issue and also continue the saga of the Talaxian Furfly.

Rating: 4 out of 5.

Disclosure – I paid for the Paramount+ service that airs this series.

All the cadets taking their seats on the bridge.

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy – Rubincon Review Introduction –

Well, we did it, another new series of Star Trek has finished its maiden season, and what a time it was. We have big swings that didn’t always work, but at least they were not safe. They took moments to touch on major lingering threads from the past, and also had a running side plot about a Talaxian Furfly that made for entertaining viewing. But as we have reached the end, we will first take a look to see if the season finale stuck the landing and then look at the season as a whole. Okay, lets dive into Rubincon not Rubicon as all of my grammar software wants to change it to.   

So, to set the scene, things are not looking good for the USS Athena and its crew; it lost its drive and academy sections, and now they are stuck as the only ship on the safe side of the new border created by Nus Braka (Paul Giamatti). He has fenced the new Federation in, and if his mines go off, not only will the Federation be forever isolated, but all the systems near it will be destroyed, killing hundreds of billions of sentient creatures. While Anisha Mir (Tatiana Maslany) wants to kill Nahla Ake (Holly Hunter) for what she did to her family, their duel has to wait because Nus will find them, and sooner rather than later. Now, from here, we will be looking at the episode and season as a whole, so there will be [SPOILERS] ahead.

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Star Trek: Starfleet Academy – The Life of the Stars [S1E8] – TV Review

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TL;DR – A quiet, thoughtful meditation on the effects of grief and trauma from a number of perspectives.

Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

Disclosure – I paid for the Paramount+ service that airs this series.

The USS Athena docked at Starfleet Academy on Earth.

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy – The Life of the Stars –

As we get into the back half of the season, it is clear that Come, Let’s Away is the fulcrum that the whole season pivots on. That is interesting because last week’s attempt to explore the repercussions of the event, Ko’Zeine, fell flat on its face for me. But maybe the second time is the charm.   

So, to set the scene, as Tarima Sadal (Zoë Steiner) arrives back on Earth, she is no longer attending the War College because of the fear of permanent damage if she uses her powers again. This puts Tarima in an odd place, being so close to where she wants to be but missing out. It adds to the pain that has been bubbling up for a long time and is affecting the candidates’ ability to work as a team. Seeing the problem and knowing it could lead to irreparable damage, Chancellor Nahla (Holly Hunter) decides to bring in some reinforcements in the form of Lt. Sylvia Tilly (Mary Wiseman). But for one of the cadets, it might be too little, too late. Now, from here, we will be looking at the episode as a whole, so there will be [SPOILERS] ahead.

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Star Trek: Starfleet Academy – Come, Let’s Away [S1E6] – TV Review

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TL;DR – While I am not normally a fan of bait-and-switch episodes, if you are going to pull it off, it helps when you have Holly Hunter, Paul Giamatti & Oded Fehr lighting up the screen. 

Rating: 4 out of 5.

Disclosure – I paid for the Paramount+ service that airs this series.

Caleb and Tarima sitting on a bench looking at the Golden Gate Bridge.

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy – Come, Let’s Away Review –

Ooo, this is an odd episode, in that it is tonally very different from anything else the show has done, and look, it goes places. Places I was not expecting this early in the series. However, as big swings go, you’d better have a cast ready to pull it off, and thankfully, it looks like Star Trek: Starfleet Academy has that.

So, to set the scene, after spending all season in several stages of flirtation, Caleb Mir (Sandro Rosta) and Tarima Sadal (Zoë Steiner) have finally taken their relationship to the next level. But things hit a rock when Tarima’s accident captures something in Caleb’s mind, and he sees into his past. The USS Athena is on a joint mission between Starfleet Academy and the War College on the wreck of the USS Miyazaki. But when The Furies intercept the cadets and take them hostage, Nahla Ake (Holly Hunter) might have to make a deal with a devil to get the cadets back. Now, from here, we will be looking at the episode as a whole, so there will be [SPOILERS] ahead.

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Star Trek: Starfleet Academy – Series Acclimation Mil [S1E5] – TV Review

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TL;DR – There were many things I was expecting when I sat down to watch this episode today, but I did not expect to find myself openly weeping, and I am just as surprised about that as you are, dear reader.

Rating: 5 out of 5.

Disclosure – I paid for the Paramount+ service that airs this series.

A doctored CBS Productions Logo.

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy – Series Acclimation Mil Review –

Oh … wow … I was not ready for this episode when I pressed play. I was not prepared for it to show the strength of the Starfleet Academy premise with a sheer gumption that is commendable. I was also not ready for it to show such love to Deep Space Nine that it evoked an emotional response so profound that it caught me off guard. Well, with that in mind, let’s dive into the episode to see what it holds.  

So, to set the scene, Series Acclimation Mil or SAM (Kerrice Brooks) is the only photonic member of the Academy, as her home planet, Kasq, has sent her to learn about organic beings and potentially be a bridge between those two worlds, an emissary. When her Makers (Chiwetel Ejiofor) insisted she take the class “Confronting the Unexplainable” or they would remove her from the Academy, SAM was stuck. The professor, Illa (Tawny Newsome), would not let her join this late into the semester, but she will be taken away from everything she loves if she doesn’t get in, which is when SAM stumbles upon the legend of The Sisko (Avery Brooks). No one knows for sure what happened to him after the incident in the Fire Caves, but SAM will find out; she has to. Now, from here, we will be looking at the episode as a whole, so there will be [SPOILERS] ahead.

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Star Trek: Starfleet Academy – Beta Test [S1E2] – TV Review

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TL;DR – I think this episode shows the potential best and also the possible worst for the series moving forward.

Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

Disclosure – I paid for the Paramount+ service that airs this series.

The Cadets in a line.

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy – Beta Test Review

Apparently, it is tradition in the year of the Lord 2026, when you drop a weekly series order, you need to drop two episodes, which usually feel like they could have been one movie-length episode, but weren’t because of weird Hollywood economy reasons. Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is no stranger to this phenomenon, but to give it its credit, this did feel like a whole new episode in its own right.  

So, to set the scene, Caleb Mir (Sandro Rosta) is trying to acclimatise to a world defined by rules, order, and, strangely for him, safety. Meanwhile, Captain Nahla Ake (Holly Hunter) is championing student learning wherever she can. One opportunity is being given to Admiral Charles Vance (Oded Fehr) because, for the first time since The Burn, the Betazed delegation is coming out of their psionic barrier that was put up around their territory. This could be a big win for the Federation to get Betazed to return to the fold, but it was the Federation that abandoned them during The Burn, and memories can be long. Now, from here, we will be looking at the episode as a whole, so there will be [SPOILERS] ahead.

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