Strange New Worlds Review: 'Under the Cloak of War' Is a Gem
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2, episode 8 review: 'Under the Cloak of War' is a series best, with memorable character Dak'Rah.
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2, episode 8 review: 'Under the Cloak of War' is a series best, with memorable character Dak'Rah.
'I loved doing [this episode] with Babs. It was one of my favorites from the entire two seasons.'
"Under the Cloak of War" provides another strength, and a greater challenge, for Strange New Worlds' approach to Trek storytelling.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ fondness for exploring old ideas and structures doesn’t just rely on an affection for the original Star Trek. It’s willing to take on tones, ideas, and experiments from across the franchise’s history—and even its most recent past, as is the case this week, as the show takes on Discovery’s largest unexplored aftermath. But it might be coming to its own limits on just how dark a path it can take some of its heroes down.
The show's final episodes find the former acting coach suddenly accused of all of Barry Berkman's (Bill Hader) crimes.