“They brought us this episode that was so out there”: Marvel Actress Will Never Forget the Silliest Strange New Worlds Episode That Got a 100% RT Score

The longer a franchise goes, its output often becomes less original, as studios tend to play it safe and stick to the formula that initially worked out for them. This is notable in many major mainstream Hollywood franchises, including Terminator, Fast & Furious, and now even the MCU, whose direction is finally set to change after several struggling outings.

However, Star Trek broke this trend with Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, the recent installment to the decades-long IP, which took some bold genre-swings, especially in season 2.

The Musical Element in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Was Exciting for Everyone

As the name suggests, the series sees the main cast exploring different worlds around the galaxy. Following the concept of the show, accompanied by its episodic format, this allowed showrunners to take huge leaps in genres and tones with each episode. Fortunately, this gamble proved to be a success, and as a result Paramount+ once again put their faith in showrunner Akiva Goldsman for season 2, which took a larger leap genre-wise.

Before its release, X-Men star Rebecca Romijn teased the huge genre shift, especially with the ninth episode of the season, which was the first of its kind in the Star Trek franchise. The episode sees the crew of the USS Enterprise interact with a naturally occurring fold in subspace, leading them to express their feelings through singing. Even though the episode required them to work even on weekends, the Marvel star stressed that everyone was excited, stressing “It was like this extra wind behind our sails”.

She told Screen Rant:

We’ve taken some very big swings genre-wise in season 2. And I know some of you have seen the first 6 episodes. We have a few episodes coming up after that are really out there. So we’re very proud of them. We’re very excited. Anson mentioned earlier that sometimes when you get to episode 9, which is almost at the end of the season, everyone’s kind of tired. Everyone’s sort of almost ready to go home. They brought us this episode that was so out there. And it required us to work on weekends. And we were also excited about it, it was like this extra wind behind our sails that we needed at that point in the season. So we’re really excited to share all of these different genres we worked in.

While on paper, making an entire Star Trek episode a musical might appear crazy to some, considering what the writers achieved with the first season, the execs at the studio gave them the thumbs-up. And it paid off greatly, as Subspace Rhapsody stands at a perfect 100% at the Tomatometer, and the series itself is currently sitting at 98%.

Season 3 Will Even Take a Bigger Swing per Anson Mount

With the second season, the cast and crew were adamant about making it better than the first, and the trend seems to continue with the third one. Captain Christopher Pike actor Anson Mount revealed that the upcoming season is “going to be our best season so far”, stressing that it even takes bigger swings than its predecessor.

He told Gold Derby:

I think it’s not just an exciting season, I think storytelling wise, development-wise, technically; it’s going to be our best season so far and a lot of that has to do with even bigger swings being taken. The musical episode will not be the craziest thing that we did or we have done by the end of this. We’re feeling more ownership over what it is that we’re doing and realizing that it continues to resonate.

With the showrunners proving that they aren’t shy to push the boundaries and delve into new and exciting territories, it’s reasonable to be optimistic about the next chapter in the series.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is available to stream on Paramount Plus.

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