145. Whose Utopia Is It Anyway? (SNW 2.04)

Anika and Liz put on their cute away mission hats and, in between high-pitched noises and Liz's neighbour revving his car, discuss the Strange New Worlds episode "Among the Lotus Eaters"... Liz had a visceral reaction to this episode: a timeskip-inducing migraine would have been preferable WORSE, Anika is indifferent Character development for Ortegas: she flies the ship!  Hey, space millennials! Don't go wanting career advancement! Don't even put a toe outside your designated box!  Speaking of designated boxes, the whole Warrior!M'Benga thing? Yikes It feels like Pike is incredibly bad at his job Captain Batel, honey, girl, you deserve better. And also a first name Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: for when the Berman Era isn't heteronormative enough Pike is a complacent captain for a complacent Star Trek Contemporary Star Trek and the American liberal arts bubble …so what does it say that Ortegas, the most 'working class' character, is kinda racist? "I realise that I'm reading a lot into my favourite character, but that's what I do." (Liz would like to apologise for the revving sounds in the first fifteen minutes. She has already bought a better microphone that will record less outdoor noises and probably more chair creaks.)