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22 Years Later, Star Trek Just Rebooted A Wild Genre Mash-Up
PLANET KENFORI, JUL 24 – Season 3, Episode 3 mixes horror and Star Trek lore as Captain Pike and Dr. M'Benga face infected beings and Klingon vendettas amid the Klingon War aftermath.
- On July 24, 2025, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds released Season 3 Episode 3, "Shuttle to Kenfori," streaming on Paramount+.
- The episode follows Captain Pike and Dr. M'Benga traveling to the zombie-infested former Federation outpost Kenfori to find a rare flower to save Captain Batel.
- M'Benga faces Klingon Bytha, daughter of turncoat Dak'Rah, in an honor duel amid zombie attacks and ongoing Klingon War tensions reflecting their complex history.
- Rebecca Romijn noted rapid genre shifts, Babs Olusanmokun’s performance showed M'Benga’s depth, and Pike jokingly used the "z-word" despite M'Benga’s admonishment.
- "Shuttle to Kenfori" blends horror and Star Trek themes of trauma and reconciliation, highlighting character development and the franchise’s willingness to explore new genres.
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds cast members had mixed feelings about the show’s veer into horror
A core part of the successful formula that drives Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is the choice to alternate between heavy science fiction drama and zany romance. But the start of season 3 leans into a frontier the optimistic franchise has often avoided: horror. The season premiere continues the season 2 cliffhanger finale, focusing on the threat of the monstrous, parasitic Gorn. Episode 3, “Shuttle to Kenfori,” which premieres on July 24, involve…
22 Years Later, Star Trek Just Rebooted A Wild Genre Mash-Up
Paramount+After the lighthearted rom-com of “Wedding Bell Blues,” Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 has swung all the way back to the tonal opposite side of the Final Frontier. With the season’s third episode, “Shuttle to Kenfori,” the series is circling back to the Klingon War storyline that not only dominated Discovery Season 1 in 2017 but also redefined Dr. M’Benga’s (Babs Olusanmokun) character, via flashbacks, in the Season 2 episode, …
Not Season 3, I Can See Why This 2-Year-Old Strange New Worlds Episode Is Being Heralded as Peak Star Trek
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds just released its third episode of season 3, but one episode from a previous season is being regarded as the most Star Trek-y episode from the show. Season 2’s ‘Those Old Scientists’ was a crossover between the animated Lower Decks and Strange New Worlds, and was an incredibly well-written and performed episode. As a fan, I loved the blend of humor and drama that the episode brought in, making it the perfect represe…
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 finds a horrifying new frontier
A core part of the successful formula that drives Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is the choice to alternate between heavy science fiction drama and zany romance. But the start of season 3 leans into a frontier the optimistic franchise has often avoided: horror. The season premiere continues the season 2 cliffhanger finale, focusing on the threat of the monstrous, parasitic Gorn. Episode 3, “Shuttle to Kenfori,” which premieres on July 24, involve…
Monsters — Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: “Shuttle to Kenfori”
Movies & TV star trek: strange new worlds Monsters — Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: “Shuttle to Kenfori” Pike and M’Benga encounter space zombies — and that’s the least of their worries… By Keith R.A. DeCandido | Published on July 24, 2025 Credit: Paramount+ Comment 32 Share New Share Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: “Shuttle to Kenfori”” target=”_blank” title=”Pinterest”> Credit: Paramount+ One of my great frustrations with the original Sta…
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