This is easily the best Star Trek I’ve seen. *Strange New Worlds* goes back to the episodic style of the very first shows, which gives the creative team freedom to try different things without committing an entire season to one big plot. Even though it deals with serious subjects, the show generally maintains a hopeful feeling—something that's been missing from many of the newer Star Trek programs. The criticisms I’ve read are pretty amusing, especially when they whine about “wokeness” and claim *Strange New Worlds* isn’t like the original series. It’s obvious these people haven’t really given the first show a watch. The initial *Star Trek* had an unusually diverse cast for television back then, and a lot of its episodes weren't exactly subtle about their messages. Take, for instance: "This Side of Paradise" (season 1, episode 24) explored themes that mirrored the counterculture movement, including ideas about opting out and drug use in the late sixties. “The Devil in the Dark” (season 1, episode 25) featured a creature who was reacting to humans carelessly destroying their offspring. "Friday's Child" (season 2, episode 11) told a story specifically centered on a strong female character who didn’t necessarily want to have kids. “A Private Little War” (season 2, episode 19) served as an analogy for the Vietnam conflict. "Plato's Stepchildren" (season 3, episode 10) included one of the earliest depictions of a kiss between a white man and a black woman. *Strange New Worlds* carries on the original series’ practice of highlighting social issues through science fiction. Any complaints about this say more about the critics themselves than about the show itself.

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