Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | 2x07 "Those Old Scientists" - eviltoast
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An accident while investigating a time portal sends Ensigns Beckett Mariner and Bradward Boimler through time from the 24th century, and Captain Pike and his crew must get them back where they belong before they can alter the timeline.

Written by Kathryn Lyn & Bill Wolkoff

Directed by Jonathan Frakes

  • Mezentine@startrek.website
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    1 year ago

    I cannot believe they had Boimler and Mariner move like physical cartoon characters and pulled it off that well, holy shit. We absolutely lost it when Boimler was tangled in the control panel

    • poundsignbuttstuff@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      And him doing his walk away from Una the second time. And so many of Tawnie’s mannerisms like in the shuttle where she kinda strikes a pose before getting caught. And Quaid’s mannerisms and screaming with Spock in the lab.

      Those two really worked to make realistic versions of the silliness they have in LDS and it was magnificent. I caught so much more on second watch.