The Best Episodes of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.9/10(10274 votes)

   #1 - Those Old Scientists

   S2:E77/22/2023

   An accident while investigating a time portal sends Ensign Brad Boimler through time from the twenty-fourth century, and Captain Pike and his crew must get him back where he belongs before he can somehow alter the timeline.

   Director:Jonathan Frakes

   Writers:Bill Wolkoff, Kathryn Lyn

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   Director:Jonathan Frakes

   Writers:Bill Wolkoff, Kathryn Lyn
2. 

   8.6/10(4801 votes)

   #2 - Hegemony (1)

   S2:E108/10/2023

   When the U.S.S. Enterprise investigates an attack on a colony at the edge of Federation space, Captain Pike and his crew face the return of a formidable enemy.

   Director:Maja Vrvilo

   Writer:Henry Alonso Myers

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   Director:Maja Vrvilo

   Writer:Henry Alonso Myers
3. 

   8.5/10(7466 votes)

   #3 - Ad Astra per Aspera

   S2:E26/22/2023

   Commander Una faces court-martial along with possible imprisonment and dishonorable dismissal from Starfleet, and her defense is in the hands of a lawyer who’s also a childhood friend with whom she had a terrible falling out.

   Director:Valerie Weiss

   Writer:Dana Horgan

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   Director:Valerie Weiss

   Writer:Dana Horgan
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   8.3/10(6824 votes)

   #4 - Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow

   S2:E36/29/2023

   La'an travels back in time to twenty-first-century Earth to prevent an attack which will alter humanity’s future history—and bring her face to face with her own contentious legacy.

   Director:Amanda Row

   Writer:David Reed

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   Director:Amanda Row

   Writer:David Reed
5. 

   8.2/10(5988 votes)

   #5 - Charades

   S2:E57/13/2023

   A shuttle accident leads to Spock's Vulcan DNA being removed by aliens, making him fully human and completely unprepared to face T'Pring's family during an important ceremonial dinner.

   Director:Jordan Canning

   Writers:Henry Alonso Myers, Kathryn Lyn

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   Director:Jordan Canning

   Writers:Henry Alonso Myers, Kathryn Lyn
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   8.2/10(5801 votes)

   #6 - Under the Cloak of War

   S2:E87/27/2023

   Captain Pike and his crew welcome a Klingon defector aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise, but his presence triggers the revelation of some shocking secrets.

   Director:Jeffrey W. Byrd

   Writer:Davy Perez

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   Director:Jeffrey W. Byrd

   Writer:Davy Perez
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7. 

   7.6/10(6220 votes)

   #7 - The Broken Circle

   S2:E16/15/2023

   A distress call from Lt. Noonien-Singh compels Spock to disobey orders and take the U.S.S. Enterprise and its crew into disputed space, risking renewed hostilities with the Klingons in a bid to aid their shipmate.

   Director:Chris Fisher

   Writers:Henry Alonso Myers, Akiva Goldsman

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   Director:Chris Fisher

   Writers:Henry Alonso Myers, Akiva Goldsman
8. 

   7.3/10(5195 votes)

   #8 - Among the Lotus Eaters

   S2:E47/6/2023

   Returning to a planet that dredges up tragic memories, Captain Pike and his landing party find themselves forgetting everything, including their own identities as he confronts a ghost from his past.

   Director:Eduardo Sánchez

   Writers:Davy Perez, Kirsten Beyer

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   Director:Eduardo Sánchez

   Writers:Davy Perez, Kirsten Beyer
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   7.3/10(4894 votes)

   #9 - Lost in Translation

   S2:E67/20/2023

   Uhura seems to be the only one who can hear a strange sound. When the noise triggers terrifying hallucinations, she enlists an unlikely assistant to help her track down the source.

   Director:Dan Liu

   Writers:Onitra Johnson, David Reed

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   Director:Dan Liu

   Writers:Onitra Johnson, David Reed
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    6.8/10(15354 votes)

    #10 - Subspace Rhapsody

    S2:E98/3/2023

    An accident with an experimental quantum probability field causes everyone on the U.S.S. Enterprise to break uncontrollably into song, but the real danger is that the field is expanding and beginning to impact other ships—allies and enemies alike.

    Director:Dermott Downs

    Writers:Bill Wolkoff, Dana Horgan

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    Director:Dermott Downs

    Writers:Bill Wolkoff, Dana Horgan