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My wife and I have been glued to the second season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. As we watched, the stakes got higher – not in a narrative sense, but because I was coming to the conclusion that it is the best season of Star Trek ever made and was waiting for the show to flub it. Luckily, it didn’t, and I would recommend the series to anyone with even a passing interest in the franchise.
This season has it all: legal drama, Vulcan family farce and even a musical episode. It also has a great cast with real…