Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | 2x09 "Subspace Rhapsody"

LoglineAn accident with an experimental quantum probability field causes everyone on the USS 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.


Written by Dana Horgan & Bill Wolkoff

Directed by Dermott Downs

russjr08,
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I don’t generally enjoy musicals (or rather, shows that aren’t musicals but then do a random episode as a musical) but SNW definitely did it right! And I’m glad I didn’t skip it since I considered doing so.

shirro,

It could be bunnies

Osa-Eris-Xero512,

I will be incredibly disappointed if in season 6 or something they don't bring that back and have it be bunnies.

TheDubh,

Not SNW, but I for sure could see Lower Decks finding the fold and accidentally finding the bunny probability. Hopefully we’ll see the Klingon bunnies.

Vittelius,
UESPA_Sputnik,
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Bunnies aren’t just cute like everybody supposes!

They’ve got them hoppy legs and twitchy little noses!

And what’s with all the carrots?

What do they need such good eyesight for anyway?

Bunnies!

Bunnies!

It must be bunnies!

shirro,

Did I hear a bit of the music from Once More With Feeling in engineering near the start?

Or maybe midgets.

UESPA_Sputnik,
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Yeah, I heard that too during the moment where Pelia suggests sending music through the rift. I think it’s part of that song where Dawn dances at the Bronze.

shirro,

Yeah, Dawn’s Ballet or something very like it. Cool reference.

CeruleanRuin,
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Was it just me, or did Pelia have a winking look when she suggested that, as if she knew exactly what would happen? Or maybe that’s just Pelia all the time…

hmantegazzi,
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“these kids really need to blow some steam and talk their things out, let’s make it so”

CeruleanRuin,
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Shades of Guinan and the Nexus there.

CeruleanRuin,
@CeruleanRuin@lemmy.world avatar

Serious props to whoever dropped that reference in. That’s a lovely homage to the OG musical episode.

Snowcano,

Which musical episode?

valen,
@valen@lemmy.world avatar

Buffy’s Once More With Feeling.

Snowcano,

Ahhhh, thank you. Hadn’t seen that one, and was pretty sure I wasn’t missing a Trek reference.

hmantegazzi,
@hmantegazzi@startrek.website avatar

ends being Cardassian voles

Osa-Eris-Xero512,

Can we talk about how great it is that they keep tinkering with the opening credits for the special episodes? Because I love it every time they do. Fukkin acapella man.

AuroraBorealis,
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I love this as well! And doing fun stuff with the star trek brand intro as well, I hope they continue both of those in the future

CeruleanRuin,
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I’m a huge sucker for altered opening credits. Enterprise still wins for the best one of these with its mirror universe episode.

teft,
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+1 for that theme in In a Mirror Darkly.

triktrek,

Oh yeah, great idea. Kinda like the Simpsons gag or so:

  • If they ever have a mirror episode, the opening credits should be horizontally mirrored
  • If they ever have a time travel episode, the opening credits should go backwards
  • Another cross-over episode? DS9 or some other ship better appear in there! etc.
Continuumguy,

Reminds me of how Community would change up things all the time.

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