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5 things to remember before watching Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3

By Aman Shukla Published on July 15, 2025, 18:30 IST Last updated July 15, 2025, 11:52 IST Get ready to beam aboard the USS Enterprise as Star Trek: Strange New Worlds returns for its highly anticipated third season on July 17, 2025! After a two-year wait, Captain Christopher Pike and his crew are back to explore the galaxy, tackle new challenges, and deliver the episodic adventures fans love. To help you dive into Season 3, here's a refresher on five key moments and details from Season 2 to keep in mind before the premiere. Whether you're a longtime Trekkie or new to the series, these points will get you ready for the next chapter of this stellar show! 1. The Gorn Cliffhanger: A Dire Situation Season 2 ended on a nail-biting cliffhanger with the Gorn, a reptilian species, attacking the independent colony of Parnassus Beta. The Gorn destroyed the USS Caguya, leaving its surviving crew and civilians vulnerable on the planet's surface. The Enterprise launched a desperate rescue mission, but things didn't go smoothly. Spock and Nurse Chapel encountered an adult Gorn aboard the Caguya's wreckage, and their interaction hinted at a more nuanced portrayal of the species, moving beyond their usual depiction as aggressive predators. Season 3's premiere, titled 'Hegemony, Part II,' picks up right where this tense standoff left off, promising answers to the crew's fate. 2. Una Chin-Riley's Illyrian Secret Number One, Una Chin-Riley, faced a major personal crisis in Season 2 when her Illyrian heritage was exposed. As a genetically modified human, her existence violates Starfleet's ban on genetic engineering, leading to her arrest in the season finale. This revelation sets up a significant arc for Una in Season 3, as Captain Pike and the crew may work to resolve her situation. Her struggle highlights themes of identity and acceptance, which are likely to carry forward into the new season. 3. Nurse Chapel's Departure and Roger Korby Nurse Christine Chapel, played by Jess Bush, left the Enterprise in Season 2 to pursue a research fellowship with Dr. Roger Korby, a scientist who will be portrayed by Cillian O'Sullivan in Season 3. This move followed her emotional encounter with the Gorn and her complex relationship with Spock. Trailers suggest Chapel's engagement to Korby will be a focus, with episode titles like 'Wedding Bell Blues' hinting at romantic developments. Fans of The Original Series may recognize Korby from the episode 'What Are Little Girls Made Of?'—expect Season 3 to explore this connection further. 4. Spock's Emotional Journey Spock, portrayed by Ethan Peck, continues to grapple with his half-human, half-Vulcan nature. Season 2 delved into his personal growth, including his relationship with T'Pring and his struggle to balance logic with emotion. The finale showed him displaying sympathy toward a wounded Gorn, a small but significant step in his evolution toward the iconic Spock of The Original Series . Season 3 promises more Spock-centric stories, with episodes like 'The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail' and 'Four-And-A-Half Vulcans' teasing Vulcan-themed adventures, including a comedic take where crew members transform into Vulcans. 5. Kirk's Growing Presence Lieutenant James T. Kirk, played by Paul Wesley, appeared in Season 2 and is set to return in Season 3, slowly building connections with the Enterprise crew he'll one day lead. Trailers show him in episodes like 'A Space Adventure Hour,' which has a retro '60s sci-fi vibe, and sharing a drink with Scotty in the Enterprise lounge. With the show confirmed to end after a shortened fifth season, Season 3 may start laying the groundwork for Kirk's eventual captaincy and Pike's tragic fate, as foreshadowed in Star Trek: Discovery . Ahmedabad Plane Crash Aman Shukla is a post-graduate in mass communication . A media enthusiast who has a strong hold on communication ,content writing and copy writing. Aman is currently working as journalist at