Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 — spectacular but still frustratingly flawed

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Returning just one year after the Season 3 finale, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 will begin this week on Paramount+. The first six episodes were sent out for review ahead of the show’s return date , which kicks off right alongside 60th anniversary celebrations for Star Trek at San Diego Comic Con this Thursday, July 23. After pumping the brakes a bit and ending Season 3 with the inevitable and controversial death of Pike’s ( Anson Mount ) girlfriend, Captain Batel ( Melanie Scrofano ), Season 4 is, for better and worse, a return to form . While the genre swings make the series feel bigger and more impressive than ever, the same persistent problems remain in the very bones of the show.