Warning! The next incorporates SPOILERS for Star Trek: Unusual New Worlds‘ “Subspace Rhapsody.” Learn at your individual threat!
It is not typically {that a} Star Trek present can say it boldly went the place no earlier present had gone earlier than, however Unusual New Worlds formally holds that honor with “Subspace Rhapsody.” The franchise’s first musical episode largely hits all the suitable notes and progresses the storylines of Season 2, although there was one second that was up for debate behind the scenes. Director Dermott Downs revealed to CinemaBlend that there was some dialogue in regards to the Klingon tune and dance scene, and whether or not it was just a little an excessive amount of, even for a musical episode.
I spoke to Dermott Downs forward of the discharge of “Subspace Rhapsody” about whether or not or not there was an extended lower of the Klingon efficiency we would see in deleted scenes of Season 2 or elsewhere. Downs confirmed what was seen was it, and that there have been folks anxious about it being filmed for the episode:
There wasn’t one different possibility as a result of there have been a few folks that had been nervous that we had been leaping the shark with that by having a Klingon do Okay-Pop. Even capturing it, we had been like, ‘Come on, there’s no different method.’ I imply, we’re on the pinnacle of this battle of the bands mainly as we’re attempting to combat this anomaly with music. So if we have now to return collectively as one, this was sort of the crescendo. You wished to go that further step. So, finally, all people noticed the rationale in that. Nevertheless it was at all times that brief. Clearly, it might’ve been enjoyable to do an extended choreographed Okay-Pop model, however our story is basically grounded on our ship, so we are able to solely see what the monitor is displaying us.
Admittedly, it was fairly jarring to see a gaggle of proud Klingon warriors carry out an elaborate pop routine that bumped up towards the extra conventional ballads in “Subspace Rhapsody.” If the reader had combined emotions about seeing the scene when the episode aired, relaxation assured that there have been those that felt the identical on Star Trek: Unusual New Worlds lengthy earlier than it arrived for these with a Paramount+ subscription.
With that being stated, there have been even questions on doing a musical for Star Trek: Unusual New Worlds on the director’s finish not lengthy after he signed on. Dermott Downs stated he had some doubts after preliminary conversations with the showrunners, however it did not take lengthy for him to get on board:
As I talked to them they had been so, ‘This present is grounded. It’s at all times character [driven].’ Earlier than I obtained the script I used to be like, ‘Okay, we’re doing ten songs, are we leaping the shark right here?’ To their credit score, I believe they drafted a superb script. As soon as you identify the anomaly, it actually lets the virus or an infection type of give music the license to offer exposition. You’re singing issues you’ll be able to’t say, and the longer it goes, you’re singing stuff you’re horrified to say.
Star Trek: Unusual New Worlds actually did handle to remain grounded and preserve the Season 2 story shifting ahead onto the season finale. Spock and Chapel formally appeared to sever their temporary relationship, and so they managed to cease the anomaly and stop the whole lot of the affected space from singing and dancing for all eternity. Some viewers, in truth, would not have been so mad if that occurred.
We additionally had been gifted with an enormous reference to James Kirk‘s on-and-off girlfriend Carol Marcus, who’s at present pregnant with their son David. This seemingly places the kibosh on the constructing La’an and Kirk romance, however maybe one thing will change on that entrance within the Season 2 finale.
We do not know with certainty what’s on the best way within the finale episode, although given the tease of an approaching Gorn fleet exterior of Federation house, it is attainable the Enterprise will probably be pulled right into a battle with it ought to it arrive. Might that be the place Captain Batel was headed off to? I ponder if the Gorn are good at dancing too.
