One of the most impressive things about the first eight episodes of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is that there haven’t been many “dud” episodes. Unfortunately, it appears that the series was due. “The Elysian Kingdom” is a bit of a diversion from the rest of the season as the crew suddenly finds themselves donning some rather garish costumes and forgetting entirely who they are. As has been the case with other episodes of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, the story is very reminiscent of the original series and for that alone, it gets some high marks. The show has done a marvelous job of capturing the feel of the original series and what made Star Trek so popular so many years ago.
