Star Trek: Strange New Worldsdropped a surprise season 4 tease showing Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) as fans have never seen him before.Star Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 3is currently streaming on Paramount+ after a 2-year wait.Strange New Worlds' new episodes continue the genre-bending voyages of the Starship Enterprise as Paramount+’s new flagshipStar Trekseries.
At San Diego Comic-Con’s Star Trek Universe Hall H panel,Star Trek: Strange New Worldsrevealed a surprise teaser foran upcoming season 4 episode where Captain Pike is a puppet.Star Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 4recently wrapped filming, and Comic-Con’s mic drop confirms that a puppet episode, with puppets created by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, will be part ofStrange New Worldsseason 4. Check out the hilarious teaser below:
Star Trek: Strange New Worldsalso treated fans in Hall H to a surprise screening of director Jonathan Frakes' holodeck murder mystery episode, “A Space Adventure Hour.” Check out the new key art forStar Trek: Strange New Worldsseason 3, episode 4 below:
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4’s Puppet Episode Explained
This Was Hinted At During Season 2
A puppet episode ofStar Trek: Strange New Worldswas talked about during season 2. Following the warm reception ofStar Trek: Strange New Worlds' musical episodeandStrange New Worlds' comedic crossover withStar Trek: Lower Decks, executive producers and co-showrunnersAkiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers hinted at their desire to do a puppet episode.
Puppet episodes of TV series are nothing new.Angelseason 5 had a memorable episode where Angel (David Boreanaz) was turned into a puppet. Prime Video’sThe BoysandGen Vhave also utilized several scenes involving puppets for comedic and horrific effect.Star Trek: Strange New Worldsprides itself on taking"big swings,“anda puppet episode has to be the biggest swing yet(that fans now know about).
Our Take On Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4’s Puppet Episode
Big Swings Are Nothing New To Strange New Worlds
Fans paying attention to the trajectory ofStar Trek: Strange New Worlds, and what Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers have hinted at, shouldn’t be all that surprised thatStrange New Worldsseason 4 will have a puppet episode. After all,Strange New Worlds’crossover withStar Trek: Lower Decksalready featured an animated Captain Pike and his USS Enterprise crew, andcomedy is ingrained in the show’s DNA.
Star Trek: Strange New Worldsbrought back Trelane fromStar Trek: The Original Series, with Rhys Darby playing the cosmic trickster, and John de Lancie returning as his father, Q.
A puppet episode seems like another"big swing"thatStar Trek: Strange New Worldswill pull off against all odds. Experimenting with genres is central toStar Trek: Strange New Worlds' five-year mission, and the prequel delights in pushing the boundaries of whatStar Trekis capable of. A puppet episode may sound insane to some, but this has the makings of another offbeat classic outing forStar Trek: Strange New Worlds.
