Star Trek Strange New Worlds "Subspace Rhapsody" The Musical Review

Uhura had the "Let it go" moment of the episode. Really got some real Frozen vibes during her song in Engineering.

I loved it. “I’m the X” was amazing but super sad. La’ans and Uhura’s solos made me cry 😢😭

Aw, the Klingon boyband was the best part!

I hate musicals but thoroughly enjoyed this episode. That doesn’t mean I want another one. But I’m glad the show took a risk like this cause it really paid off. I never found myself cringing. Even the singing Klingons had me laughing out loud. What I liked most is that the songs gave us more insight into the characters and what they’re feeling. I kept worrying we’d get gimmicky songs where Spock sings “fascinating” or Uhura would singing hailing frequencies are open with a bunch of dancing red shirts behind her. I also wasn’t expecting to have such a strong emotional reaction. I felt good for Uhura and Chapel, awful for Spock, and La’an. I sat through 2 seasons of Picard feeling nothing at all.

I loved this episode. even though Im not a musicals person and actually get second hand embarrassment for characters when they sing. I like the way they handled the Kirk and La’An stuff. She told him without telling him. I didn’t think Kirk knew about David. I really like that it was Uhura who figured out the solution. Since the start of the series, they’ve tied her character to music and song. It really fits thematically. My favorite song was Chapel’s. I just loved the brassy jazz pop it leaned into. And I appreciate that Spock’s song was filled with math puns. And the Klingons singing K-Pop was hilarious. I am disappoint there wasn’t a shanty song. They’re sailors, there should’ve been a shanty. My only real downside is I felt you could really hear the autotune on the other songs and I felt it was distracting.

Hit it out of the park! Too much fun. Shades of La La Land.

Oh I loved Nurse Chapel’s so much. I want it on my playlist.

For me Subspace Rhapsody is a highly creative, superbly acted and very entertaining episode. This is for me one of the best Star Trek episodes ever - and I have been a Star Trek fan for about 50 years. Do I want to see more Star Trek musicals? A resounding No. But I admire the courage of the creators and the performance of the actors here. I think the overall performance of the second season of SNW is remarkable and I'm already looking forward to a third season. I don't find the "unusual" episodes quirky, but experimental and daring. And who dares, wins. More of this creativity, please!

Gotta admit I love some musicals: "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" and "Showboat" as well as the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas. I approached this episode with unease, but I think they made a great episode. I'm sure that there will be a lot of YT videos declaring that this episode was a desecration of the Holy Cannon, but I was entertained. I save my Pharisaical textual analysis for holy writ and just enjoy SNW.

When it comes to pure entertainment value, my favorite part of the episode was the Klingon boy band. I don't think I've ever laughed that hard at Star Trek. From an artistic perspective, my favorite thing about the episode was Christine Chapel's celebration/break-up song followed by Spock's somber refrain. Really well done, from the juxtaposition of the high-energy music with Chapel's biting lyrics to Spock's sad realization that not only has he been dumped but that maybe he never mattered as much to Christine as she mattered to him. Uhura's song worked for me too, as did the big shipwide showstopper at the end that felt like an homage to 'Walk Through the Fire' in the Buffy musical. I didn't care for Number One's advice song, but that's fine. A musical is allowed to have one dud. Overall, I would give 'Subspace Rhapsody' an 8.5 out of 10. The concept may not have been fresh, but they executed it in style and made it their own.

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I absolutely loved it! And I agree it’s good to see them doing something different with the season, taking risks. I’m expecting next season to dig into some heavy things. They’ve developed a deep fan loyalty and we’re ready for even darker links.

They did a passable attempt at the Buffy "Once More With Feeling" approach (where the protagonists are aware that singing is odd, and causing all kind of emotional chaos). Nothing could come close to the Buffy episode which, even for someone who mostly detests musicals, is an absolute masterpiece of writing that I will never tire of watching. Basically, it was a bit too much cookie cutter musical theatre/Glee for my liking, but "I didn't hate it" and I'm not spitting my dummy and foreswearing SNW for all eternity.

I loved it. Ohura mentioned her earworm at the end. I've got the same songs stuck in my head too. Probably because I watch clips on YouTube every night. I can't stop rewatching those scenes. My favorite songs are Apologies/Status Report (the first one), I'm Ready (nurse chapel) and Our Purpose (the last one with the Klingon's). There is so much happening in the background of the large group dance numbers so it's fun to go back and pause and see what people are doing in the background.

This episode was a delight. I'm so glad that SNW is willing to have fun. Yeah, the Klingon song was a bit cringy, but in a fun way :')

I have watched Star Trek and performed in musicals for 40 years , I loved it !

This episode was phenomenal! Something out of the ordinary Star Trek episodes. It brings a different layer to the actors and the roles they portray. There is yet an episode in the series that has disappointed me.

Im glad i'm dead on social media. I had no idea until Spock started. I wish everyone had no idea like i did. it was wonderful and insane.

Hitting it out of the ball park.

When they first broke into song I was “omg they’ve jumped the shark” but by the second number I was hooked. Brilliant. And singing Klingons tipped it over the edge to an 11 out of 10. A big swing but it 100% connected.