‘Strange New Worlds’ Season 2 Episode 7 Recap: Meeting Your Heroes Rocks

They say never meet your heroes, but Lower Decks ensigns Beckett Mariner (Tawny Newsome) and Brad Boimler (Jack Quaid) might disagree! In the highly anticipated Strange New Worlds crossover episode with Star Trek‘s adult animated series, the two young ensigns of the USS Cerritos travel back in time for an unforgettable adventure aboard the USS Enterprise with Starfleet legends like Captain Pike (Anson Mount), Number One (Rebecca Romijn) and Spock (Ethan Peck).

While things appear to go a bit sideways for Boimler for a bit, and their heroes are not exactly how they imagined them, the episode brings everything full circle in an emotional, heartwarming hour of television that’ll have audiences grinning from ear to ear.

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