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Strange New Worlds fans have come to expect the unexpected as the series continues to tackle an expanding number storylines, social issues and genres. Quelling any concerns the episode not only went all in on a full-on musical, it also delivered an episode that explored the complex character and relationships in way that left long lasting effects on several crew members.

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Awards Radar sat down to with Downs to discuss the Star Trek episode that provided number after number of intergalactic musical delights performed by the full Enterprise crew and even some Klingons complete with choreograhy. Steven Prusakowski : Let me start by saying I loved this episode. The grand finale gave me the chills.

Actually, I had the chills many times. I was quite nervous going into the episode concerned you were going to cheat here. But the second I heard Spock sing I was overjoyed it was a full blown musical. How did you get involved? Dermott Downs : I grew up on the original when was airing.

Dermott Downs is a highly talented and sought-after television director hailing from the United States.

Praise to Lucille Ball for helping make that pilot happen back in the day. But so, I had never been part of Discovery or Picard. But this is by far a career highlight. The music just becomes a tool for exposition. So the virus of this infection compels them to express their vulnerabilities through song. And, showrunners Henry Alonso Myers and Akiva Goldsman and Alex Kurtzman certainly put a great template together for a very grounded show.

It takes all the barriers typically we associate with Star Trek and busting through without losing its identity.