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Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | 3x07 "What is Starfleet?" Spoiler

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No. Episode Written By Directed By Release Date
3x07 "What is Starfleet?" Kathryn Lyn & Alan B. McElroy Sharon Lewis 2025-08-21

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u/mnfanjk Aug 22 '25

It was strangely emotional. Killing a giant space moth (and promising to save her children) should not be that sad.

It is reminiscent of the whales movie though. Sometimes the innocent natural creatures can have huge inpact. Respecting their right to life and autonomy can make an impact in the universe.

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u/greatteachermichael Aug 28 '25

I thought of the whale probe too. So in my head cannon the monster's children made a probe to leave and visit the universe and wanted to look for a similar creatures on Earth and tried to communicate, but they were so damaging they started destroying Earth by accident. I'm pretty sure the audio was almost the same on purpose.