Life is strange season 2 release date9/25/2023 ![]() Once on the ground, she’s greeted by Commander “Everyone Calls Me Buck” Martinez (Clint Howard), the unit’s chief medical officer and a man fond of malapropisms like, “Apparently, a watched pot doesn’t get the oil.” That’s in reference to the lack of an internal-organ regenerator, a sign of what Buck calls Tent City’s meager supplies that will have dire repercussions later on.Īfter Buck informs Chapel she’ll be serving as head nurse, he points her toward M’Benga and lets her find her own way as the wounded start arriving via transport. That meeting takes place, the onscreen text tells us, “a few years ago” and in the midst of wartime chaos shortly after Chapel deploys what’s essentially a Starfleet MASH unit in the middle of a combat zone. What drives M’Benga’s (maybe) murderous rage? The episode provides a clear answer to that question via its flashbacks to the Klingon War and M’Benga and Chapel’s time on the Moon of J’Gal, where they meet and form the supportive partnership we’ve witnessed over the course of the show. What happens here is undoubtedly going to haunt future episodes. Instead, it stays in a moral gray area up to a series of final scenes that blur what really happens and who’s telling the truth while forcing us to look at Chapel and M’Benga differently. That brings him to Sick Bay, where the barely contained fury on M’Benga’s usually placid face instantly expresses the divide between who Rah presents himself as and who M’Benga still believes him to be.īut who is Rah? Is he a true Federation convert, or is that a convenient front? We learn he’s lied about at least part of his defection story, but does that mean he’s dishonest through and through? And, even so, does this matter when balanced against his good deeds? “Under the Cloak of War” never really answers the question. He even downplays his pain when Spock’s attempt to produce a raktajino burns his hand. Ever the diplomat, Rah pretends not to have heard and tries to win Ortegas over. That extends to the bridge, where Rah interrupts Ortegas debating the pros and cons of a Klingon peace ambassador with Uhura (who’s firmly pro-Rah) as their guest joins them on the bridge. But those who do view Klingons, particularly this Klingon, in a different light. As Pike points out, most of the Enterprise crew has no direct experience of the war. That Dak’Rah is a Klingon complicates matters, however, in spite of the ease with which he seems to charm Pike. After all, Ambassador Dak’Rah (Robert Wisdom) - “Rah” for short - is responsible for spreading peace throughout the galaxy, most recently in the Prospero system. With this episode, it all comes rushing back thanks to what Pike calls “a special visitor.” Pike clearly sees his visit as a positive. But it’s been clear for a while that they’ve seen and done some things they’d rather forget. ![]() The Chapel we know is almost unfailingly upbeat, and M’Benga radiates kindness and concern. After injecting themselves with an unknown substance - we learn the name in this episode - we witnessed them going into a berserker rage with an assurance that suggested they’d been there before. As fun an episode as “ The Broken Circle” - the season-two premiere - is, it’s laced with allusions to M’Benga and Chapel’s time serving together in the Klingon War, particularly their stint on J’Gal. In some ways, it’s been a long time coming. ![]() Photo: Michael Gibson/Paramount+/Michael Gibson/Paramount+Īfter last week’s lighthearted crossover episode, the Star Trek pendulum swings back with the heaviest episode Strange New Worlds has produced to date (even counting that terrifying Gorn Babies episode that ended in Hemmer’s death). ![]()
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