Simon Thompson with his picks for the best episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation… Anybody who knows me personally for ...

The streams started crossing a lot more when Star Trek got its first big revival in the ’80s, as the original series movies released (mostly to acclaim), and The Next Generation premiered in 1987.

Strange New Worlds has made numerous retcons and changes to Star Trek canon, from Captain Pike, to Kirk, to the Gorn, and more.

In Strange New Worlds’ second episode of season three, “Wedding Bell Blues,” the writers pay homage to several parts of the Star Trek franchise. Not only does it seemingly reference a classic episode ...