

It turns out that this child was one of the cadets Pike will save in the future. As they spoke, the director’s son popped into the ready room and announced that he wanted to meet Captain Pike.

Later, Pike, Spock (Ethan Peck), and Una (Rebecca Romijn) met with the director of the starbase, Commander Hansen Al-Salah ( Ali Hassan ). They discussed their mission: to resupply Outpost 4, which is positioned along the Romulan Neutral Zone. The episode begins with Pike (Anson Mount) cooking for his love interest, Captain Batel (Melanie Scrofano). This was an unbelievably strong season for a ‘Star Trek’ series, so it should speak volumes that what’s coming blows all that away.”ĪTTENTION READER: THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS AND INFORMATION ABOUT “STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS” SEASON 1: EPISODE 10, “A QUALITY OF MERCY.”

“I know I’ve said this A LOT all season, but the upcoming finale of ‘Strange New Worlds’ is far and away my favorite episode of the season,” Joest wrote. In fact, CinemaBlend writer Mick Joest shared his thoughts on the episode in a July 1 tweet: Some who saw the episode before it premiered on July 7, 2022, had nothing but praise. Anson Mount as Pike - with a surprise visitor.Īfter nine episodes of “ Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,” the season ends with the episode “A Quality of Mercy.” Written by the co-showrunners Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers, this episode puts Captain Christopher Pike in the middle of a no-win scenario unlike any other.
