Ad Astra Per Aspera
- Episode aired Jun 22, 2023
- TV-PG
- 57m
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
6.1K
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Commander Una Chin-Riley faces court martial, imprisonment and dishonorable discharge from Starfleet.Commander Una Chin-Riley faces court martial, imprisonment and dishonorable discharge from Starfleet.Commander Una Chin-Riley faces court martial, imprisonment and dishonorable discharge from Starfleet.
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- TriviaUna mentions that "Ad Astra Per Aspera" was the motto of Starfleet before the founding of the Federation. The insignia for Starfleet Command, on both arm patches and flags, on Star Trek: Enterprise (2001) consisted of a yellow arrowhead on a blue round star background, which was framed by a thick gray inner border and a thin red outer border. Inside the gray border, there were more white stars and the Latin words "Ad Astra Per Aspera".
- GoofsAdmiral Javas, the Judge Advocate General of Starfleet, is a Fleet Admiral according to the rank insignia on her epaulets, and according to Memory Alpha. Fleet Admiral is a five-star flag officer and the highest rank in Starfleet, and not a rank held by the JAG; so likely a prop/costume error, as happened with the last JAG seen onscreen. Previous films and series (plus the novels) have established that only two officers hold this rank: Commander, Starfleet who is in charge of Starfleet Command, oversees fleet operations and is the second-highest ranking officer in Starfleet; and the Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) of Starfleet, the highest ranking officer in Starfleet who oversees all divisions of Starfleet (Command, Intelligence, Medical, Security etc.) and is the military advisor to the Federation President. Plus the last JAG shown in Doctor Bashir, I Presume (1997) was a two-star Rear Admiral (though the wrong rank insignia prop was used for him), just like how the JAG of the US Navy is a Rear Admiral, which much of Starfleet's hierarchy is modeled after.
- Quotes
Captain Batel: Did you ever get the sense that Commander Chin-Riley was hiding something?
Spock: Yes, I did get the sense that she was hiding something?
Captain Batel: What was she hiding?
Spock: An affinity for Gilbert and Sullivan musicals.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Ready Room: Ad Astra Per Aspera (aftershow) (2023)
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Wonderfully written and acted very emotional episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. I don't think I will ever see the Una character in the same way, a great background story. I guess the people who love Star Trek will now remember Starfleet code 8514 forever. Don't mind the naysayers, this is one of the best Star Trek episodes I have ever seen.
While Starfleet isn't perfect, it'd be wonderful if we can achieve something similar for humanity's future in real life. That's why I always enjoyed watching the Star Trek series. It brings out the best of humanity and shows us we can do better.
Let's hope the future episodes will continue at this level!
While Starfleet isn't perfect, it'd be wonderful if we can achieve something similar for humanity's future in real life. That's why I always enjoyed watching the Star Trek series. It brings out the best of humanity and shows us we can do better.
Let's hope the future episodes will continue at this level!
- murat-coskun
- Jun 21, 2023
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- Globe and Mail Centre - 351 King Street East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada(Ketoul's office building - interior & exterior)
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- Runtime57 minutes
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