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The Elysian Kingdom

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Title :
The Elysian Kingdom
Series :
Strange New Worlds
Rating :
2
Overall Ep :
8
First Aired :
23 Jun 2022
Stardate :
2341.6
Director :
Amanda Row
Year :
2258
Writers :
Akela Cooper, Onitra Johnson
Season Ep :
1 x 08
Main Cast :
Jess Bush as Nurse Christine Chapel
Christina Chong as La'an Noonien-Singh
Celia Rose Gooding as Nyota Uhura
Bruce Horak as Hemmer
Anson Mount as Captain Christopher Pike
Melissa Navia as Lieutenant Erica Ortegas
Babs Olusanmokun as Doctor Joseph M'Benga
Ethan Peck as Science Officer Spock
Rebecca Romijn as Number One / Una Chin-Riley
Guest Cast :
Sage Arrindell as Rukiya M'Benga
Jess Bush as Lady Audrey
Christina Chong as Princess Thalia
Belinda Corpuz as Patient
Runa Ewok as Runa
Rong Fu as Crimson Guard
Rong Fu as Jenna Mitchell
Celia Rose Gooding as Queen Neve
Bruce Horak as Debra
Bruce Horak as Wizard Caster
Alex Kapp as (voice) USS Enterprise computer
Anson Mount as Sir Amand Rauth
Melissa Navia as Sir Adya
Ethan Peck as Wizard Pollux
Rebecca Romijn as Z'ymira the Huntress
Makambe Simamba as Adult Rukiya M'Benga
Shannon Widdis as Court member
Shannon Widdis as Enterprise bridge crew
Kara Wooten as Crimson guard
Factoid :
This episode is a winner of the DITL "Worst of Trek" award.

Plotline

The USS Enterprise is on a survey mission in a nebula when its warp drive fails and the crew fall unconscious. M'Benga awakens to find the Enterprise has been transformed into a fantasy setting from one of Rukiya's favourite books. He also discovers that the crew believe that they are the book's characters. Thanks to his telepathic abilities, chief engineer Hemmer is the only crew member who is aware of the situation. Eventually they discover that the nebula has its own consciousness, comparible to the concept called a Boltzmann brain.

They find Rukiya and discover that the nebula detected her loneliness and created the fantasy world to entertain her. It also cured her disease, but it will recur if she leaves the nebula. The nebula offers to keep Rukiya and turn her into an energy being so she can stay safe in the nebula. M'Benga reluctantly agrees. He then sees Rukiya as a grown woman having experienced life and adventures within the nebula, who she refers to as Debra. Debra restores the ship's systems and appearance and releases it to go on its way. Only M'Benga is able to remember the fantasy. He explains what has happened to Number One.
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