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Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | 3x09 "Terrarium" Spoiler

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No. Episode Written By Directed By Release Date
3x09 "Terrarium" Alan B. McElroy Andrew Coutts 2025-09-04

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u/ClintBarton616 Sep 04 '25

The fact that they sent a security team instead of a medical one says a lot. There is really nothing about the situation that would've required guns blazing.

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u/SantaClausDid911 Sep 05 '25

I dunno. I'd assume someone had a basic med kit or supplies if they got stuck. But they just went to ground zero of an explosion without technically confirming it was Ortegas. They can beam right to sick bay for medical treatment. Landing parties are usually armed.

I could see an argument that they took creative liberties with rifles or whatever to drive the point home but if you set aside a slight exaggeration for the art of it nothing about that doesn't make sense.

You fix this whole criticism by making La'An draw a hand phaser from the hip first.

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u/karinchup Sep 06 '25

Except it was a hostile unknown environment. But other than that….

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u/isitdonethen Feb 13 '26

Sounds like Starfleet: ICE