Uncanny Treks: Star Trek- Strange New Worlds S3E8 (2025, TV)

Four Vulcans walk into a reactor core. Bob and Matt cover 'Four-and-a-Half Vulcans,' the Strange New Worlds comedy where Pike, La'an, Uhura, and Chapel take Kherkovian serum to pass as Vulcans and repair a pre-warp world's failing reactors — then learn the change won't reverse. Suddenly our heroes are smug, condescending Vulcan jerks who bully Spock for being half-human, with Patton Oswalt stealing scenes as Doug. Spock's katra-restoring mind-meld — La'an fights him, then dances with him — is the season's sweetest moment. Pure farce, and the hosts are delighted.