Jodi sits down with Spotted Giraffe for this week's Women of Strange New Worlds episode, taking a close look at one of the most distinctive characters in the current Trek lineup — Erica Ortegas.

They get into what makes Ortegas tick: her sharp personality, her role at the helm of the Enterprise, and how she fits into the Strange New Worlds ensemble in a way that feels genuinely different from the characters around her. There's also a good chunk of conversation around why Ortegas has connected so strongly with fans — and what that says about what the show is doing right.

Ortegas is one of Strange New Worlds' most talked-about characters, and for good reason. She brings a kind of energy to the bridge that Trek hasn't quite had before, and this conversation gets into exactly why that matters.

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