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The First Star Trek Short Treks Reviewed

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Full spoilers follow for this episode. And yes, this review isn’t very timely, but let’s blame that on my running around at New York Comic-Con the week “Runaway” debuted. Read all my Star Trek coverage from that event here!

Wow! It really felt great to see the USS Discovery back in action in the opening moments of this episode. Unfortunately, those first couple of minutes, complete with fancy new effects featuring a bustling shuttle bay, wind up being the most exciting part of the first of the Short Treks.

The Short Treks, for those who aren’t aware, are a new initiative from CBS All Access to offer viewers a little bit of Star Trek in the months leading up to Season 2 of Discovery. One new short, running roughly 10-15 minutes, will be released each month over the next four months. This first installment, “Runaway,” focuses on Mary Wiseman’s Sylvia Tilly, promoted at the end of last season from cadet to ensign.

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