7.6/105,103 votes#1 - The Broken Circle
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 6/15/2023
A distress call from Lt. Noonien-Singh compels Spock to disobey orders and take the U.S.S. Enterprise and its crew into disputed space, risking renewed hostilities with the Klingons in a bid to aid their shipmate.
Director: Chris Fisher
Writer: Henry Alonso Myers, Akiva Goldsman
8.5/106,028 votes#2 - Ad Astra per Aspera
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 6/22/2023
Commander Una faces court-martial along with possible imprisonment and dishonorable dismissal from Starfleet, and her defense is in the hands of a lawyer who’s also a childhood friend with whom she had a terrible falling out.
Director: Valerie Weiss
Writer: Dana Horgan
8.3/105,392 votes#3 - Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 6/29/2023
La'an travels back in time to twenty-first-century Earth to prevent an attack which will alter humanity’s future history—and bring her face to face with her own contentious legacy.
Director: Amanda Row
Writer: David Reed
7.3/104,105 votes#4 - Among the Lotus Eaters
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 7/6/2023
Returning to a planet that dredges up tragic memories, Captain Pike and his landing party find themselves forgetting everything, including their own identities as he confronts a ghost from his past.
Director: Eduardo Sánchez
Writer: Davy Perez, Kirsten Beyer
8.2/104,751 votes#5 - Charades
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 7/13/2023
A shuttle accident leads to Spock's Vulcan DNA being removed by aliens, making him fully human and completely unprepared to face T'Pring's family during an important ceremonial dinner.
Director: Jordan Canning
Writer: Henry Alonso Myers, Kathryn Lyn
7.3/103,814 votes#6 - Lost in Translation
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 7/20/2023
Uhura seems to be the only one who can hear a strange sound. When the noise triggers terrifying hallucinations, she enlists an unlikely assistant to help her track down the source.
Director: Dan Liu
Writer: Onitra Johnson, David Reed
8.9/108,414 votes#7 - Those Old Scientists
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 7/22/2023
An accident while investigating a time portal sends Ensign Brad Boimler through time from the twenty-fourth century, and Captain Pike and his crew must get him back where he belongs before he can somehow alter the timeline.
Director: Jonathan Frakes
Writer: Bill Wolkoff, Kathryn Lyn
8.2/104,569 votes#8 - Under the Cloak of War
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 7/27/2023
Captain Pike and his crew welcome a Klingon defector aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise, but his presence triggers the revelation of some shocking secrets.
Director: Jeffrey W. Byrd
Writer: Davy Perez
6.8/1012,711 votes#9 - Subspace Rhapsody
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 8/3/2023
An accident with an experimental quantum probability field causes everyone on the U.S.S. Enterprise to break uncontrollably into song, but the real danger is that the field is expanding and beginning to impact other ships—allies and enemies alike.
Director: Dermott Downs
Writer: Bill Wolkoff, Dana Horgan
8.6/103,384 votes#10 - Hegemony
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 8/10/2023
When the U.S.S. Enterprise investigates an attack on a colony at the edge of Federation space, Captain Pike and his crew face the return of a formidable enemy.
Director: Maja Vrvilo
Writer: Henry Alonso Myers
The Best Episodes of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2
Every episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2!
Follow Captain Christopher Pike, Science Officer Spock and Number One in the years before Captain Kirk boarded the U.S.S. Enterprise, as they explore new worlds...
Genre:Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:Paramount+
Season 2 Ratings Summary
"The Broken Circle" is the best rated episode of "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" season 2. It scored 7.6/10 based on 5103 votes. Directed by Chris Fisher and written by Henry Alonso Myers, Akiva Goldsman, it aired on 6/15/2023. This episode is rated 0.9 points higher than the second-best, "Ad Astra per Aspera".