206. Her Body, Pike’s Choice (SNW 3.03)

Anika and Liz go on a nice road trip to pick some flowers, and nothing bad happens to anyone. 

Okay, fine, we are discussing Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3, episode 3, "Shuttle to Kenfori", including...

• First of all, WHAT IS HAPPENING ON REBECCA ROMIJN'S HEAD
• Season 3 has a recurring motif where a woman states explicitly what she wants, and her romantic partner decides to do the opposite
• Batel and M'Benga both tell Pike repeatedly that Batel has the right to make her own medical choices, and Pike never actually agrees
• "I really have to finish my Tuvok/Azetbur fan fiction."
• RIP Liz's Klingon wife
• Our only beef with Erica's storyline is that it worked by making Una hold the idiot ball
• Joseph M'Benga: the only doctor in Starfleet who respects people's privacy