6 Ups & 4 Downs From Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 3.3 — Shuttle To Kenfori

5. LATINUM UP — Scotty Floats, Scotty Soars

This is an easy LATINUM UP. In Shuttle to Kenfori, Martin Quinn continues to shine as Scotty, and that with relatively little screentime. Quinn has clearly understood that the essence of the character is to bring an offbeat sense of fun when fun is exactly what is needed, with an ample amount of (nervous) expertise.

Scotty joins the episode by joining the senior officers in the ready room. The scene is fraught with tension, and the engineer is already on the back foot, having been sent as replacement by Commander Pelia who "hates these meetings". Largely through posture and facial expression, Quinn plays the entrance sheepishly, but endearingly.

Moments later, "shredded cabbage" leads to not wanting to "step on Mr. Spock's toes". Facial expressions become a wealth of loveable awkwardness and some side glances from his colleagues. Scotty was right, of course, and he proved it whilst floating above the transporter controls. Ultimately, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds knows enough not to take its own premise too seriously. Gravity is not to be confused with gravitas.