7 Ups & 1 Down From Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 3.1 — Hegemony, Part II
9. UP — Arc Of The Camera Roll
Hegemony, Part II wastes no time in returning to the action. The longest wait for any '… and now the conclusion' is quickly forgotten as camera pulls back from star to follow Gorn hunters back to the Enterprise. "Orders, Captain?" Spoilt though it was at NYCC, this opener is simply thrilling. We, the audience, are spoilt by some fantastic direction on the part of Chris Fisher.
As the shot makes its way towards the Enterprise, it rotates a full 360 degrees, matching the pirouettes of the Gorn hunters. Plunging into the bridge, the camera then turns another 360, this time with Pike as its focal point. At the cliffhanger of Hegemony, and now here, Pike's world was spinning out of control on a moment of indecision.
The camera lands the right way up, and so does Pike. Turning around to face the lens, he shakes his confusion almost as quickly as it had arisen. Those orders are forthcoming.
At the end of the episode, the camera goes back to space to face the Enterprise as it flies out from the centre of the binary stars. As the ship moves past, the camera rolls over one last time from ventral to aft. The Enterprise travels away and onwards, glowing in reflected light.