10 Greatest Star Trek Moments In 2025
3. KHAAAAAAAN!
Star Trek: Khan brought something new to the Trek universe by bringing something old back to it. This nine-part audio drama was based on an idea by Nicholas Meyer, who directed Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan, and cast Naveen Andrews in the iconic role. When the news broke that it would be audio-only, there was more than a little head-scratching. After all, it had originally been pitched as a televised mini-series.
The arrival of the first episode on September 8th of this year managed to quell most of the worries surrounding the show. It was epic, it was emotional, and, most importantly of all, there was a point to the story it was telling.
Prequels always face a similar issue: how does one keep the tension high when one knows the outcome? We knew that Khan was going to end up on the Reliant. We knew that Kirk didn't have any knowledge of Ceti Alpha VI's explosion. Sadly, we knew that Lt. Marla McGivers was killed by a Ceti Eel. What was the point of any of it?
The point, it transpired, was to give context, character, and catharsis. Khan was and remains a villain but thanks to Andrews' performance, there is slightly more depth to him now. Wrenn Schmidt's McGivers was a revelation, finally giving the character three dimensions after nearly sixty years.
The series also saw the return of George Takei as Captain Hikaru Sulu and Tim Russ as Ensign Tuvok, both still aboard the USS Excelsior. If the series could be boiled down to a single thing, though it is of course much more, it is a story that expands the universe in which it's located. The new things we learn now feel essential to understand these people.
The series was, in our opinion, a resounding success. Let this be the beginning of many more.