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Mary Chieffo Talks Returning to Her Klingon Roots for Star Trek Online
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L Rell is ready to lend advice to the Klingons of her far, far future. (Image: Perfect World/Cryptic Studios)
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When
Star Trek: Discovery shot itself into the 32nd century at the end of its second season, it left behind a pretty major chunk of its supporting cast in the process: most notably the Klingon factions helmed by the Empire’s newest Chancellor, L’Rell, played by Mary Chieffo. But now, by
REVIEW: At the risk of earning the wrath of
Star Trek fans everywhere, I’m disappointed to report the latest series “boldly going where no-one has gone before” is something of a disappointment. After the recent resurgence of the franchise thanks to Discovery and
Picard,
Star Trek: Lower Decks (now streaming on Amazon Prime Video) represents something of a lowering of the bar. In a way, that’s not surprising, and indeed possibly what the creators were aiming for. This is essentially packaged as something of a reverential parody. Starfleet life reimagined as an animated workplace comedy. Tonally though, that means