The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail' provides the crucible that 'Strange New Worlds' has been building towards since before it even existed: the forging of the team that made 'Star Trek'.

We're so used to seeing James T. Kirk be the most confident person in any room, even in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. To see him so shaken and upset after his first taste of acting as captain was truly jarring, but ultimately made for one of the most compelling episodes of Season 3.

Directed by Valerie Weiss, with a script by David Reed and Bill Wolkoff, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3, episode 6, "The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail," shifts the focus to James T. Kirk for an episode,