Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Thursdays on Paramount+Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2 Episode 4: "Among the Lotus Eaters" Quotes
Pike: I’m worried. This is difficult.
Batel: Difficult is not the same as impossible.
Pike: We decided to take some time apart.
Una: Oh, you did that thing you do.
Pike: What thing?
Una: That thing when someone gets too close. It’s tough, so you panic, find reasons to push them away.
Pike: I don’t do that. Do I?
Una: You do that.
Everyone deserves joy in their life. Even a captain.
Una
Pilot’s personal log. Stardate 1630.3. I am Lieutenant Erica Ortegas. Most of the time, I fly the ship which is cool but can get boring. Today is different. Rigel VII’s atmosphere’s a hot mess of wind shear, exotic radiation, and heavy particles that jam the sensors on our shuttles. Piloting down takes incredible skill which I have but the best part? I’m with the landing party, something I almost never get to do.
Ortegas
La’an: You’re actually wearing the hat.
Ortegas: Are you kidding? The hat is supreme. We’re Kalarans now. Recon 101.
La’an: You good?
M’Benga: I’m fine. Doctors love being tasked for a mission because of their combat skills.
Pike: Whatever you’re going through, we can help. Come back to the ship.
Zack: I armed the locals with Starfleet tech and made myself king. There’s no going back for me.
Pike: Zack, please. Listen to reason.
Zack: Reason doesn’t exist here.
Rigel VII changes people.
Zack
Our work is a blessing. We have purpose. It’s why we’re here.
Luq
Pike: We need to get back to where we came from.
Luke: You can chase that feeling and never find the answer you seek. The totem says, ‘Let go of before, live in the moment.’
Luq: You need to let it go. Both of you. Allow her last moments to be serene, not anxious and fearful.
La’an: I’m not ready to have my last moments yet, thank you.
Luq: The Forgetting is a blessing. Things from the heart, things that matter. They don’t go away. But the details, the anguish, those will all fade.
Pike: That sounds like a nightmare.
