Overview

• Sent to Tezaar, the Enterprise exploits prior Vulcan contact to assist without violating the Prime Directive.
• Pike, Uhura, La’an, and Chapel undergo gene therapy to appear Vulcan, leading to complications that ripple through the crew.
• La’an’s altered demeanor invokes Romulan parallels, sharpening a theme about restraint, identity, and the dangers of cold logic.
• Patton Oswalt guest‑stars as Doug, a Vulcan Katra expert whom the crew consults for guidance.
• Early reviews call the installment lighter and hurried, noting explicit callbacks to earlier time‑travel stories and a pointed Spock observation about Vulcans’ deep feelings guarded by logic.