Warning: SPOILERS for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 2 – "Ad Astra Per Aspera"Dr. Valerie Weiss directed Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2, episode 2, "Ad Astra Per Aspera," which fans are hailing as one of the best Star Trek courtroom episodes ever. Weiss has directed episodes of Outer Banks on Netflix, Scandal, Suits, The Librarians, and How To Get Away With Murder. "Ad Astra Per Aspera" is her debut in the Star Trek franchise.
In Strange New Worlds season 2, episode 2, Number One AKA Commander Una Chin-Riley (Rebecca Romijn) faces a Starfleet court-martial, and she is defended by her estranged childhood friend, galactic civil rights lawyer Neera Ketoul (Yetide Badaki). Una's trial had serious implications for Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) and the crew of the USS Enterprise, but Number One's victory restores her rank as First Officer.
