Summary
- The final episode of Star Trek: Very Short Treks turns into a musical, adding an entertaining new element to the franchise.
- The characters debate which Star Trek show invented the holodeck, giving credit to Star Trek: The Animated Series.
- While not as successful as Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' musical episode, the fun musical number showcased Noël Wells' vocal talents.
The final installment of Star Trek: very Short Treks surprisingly turns into the second Star Trek musical, and it calls out which show really invented the holodeck. Capping off the 50th-anniversary celebration of Star Trek: The Animated Series, Casper Kelly's Star Trek: very Short Treks episode 5, "Walk, Don't Run," is a decidedly meta affair as the characters fully acknowledge they are part of Star Trek animated TV shows, and they debate the virtues and embarrassing aspects of the distinct animated styles of Star Trek: Lower Decks vs. Star Trek: The Animated Series.
Star Trek: very Short Treks episode 5 sees Star Trek: Lower Decks' Ensign D'Vana Tendi (Noël Wells), pre-her season 4 promotion, meet Scotty (Carlos Alazraqui) and M'Ress (Cristina Milizia) from Star Trek: TAS, but their conversation goes south fast before Star Trek: The Next Generation's Commander Will Riker (Jonathan Frakes) and Star Trek: The Original Series' Mr. Sulu (George Takei) arrive to liven things up with a musical number. Check out the video (also available on StarTrek.com and the official Star Trek YouTube channel) below:
