Strange New Worlds completed the transition from sci-fi series to mean-spirited sketch show this week. The sketch was a straight-up Mad Magazine-style Star Trek: The Original Series parody, complete with over-the-top costuming,

Like "Strange New Worlds" season 1 episode "The Elysian Kingdom" (when the Enterprise crew was brainwashed into acting like fantasy storybook characters), the episode shows the regular cast play different characters than usual.

The Original Series is famous for killing off red shirts, but Strange New Worlds has tweaked that trope in its prequel era.