More than most science fiction universes, the sprawling world of Star Trek isn’t just populated by a few different alien species; it's stuffed to the gills with different extraterrestrials. So many, in fact, that you could argue that finding actual “strange new worlds” and having Starfleet “seek out new life” can be tricky. But now, midway through Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3, the franchise has done something that sometimes feels like a challenge: introduce a dynamic alien species that actually feels new.
In “Through the Lens of Time,” the Enterprise crew encounters the Vezda, a dangerous alien race that, while presented as ancient, is brand new to the canon.
